THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SUNDAY MAY 25, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES

SHENANDOAH 14 WES DEL 4

CASCADE 4 KOMOMO 2

KOKOMO 5 CASCADE 3

FRANKTON 16 COWAN 6

NORTHEASTERN 8 SOUTH ADAMS 4

INDIANAPOLIS KINGS 9 UNION COUNTY 1

INDIANAPOLIS KINGS 12 UNION COUNTY 2

AVON 16 NORTH CENTRAL 4

RUSHVILLE 4 OLDENBURG ACADEMY 1

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 10 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 5

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 12 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 5

CARMEL 8 HARRISON 2

FRANKLIN COUNTY 7 HAGERSTOWN 3

HAGERSTOWN 8 FRANKLIN COUNTY 2

UNIVERSITY 10 EASTBROOK 3

MUNCIE CENTRAL 4 WAPAHANI 3

HOMESTEAD 9 MCCUTCHEON 0

DELTA 9 WINCHESTER 3

DELTA 11 WINCHESTER 7

EASTERN HANCOCK 4 BLACKFORD 1

HAMILTON SE 6 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 3

SHELBYVILLE 6 SEYMOUR 5

GUERIN CATHOLIC 8 DANVILLE 6

RICHMOND 4 LAFAYETTE JEFF 2

LAFAYETTE JEFF 10 RICHMOND 0

WEST LAFAYETTE 17 MERRILLVILLE 3

WARREN CENTRAL 6 ANDERSON 5

PENDLETON HEIGHTS 5 DEKALB 0

FRANKFORT 10 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 0

HARRISON 5 CATHERDRAL 4

CENTER GROVE 13 BREBEUF 3

IRVINGTON PREP 6 PIKE 5

MT. VERNON 3 EAST CENTRAL 0

EASTERN HANCOCK 9 BLACKFORD 4

WAPAHANI 5 BLUE RIVER 2

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 5 PERU 0

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BASEBALL SECTIONAL PAIRINGS

CLASS 4A

1. LAKE CENTRAL (5) | BRACKET | TICKETS

CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES

SHENANDOAH 10 WES-DEL 0

MT. VERNON 4 RISING SUN 2

WEST WASHINGTON 8 AVON 7

CENTER GROVE 12 SHELBYVILLE 0

SOUTHPORT 17 RITTER 3

GREENFIELD CENTRAL 6 EAST CENTRAL 2

DANVILLE 12 FRANKFORT 0

NEW PALESTINE 10 CONNERSVILLE 0

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SOFTBALL SECTIONAL BRACKETS

CLASS 4A

INDIANA BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES

INDIANA BOYS VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS/FINALS

FISHERS 3 ZIONSVILLE 0

LAKE CENTRAL 3 BOONE GROVE 2

JEFFERSONVILLE 3 MARTINSVILLE 0

BISHOP CHATARD 3 HERRON 0

CATHEDRAL 3 CENTER GROVE 0

HOMESTEAD 3 CARROLL 1

RONCALLI 3 FRANKLIN 0

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 3 PENN 0

LAKE CENTRAL 3 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 0

FISHERS 3 HOMESTEAD 0

RONCALLI 3 JEFFERSONVILLE 0

CATHEDRAL 3 BISHOP CHATARD 0

STATE FINALS MAY 31

CATHEDRAL 30-5 VS. LAKE CENTRAL 29-6

FISHERS 31-4 VS. RONCALLI 28-3

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INDIANA BOYS REGIONAL TRACK

1. VALPARAISO | 5 PM CT | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: CROWN POINT, HIGHLAND, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER CENTRAL

2. GOSHEN | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: ANGOLA, GOSHEN, PENN, PLYMOUTH

3. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, MARION, MUNCIE CENTRAL, NEW HAVEN

4. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: FISHERS, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), KOKOMO, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON

5. PLAINFIELD | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: BEN DAVIS, PLAINFIELD, SHELBYVILLE, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO

6. LAWRENCE CENTRAL | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: EAST CENTRAL, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE)

7. BLOOMINGTON NORTH | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, COLUMBUS NORTH, MADISON CONSOLIDATED

8. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL | 5:30 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, FLOYD CENTRAL, JASPER, PRINCETON COMMUNITY

INDIANA GIRLS TRACK REGIONALS

1. PORTAGE | 5 PM CT | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: CHESTERTON, HIGHLAND, HOBART, KANKAKEE VALLEY,

2. WARSAW COMMUNITY | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: ANGOLA, BREMEN, MISHAWAKA, WARSAW COMMUNITY

3. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: DELTA, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, MARION, NEW HAVEN

4. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), KOKOMO, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON

5. BEN DAVIS | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: AVON, BEN DAVIS, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO

6. LAWRENCE CENTRAL | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: EAST CENTRAL, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, PENDLETON HEIGHTS

7. BLOOMINGTON NORTH | 6 PM ET | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: BLOOMINGTON NORTH, COLUMBUS NORTH, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, SEYMOUR

8. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL | 5:30 PM CT | PERFORMANCE LISTS | RESULTS | TICKETS
SECTIONAL HOST: FLOYD CENTRAL, MT. VERNON, PERRY CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY

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CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX SCORES

BISHOP CHATARD 13 PARK TUDOR 7

CATHEDRAL 14 ZIONSVILLE 5

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 14 WESTFIELD 3

SB ST. JOSEPH 11 HERTIAGE CHRISTIAN 10

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CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX SCORES

BROWNSBURG 11 COLUMBUS NORTH 6

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INDIANA GIRLS TENNIS STATE TOURNAMENT

https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-25%20GTe%20State%20Championship%20Bracket.pdf

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NBA PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE

CONFERENCE FINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(3) NEW YORK KNICKS VS. (4) INDIANA PACERS

• GAME 1: INDIANA 138 NEW YORK 135 OT (PACERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: INDIANA 114 NEW YORK 109 (PACERS LEAD SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: KNICKS VS. PACERS (SUN. MAY 25, 8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: KNICKS VS. PACERS (TUE. MAY 27, 8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: PACERS VS. KNICKS (THU. MAY 29, 8 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 6: KNICKS VS. PACERS (SAT. MAY 31, 8 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 7: PACERS VS. KNICKS (MON. JUNE 2, 8 ET, TNT)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(6) MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES VS. (1) OKLAHOMA CITY

• GAME 1: THUNDER 114 WOLVES 88 (THUNDER LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: THUNDER 118 WOLVES 103 (THUNDER LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: WOLVES 143 THUNDER 101 (THUNDER LEAD SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: THUNDER VS. WOLVES (MON. MAY 26, 8:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 5: WOLVES VS. THUNDER (WED. MAY 28, 8:30 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 6: THUNDER VS. WOLVES (FRI. MAY 30, 8:30 ET, ESPN)*
• GAME 7: WOLVES VS. THUNDER (SUN. JUNE 1, 8 ET, ESPN)*
* IF NECESSARY

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WNBA SCORES

NEW YORK 90 INDIANA 88

ATLANTA 83 DALLAS 75

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NHL PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

FLORIDA PANTHERS (3A) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M)

GAME 1: PANTHERS 5 HURRICANES 2 (PANTHERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: PANTHERS 5 HURRICANES 0 (PANTHERS LEAD SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: PANTHERS 6 HURRICANES 2 (PANTHERS LEAD SERIES 3-0)
GAME 4: HURRICANES AT PANTHERS, MONDAY, MAY 26, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 5: PANTHERS AT HURRICANES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 6: HURRICANES AT PANTHERS, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 7: PANTHERS AT HURRICANES, SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, MAX, TRUTV, SN, CBC, TVAS *

* IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE PANTHERS-HURRICANES SERIES COVERAGE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EDMONTON OILERS (3P) VS. DALLAS STARS (2C)

GAME 1: STARS 6 OILERS 3 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: OILERS 3 STARS 0 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
GAME 3: STARS AT OILERS, SUNDAY, MAY 25, 3 P.M. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 4: STARS AT OILERS, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 5: OILERS AT STARS, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 6: STARS AT OILERS, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 8 P.M. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 7: OILERS AT STARS, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 8 P.M. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS *

* IF NECESSARY

COMPLETE OILERS-STARS SERIES COVERAGE

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

BOSTON 6 BALTIMORE 5 (10)

BALTIMORE 2 BOSTON 1

MINNESOTA 5 KANSAS CITY 4

ST. LOUIS 6 ARIZONA 5

WASHINGTON 3 SAN FRANCISCO 0

PITTSBURGH 2 MILWAUKEE 1

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 10 TEXAS 5

HOUSTON 2 SEATTLE 1

CINCINNATI 6 CHICAGO CUBS 4

ATLANTA 7 SAN DIEGO 1

NY YANKEES 13 COLORADO 1

TAMPA BAY 3 TORONTO 1

CLEVELAND 7 DETROIT 5 (10)

NY METS 5 LA DODGERS 2

PHILADELPHIA 9 LAS VEGAS 6 (11)

MIAMI 6 LA ANGELS 2

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL SUPER REGIONALS

GEORGIA 2 FLORIDA 1

UCLA 5 SOUTH CAROLINA 4

OKLAHOMA 13 ALABAMA 2

TENNESSEE 3 NEBRASKA 2

OREGON 13 LIBERTY 1

TEXAS 6 CLEMSON 5

ARKANSAS 4 OLE MISS 0

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

TOLEDO 5 INDIANAPOLIS 4

SOUTH BEND 6 WISCONSIN 2

CEDAR RAPIDS 12 FT. WAYNE 4

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES

SAN DIEGO 2 LA GALAXY 1

SEATTLE 1 DALLAS 0

NASHVILLE 2 TORONTO 1

MIAMI 3 PHILADELPHIA 3

ORLANDO CITY 1 PORTLAND 0

MONTREAL 2 LOS ANGELES 2

NY RED BULLS 2 DC 0

CHARLOTTE 3 COLUMBUS 2

MINNESOTA 1 TORONTO 1

KANSAS CITY 3 NEW ENGLAND 3

VANCOUVER 3 SALT LAKE 2

COLORADO 1 ST. LOUIS 0

SAN JOSE 3 HOUSTON 3

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UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCORES

ARLINGTON 30 MEMPHIS 12

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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES

NBA NEWS

TIMBERWOLVES SET TEAM PLAYOFF RECORD IN ROUT OF THUNDER

Anthony Edwards scored 30 points on 12-for-17 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves raced to a 143-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night in Minneapolis.

Julius Randle added 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting for Minnesota, which pulled within 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Rookie Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 15 points off the bench, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker chipped in 12 points off the bench.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 14 points despite missing nine of 13 shots from the field for Oklahoma City. Ajay Mitchell scored 14 points off the bench, and Jalen Williams contributed 13 points.

The Timberwolves set a franchise record for most points scored in a playoff game.

Minnesota shot 57.3 percent (55 of 96) from the field and 50 percent (20 of 40) from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City shot 40.7 percent (35 of 86) overall and 31.8 percent (14 of 44) from 3-point range.

The Timberwolves, who were desperate to avoid falling behind 3-0 in the series, wasted little time taking command. They jumped out to a 34-14 lead at the end of the first quarter, which included 3-pointers by Alexander-Walker and Edwards in the final two minutes.

The Thunder trailed 13-9 when Minnesota went on a 12-0 run to seize a 25-9 advantage with 2:41 remaining in the first quarter. Edwards started the run with a 3-pointer, and he followed 15 seconds later with a driving dunk.

By halftime, the Timberwolves increased their advantage to 72-41. Randle made a pair of free throws to put Minnesota on top by 33 points with 43.5 seconds left in the half, and Williams finished the first-half scoring with a 3-pointer for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City failed to cut into its deficit in the third quarter. The Thunder were outscored 35-29 during that session to fall behind 107-70.

Another 12-0 run by Minnesota turned a 74-52 lead into an 86-52 advantage midway through the third quarter. Jaden McDaniels started the run with a 3-pointer.

Both teams turned to reserve players in the final minutes with the score well out of reach.

NHL NEWS

PANTHERS’ 5-GOAL 3RD SENDS CANES TO BRINK IN EAST FINALS

Aleksander Barkov had two goals and an assist for the host Florida Panthers, who erupted for a five-goal third period and pushed the Carolina Hurricanes to the brink of elimination with a 6-2 Game 3 victory in the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.

