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NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell talked at length about Kyle Busch’s legacy, his rebelliousness and even his feuds with the organization Friday.

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins is scheduled to host his celebrity basketball game May 23 for charity, at his alma mater, Oak Ridge High School, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Former Tennessee Volunteers guard Bobby Maze, who co-hosted the event in 2025, is expected to play, and included Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who played in last year’s game, as a participant in a Facebook post about the event.
Bengals Ring of Honor member Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson tweeted that he is playing.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Manzardo hit a pinch-hit homer off Phillies closer Jhoan Duran in the ninth inning to preserve a terrific outing for starter Gavin Williams and lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 1-0 win over Philadelphia on Friday night.
Cade Smith worked a scoreless ninth for his 19th save in a game that needed just 2 hours, 5 minutes.
Cristopher Sánchez and Williams matched up in a classic pitchers’ duel where each tossed eight shutout innings in front of 38,092 fans on a rainy night.

North Carolina’s women’s lacrosse team is headed back to the national championship game after routing Maryland 16-6 in an NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament semifinal Friday afternoon at Martin Stadium.
The second-seeded Tar Heels, the defending national champions, advanced to Sunday’s NCAA final in search of their fifth national title. They will make their seventh NCAA championship game appearance and face either top-seeded Northwestern or fourth-seeded Johns Hopkins on Sunday at noon on ESPNU.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers utility player Chris Taylor has retired, according to the MiLB transaction log, ending his time in professional baseball.
Taylor was an incredibly versatile defender who could play all over the field, starting at six different positions during his time with the Dodgers.

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On top of his glove, Taylor had an affinity for clutch hits and moments, making incredible catches and big-time hits throughout his time with the Dodgers.

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The Western Conference Finals heads south with the series tied at 1-1.
Game 3 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs on Friday night will be a battle of heavyweights. Both teams have relied heavily on their superstars through the opening games.
Victor Wembanyama delivered a historic blow in Game 1, scoring 41 points and 24 rebounds.

May 22—MITCHELL — Mother’s Day weekend marked the unofficial first pitch of the amateur baseball regular season, getting an early start to the summer baseball slate.
For the next 10 weeks, ballparks across the state will come to life as clubs begin their annual quest toward the state tournament, which returns to Cadwell Park this year, August 5-16.

May 22—YPSILANTI, Mich. — A shining season for Dakota Wesleyan’s Allison Meyerink came to an end Thursday, as the sophomore narrowly missed out on the 36-hole cut at the NAIA women’s golf championship.
The championship tournament field included 30 teams, plus six individuals whose teams did not qualify, with Meyerink among the select half-dozen to face the Eagle Crest Golf Course. After 36 holes, the field of 156 golfers was trimmed to the top-15 teams in the tournament standings, plus the next top-six individuals who did not make the cut with their team.

McKINNEY, Texas — On a course yielding birdies by the bundle, the CJ Cup Byron Nelson offered little margin for anyone out of sync. At TPC Craig Ranch, scoring wasn’t just low, it was relentless, and those unable to keep pace quickly found themselves on the wrong side of the cut.
Si Woo Kim set the tone with a dazzling 60, while four others pushed deep into red figures with rounds of 62 or better. Against that backdrop, the cut line dropped to 6 under, a clear reflection of just how forgiving the renovated layout proved.

How soon can the Boston Celtics turn back into contenders? Can the Celtics retool the roster fast enough to be contenders again in the primes of their star forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum? If so, could they do it as soon as by the start of next season? Or are they going to need a little more time to make this ball club into a legit title contender once again?