The NTT P1 Award changed hands four times in the last 40 seconds of an exciting qualifying session Saturday for the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix powered by AmFirst at Barber Motorsports Park but it was that guy again – series points leader Alex Palou – who claimed the top spot Three-time and two-time reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Palou earned his first pole of the season and the seventh of his career with a top lap of 1 minute 10 HRC Chip Ganassi Racing Honda during the Firestone Fast Six Palou has won two of the first three races of this season and has built a 34-point lead over Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Global in the standings SEE: Qualifying Results “What an amazing day for the 10 car,” Palou said “This is such a special place for us here We got our first race win in INDYCAR back in 2021 I don’t think my first lap (in the Firestone Fast Six) was very good I was just hoping to get a perfect lap on the second one on the alternates (Firestone Firehawk tires) the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network) Palou will seek his first win on the 17-turn 2.3-mile natural-terrain road course since he earned his first series victory in his inaugural start with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2021 Palou drove for Dale Coyne Racing as a rookie in 2020 Two-time reigning Barber winner Scott McLaughlin just missed earning his second straight pole for this race He will start second after his best lap of 1:07.4387 in the No Colton Herta will start third after his best lap of 1:07.4576 in the No Two-time Barber winner Will Power will join Herta in the second row after qualifying fourth at 1:07.5616 in the No It was the best qualifying performance of the season for two-time series champion Power Rinus VeeKay qualified fifth at 1:07.9103 in the No 18 askROI Honda fielded by Dale Coyne Racing This was the first time VeeKay has reached the Firestone Fast Six on a road or street circuit since he won the pole for this race in April 2022 Nolan Siegel rounded out the third row with a career performance Siegel will start a career-best sixth after his best lap of 1:08.0470 in the No It was the first time Siegel made the Firestone Fast Six in his young NTT INDYCAR SERIES career Two notable drivers failed to advance out of the first round of the three-segment qualifying format 27 PreFab Honda of Andretti Global after winning the pole and the race last month at the most recent event Six-time series champion Scott Dixon went off track into the gravel trap on his last flying lap in the opening segment and failed to advance in the No He will start a season-low 26th in the 27-car field his worst start since he also qualified 26th for the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix in August 2021 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Gearing Up: Indy Roars to Life This Week with Sonsio Grand Prix Instant Recall: Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Paddock Buzz: Lundgaard Continues Breakout Year with Second Peerless Alex Palou Marches into May with Cruise to Barber Victory Stay up to speed on the latest INDYCAR news exclusive offers and more — delivered straight to your inbox 2025 INDYCAR® is a registered trademark of Brickyard Trademarks The defending world champion, Max Verstappen, had a shocker, demoted from fourth to 17th after he was penalised for an unsafe release in the pit lane by his Red Bull team. It was a blow to the Dutchman’s title defence as he dropped to 21 points behind Piastri who leads the championship. Verstappen said he was relieved no one was hurt and the Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, said it had been “human error” Read moreNorris demonstrated great control in what was decidedly inclement weather A burst of heavy rain had engulfed the circuit before the race and the formation lap started behind the safety car Visibility was poor and after a single lap the race was red-flagged It had already caught out Charles Leclerc who sput his Ferrari in the wall on the formation lap taking damage that prevented him from starting the race once more opening behind the safety car before taking a standing start for the remaining 16 laps and in the short dash to turn one Piastri pounced from second on the grid to pass the Mercedes of pole sitter Kimi Antonelli Wet weather made for fraught conditions at the Miami International Autodrome Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPAPiastri’s quick start paid off and having gained clear air he immediately stretched his legs and opened a gap appearing to be in complete control from Norris and Verstappen just past the midway point the race turned taking slick rubber was an option by lap 11 and Ferrari opted to bring Hamilton in early and he he moved up to third Verstappen also stopped for new tyres but was released into the path of Antonelli and the pair clashed with the Dutchman taking damage to his front wing and taking a 10-second penalty took a look at what the Europeans were doing at Ferrari Aston Martin and Jaguar and decided the could build a better car Victories came at the 1958 LA Times Grand Prix at Riverside Raceway and their front-engined racers would go on to enter 93 races with 39 wins and 32 podium finishes until 1963 In F1 they competed in just one full season – 1960 – racing in six of the 10 grands prix finishing 10th with Chuck Daigh at the US Grand Prix Dan Gurney and the Le Mans winner Carroll Shelby founded All American Racers in 1964 and competed in various classes before taking a crack at F1 with patriotically named Eagle The stars and stripes team were based in Rye East Sussex and ran with British‑built Weslake engines Gurney achieved the first “all-American” victory in a grand prix since Jimmy Murphy’s triumph with Duesenberg at the 1921 French Grand Prix An American team has yet to repeat that double feat The last American team to win a race – the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix with the Northern Irishman John Watson (below) at the wheel but their PC1 cars made their