Jesper Boqvist had a goal and two assists and Niko Mikkola scored twice for the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers, who lead the best-of-seven series 3-0. Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves.

Logan Stankoven and Seth Jarvis scored for Carolina and Pyotr Kochetkov made 22 saves.

Game 4 will be on Monday in Sunrise, Fla.

Boqvist put Florida ahead 2-1 at 1:29 of the third period. Filling in for Sam Reinhart, who is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, he cut around defenseman Dmitry Orlov into the slot and slipped a backhand five-hole on Kochetkov.

Mikkola’s second of the night made it 3-1 at 6:26. He took a pass from Sam Bennett above the left circle and took it to the near face-off dot before firing a snap shot into the far top corner.

That spurred a flurry of goals for the Panthers, the first of four in a span of 4:11.

Barkov scored 29 seconds later to push it to 4-1. Matthew Tkachuk (two assists) intercepted a clearing attempt along the right wall and dished it over to Barkov, who snapped it over Kochetkov’s right pad from the hash marks.

Barkov then extended it to 5-1 at 9:31, collecting a loose puck after Evan Rodrigues (two assists) knocked down another clearing pass and sending a wrist shot from the right circle over Kochetkov’s glove.

Brad Marchand connected off the rush just over a minute later, scoring from the left circle over Kochetkov’s blocker to make it 6-1 at 10:37.

Jarvis narrowed it to 6-2 on the power play at 11:01, putting a backhand past Bobrovsky from in front.

Mikkola gave Florida a 1-0 lead at 12:07 of the first when his centering pass hit Orlov’s skate and redirected into an open side of the net.

Stankoven tied it on the power play at 14:51 of the second when he lifted a rebound over Bobrovsky’s left pad.

BASEBALL NEWS

MLB ROUNDUP: TWINS GET SECOND STRAIGHT WALK-OFF WIN OVER ROYALS

Brooks Lee gave Minnesota its second walk-off win in as many days as his ninth-inning RBI single lifted the Twins to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Minneapolis.

Lee’s second three-hit game of the season ended with a two-out, slow-roller up the middle off Steven Cruz and allowed Carlos Correa to score from third.

Harrison Bader hit his fifth home run of the season and Kody Clemens got his fourth to lead Minnesota’s comeback. The Twins had lost their previous 39 games when trailing by four or more runs.

Vinnie Pasquantino had his third three-hit game of the season for the Royals, going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 and drove in a run while Maikel Garcia extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single and two RBIs.

Braves 7, Padres 1

Ronald Acuna Jr. smashed his second 400-foot-plus homer in as many days to lead host Atlanta to the win over San Diego.

Grant Holmes (3-3) allowed one run and six hits over seven innings. Danny Baldwin posted three hits while Alex Verdugo contributed two hits and two runs and Ozzie Albies (2-for-4) stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.

Scheduled starter Michael King was scratched due to shoulder soreness, so reliever Sean Reynolds (0-1) made his first MLB start and allowed six hits and three runs in 2 2/3 innings. Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill notched two hits apiece and Machado drove in the lone run to make it 1-1 in the third.

Pirates 2, Brewers 1

Oneil Cruz recorded two hits, including a go-ahead RBI triple, to propel Pittsburgh to a one-run victory over visiting Milwaukee.

One day after hitting two home runs to help the Pirates defeat the Brewers, Cruz roped a line drive off reliever Tyler Alexander (2-5) in the seventh that reached the right-center wall to drive in Isiah Kiner-Falefa with the eventual winning run. Mitch Keller allowed one run over six innings.

The Brewers mounted a rally in the ninth, but Pirates reliever David Bednar induced a game-ending 6-3 double play from Brice Turang to pick up his fifth save of the season. Milwaukee’s Quinn Priester, who made his first career start against the team that drafted him in the first round in 2019, gave up one run on six hits over six innings.

Nationals 3, Giants 0

Jake Irvin pitched eight scoreless innings and James Wood hit a two-run home run to lead Washington to a victory over visiting San Francisco.

Irvin (4-1) allowed three hits while striking out seven and walking two on 96 pitches. Keibert Ruiz added two hits for Washington, which has won six of seven.

Kyle Harrison (0-1), making his first start this season in place of the injured Justin Verlander, gave up two runs on five hits over four innings. Tyler Fitzgerald had two of the three hits for the Giants.

Reds 6, Cubs 4

Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base and four RBIs to lead Cincinnati to a victory over visiting Chicago.

TJ Friedl also had two hits and Santiago Espinal scored twice for Cincinnati, which snapped a three-game skid. Andrew Abbott (4-0) allowed one run on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. Despite allowing a homer to Carson Kelly to begin the ninth, Emilio Pagan bounced back to notch his 13th save.

Justin Turner added a solo homer and Matt Shaw had three hits for Chicago, which had its three-game winning streak ended. Cubs starter Colin Rea (3-1) surrendered six runs on seven hits over five innings.

White Sox 10, Rangers 5

Lenyn Sosa delivered a bases-clearing double and Joshua Palacios cracked a two-run homer as Chicago rallied for the victory over visiting Texas.

Andrew Benintendi slashed a go-ahead two-run double as part of a six-run sixth, Luis Robert Jr. recorded his first three-hit game of the season and Mike Tauchman hit his first homer for the White Sox, who can pull off their first series sweep of the year on Sunday. Starter Bryse Wilson went four innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits.

Jack Leiter threw five innings of six-hit, two-run ball for the Rangers before giving way to four relievers who combined to allow eight runs across three innings. Adolis Garcia poked a solo homer in the eighth.

Yankees 13, Rockies 1

Austin Wells had two hits in a 10-run fifth inning, Aaron Judge homered for the second straight game and New York routed Colorado in Denver.

Paul Goldschmidt, DJ LeMahieu, Cody Bellinger and Anthony Volpe had three hits and Jasson Dominguez contributed two hits for New York to back another strong outing by Max Fried. Fried (7-0) allowed a run on six hits and struck out seven in 7 1/3 innings.

Michael Toglia had an RBI triple for Colorado, which missed a chance for two straight wins. Kyle Freeland (0-7) allowed eight runs — four earned — on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Astros 2, Mariners 1

Framber Valdez recorded his fourth consecutive quality start to claim a riveting pitchers’ duel and lead Houston Astros to a victory over visiting Seattle.

Valdez (4-4) allowed one run on four hits and four walks over six innings. He has surrendered six total runs over his last four starts and 28 innings. Houston won all four contests.

Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo (5-2) allowed a season-high nine hits over six innings. He surrendered two unearned runs.

Guardians 7, Tigers 5 (10 innings)

Kyle Manzardo and Angel Martinez each hit RBI doubles in the top of the 10th inning to lift visiting Cleveland to a win over Detroit.

Bo Naylor had a sacrifice fly and pinch-hitter Nolan Jones added an RBI single in the four-run 10th for Cleveland. Ramirez and Manzardo each had two hits for the Guardians, and starter Luis Ortiz allowed three earned runs on four hits in his five innings of work.

Detroit responded in its half of the 10th, cutting the Cleveland lead to 7-5 on a two-run double to left-center field by Gleyber Torres off Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase. But Clase stifled the Detroit rally by inducing a foulout from Colt Keith and a groundout by Riley Greene to end the game.

Red Sox 6, Orioles 5 (Game 1, 10 innings)

Rafael Devers hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning and host Boston outlasted the Baltimore Orioles for a victory in the first game of a doubleheader.

Devers gave the Red Sox their fifth win in seven games. After Gregory Soto (0-2) retired Jarren Duran, Devers chopped a fastball to center field to easily score automatic runner Cedanne Rafaela. The Red Sox used six relievers, including Greg Weissert (2-1), who pitched a 1-2-3 top of the 10th.

Baltimore starter Zach Eflin allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in five-plus innings. The Orioles scored three in the fifth off Hunter Dobbins and Sean Newcomb. Heston Kjerstad scored on a groundout by Jackson Holiday before Gunnar Henderson blasted a double. Adley Rutschman then scored on a wild pitch.

Orioles 2, Red Sox 1 (Game 2)

Ryan O’Hearn and Dylan Carlson recorded RBI hits in the final two innings to lift visiting Baltimore to a win over Boston in the back end of a split doubleheader.

A duel between Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers and Boston counterpart Lucas Giolito remained scoreless after both bullpens took over, with the visitors — who recorded eight of the 13 total hits in the game — taking advantage of multiple walks in both of their run-scoring innings.

Abraham Toro had the lone Red Sox RBI on a ninth-inning home run, while Kristian Campbell was 2-for-4. Brennan Bernardino (2-2) took the loss.

Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 5

Jordan Walker went 2-for-4 with a run and three RBIs as St. Louis edged visiting Arizona with a wild back-and-forth finish.

Walker snapped a 5-5 tie in the eighth with a two-out single off reliever Justin Martinez (1-2) that drove in Alec Burleson with what proved to be the winning run. Ryan Helsley (2-0) stranded two runners in scoring position in the ninth to close out the victory.

Josh Naylor and Randal Grichuk drove in two runs each for the Diamondbacks, who lost their fourth straight game. Arizona starter Merrill Kelly allowed four runs on six hits in six-plus innings.

Rays 3, Blue Jays 1

Junior Caminero belted a three-run homer and Shane Baz tossed 5 2/3 solid innings to fuel host Tampa Bay to a victory over Toronto.

Caminero’s homer in the first inning was his ninth of the season, pulling him into a tie with Brandon Lowe for the team lead. The early power surge proved to be enough for Baz (4-3), who allowed one run on four hits.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered to lead off the sixth for the Blue Jays. Jose Berrios (1-2) saw his winless stretch extended to eight starts despite permitting just three runs on three hits in six innings.

Mets 5, Dodgers 2

Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the fourth inning as host New York beat Los Angeles in the middle game of a three-game series.

David Peterson (3-2) earned the victory while tossing a career-high-tying 7 2/3 innings for the Mets, who won for just the third time in nine games. The Dodgers had their three-game winning streak halted.

The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the second on an RBI single by Enrique Hernandez and a run-scoring groundout by Dalton Rushing. But the Mets mounted two-out rallies in the second and fourth innings against Los Angeles starter Tony Gonsolin (2-1). Brett Baty went 3-for-3 and drove in a pair.

Marlins 6, Angels 2

Connor Norby hit a three-run homer and visiting Miami snapped Los Angeles’ eight-game winning streak with a victory.

The Angels’ Taylor Ward doubled in the ninth to secure his franchise-record 10th consecutive game with an extra-base hit. Ward has nine home runs and 27 RBIs in his last 18 games. The Marlins had lost three consecutive games. Ronny Henriquez (2-1) got the win with two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief.

Los Angeles starter Jose Soriano (3-5) gave up three runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Phillies 9, Athletics 6 (11 innings)

Kyle Schwarber hit his 18th homer of the season and later lined a two-run tiebreaking double in the 11th inning to lead Philadelphia to a victory over the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.

Nick Castellanos drove in two runs, one on a sacrifice fly to score Schwarber in the 11th as the Phillies extended their season-best winning streak to nine games. Max Lazar worked out of an 11th-inning jam by striking out Davidson to record his first career save for the Phillies, who have won 13 of their past 14 road games.

The Athletics saw their season-worst losing streak reach 11 games. They were two outs away from a victory before Max Kepler delivered a ninth-inning homer to right off closer Mason Miller to tie the score at 6. Brent Rooker hit a homer in the eighth inning to give the Athletics a 6-5 lead. Jacob Wilson and Miguel Andujar each had three hits and an RBI for the A’s.

GOLF NEWS

BEN GRIFFIN, MATTI SCHMID LEAD AT CHARLES SCHWAB WITH SHOT AT FIRST INDIVIDUAL WINS

Ben Griffin and Germany’s Matti Schmid shot 2-under-par 68s in the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge to maintain the top spots Saturday in their quests for breakthrough victories this weekend at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Griffin and Schmid have been tied at the end of all three rounds this week and head into Sunday with matching scores of 13-under 197 — four shots clear of the next-closest player in Rickie Fowler, who posted a 67 to move into third place at 9 under.

