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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Evidently, the alarm system at Orlando’s Kia Center did not want to hear any talk about the Magic potentially going to a Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons.
The alarms began blaring in the arena during Magic coach Jamahl Mosley’s pregame media availability in advance of Game 6 of the series on Friday night, doing so while he was being asked if injured forward Franz Wagner might be able to play in a Game 7.
And as that question was being asked, the horns started.
“That’s not a good sign,” Mosley said.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris won the pole for Saturday’s sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix, beating current F1 points leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes.
Norris’ McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri was third, only 0.017 seconds behind Antonelli, ahead of the second sprint race of the season.
Friday was the first time drivers were able to test changes made by FIA, the sports governing body — during a five-week hiatus.

Leeds boss Daniel Farke, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “It’s a massive step forward for us. I am proud of the boys because to deliver at the crunch point of the season with the additional load of cup games, to hold the nerves and to take points from the last four Premier League games. This is the crunch period where everybody is normally nervous so to already be on 43 points at this stage feels amazing.
“Many, many compliments to the players for the work ethic, work load, unity and quality for the last weeks but also for showing through the season.

The Mets have no immediate plans to fire manager Carlos Mendoza, despite the team owning MLB’s worst record at 10-21.

Diamondbacks second baseman Ildemaro Vargas extended his hitting streak to 27 games on Friday, breaking the major league record for a Venezuela native.

Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf will not face criminal charges stemming from his altercation with a fan at Ford Field during the Steelers’ December game against the Detroit Lions, the Wayne County Prosecutors Office announced May 1.

The Brooklyn Nets are looking forward to the 2026 NBA Draft after finished the 2025-26 season with the third-worst record in the league (20-62), potentially giving them the third overall pick. Brooklyn, like every other team in the Lottery, still has to wait for the event to commence on May 10 to see where they pick, but the NBA has made it known who’s going to the Combine.
The Nets announced on Friday that 73 players, including some of the best players in the class, had been invited to the Combine that is taking place from May 10-17.

WASHINGTON – The Milwaukee Brewers begin a six-game road swing with the first of three games against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Friday night, May 1.
Right-hander Jacob Misiorowski (1-2, 3.31) starts for the Brewers, who were swept by the Nationals at American Family Field last month, while right-hander Jake Irvin (1-3, 4.85) counters.
Befoe the game the Brewers placed right-hander Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation and recalled right-hander Easton McGee from Class AAA Nashville.

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Former Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil’s ultra-rare Koenigsegg One:1 has gone missing. Interpol has launched an investigation into the hypercar, which Autoevolution estimates to be worth $22million.
Built between 2014 and 2015, the Koenigsegg One:1 was the first homologated production car in the world with a power-to-weight ratio of 1:1. Only seven were made, making it an incredibly rare piece of machinery.
Sutil was arrested in November 2025 and placed in pre-trial custody on suspicion of fraud and embezzlement in connection with his incredible car collection.

🚨 One match, two losers: first Serie A relegated sides confirmed!
On Friday evening, two teams were relegated from Italy’s Serie A at once! 
The 2-1 home defeat to US Lecce sealed SC Pisa’s fate once and for all. Only with a win would the team from Tuscany have still had a theoretical chance of staying up.

Lecce’s win, with the club also deeply embroiled in the relegation battle, also means that Hellas Verona will have to line up in Serie B next season.