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Late pass sends Felix Rosenqvist past David Malukas for the closest Indianapolis 500 win in history

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist swung to the outside of David Malukas, then found a way past the Team Penske driver to win the closest Indianapolis 500 in history by a margin of 0.0233 seconds. Malukas looked like he was in position to win when he passed race leader Marcus Armstrong off the final restart with one lap to go while Rosenqvist and Armstrong battled wheel to wheel down the back straightaway and through the final turn. Rosenqvist had just enough power to pull away from Armstrong and snake behind Malukas before making the decisive pass in the final 50 feet. The closest previous finish came in 1992 when Al Unser Jr. beat Scott Goodyear across the yard of bricks by 0.043 seconds.

NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell tells Kyle Busch family ‘we got you’ before start of Coca-Cola 600

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has honored the late Kyle Busch at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell stood with Busch’s widow Samantha and their children, Brexton and Lennix, offering support. Former driver Kurt Busch and Kyle’s parents also attended. Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion, died Thursday at 41 from severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. The tributes included a large No. 8 on the frontstretch grass, a moment of silence, and an eighth-lap silence during the race. The racing community almost mourned his loss earlier in the day at the Indianapolis 500.

Wyndham Clark shoots 60 to win Byron Nelson, pulling away from Si Woo Kim and Scottie Scheffler

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Wyndham Clark shot 11-under 60 to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday, overtaking Si Woo Kim by three strokes and pulling away from defending champion Scottie Scheffler after starting the day tied with the top-ranked hometown favorite. The 2023 U.S. Open champion, who shot 30-under 254, went in front for the first time in the final round with an eagle at the par-5 12th and twice took two-shot leads with clutch birdie putts over the final four holes while shooting 28 on the back nine. Kim and Scheffler shot matching 65s.

Novak Djokovic overcomes a slow start and hostile crowd in 1st-round win at French Open

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the French Open in his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance. The night-session crowd was pumped for a potential stunner although Djokovic hasn’t lost in the first round of a Grand Slam in 20 years. After two tense sets Mpetshi Perricard seemed deflated of energy. Djokovic wasn’t the only player at an advanced age in the win column at Roland Garros. Marco Trungelliti beat Kyrian Jacquet 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 after at 36 recently becoming the oldest man in the professional era (since 1969) to break into the top 100 of the rankings.

Tearful Kostyuk reaches French Open 2nd round and speaks of missile attack back home in Ukraine

PARIS (AP) — Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open becomes one of her toughest matches after she finds out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine. Kostyuk fought back tears after beating Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-2, 6-3 on Court Simonne-Mathieu on the opening day of the clay-court Grand Slam at Roland Garros in western Paris with temperatures hitting 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit). The 2024 runner-up Alexander Zverev also advanced. In the opening night session Novak Djokovic beat home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 in his record 82nd Grand Slam. Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu and former French Open runners-up Sloane Stephens and Sofia Kenin went out.

Mercedes teen star Kimi Antonelli wins the Canadian GP for his 4th straight F1 victory

MONTREAL (AP) — Italian teen star Kimi Antonelli charged to his fourth straight Formula 1 victory Sunday in a wild Canadian Grand Prix after Mercedes teammate George Russell was knocked out by an engine failure. The title-chasing Mercedes drivers put on a show in a thrilling battle through 30 laps, trading the lead several times and coming dangerously close to making contact, until Russell ran into trouble. That gave the 19-year-old Antonelli a clear path to victory ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, who overtook Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for second with six laps to go in cold and windy conditions at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Antonelli opened a 43-point lead over Russell. After Russell won the season-opener race in Australia, Antonelli won in China, Japan and Miami.

Premier League finale: West Ham relegated and Spurs stay up as Guardiola, Salah make emotional exits

West Ham has been relegated and Tottenham has survived on an emotional final day of the Premier League season when Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah made tearful exits after record-breaking spells in English soccer. West Ham beat Leeds 3-0 but that wasn’t enough to climb out of the relegation zone. That’s because fourth-to-last Tottenham won 1-0 at home to Everton to stay two points ahead of West Ham. Guardiola’s decade-long tenure at Manchester City ended with a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa. Salah was given a standing ovation and kissed the Anfield turf when he was substituted in his 442nd and last game for Liverpool, a 1-1 draw with Brentford.

Kroenkes enjoy ‘magical’ title win as Arsenal’s players finally get hands on Premier League trophy

Billionaire Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke watched on as the team’s players finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy. They lifted the biggest prize in English soccer to the backdrop of tickertape and fireworks after a campaign-ending 2-1 win at Crystal Palace. Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard looked up to the sky and back down at the trophy, shaking his head in disbelief, before walking in front of his celebrating teammates and lifting it aloft inside Selhurst Park. Arsenal clinched a first English league title since 2004 with a game to spare in midweek after three straight runner-up finishes. Kroenke made his way to London for the trophy lift and watched the game against Palace next to his son, Josh.

Katherine Legge looks to salvage day at Coca-Cola 600 after bid to complete racing’s ‘Double’ ends

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Katherine Legge has arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the start of the Coca-Cola 600. Her attempt to become the first woman to complete “The Double” — racing 1,100 miles spread out over two tracks on one day — ended quickly Sunday when she crashed out in the Indianapolis 500. The English driver completed just 17 of the scheduled 200 laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before she ran into the car of Ryan Hunter-Reay, knocking both cars out of the race. Both drivers were checked and released at the track’s infield medical center. Legge will start 37th at the Coca-Cola 600.

Streaking Knicks focused on Game 4 and not being on verge of reaching the NBA Finals

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jalen Brunson isn’t looking in the rearview mirror at the New York Knicks’ 10-game winning streak while the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals is still in the horizon, even though it is one win away. Brunson’s focus, along with the rest of his teammates, is what happens in the first 12 minutes of Monday night’s Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The blinders approach has New York on a 10-game winning streak with an average margin of victory of 22.5 points and one victory away from its first finals appearance since 1999. No team in NBA history has blown a 3-0 lead, and the Knicks aren’t showing any signs of being the first in 164 series.