Meanwhile, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler plowed his way through the field with a 64, putting him at 7 under and potentially within range of the leader going into the final round.

Griffin is bidding for his second PGA Tour victory but the first in an individual competition. He was part of the pairing with Andrew Novak to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in late April.

Schmid, in his 79th tour event, is seeking his first victory. His best finishes are a pair of third-place showings, most recently in November 2023.

Both golfers birdied the first three holes. Schmid then had all pars, aside from a bogey on No. 11, through the 15th.

Griffin fell three strokes back with a double-bogey at No. 5 followed by a bogey on the next hole. He recovered with birdies on two of the next four holes and pulled even courtesy of Schmid’s first bogey of the day.

Schmid went ahead with a birdie on the 16th hole and gave it back on the next hole with a bogey.

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre shot 64 to sit at 8 under for the tournament. He’s joined in a fourth-place tie by Nick Hardy (67) and Akshay Bhatia (69).

Scheffler, who won last week’s PGA Championship and is seeking to extend his winning streak to three tournaments, is up to a tie for seventh place. He was 7 under for the round after an eagle on the 11th hole, but three bogeys and two birdies the rest of the way zapped some of the momentum.

Novak (67) and Kurt Kitayama (67) are also at 7 under.

Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune was poised to be among the top tier until playing the final six holes in 3 over for a 71, dipping to 6 under. Lucas Glover shot 64, boosted by an eagle from the fairway (136 yards away) on the par-4 sixth hole, to join the large group at 6 under.

First-round leader John Pak (73) dipped to 6 under.

JENNY BAE UP 1 AFTER 3 ROUNDS AT MEXICO RIVIERA MAYA OPEN

Jenny Bae will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Mexico Riviera Maya Open in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, after shooting a 1-under 71 on Saturday.

Bae, who hails from Suwanee, Ga., and is seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour as a rookie, got off to a strong start Saturday with three straight birdies, then bogeyed the par-4 No. 6 hole and closed with another bogey on No. 18, a par-5 hole. Despite the rough ending, she holds a one-shot lead for the second straight day and sits at 7-under 209.

“I was definitely a little nervous and tense heading into the third round,” said Bae, whose three professional wins came on the Epson Tour. “The three birdies back-to-back-to-back was definitely a big confidence-booster for me to finish out strong.

“I didn’t finish as well as I wanted to, but that’s OK. Just tells me that I need to fight more the last 18 holes.”

China’s Yahui Zhang and Japan’s Chisato Iwai are tied for second after both shot 4-under 68 Saturday, the low round of the day. Both are 6-under 210 through the third round.

Zhang, who was tied for 10th after the second round, notched five birdies on Saturday, including the final two holes, alone with one bogey on the par-4 No. 9 hole. The 2024 Epson Tour Rookie of the Year is also seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour.

“I mean, I wish I don’t think too much and just play like today,” Zhang said about her mindset entering the final round. “Today I think the strategy (was) pretty good and my chip is really good. Maybe after I finish today, I (will) go back and practice a little.”

Iwai was also tied for 10th after two rounds, but rebounded on Saturday with four birdies and was the only player not to record a bogey in the third round. In the running for her first LPGA victory, she emphasized being patient in Sunday’s final round.

Australia’s Gabriela Ruffels is two shots off the lead after an eventful 71 on Saturday, which included a double-bogey on the first hole, bogeys on Nos. 6, 7 and 13, and six birdies. Four of those birdies came on the final five holes, including the last three in a row.

“Didn’t start that well at all,” said Ruffels, who is 5-under 211 for the weekend. “Hit it to the right on No. 1. Made a double. But I was just proud of the way I kind of stuck in there and felt like I gave myself the chance to kind of come back. To finish the way I did is really good and some momentum into tomorrow.”

Seven players are in striking distance, three shots back at 4-under 212, through three rounds: South Korea’s Somi Lee (68 on Saturday), Haeji Kang (69) and Hye-Jin Choi (72), Lindy Duncan (69), Germany’s Aline Krauter (70), China’s Miranda Wang (73) and Brianna Do (73).

RETIEF GOOSEN, ANGEL CABRERA PART OF LOGJAM ATOP SENIOR PGA EVENT

Retief Goosen and Angel Cabrera are among four players tied for the lead after three rounds of the Senior PGA Championship in Bethesda, Md.

Jason Caron and England’s Phillip Archer also part of the tie at 5-under 211 after Saturday’s windy third round at Congressional Country Club. Seven others are within two shots of the lead.

Goosen of South Africa shot 4-under 68 for the best round among the co-leaders. He had six birdies and two bogeys.

Argentina’s Cabrera shot 70 while Caron and Archer each carded a 71.

“You’ve just got to go out there and play shot for shot and see what happens,” Goosen said. “If you make a lot of birdies, great. If you don’t, well, somebody else here is going to, especially if conditions improve.”

Cabrera made four birdies and two bogeys, while Caron and Archer each had four birdies and three bogeys.

Stewart Cink (71 on Saturday) and England’s Lee Westwood (68) are one shot back at 212.

The pack at 3-under includes Ireland’s Padraig Harrington (73) and Fiji’s Vijay Singh (75). Also part of the group is Sweden’s Robert Karlsson (73), Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn (73) and South Korea’s Y.E. Yang (75).

Cink had three birdies and two bogeys. He saw some of the names near the top of the leaderboard and it reminded him of former times on the PGA Tour.

“As you can see, the players up there have won a lot on hard golf courses,” Cink said. “This course is really demanding, with the wind especially. It’s just seemed like every hole, there is a place you just cannot go and you have to know where that is and game-plan for it and you have to execute. That’s just major championship golf.

“It feels like a major out there. It’s really challenging. Those names up there have all had some success.”

Archer took notice while making his way around the course.

“You’ve grown up watching these guys win tournaments and majors, and yeah, you’re in their company,” Archer said. “And you’ve got to tell yourself you belong there. “I’m there by credit, and I’m playing nice stuff.”

Westwood carded seven birdies, one bogey and one double bogey.

“Every tournament it’s nice to get in contention,” Westwood said. “It’s nice to see your name on the leaderboard and make a move on a Saturday. It’s moving day, and I knew even par was there or thereabouts, and I know I’ve got one or two low rounds in me the way I’m playing.

“I’m hitting the ball well, hitting it a long way, and I’ve got a lot of scoring opportunities and birdie opportunities out there.”

Justin Leonard (73), England’s Richard Bland (73) and Denmark’s Seren Kjeldsen (74) are tied for 12th at 2 under.

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INDY 500 NEWS

500 MILES SEPARATE FIELD OF 33 FROM IMMORTAL GLORY SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Curt Cavin

INDYCAR Staff Writer

FOX Sports broadcaster Will Buxton found himself standing in the renovated Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum earlier this week with his wife and daughter when the magnitude of the impending moment struck him. Not only will Sunday be the Englishman’s first time calling the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, it will be the first “500” he has attended.

Amid the throngs of people who about to fill IMS – all 350,000 of them in just the second official sellout in the event’s 109-year history – are the most loyal of Indy fans. For years, these men, women and children have trekked to the Racing Capital of the World with their families as their families did before them. Coolers will have been packed, traditions followed, memories shared.

SEE: Starting Lineup | Spotter Guide

This is Indy.

If you know, you know.

Buxton will soon know, too.

“With ‘(Back Hone Again in) Indiana,’ the playing of the national anthem,” the Englishman said with a crack in his voice. “I’m not going to lie to you: The hairs on the back of my arm stood up, and I got a bit emotional.

“There was one tear, so I’m going to be in pieces, I think, on Sunday when this actually happens for real.”

The sounding of the morning cannon will wake Indy’s ghosts. This 500-mile race has been staged since 1911, with more iconic moments than even a historian like Donald Davidson can recall. Forty years ago, Danny Sullivan did a complete spin trying to pass Mario Andretti for the 1985 lead in between the first and second turns. Somehow, both escaped contact and within a few laps their duel resumed, Sullivan driving away with the victory.

Twenty years ago, Danica Patrick brought a similar roar to this grand, old place. On a restart 11 laps from completion of the 2005 race, she took the lead in what was the first true bid by a woman to win. Patrick couldn’t hold on, of course, but she showed that a race car knows no gender, and it stands to reason that one day a woman will take Indy’s checkered flag.

Today, historic opportunities abound. From the 22nd starting position, Helio Castroneves will take his fourth shot at becoming the first five-time winner. Two other members of the four-time club – A.J. Foyt and Rick Mears – will be on hand to witness it. Castroneves is one of six drivers in history to have won two “500s” in succession, but no one has ever won three straight. Josef Newgarden can do that in a most historic manner.

Newgarden and Team Penske teammate Will Power will start this race from the last two positions after their cars were deemed to be outside the rules. To win, Newgarden will need to claw to the front from the 32nd, and no winner has ever marched from so far back. Ray Harroun (1911) and Louis Meyer (1936) won from the 28th starting position. A win by Newgarden, Power or Scott McLaughin would extend Team Penske’s event record to 21 wins. McLaughlin starts 10th.

Robert Shwartzman has already accomplished a rarity. In addition to becoming the first Israeli-born driver to earn a starting position, he did so in the most stunning fashion, earning the pole position as a rookie, one of only three drivers since 1950 to do so. Indy also happens to be the first oval race of Shwartzman’s life. The sport’s modern era has no comps.

Milestones here are revered. Winners are legends, those with multiple wins are legendary. Like Castroneves, Takuma Sato is already one of the latter, but a win from the second starting position will give him three. Do the math. There are only 10 drivers in that club. And should Sato win, he will do so in what will be his only race of the season.

Sato is a rock star in Japan, but Mexico’s Pato O’Ward is the most popular driver in this event. Call it a takeover in the most glorious way, and if the driver who lost last year’s race in a last-lap shootout with Newgarden wins this one, well, hold your ears. The roar of approval might top any moment in this race’s history, including Patrick’s. O’Ward starts third, his best look he has ever had at the initial green flag.

The 33-car field has storylines aplenty.

Scott Dixon, who starts fourth, has done everything here but return to Victory Lane. He’s a six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion who holds Indy’s record for laps led (677), races led (16) and most times led (74). Even Dixon, who has finished second a record-tying three times, can’t believe it’s been 17 years since he earned a likeness on the Borg-Warner Trophy.

Alex Palou is off to the largest points lead this series has seen in decades, with four wins in the first five races (he finished second in the other). But anything short of a win Sunday will feel like a loss. Who says? He did. More than once in recent days.

Marco Andretti will make his 20th start in the “500,” longevity that his father, Michael, didn’t achieve. Graham Rahal also wants to give his family another Indy win, though like Andretti, it will be challenging. The latest-generation stars will start side by side on the 10th of 11 rows, Rahal in the 28th position, Andretti the 29th.

Kyle Larson could become the first NASCAR regular to win Indy, and he will make history even if he doesn’t. Only Tony Stewart, who will join Buxton on the FOX Sports broadcast, completed all the laps at Indy and Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of the NASCAR Cup Series’ Coca-Cola 600, in the same day. Larson’s bid last year was thwarted by Indy’s four-race rain delay and rain in Charlotte.

Fourteen nationalities are represented in this driver group, but the number of drivers who believe they can win this race is higher than that. That optimism is well-founded, as 19 of them have won series races in their career.

Given the depth of this field, it’s worth noting that the record for the closest 1-2 finish is .043 of a second (Al Unser Jr. over Scott Goodyear in 1992). In three other instances, the separation at the finish line was less than a tenth of a second. In the past 10 years alone, 11 drivers have led in the final 10 laps but did not win the race.

There is so much to like about what’s at stake as we honor on this Memorial Day weekend the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice defending this nation. Now it’s time to race, to enjoy, to make history.

The command to start engines awaits. Buckle up, Buxton.

FAVORITES AND SLEEPERS: INDIANAPOLIS 500

Eric Smith

INDYCAR Staff Writer

The stage is set, with 33 cars ready for 200 laps of intense competition. One glass of milk awaits.

Who will get to the Yard of Bricks first in Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge (10 a.m. ET, FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network)?

There are plenty of storylines entering the race. How about NTT P1 Award winner Robert Shwartzman? The odds are stacked against him. Just 10 rookie drivers have won in over a century. Only three of those 10 have been since 1967, the last Alexander Rossi in 2016. Shwartzman, Nolan Siegel and Louis Foster are making their “500” debuts.

What about Helio Castroneves’ pursuit of a record-setting fifth “500” or Josef Newgarden vying to become the first driver to win three in a row?

Castroneves starts 22nd in the No. 06 Cliffs Honda for Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian and Newgarden 32nd in the No. 2 Shell V-Power NiTRO+ Team Penske Chevrolet.

We’ve seen 37 straight races where the winner came from 19th or better here, but this is Indy, and this place picks its winners.

Favorites

Scott McLaughlin (No. 3 Pennzoil Team Penske Chevrolet)

McLaughlin is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous oval racers in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and he may just put it all together Sunday. His 556 laps led on ovals in 2024 were the most in the series by a massive margin. Teammate Will Power’s 240 was his closest competitor. McLaughlin led a race-high 66 of 200 laps in last year’s “500” but finished sixth. He mentioned he learned a lot and the experience sharpened his tools for Sunday. He also had two oval victories last season, at Iowa Speedway and Milwaukee Mile.

Pato O’Ward (No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet)

Eventually, the Arrow McLaren driver is going to win this race. O’Ward has had two runner-up finishes in the last three years, with four top-six results in five tries. He starts third, from where the “500” winner has come 14 times. Only the pole winner has won more, 21 times.

Scott Dixon (No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda)

Dixon is overdue, with his last “500” victory coming in 2008. The six-time series champion has three top-six finishes in the last five tries and was fourth, fourth, second and second, respectively, in practice last week.

Alex Palou (No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda)

Yes, he’s 0-for-27 on ovals, but it would be poetic justice for his first oval victory to come in the Indy 500. Palou led 35 laps but was “taken to school” by Helio Castroneves in his runner-up finish in the 2021 Indianapolis 500. In 2022, Palou started second, led 47 laps but suffered heartbreak in event for second consecutive year as he got caught coming to pit road just as caution came out on Lap 69 and was dealt a drive-through penalty for taking emergency service in closed pit, which he couldn’t overcome. In 2023, he started on the pole, led 36 laps but was dealt an unfortunate blow when Rinus VeeKay’s car made contact with his machine on pit road on Lap 94. Palou restarted 28th on Lap 100 and rallied to fourth. Last year, he climbed from 14th to finish fourth.

Marcus Ericsson (No. 28 Allegra Honda)

Other than last year’s first-lap crash, Ericsson has had two top-two finishes in the last three years, including his victory in 2022. He starts ninth with what he described as a car that will be in contention to win Sunday.

Sleepers

David Malukas (No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet)

The AJ Foyt Racing driver is typically in contention on ovals, and in his first season with the team, Malukas qualified seventh.

Santino Ferrucci (No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet)

In six Indianapolis 500 starts, the AJ Foyt Racing driver has never finished outside the top 10. He led 11 laps in a third-place effort in 2023 and finished eighth last year.

Christian Rasmussen (No. 21 ECR Splenda Chevrolet)

The Danish driver was the top-finishing rookie last season in 12th. In last week’s practice, the Ed Carpenter Racing driver was 11th, 10th, eighth and 14th, respectively on the speed charts.

Takuma Sato (No. 75 AMADA Honda)

How does the second-place starter land as a “sleeper?” For starters, a part-time driver has only won this race once since Dan Wheldon achieved the feat in 2011 — Helio Castroneves in 2021. Also, Sato has an average finish of 15th over the last four years despite starts of 15th, 10th, eighth and 10th, respectively, in that span. However, Sato earned his third top-five qualifying effort last week by starting a second. The previous races he did so, he won. He started fourth in 2017 with Andretti Global and was victorious. He qualified third for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the 2020 victory. Trends signal Sato becoming the 11th driver in “500” history with three or more wins, joining Louis Meyer, Wilbur Shaw, Mauri Rose, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser and Dario Franchitti with three victories each.

Conor Daly (No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet)

Daly said this is the best race car he’s had in the “500” since finishing 10th in 2019 with Andretti Global. He was fifth, third and eighth, respectively, last week in practice and starts 13th. Daly has three consecutive top-10 finishes in the Indy 500, including 69 laps led.

INDIANA PACERS

PACERS ON CUSP OF 1ST NBA FINALS SINCE 2000, HOST KNICKS FOR GAME 3

The Indiana Pacers stand just two victories away from their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000 behind a pick-your-hero approach.

Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith were the stars of Game 1, and Pascal Siakam engineered an old-fashioned takeover in Game 2. Now, the Pacers look to put the New York Knicks on life support when the series resumes Sunday night in Indianapolis.

Indiana holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series after notching two victories in New York. The Pacers recovered from a 14-point hole with under three minutes left in regulation in Game 1 before recording a 138-135 overtime win. Indiana followed up with a 114-109 victory in Game 2.

Jalen Brunson has been carrying the Knicks with outputs of 43 and 36 points. Conversely, the Pacers never know who might step up.

Haliburton had 31 points and 11 assists, and Nesmith had 30 points and hit 8-of-9 3-pointers in the series opener before Siakam carried the load in Game 2 with 39 points on 15-of-23 shooting.

“I think what makes us special as a team is just that we have different weapons and we’re not consumed with who’s going to do what,” Siakam said after achieving his career-best playoff point total. “You just go into the game, and however the game presents itself, that’s how we go and take it and do it our way. And it doesn’t matter who scores.”

“Shout-out to my teammates for finding me and making sure that I stayed aggressive the whole game. It’s going to take all of us to get where we want to get to.”

If the Pacers win on Sunday, they will have the chance to finish the series at home on Tuesday.

But Indiana coach Rick Carlisle wants no part of that subject.

“You cannot assume going home is going to be easier. It never is,” Carlisle said. “Each game as you ascend in a playoff series becomes harder. New York, they’ve got an amazing fighting spirit.”

The Knicks are now focused on digging out of a very large hole.

“For me, what I want to say to them is obviously we’ve got to continue to fight,” Brunson said of his message to his teammates. “It’s going to take one day at a time, one game at a time. We can’t look ahead, we can’t think about anything other than Game 3 at this point.”

Brunson also had 11 assists in Game 2 but missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game with 8.1 seconds left.

But New York repeatedly had troubles on defense and Karl-Anthony Towns played just 28 minutes due to his troubles defending Siakam.

That gave Mitchell Robinson 29 minutes of playing time off the bench — he had six points, nine rebounds and three blocks — and Josh Hart called for more of Robinson in Game 3.

“We have to figure out ways… he can play more,” Hart said. “We’re great with him on. We all got to be willing to sacrifice for the betterment of the team.”

Brunson wanted no part of the blame game.

“Obviously, we can finger point and say this is wrong, that’s wrong, and say it’s this person’s fault, it’s that person’s fault,” Brunson said. “But collectively, we’ve got to get it together. That’s really it.”

The environment in Indianapolis will be at a fever pitch with Sunday’s game following the famed Indianapolis 500.

“I’ve been to the 500. It’s crazy, so I can’t imagine all those people then coming over to Gainbridge (Fieldhouse),” Haliburton said. “You know, going to be a rowdy crowd, going to be a little intoxicated. Who knows? It’s going to be a special time. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

INDIANA FEVER

BOSTON A BRIGHT SPOT IN LOSS TO LIBERTY

By Madie Chandler | FeverBasketball.com

The Indiana Fever (2-2) dropped to .500 on Saturday after losing a tightly contested matchup with the New York Liberty (3-0). Aliyah Boston’s effort against the defending champions was tremendous – 27 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, and a block.

Boston was a force in the paint for the Fever – she opened the contest with a 10-point first quarter without missing a single shot from the field (5-for-5). Her synergy with Caitlin Clark was on full display as the two powered Indiana’s offense to a 29-point first quarter effort, and trailed by just a point going into the second quarter.

Boston continued her post dominance in the second period, and closed the quarter with 17 first half points and five rebounds. Six of Clark’s eight first half assists were to Boston – an indisputable mark of an efficient guard-post pairing.

“Caitlin [Clark] is a player that right now has the most talent around her that she’s ever had,” coach Stephanie White said. “Our job as coaches is how we figure out how to put us in position to be the best team that we can be to compete nightly.”

Boston is a massive factor in that endeavor, and Saturday’s effort against the Liberty solidified her belonging amongst the league’s top post players. She went toe-to-toe with New York’s Jonquel Jones, who tallied 26 points for the Liberty in the contest.

Boston had only missed one shot entering the fourth quarter. Her play down the stretch was critical to the Fever’s efforts – she rebounded, set tough screens, defended well, was a connector on offense, and made big momentum plays when Indiana needed something to cheer about. Boston won a critical jump ball against Breanna Stewart with under 24 seconds on the clock in an 88-88 tie, giving the Fever possession of the basketball at a pivotal point in the game.

Indiana would go on to lose the game in its waning seconds, but Boston’s effort remains a bright spot for the Fever. Her 27 points are a season-high, and came just three points shy of her career-high scoring effort of 30 points set during Indiana’s 2024 campaign.

“I’m really just out there hooping,” Boston said postgame. “[I’m] doing what my team needs from me. I think for me, I try not to look at how I’m doing, but what I’m doing to affect our team…That’s really my focus, just making sure that I’m consistent, scoring the ball, defending, [and] being able to grab some rebounds.”

The Fever’s narrow loss to the Liberty is the second one-possession loss for the squad in the last week. They’ve been defeated by a combined three points in both of their losses this season, and took the reigning champion New York Liberty down to the final possession.

Indiana led by as many as 12 points in the game, but couldn’t make enough defensive stops in the final frame to come away with the win.

“I think this gives us an opportunity to go back and learn and grow,” Boston said. “We just played against the champs and we were up 12 going into that fourth. There is stuff that we look at and say, listen, this is what worked. Because we are going to see them again, and making sure that when it comes to that fourth quarter, obviously we know we have to dig deep, but especially against them as the reigning champs.”

Boston and the Fever enjoy a few days of rest before they head to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to take on the Mystics, then return home on Friday, May 30th, to host the Connecticut Sun, 7:30 PM ET.

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

HENS WALK OFF INDIANS TO SPOIL CHANDLER’S GEM

TOLEDO, Ohio – Bubba Chandler took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but the Toledo Mud Hens scored five runs after his departure, including a walk-off single in the ninth, to top the Indianapolis Indians on Saturday evening at Fifth Third Field, 5-4.

The ninth inning included two dramatic turns for each team, though Toledo (26-24) clinched the last act. Down 4-2 with two runners on and two outs, Jack Suwinski singled to left field to tie the game for Indianapolis (26-21). In the bottom of the ninth, Stephen Scott swiped second base with two outs to help set up the winning play. Manuel Margot immediately followed the swipe with a single to score Scott and end the game.

Chandler entered the seventh with 79 pitches and faced the first three Mud Hens (26-24). He allowed a hit and issued a walk before being lifted from the game. Eddy Yean was summoned with two runners aboard and a 2-0 lead. He retired Stephen Scott for the second out, but Austin Murr clubbed his first home run of the season with two outs to spoil Chandler’s gem.

Saturday marked the first time since April 13, 2022, that an Indians starting pitcher had taken a no-hitter into the seventh inning. On that night against the St. Paul Saints, three Indians hurlers led by starter Chase De Jong combined for the no-hitter.

Ryder Ryan (L, 2-1) pitched the ninth and took the loss for Indy. Matt Manning (W, 2-1) recorded the victory for the Hens but conceded Suwinski’s single in the top of the ninth that resulted in a blown save.

Indy will conclude the road trip against the Mud Hens on Sunday evening. First pitch is slated for 5:35 pm at Fifth Third Field. The Indians will then return to Victory Field on Monday to open a six-game series against the Nashville Sounds.

INDY ELEVEN

USL JÄGERMEISTER CUP RECAP-KNX 0:1 IND

Knoxville, Tenn. – Indy Eleven forward Elvis Amoh scored his eighth goal in the last seven matches to propel the Boys in Blue to a 1-0 USL Jägermeister Cup Round 2 victory at One Knoxville SC on Saturday night.

In the 47th minute, Amoh stole a back pass off a free kick at midfield, took one dribble, and fired a laser from 45 yards out into the top of the net for his third Jägermeister Cup goal in two games. The Ghana native scored in five consecutive matches from April 19-May 10, recording the second-longest scoring streak in franchise history.

Amoh almost scored in the 14th minute after a quick throw-in by Bruno Rendon to forward Maalique Foster, who centered to Amoh, but Elvis’ shot hit the crossbar. In 62 minutes, Amoh led the Boys in Blue in shots (5) and shots on target (2).

Midfielder James Murphy helped his team to a season-high 17 shots with team bests of five chances created, 14 crosses, and 40 completed passes.

With the victory, Indy Eleven stays on top of the Jägermeister Cup Group 3 standings with six points (2-0 record) and a +5 goal differential after its second match of four in the group stage.

The Boys in Blue have not allowed a goal in Jägermeister Cup play in their two matches, with goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook earning his second clean sheet in Cup action this season. The Lewisham, England, native made a quality save in the 38th minute on Gio Calixtro’s shot from the left side. In the 49th, Charles-Cook punched a shot by Jordan Skelton over the top. One Knoxville had another scoring chance in the 77th from substitute Nicola Rosamilia, but his shot missed over the top.

Charles-Cook made six saves in 119 minutes in Indy Eleven’s 1-0 overtime victory vs. Miami FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round on April 16. His last action was a 10-save performance (tied for second-most in franchise history) in the Open Cup Round of 32 match at Philadelphia Union on May 7, a 1-1 draw with Union advancing in penalty kicks.

Jägermeister Cup play continues for Indy Eleven on June 28 vs. Birmingham Legion FC.

The next USL Championship match for the Boys in Blue is “Women in Sports Night” on Wednesday vs. Hartford Athletic at 7 pm at Carroll Stadium. Single-game tickets for all matches are available via Ticketmaster. Season (pro-rated), Flex Plan, Group, and Hospitality tickets are available here. For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com.

2025 USL Jägermeister Cup
Indy Eleven 1:0 One Knoxville SC
Sat., May 24, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
Covenant Health Park | Knoxville, Tenn.
Weather: Cloudy, 70 degrees
Scoring Summary
IND – Elvis Amoh 47’
Discipline Summary
IND – Hayden White (caution) 6’
IND – Jack Blake (caution) 78’
KNX – Jordan Skelton (caution) 80’
KNX – Jordan Skelton (ejection) 90’+1
IND – Cam Lindley(caution) 90’+3

Indy Eleven line-up: Reice Charles-Cook, Finn McRobb (Josh O’Brien 62’), James Musa, Ben Ofeimu, Hayden White (Edward Kizza 62’), Jack Blake (Cam Lindley 81’), Aodhan Quinn (captain), James Murphy, Bruno Rendon, Elvis Amoh (Romario Williams 62’), Maalique Foster (Elliot Collier 70’).

Indy Eleven Subs not used: Hunter Sulte, Pat Hogan.

One Knoxville SC line-up: Sean Lewis, Stuart Ritchie (Heath Martin 86’), Scott McLeod (Angelo Kelly 62’), Jordan Skelton, Jaheim Brown, Sivert Haugli, Mikkel Gøling, Gio Calixtro (Nicola Rosamilia 45’), Callum Johnson (Abel Caputo 45’), Stávros Zarokóstas, Kempes Tekiela.

One Knoxville SC subs not used: Johan Garibay.

INDIANA MEN’S GOLF

MERCHENT, STARNES NAMED PING ALL-MIDWEST REGION TEAM

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana redshirt junior Clay Merchent and sophomore Cole Starnes were named 2025 NCAA Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team selections on Saturday.

Merchent, a team captain and All-Big Ten Second Team honoree, played 33 events across 11 events, including the 2025 NCAA Urbana Regional. He posted a stroke average of 71.58 and finished inside the top-20 in six tournaments. His scoring average ranked fourth on the all-time Indiana list and is the lowest recorded by a Hoosier since Jorge Campillo (70.69) in the 2008-09 season. Merchent was also named PING Division I All-Region following his freshman season with the Cream ‘n Crimson.

Sophomore Cole Starnes played from the second spot in the Indiana lineup all season. He racked up 30 rounds across 10 events, compiled 13 rounds at or below par, and posted a stroke average of 71.93. His scoring output marked the ninth lowest in program history. He is one of six individuals in IU history to post a scoring average under 72.00. The Fishers native finished inside the top-20 in six tournaments.

BALL STATE BASEBALL

BASEBALL’S LATE-INNING RALLY FALLS SHORT IN SETBACK TO TOLEDO

AVON, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team’s rally fell short in the late innings in a 13-10 loss to Toledo on Saturday at the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Crushers Stadium.

The No. 3 seed Cardinals trailed 11-6 after the No. 5 seed Rockets (31-28) put up seven runs in the top half of the seventh inning but scored three times in the bottom half of the frame and once in the eighth to get within a run at 11-10. Toledo won the ninth inning 2-0 to advance to play another game on Saturday night.

Ball State struck first on a Blake Bevis RBI single and Houston King run-scoring double in the opening frame to take a 2-0 edge. After Toledo put up four runs in the third, the Cardinals responded with an Alex Richter RBI fielder’s choice in the bottom half of the frame, two runs on a Nick Husovsky grounder and Toledo error in the fourth and a solo homer by Richter in the fifth to get out to a 6-4 advantage.

Ben Giovannetti brought home the first runs of Ball State’s seventh inning rally on a two-run single to get within three runs at 11-8. Garrett Arnold grounded into a double play but it allowed Richter to cross home plate for the third run of the seventh.

Dylan Grego launched a solo home run to right field in the eighth inning for Ball State’s final offense of the day. The Cardinals scored double-digit runs for the 17th time in 2025.

Bevis and Richter scored twice for the game while Grego went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored.

Garrett Harker (4-2) struck out three in four innings of four-run ball in relief to suffer the loss. Toledo’s RJ Shunck (3-2) gave up three runs in an inning of work but was credited with the win.

“Our boys played their hearts out all year,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “Thirty-six wins is never something to complain about. This team had a special bond from the beginning. They made friendships for life.”

Ball State finished the season with a 36-22 record, including 21-9 in MAC play, for a third-place finish in the final conference standings. The program has won at least 35 games in six straight completed seasons.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

May 25

1906 — Jesse Tannehill’s 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox snapped a 20-game losing streak — 19 at home — for the Boston Red Sox.

1935 — Babe Ruth, winding up his career with the Boston Braves, hit three homers and a single at Pittsburgh, but the Pirates won 11-7. Ruth connected once off Red Lucas and twice off Guy Bush.

1941 — Boston’s Ted Williams raised his batting average over .400 for the first time during the season. Williams finished the season batting. 406.

1951 — Willie Mays, a highly touted rookie for the Giants, went 0-for-5 in his debut against the Philadelphia Phillies.

1982 — Ferguson Jenkins became the seventh pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in the Chicago Cubs’ 2-1 loss at San Diego. Jenkins reached the milestone by striking out Garry Templeton in the third inning.

2001 — Kerry Wood of the Chicago Cubs allowed one hit and struck out 14 in a 1-0 win over the Brewers. Wood took a no-hit bid into the seventh before giving up a leadoff single to Mark Loretta.

2001 — Hideo Nomo of the Boston Red Sox tossed a one-hitter and struck out 14 in a 4-0 win over Toronto. Nomo faced one batter over the minimum of 27, giving up a leadoff double in the fourth to Shannon Stewart.

2002 — Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers homered twice in a 10-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, setting a major league record with seven homers in his last three games.

2005 — The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, in 12 innings, as manager Tony La Russa wins his 823rd game with the Cardinals, passing Whitey Herzog for second place on the franchise list. La Russa is 218 victories behind Cardinals leader Red Schoendienst.

2009 — Jim Thome passes Mike Schmidt for 13th on the all-time home run list, as the White Sox thump the Angels, 17-3.

2009 — Cleveland rallied from a 10-0 deficit in the fourth as Victor Martinez’s two-out, two-run single in the ninth capped a seven-run inning and lifted the Indians to an 11-10 victory over Tampa Bay. The Indians became the first team in the majors to win after trailing by 10 runs since the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 16-15 on May 8, 2004.

2011 — Andruw Jones hit a pair of two-run homers, Mark Teixeira also hit a two-run shot and Mariano Rivera made a milestone appearance in New York’s 7-3 victory over Toronto. Rivera pitched the ninth inning in a non-save situation, the 1,000th game he’s played for the Yankees. The 11-time All-Star closer became the first player in major league history to reach the plateau for one team and the 15th to make it overall. Jones homered in the second inning and Teixeira in the third off Jo-Jo Reyes, who matched a major league record by making his 28th consecutive start without a win.

2011 — Infielder Wilson Valdez wound up as the winning pitcher when the Philadelphia Phillies needed 19 innings to outlast the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Valdez threw a hitless 19th inning in his first professional pitching appearance. He became the first position player to become a winning pitcher since Colorado catcher Brent Mayne on Aug. 22, 2000.

2012 — Nelson Cruz hit a grand slam and tied his career high with eight RBIs, Josh Hamilton hit his 19th home run of the season and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-3. Cruz’s grand slam came in the seventh inning and gave Texas a 14-1 lead. He also had a three-run double in the first and an RBI single in the sixth.

2013 — Angel Pagan became the first San Francisco player to end a game with an inside-the-park homer, connecting with a runner aboard in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Giants a 6-5 victory over Colorado. The last major leaguer to hit an inside-the-park home run that ended a game was Rey Sanchez for Tampa Bay on June 11, 2004 — also in a 10-inning victory over Colorado.

2014 — Josh Beckett of the Dodgers records the first no-hitter of the year by blanking the Phillies, 6-0. It is the first no-hitter by a Dodgers pitcher since Hideo Nomo pitched one in 1996, and the first nine-inning no-hitter by an opposing pitcher in Philadelphia since Bill Stoneman of the Montreal Expos back in 1969.

2019 — The Padres set a franchise record with 7 homers in a 19-4 win over the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Wil Myers and Hunter Renfroe hit two each while Austin Hedges blasts a grand slam off Edwin Jackson. Cal Quantrill is the beneficiary of this power display as he records his first career victory a short distance from his hometown of Port Hope, ON, while another local boy, Josh Naylor from Mississauga, ON, collects his first three big league hits for the Padres in the game.

2021 — By working home plate in a game between the Cardinals and White Sox, Joe West sets a new career record with 5,376 games as an umpire, passing Bill Klem, whose last game was in 1941.

2022 — Anaheim City Council votes unanimously to cancel the sale of Angel Stadium and surrounding land to Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno, following the resignation of Mayor Bill Sidhu on corruption charges a few days earlier. The $350 million sale had been agreed in December 2019 but not yet finalized, and was at the center of an FBI investigation that led to accusations that Sidhu had provided insider information to the team and in return demanded kickbacks in the form of campaign contributions. The city councillors are now no longer convinced that the proposed deal reflects the city’s best interests, and are willing to risk a breach of contract lawsuit from Moreno in order to examine a potential deal again, starting from scratch.

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May 26

1916 — Benny Kauff of the Giants was picked off first base three times by Boston’s Lefty Tyler. The miscues didn’t hurt as New York won its 14th consecutive road victory beating the Braves, 12-1.

1925 — In Detroit’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb became the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits. He finished his career with 1,139.

1929 — Pinch-hitters Pat Crawford of the Giants and Les Bell of the Boston Braves hit grand slams in New York’s 15-9 victory.

1930 — Joe Sewell of the Cleveland Indians, who fanned only three times in 353 at-bats during the season, was struck out twice in the same game by Pat Caraway of the White Sox.

1937 — Billy Sullivan and Bruce Campbell appeared for the Cleveland Indians as pinch hitters. Each hit a home run, making this the first time two American League pinch hitters hit home runs in the same game. The Indians beat the Athletics, 8-6.

1956 — Cincinnati Reds pitchers John Klippstein, Hershell Freeman and Joe Black combined for 9 2-3 hitless innings, but lost 2-1 in 11 innings to the Philadelphia Phillies.

1959 — Harvey Haddix of Pittsburgh pitched 12 perfect innings before losing to Milwaukee 1-0 in the 13th on an error, a sacrifice and Joe Adcock’s double.

1962 — Sandy Koufax struck out 16 Phillies to lead the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory.

1969 — Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 500th career double, becoming only the third major leaguer to reach 500 doubles and 500 home runs.

1995 — Southern California and Fresno State combined for an NCAA postseason baseball record of 39 runs in the Trojans’ 22-17 win in the West Regional. USC scored three runs in the top of the ninth to break the record of 37 set by the Trojans and Houston in 1990.

1996 — The Chicago White Sox became the 16th team in AL history to hit four homers in one inning in their 12-1 win over Milwaukee. Frank Thomas, Harold Baines and Robin Ventura hit consecutive homers and Chad Kreuter added another in Chicago’s seven-run eighth.

1997 — Chicago’s Sammy Sosa and the Pirates’ Tony Womack hit inside-the-park homers in the sixth inning of the Cubs’ 2-1 win. It was the first time two inside-the-park homers had been hit in the same inning in 20 years.

2004 — Daryle Ward hit for the cycle and tied his career best with six RBIs in Pittsburgh’s 11-8 win over St. Louis.

2006 — Derek Jeter gets his 2,000th career hit, becoming the eighth player in Yankees history to reach the milestone.

2008 — Chase Utley tied the National League lead with his 16th homer and drove in six runs as Philadelphia routed Colorado 20-5. The Phillies batted around three times and had season-highs in hits (19) and runs.

2011 — The hot-hitting Boston Red Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 14-1 in an eight-inning, rain-shortened game. The Red Sox, who beat Cleveland 14-2 the previous day, scored at least 14 runs in back-to-back games for the first time since 1998.

2016 — Major League Baseball hands out a suspension of 82 games to Braves OF Hector Olivera, following a domestic violence incident in April. It is by far the most severe penalty yet handed out under baseball’s new domestic violence policy.

2018 — Mike Trout has the first five-hit game of his career and drives in 4 runs to lead the Angels to an 11-4 win over the Yankees.

2021 — Commissioner Rob Manfred issues his ruling following the completion of the investigation of allegations of improper behavior towards a number of women against former manager and coach Mickey Callaway. Callaway is found guilty of violating Major League Baseball policies and is declared ineligible for the remainder of this season and all of 2022, after which he may apply for reinstatement. For their part, the Angels fire him from his position of pitching coach, from which he has been suspended since the allegations surfaced in February, and the Indians, who were Callaway’s employer when some of the offensive incidents took place, state that they will take steps to ensure a more respectful environment in which employees feel empowered to denounce workplace harassement in the future.

2023 — Craig Kimbrel becomes the eighth pitcher to record 400 career saves in Philadelphia’s 6 – 4 win over the Braves, barely two weeks after Kenley Jansen became the seventh.

May 27

1904 — Dennis McGann of the New York Giants stole five bases in one game to set a major league record.

1937 — Carl Hubbell, working in relief for the New York Giants, won his 24th straight game over two seasons. Hubbell pitched two innings and Mel Ott hit a ninth-inning home run to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2. Hubbell’s string started July 17, 1936.

1955 — Norm Zauchin of the Boston Red Sox knocked in 10 runs with three home runs and a double in the first five innings of a 16-0 victory over the Washington Senators.

1960 — Baltimore catcher Clint Courtney used the “big mitt” for the first time to catch knuckleball pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm. The mitt, designed by Paul Richards, was 50 percent larger than the standard. Nothing got by Courtney as the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2.

1968 — Montreal and San Diego were awarded National League franchises as the league expanded for the first time in seven years.

1974 — Pittsburgh’s Ken Brett beat the San Diego Padres 6-0 with a two-hitter and in the second game of the doubleheader, hit a pinch-hit triple to give the Pirates an 8-7 victory.

1981 — Seattle’s Lenny Randle dropped to his hands and knees in an attempt to “encourage” Amos Otis’ slow roller to go foul. Umpire Larry McCoy accused the Mariner third baseman of blowing the ball foul and gave the Kansas City outfielder the single. Randle explained he was merely yelling at the ball not to stay fair. The Royals won 8-5.

1986 — At Cleveland, the Boston Red Sox were leading the Indians, 2-0, in the sixth inning when the game was delayed then called on account of fog.

1995 — Oakland’s Steve Ontiveros pitched 3-0 one-hitter against the New York Yankees. Luis Polonia got the only hit for New York.

1997 — Seattle’s Ken Griffey Jr. broke his own major league record for home runs hit through May by connecting for his 23rd of the season in an 11-10 loss to Minnesota. Griffey’s homer broke the mark he set in 1994.

2004 — Carlos Pena was 6-for-6 with two home runs, five RBIs and four runs in Detroit’s 17-7 victory over Kansas City.

2009 — Daisuke Matsuzaka and the rest of Boston’s pitchers tied a modern-day record with six wild pitches. Matsuzaka tied a franchise record set 80 years ago with four, while relievers Manny Delcarmen and Justin Masterson also sent catcher George Kottaras scrambling. It was just the fifth time since 1900 that a team threw six wild pitches in a game.

2010 — Florida International’s Garrett Wittels extended his hitting streak to 50 games, after a third-inning single against Western Kentucky. Wittels moved within eight games of matching the NCAA Division I record of 58, set by Oklahoma State’s Robin Ventura in 1987.

2012 — Taylor Sewitt threw 11 shutout innings of relief, entering the game with no outs in the first, to help Manhattan College beat Canisius 3-2, for the school’s second straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title.

2012 — Paul Konerko hit a tiebreaking three-run homer — his 400th with the White Sox — and Chicago routed the Cleveland Indians 12-6. The offensive outburst gave Chicago nine or more runs in four consecutive games. The White Sox last accomplished that feat June 27-30, 1938.

2015 — Cubs pitcher Jon Lester sets a new record for most hitless at bats to begin a career with 58 at bats without a hit.

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May 28

1918 — Boston’s Joe Bush pitched a 1-0 one-hitter against the Chicago White Sox and drove in the lone run. The only Chicago hit was by Happy Felsch. It occurred when he threw his bat at the ball on a hit and run.

1939 — Philadelphia pitcher Robert Joyce was victimized two straight days by New York’s George Selkirk. Joyce gave up two homers to Selkirk a day earlier. Joyce came on in relief on this day and gave up two more homers to Selkirk. Selkirk ended with four homers in four at-bats against the same pitcher over two successive games. The Yankees won 9-5.

1946 — The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium. The first ball was thrown out by General Electric president Charles E. Wilson.

1951 — After going 0-for-12 in his first three major league games, Willie Mays of the New York Giants hit a home run off Warren Spahn in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Braves.

1956 — Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a home run in his eighth consecutive game, a major league record. Long connected off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field.

1968 — The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions. The East division will consist of Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Washington. California, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Oakland and Seattle will make up the West.

1979 — George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit for the cycle and added another home run to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in 16 innings.

1986 — Joe Cowley of the Chicago White Sox set a major league record by striking out the first seven batters he faced. He lasted 4 2-3 innings in a 6-3 loss to the Texas Rangers.

1995 — The White Sox and Tigers set a major league record with 12 homers, and combined for an American League-record 21 extra-base hits in Chicago’s 14-12 victory in Detroit.

1998 — Arizona manager Buck Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and the Diamondbacks held on to beat San Francisco 8-7.

2003 — Atlanta became the second team in major league history to start a game with three straight homers in its 15-3 win over the Reds. Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs off Jeff Austin in the bottom of the first. The Padres did it against the Giants on April 13, 1987.

2006 — Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run during the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies to slip past Babe Ruth and pull in behind Hank Aaron and his long-standing record of 755.

2007 — Adrian Beltre tied a franchise record with four extra-base hits, including two homers, as Seattle pounded the Los Angeles Angels 12-5.

2010 — Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera hit three homers in a 5-4 loss to Oakland. Oakland’s Ben Sheets gave up three runs — on Cabrera’s first two homers — worked seven innings in his longest start of the season.

2012 — The Cubs end a twelve-game losing streak, their longest since 1997, with an 11-7 win over the Padres at Wrigley Field.

2010 — Matt Cain pitched a one-hitter to match a career best, giving up only a two-out double in the second to Mark Reynolds, and San Francisco beat Arizona 5-0.

2013 — The Mets honor Yankees great Mariano Rivera, who has announced his retirement at the end of the year, by having him throw the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the two teams from the Big Apple at Citi Field, with retired Mets closer John Franco acting as his catcher for the occasion.

2016 — In the 3rd inning of a game against the Dodgers, Mets P Noah Syndergaard is ejected for throwing at Chase Utley, in apparent retaliation for Utley’s aggressive slide which injured Mets SS Ruben Tejada in last year’s NLDS. Umpire Adam Hamari also tosses Mets manager Terry Collins for arguing his decision, then Utley gets his revenge when he opens the score with a solo homer off Logan Verrett in the 6th and adds a grand slam off Hansel Robles in the 7th. The Dodgers hit five homers in total as they win the game, 9-1.

2019 — Derek Dietrich continues his unlikely homer binge as he hits three, all two-run shots, in leading the Reds to an 11-6 win over the Pirates. With 17 homers this year, he has already topped his career high, and 12 of his last 17 hits have gone over the fence. For the Pirates, rookie Kevin Newman hits his first career homer, a grand slam off Lucas Sims.

2023 — Spencer Strider of the Braves becomes the fastest starting pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season, doing so in his 61st inning in an 11 – 4 win over the Phillies. Last year, Strider set the record for the fastest pitcher to reach 200 Ks in a season.

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May 29

1916 — Christy Mathewson defeated the Boston Braves 3-0 for the New York Giants’ 17th consecutive road win.

1922 — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled organized baseball was primarily a sport and not a business, and therefore not subject to antitrust laws and interstate commerce regulations. The suit had been brought by the Federal League’s Baltimore franchise.

1928 — Bill Terry hit for the cycle to lead the New York Giants to a 12-5 win over Brooklyn at Ebbets Field. Terry became the first player in major league history to include a grand slam as part of the cycle.

1942 — New York’s Lefty Gomez, self-described as the worst-hitting pitcher in baseball, banged out four hits while pitching a 16-1 four-hitter against Washington.

1946 — In a reverse integration role, Edward Klep became the first white to play in the Negro leagues in a game played in Grand Rapids. Klep pitched seven innings for the Cleveland Buckeyes against the American Giants in his debut with the Negro American League team.

1956 — Dale Long went hitless for the Pirates, ending his major league record streak of home runs in eight consecutive games. The Brooklyn Dodgers beat Pittsburgh, 10-1.

1965 — Philadelphia’s Richie Allen hit a 529-foot home run over the roof of Connie Mack Stadium off Chicago’s Larry Jackson in the Phillies’ 4-2 victory.

1976 — Houston’s Joe Niekro was the winning pitcher and hit a home run off his brother, Phil Niekro. The Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1. It was the only home run hit by Joe in his 22-year major league career.

1990 — Oakland’s Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb’s 62-year-old American League stolen base record, but the Toronto Blue Jays still beat the Athletics 2-1. Henderson’s 893rd steal came in the sixth inning.

2000 — Oakland second baseman Randy Velarde turned the 10th unassisted triple play in regular-season history during a 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees. With runners on first and second in motion, Shane Spencer hit a line drive to Velarde who caught the ball, tagged out Jorge Posada (running from first) and stepped on second to beat Tino Martinez.

2002 — Roger Clemens recorded the 100th double-digit strikeout game of his career, fanning 11 in seven innings against Chicago. Nolan Ryan (215) and Randy Johnson (175) were the others to have 100 double-digit strikeout games.

2002 — In an article in Sports Illustrated former NL MVP Ken Caminiti stated that about 50 percent of current major league players used some form of steroids.

2003 — Colorado, behind Todd Helton’s three home runs and Ron Belliard’s five hits beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 12-5. Helton added a single and drove in six runs.

2010 — Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in major league history, beating the Florida Marlins 1-0. It was the first time in the modern era that there were a pair of perfect games in the same season. Halladay faced three Marlins pinch-hitters in the ninth. Mike Lamb led off with a long fly ball, Wes Helms struck out, and Ronny Paulino to hit a grounder to third for the 27th out. Halladay struck out 11 and went to either 3-1 or 3-2 counts seven times, twice in the game’s first three batters alone.

2013 — Chris Davis went 4 for 4 with two home runs, and the Baltimore Orioles overcame three homers by Ryan Zimmerman to beat the Washington Nationals 9-6.

2013 — Dioner Navarro had the first three-homer game of his career, connecting from both sides of the plate at Wrigley Field to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Navarro drove in a career-high six runs and scored four times.

2014 — Diamondbacks pitcher Josh Collmenter faces the minimum 27 batters in spite of allowing three hits in a complete game shutout defeat of the Cincinnati Reds. The three Reds baserunners were erased on double plays.

2015 — Lewis-Clark State wins their 17th NAIA baseball title.

2021 — The Twin’s Josh Donaldson scored the two-millionth run in major league history.

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

May 25

1935 — Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves still lose the game 11–7 to the Pirates.

1935 — Legendary American athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan; remembered as “the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport”.

1948 — Ben Hogan wins the PGA championship, beating Mike Turnesa in the final round, 7 and 6.

1951 — NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5).

1965 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston a minute into the first round in the controversial rematch for Ali’s heavyweight title. Listed as the fastest knockout in a heavyweight title bout, Liston goes down on a short right-hand punch.

1967 — European Cup Final, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon: Glasgow Celtic beats Internazionale, 2-1; first British team to win the Cup.

1972 — Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander.

1975 — The Golden State Warriors become the third team to sweep the NBA finals, beating the Washington Bullets 96-95 on Butch Beard’s foul shot with 9 seconds remaining.

1977 — 21st European Cup: Liverpool beats Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at Rome.

1978 — The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 for their third straight Stanley Cup.

1980 — Johnny Rutherford wins his third Indianapolis 500 in seven years and becomes the first driver to win twice from the pole position.

1983 — 27th European Cup: Hamburg beats Juventus 1-0 at Athens.

1986 — KC Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit.

1987 — Herve Filion becomes the first harness racing driver to win 10,000 races. Filion reaches the milestone driving Commander Bond to victory in the third race at Yonkers Raceway.

1988 — 32nd European Cup: PSV Eindhoven beats Benfica (0-0, 6-5 on penalties) at Stuttgart.

1989 — Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4-2 to win series 4 games to 2; Flames’ first SC title.

1991 — The Pittsburgh Penguins, led by Mario Lemieux, win the Stanley Cup for the first time with an 8-0 rout of the Minnesota North Stars.

1998 — Princeton punctuates its claim as one of college lacrosse’s great programs by beating Maryland 15-5 for its third straight NCAA Division I title and fifth in seven years.

2002 — Boston sets an NBA record, overcoming a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit in a 94-90 win over New Jersey. The Celtics outscore the Nets 41-16 in the quarter.

2003 — Juli Inkster shoots a 10-under 62 — tying the lowest final-round score by a winner in LPGA Tour history — to beat Lorie Kane by four strokes in the LPGA Corning Classic.

2005 — 13th UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool beats Milan (3-3, 3-2 on penalties).

2007 — Bjarne Riis is the first Tour de France winner to admit using performance-enhancing drugs to win the sport’s premier race, further eroding cycling’s credibility after a series of doping confessions. His admission means the top three finishers in the 1996 Tour are linked to doping — with two admitting to cheating.

2008 — Seven crashes and spinouts mar the first Indianapolis 500 since the two warring open-wheel series (CART and IRL) came together under the IndyCar banner. Scott Dixon stays ahead of the trouble to win the race.

2008 — Senior PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: Jay Haas wins his second title in the event by 1 stroke from Germany’s Bernhard Langer.

2009 — Syracuse rallies from a three-goal deficit in the final 3:37 of regulation to beat Cornell 10-9 and win its second straight and unprecedented 11th NCAA lacrosse title.

2013 — UEFA Champions League Final, London: Arjen Robben scores twice as Bayern Munich beats Borussia Dortmund, 2-1 in first all-German final.

2014 — Senior PGA Championship, GC at Shore Harbor: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland wins first of 3 Champions Tour majors by 4 strokes from Tom Watson.

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May 26

1925 — In Detroit’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb becomes the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits. He finished his career with 1,139.

1959 — Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches 12 perfect innings before losing to the Milwaukee Braves, 1-0 in the 13th on an error, a sacrifice and Joe Adcock’s double.

1963 — French Championships Men’s Tennis: Australian Roy Emerson beats home favourite Pierre Darmon 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

1963 — French Championships Women’s Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner wins the first of 2 French titles; beats England’s Ann Jones 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.

1972 — Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title.

1982 — 26th European Cup: Aston Villa beats Bayern Munich 1-0 at Rotterdam.

1983 — LA Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws.

1985 — Danny Sullivan misses almost certain disaster and holds off Mario Andretti and the rest of the fastest field in auto racing to win the Indianapolis 500. On the 119th lap, Sullivan spins his racer 360 degrees, narrowly avoiding both the wall and Andretti.

1987 — Boston’s Larry Bird steals an inbounds pass from Detroit’s Isiah Thomas and feeds over his shoulder to a cutting Dennis Johnson for the winning basket as the Celtics pulls out an improbable 108-107 win over Detroit in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

1988 — The Edmonton Oilers, with MVP Wayne Gretzky leading the way, beat the Boston Bruins 6-3 to complete a four-game sweep and win their fourth Stanley Cup in five years.

1991 — Rick Mears passes Michael Andretti with 12 laps to go and wins his fourth Indianapolis 500, by 3.1 seconds. Mears joins A.J. Foyt and Al Unser as the only four-time winners.

1993 — In Major League Baseball, Carlos Martinez famously hits a ball off Jose Canseco’s head for a home run.

1993 — 1st UEFA Champions League Final: Marseille beats Milan 1-0 at Munich.

1994 — Haiti’s Ronald Agenor wins the longest match since the French Open adopted the tiebreaker. Agenor takes the 71st and final game of a second-round match with David Prinosil of Germany. His five-hour, 6-7 (4-7), 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4, 14-12 victory involves the most games in a French Open match since 1973.

1999 — 7th UEFA Champions League Final: Manchester United beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Barcelona.

2000 — New Jersey finishes the greatest comeback in a conference final when the Devils win the last three games of the series, beating the Flyers 2-1 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. Patrik Elias scores his second goal of the game with 2:32 to play for the win.

2004 — Andy Roddick loses at the French Open — to Frenchman Olivier Mutis, who is ranked 125th. With the five-set loss, Roddick joins Andre Agassi and eight other compatriots on the way home, making it the first Grand Slam tournament in more than 30 years without a U.S. man in the third round.

2005 — Americans Andy Roddick, James Blake and Vince Spadea fail to make it through the opening week at the French Open. For the second year in a row — and the second time at a Grand Slam event in more than 30 years — no American man makes it out of the second round.

2008 — Syracuse wins its 10th NCAA men’s lacrosse championship, beating defending champion Johns Hopkins 13-10 behind three goals from Dan Hardy. The crowd of 48,970 at Foxborough, Mass., is the largest to see an NCAA championship outdoors in any sport — the BCS football championship game isn’t an NCAA event.

2009 — NHL Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes, 4 games to 0.

2012 — Toronto FC ends its MLS record nine-game losing streak to open a season with a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union on a late goal by Danny Koevermans.

2013 — Tony Kanaan ends years of frustration by finally winning the Indianapolis 500. Kanaan drives past Ryan Hunter-Reay on a restart with three laps to go, then coasts across the finish line under yellow when defending race winner Dario Franchitti crashes far back in the field. The Brazilian finished second in 2004 and twice finished third.

2013 — Senior PGA Championship, Bellerive CC: Kōki Idoki of Japan wins his lone PGA event by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Kenny Perry.

2015 — Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Eastern Conference.

2018 — UEFA Champions League Final, Kiev: Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 3-1 for third straight title. Zinédine Zidane first manager to win 3 consecutive titles.

2019 — Indianapolis 500: 2016 IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of France finishes just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi for Team Penske’s record-extending 18th victory in the event.

2019 — Senior PGA Championship, Oak Hill CC: American Ken Tanigawa wins his first career major title by 1 stroke ahead of Scott McCarron.

May 27

1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long Island, N.Y. American Eclipse wins in two-of-three heats, after his original jockey, William Crafts, is replaced by Samuel Purdy before the second heat. The race, witnessed by 60,000 spectators, is the first to have been timed by split-second chronometers, which were imported for the event.

1873 — Survivor is the winner of the first Preakness Stakes.

1882 — Trainer Robert Walden wins his fifth consecutive Preakness Stakes, with Vanguard. Walden would win a total of seven Preaknesses, a record for a trainer.

1961 — Fiorentina of Italy win 1st European Cup Winner’s Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (2nd leg).

1964 — European Cup Final, Praterstadion, Vienna: Internazionale beats Real Madrid, 3-1 for their first title.

1965 — 10th European Cup Final, San Siro, Milan: Jair da Costa scores winner as defending champions Internazionale beat Benfica, 1-0.

1968 — “Papa Bear” George Halas retires as head coach of the Chicago Bears.

1972 — Mark Donohue wins the Indianapolis 500 over two-time defending champion Al Unser with a record average speed of 162.962 mph.

1975 — The Philadelphia Flyers win their second straight Stanley Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6.

1981 — Willie Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race and then three more. Shoemaker gets the milestone on top of War Allied in the first race at Hollywood Park.

1981 — Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers is named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, making him the only player to win MVP honors in both the NBA and the ABA.

1981 — 25th European Cup: Liverpool beats Real Madrid 1-0 at Paris.

1982 — The Los Angeles Lakers, despite an 11-day layoff, beat Philadelphia 124-117 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals for their ninth consecutive victory. The nine straight wins sets the NBA record for consecutive wins during one postseason.

1984 — Rick Mears wins the Indianapolis 500 by the largest margin in 17 years with a record-setting 163.612 mph. Mears beats Roberto Guerrero and Al Unser by two laps. Fifteen of the 33 drivers are eliminated during two crashes.

1985 — Scott Wedman sinks four three-point field goals without a miss and shot 11-for-11 overall from the field, both NBA Finals records, as Boston routs the Los Angeles Lakers 148-114 in Game 1. Boston’s 148 points and 62 field goals are NBA Finals records.

1987 — 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna.

1990 — Arie Luyendyk wins the fastest Indianapolis 500 by overpowering former winner Bobby Rahal over the final 33 laps, for his first Indy car victory in 76 races. His average speed of 185.984 mph breaks Rahal’s record of 170.722 in 1986. Luyendyk becomes the first to finish the race in under three hours.

1998 — In one of the biggest upsets in Grand Slam history, Pete Sampras is ousted at the French Open by 21-year-old Ramon Delgado of Paraguay, ranked 97th in the world, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 6-4.

2001 — Hicham El Guerrouj runs the fastest outdoor mile ever in the United States, and high school sensation Alan Webb breaks four minutes outdoors. El Guerrouj wins in a sizzling 3 minutes, 49.92 seconds, shattering the U.S. all-comers’ record of 3:50.86. Webb, the 18-year-old from Reston, Va., puts on a brilliant last-lap burst and finishes fifth at 3:53.43, smashing the high school record of 3:55.3 set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

2001 — Senior PGA Championship, Ridgewood CC, NJ: 5-time British Open champion Tom Watson wins first of 6 Champions Tour major titles with a 1 stroke win over Jim Thorpe.

2004 — Brad Richards’ goal in Tampa Bay’s 4-1 victory over Calgary is the game-winner — his record-tying sixth of the postseason.

2007 — Dario Franchitti gambles on the rain and wins the Indy 500. Franchitti inherits the lead by staying on the track when the leaders pit for fuel and then drives slowly to the checkered flag in a downpour when the race is stopped 10 laps later after 415 of the scheduled 500 miles.

2007 — Senior PGA Championship, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course: Denis Watson of Zimbabwe wins his lone major title by a 2 stroke margin from Eduardo Romero of Argentina.

2009 — UEFA Champions League Final, Rome: Barcelona beats Manchester United, 2-0; first Spanish treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League.

2011 — Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki loses to Daniela Hantuchova 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the French Open. It marks the first time in the Open era that the top two seeded women fail to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament. Kim Clijsters, the No. 2 seed, lost on May 26.

2012 — Dario Franchitti wins the Indianapolis for the third time, taking advantage when Takuma Sato crashes on the final lap.

2012 — Manu Ginobili scores 26 points and San Antonio wins its 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs. The Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finals.

2014 — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater becomes the only school in NCAA history to win championships in football, men’s basketball and baseball ni the same school year.

2017 — English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Arsenal beats Chelsea, 2-1; Aaron Ramsey scores 79′ winner as Arsène Wenger becomes most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th title.

2018 — Chris Frome wins the Giro d’Italia to join cycling greats Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault with his third consecutive Grand Tour victory.

2018 — Senior PGA Championship, GC at Harbor Shores: Englishman Paul Broadhurst wins by 4 strokes from American Tim Petrovic.

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May 28

1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S.

1904 — Bryn Mawr, ridden by Eugene Hildebrand, wins the Preakness Stakes by one length over Wotan.

1946 — The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium.

1956 — Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a home run in his eighth consecutive game for a major league record. Long connects off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field.

1957 — NL approves baseball’s Brooklyn Dodgers’ & NY Giants’ move to the US west coast.

1958 — European Cup Final, Brussels: Francisco Gento scores the winner in extra time as Real Madrid beats AC Milan, 3-2; 3rd consecutive title for Los Blancos.

1969 — European Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid: AC Milan striker Pierino Prati scores 3 in 4-1 win over Ajax; second title for I Rossoneri.

1975 — 19th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Leeds United 2-0 at Paris.

1978 — Al Unser wins his third Indianapolis 500, the fifth driver to do so, edging Tom Sneva by 8.19 seconds.

1980 — 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid.

1985 — The San Diego Sockers beat the Baltimore Blast 5-3 to win the MISL title in five games.

1994 — Twin’s Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054).

1995 — Jacques Villeneuve overcomes one penalty and wins by another in the Indianapolis 500. Villeneuve drives to victory after fellow Canadian Scott Goodyear is penalized for passing the pace car on the final restart.

1997 — 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich.

2000 — Dutch swimming star Inge de Bruijn sets her third world record in three days, adding the 100 freestyle mark to the 50 and 100 butterfly marks she set previously at the Sheffield Super Grand Prix. De Bruijn becomes the first swimmer to finish under 54.00 in the 100 freestyle at 53.80 seconds.

2003 — Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL.

2003 — 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Juventus (0-0, 3-2 on penalties) at Manchester.

2006 — Sam Hornish Jr. overcomes a disastrous mistake in the pits and a pair of Andrettis — Marco and father Michael — to win the second-closest Indianapolis 500 ever, by .0635 seconds.

2006 — Barry Bonds hits his 715th home run during the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies to slip past Babe Ruth and pull in behind Hank Aaron and his long-standing record of 755.

2007 — Duke has an almost unfathomable comeback fall short in a 12-11 loss to Johns Hopkins in the NCAA lacrosse championship game. The Blue Devils never finished their 2006 season, and then make it all the way back to the title game.

2011 — Novak Djokovic extends his perfect start to the season at the French Open, beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 for his 40th straight victory this year. Djokovic’s 40-0 start to 2011 is the second-best opening streak in the Open era, which started in 1968.

2011 — UEFA Champions League Final, London: FC Barcelona beats Manchester United, 3-1; 4th title for Barça.

2020 — The Boston Marathon canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. The race had originally been scheduled for April 20 before being postponed for five months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

2022 — UEFA Champions League Final, Paris: Carlo Ancelotti becomes first manager to win CL x 4 as Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 1-0.

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May 29

1922 — The Supreme Court rules organized baseball is primarily a sport and not a business and therefore not subject to antitrust laws and interstate commerce regulations.

1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight. They’re flown from New York to Inglewood, Calif., by the American Air Express Corp., a 2,446-mile trip that lasts 20 hours due to bad weather.

1968 — European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Bobby Charlton scores twice as Manchester United beats Benfica, 4-1; first English club to win the trophy.

1971 — Al Unser wins his second straight Indianapolis 500 with a record mark of 157.735 mph and finishes 22 seconds ahead of Peter Revson. The pace car, ridden by Eldon Palmer, crashes into the portable bleachers and injures 20 people.

1977 — A.J. Foyt becomes the first driver to win four Indianapolis 500s and Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman in the race. Guthrie is forced to drop out after 27 laps with mechanical problems.

1977 — Australian Sue Prell first female golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one; 13th and 14th holes at Chatswood Golf Club, Sydney.

1980 — Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year.

1983 — After three second-place finishes, Tom Sneva wins the Indianapolis 500 by 11 seconds over three-time champion Al Unser.

1985 — 29th European Cup: Juventus beats Liverpool 1-0 at Brussels.

1988 — Rick Mears overcomes an early one-lap deficit, then overpowers the rest of the field on the way to his third Indianapolis 500 victory. Mears gives team-owner Roger Penske an unprecedented seventh victory and fourth in five years.

1989 — Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt retires from MLB at 39.

1990 — Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker, the top two seeds, are bounced in the first round of the French Open by two European teenagers, the first time the top two men’s seeds are eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament. Edberg is swept easily in straight sets by 19-year-old Sergi Bruguera of Spain, and Becker loses to 18-year-old Yugoslav Goran Ivanisevic.

1990 — Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb’s record.

1991 — 35th European Cup: Red Star Belgrade beats Marseille (0-0, 5-3 on penalties) at Bari.

1993 — Wayne Gretzky’s overtime goal gives the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Western Conference finals. The Kings become the first NHL team to play the full 21 games in the first three rounds.

1998 — Eighteen-year-old Marat Safin, ranked 116th in the world and playing in his first Grand Slam tournament, beats defending champion Gustavo Kuerten, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the French Open.

2002 — Roger Clemens records the 100th double-digit strikeout game of his career, fanning 11 in seven innings against Chicago. Only Nolan Ryan (215) and Randy Johnson (175) have more games with 10 or more strikeouts.

2005 — Dan Wheldon wins the Indianapolis 500 when Danica Patrick’s electrifying run falls short. Patrick is the first woman to lead at Indy, getting out front three separate times for a total of 19 laps. But Wheldon passes her with seven of the 200 laps to go and easily holds on.

2006 — Rafael Nadal passes Guillermo Vilas as the King of the clay courts and begins his pursuit of a second successive French Open trophy. Nadal earns his 54th consecutive win on clay, breaking the Open era record he shared with Vilas by beating Robin Soderling in straight sets in the first round at Roland Garros.

2010 — Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay pitches the 20th perfect game in major league history, beating the Florida Marlins 1-0. Halladay strikes out 11 and goes to either 3-1 or 3-2 counts seven times, twice in the game’s first three batters alone.

2011 — JR Hildebrand, one turn from winning the Indianapolis 500, skids high into the wall on the final turn and Dan Wheldon drives past to claim an improbable second Indy 500 win in his first race of the year.

2011 — Roger Federer sets another record by reaching the French Open quarterfinals, and Novak Djokovic closes in on a pair of his own. Federer extends his quarterfinal streak at major tournaments to 28 with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka. Djokovic maintains his perfect season to 41-0 and stretches his overall winning streak to 43 matches by beating Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

2012 — Serena Williams loses in the first round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the French Open. Williams enters the day with a 46-0 record in first-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments.

2016 — Alexander Rossi wins the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.

2017 — Tiger Woods is arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida.

2021 — UEFA Champions League Final, Porto: Kai Havertz scores just before halftime to give Chelsea a 1-0 win over Manchester City in an all-English final; Blues’ second CL title.

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TV SPORTS SUNDAY

(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Sunday, May 25
AUTO RACING

7:30 a.m.

FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom, Towcester, United Kingdom

9 a.m.

ABC — Formula 1: The Tag Heuer Grad Prix of Monaco, Circuit de Monaco, Albert, Monaco

ESPN2 — Formula 1 Kids: The Tag Heuer Grad Prix of Monaco, Circuit de Monaco, Albert, Monaco (F1 Kids)

10 a.m.

CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MX2, Ernee, France

11 a.m.

CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MXGP, Ernee, France

12:30 p.m.

FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis

6 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series: The Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

8 p.m.

CBSSN — Military Basketball Association: TBD, Final, Philadelphia

BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

5:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Military Basketball Association: TBD, Final, Philadelphia

BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE

8:30 a.m.

NBATV — Al Ahli Tripoli vs. Made By Ball Basketball, Kigali, Rwanda

11:30 a.m.

NBATV — Nairobi City Thunder vs. Armee Patriotique Rwandaise, Kigali, Rwanda

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Noon

ESPN2 — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Durham, N.C.

ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Championship, Durham, N.C.

2 p.m.

CBSSN — Conference USA Tournament: TBD, Championship, Lynchburg, Va.

3 p.m.

BTN — Big Ten Tournament: TBD, Championship, Omaha, Neb.

ESPN2 — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Hoover, Ala.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Hoover, Ala. (UmpCast)

COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Northwestern vs. North Carolina, Championship, Foxborough, Mass.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Noon

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3 (If Necessary)

2 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3 (If Necessary)

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3 (If Necessary)

4 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3 (If Necessary)

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3 (If Necessary)

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3 (If Necessary)

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament Super Regional: TBD, Game 3 (If Necessary)

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Soudal Open, Final Round, Rinkven International Golf Club, Schilde, Antwerpen, Belgium

1 p.m.

CBS — LPGA Tour: The MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba, Final Round, El Camaleon Golf Club, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Charles Schwab Challenge, Final Round, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour: The Charles Schwab Challenge, Final Round, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

NBC — PGA Tour Champions: The Senior PGA Championship, Final Round, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md.

HOCKEY (MEN’S)

8 p.m.

NHLN — The Memorial Cup: Rimouski vs. London, Rimouski, Quebec

HORSE RACING

12:30 p.m.

FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S)

9 a.m.

NHLN — 2025 IIHF World Championship: TBD, Bronze Medal Game, Herning, Denmark

2 p.m.

NHLN — 2025 IIHF World Championship: TBD, Gold Medal Game, Herning, Denmark

MLB BASEBALL

1:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at Boston (1:35 p.m.) OR Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati (1:40 p.m.)

4:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Diego at Atlanta (4:10 p.m.) OR Philadelphia at Athletics (4:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

ESPN — L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

TNT — Eastern Conference Final: New York at Indiana, Game 3

TRUTV — Eastern Conference Final: New York at Indiana, Game 3

NHL HOCKEY

3 p.m.

ABC — Western Conference Final: Dallas at Edmonton, Game 3

SOCCER (MEN’S)

10 a.m.

FS1 — The French Cup: Paris Saint-Germain FC vs. Stade de Reims, Final, Saint-Denis, France (Taped)

11 a.m.

CNBC — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Manchester United

NBC — English Premier League: Crystal Palace at Liverpool

SYFY — English Premier League: Arsenal at Southampton

USA — English Premier League: Chelsea at Nottingham Forest

2 p.m.

FS2 — Canadian Premier League: Vancouver FC at York United FC

5 p.m.

FS2 — Canadian Premier League: Valour FC at Cavalry FC

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

10 p.m.

CBSSN — NWSL: North Carolina at San Diego

TENNIS

5 a.m.

TENNIS — French Open Early Round Singles

TRUTV — ATP/WTA: The French Open, First Round, Paris

6 a.m.

TNT — ATP/WTA: The French Open, First Round, Paris

Noon

TRUTV — ATP/WTA: The French Open, First Round, Paris

2 p.m.

TNT — ATP/WTA: The French Open, First Round, Paris

5 a.m. (Monday)

TENNIS — ATP/WTA: The French Open, First Round, Paris

TNT — ATP/WTA: The French Open, First Round, Paris

6 a.m. (Monday)

TRUTV — ATP/WTA: The French Open, First Round, Paris

UFL FOOTBALL

4 p.m.

FOX — D.C. at Houston

INDIANA SRN SPORTSPAGE

THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SUNDAY MAY 25, 2025

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