debut in 1974 They scored no points that year and the following season was marred by the death of their driver Mark Donohue A fully fledged American team returned to F1 in 2016 they are still blazing the trail with Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman at the wheel with a lone pole claimed in Brazil in 2022 The General Motors behemoth is eager to tap into the Race to Survive/Gen Z market so is launching a team with its premier marque on the car next year Photograph: Klemantaski Collection/Hulton ArchiveWas this helpful?Thank you for your feedback.McLaren had to react and pitted first Piastri The Briton came in just when the safety car was called after Fernando Alonso crashed out Enough to squeeze out of the pit lane just in front of Piastri to take the lead which he held behind the safety car to the flag who has endured a trying time in the Ferrari since he took victory at the sprint race in Shanghai it was something to enjoy for the team and gave him some optimism that he could further improve in qualifying “It’s definitely been not so great obviously since China.” “Coming into this weekend we have made some changes but we have more to do in order to be fighting more consistently at the front We just need to knuckle down and I do believe that we can get some better results.” having taken the first in Brazil last year and closes the gap to championship leader Piastri to nine points Before the sprint race the McLaren team principal upped the ante in his spat with Red Bull by demanding a change in F1 regulations to prevent teams making what he described as “bogus allegations” Brown made a light -hearted reference to suggestions last year that McLaren were injecting water into their tyres to keep them cool On the pit wall Brown was seen drinking from a water bottle labelled “tire water” he described it as poking fun at a “serious issue” and that allegations made should go through a strict official process via the FIA and should be accompanied by a financial cost deducted from a team’s budget cap to deter unfounded accusations Lando Norris talks to Lewis Hamilton who finished on the podium after the sprint race Photograph: Marco Bello/Reuters“That process should be extended to all allegations to stop the frivolous allegations which are intended only to be a distraction,” he said “If you had to put up some money and put on paper and not back channel what your allegations are that would be a way to clean up the bogus allegations that happen in this sport which are not very sporting “If someone does believe there’s a technical issue by all means you’re entitled to it It should come against your cost cap if it turns out you’re wrong.” Brown cited a figure of $25,000 (£19,000) as what he believed would be a sufficient deterrent “Would I spend 25 grand on a distraction tactic or development of my own race car I’d spend 25 grand on my race car all day long,” he said “It doesn’t need to be hundreds of thousands but it needs to be meaningful enough that you’re taking away performance you spend on your car.” Yuki Tsunoda sixth for Red Bull and Pierre Gasly eighth for Alpine Nick Yelloly sets the pace in European Le Mans Series qualifying at Paul Ricard… Nick Yelloly snared pole position for Inter Europol Competition in qualifying for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet The Briton stormed to the top of the timesheets with a 1:48.741 in the No 43 Oreca 07 Gibson on his final lap of the session Yelloly ultimately beat fellow late-improver Charles Milesi After setting fastest times in both free practice sessions Matteo Cairoli had to settle for third in the No having headed Yelloly and Milesi into the final moments The Italian’s 1:49.009 ended up 0.268 seconds in arrears Mathys Jaubert continued the encouraging start to his LMP2 career by posting the fourth-fastest time in the No outpacing the second Inter Europol machine driven by Luca Ghiotto Tom Blomqvist was sixth in the CLX Pure Rxcing entry edging out Paul-Loup Chatin in the second IDEC car by 0.001 seconds as Barcelona pole sitter Reshad de Gerus (Duqueine) had to make do with eighth spot An entertaining LMP2 Pro-Am session was captured by PJ Hyett’s No after repeatedly exchanging the top spot with Giorgio Roda 77 Proton Competition Oreca made the early running before Hyett snatched the top spot with an effort 0.099 seconds faster but Hyett dug deep to produce a 1:51.442 lap that put him 0.144 seconds ahead with Rodrigo Sales the best of the rest and 0.911 seconds adrift in TDS Racing’s Oreca Georgios Kolovos in DKR Engineering’s Oreca will join Sales on the second row after setting his best lap right at the end of the session Clement Mateu delivered Aston Martin’s first LMGT3 class pole position of the season in his Racing Spirit of Leman Vantage GT3 Evo The Frenchman led the way throughout the session posting a best effort of 2:04.641 to end up with a 0.723 seconds margin over Duncan Cameron’s No Martin Berry was unable to repeat his qualifying heroics from Barcelona aboard the No but salvaged third place after twice losing competitive times to track limits infringements Berry had posed the only true challenge to Mateu briefly dipping 0.005 seconds under the eventual polesitter’s time before the No and with his final lap of the session deposed Custodio Toledo’s No Another late improvement from Andrew Gilbert moved the No 74 Kessel Ferrari ahead of Celia Martin’s No Adrien Closmenil showed his Barcelona pole was no fluke and paced the field by almost a full second aboard the No was 0.925 seconds quicker than fellow Ligier driver Rik Koen’s No WTM by Rinaldi Racing’s Duqueine D09 Toyota was the only other car within a second of Closmenil Griffin Peebles posted the third-fastest time Early pacesetter Quentin Antonel’s M Racing Ligier slumped to sixth by the conclusion of the session the Belgian also falling behind Gillian Henrion (RLR M Sport) who took fifth The 4 Hours of 4 Hours of Le Castellet will commence on Sunday at 12:00 p.m RESULTS: Qualifying James Newbold (@James_Newbold) is a UK-based freelance motorsport journalist IDEC Sport beats LMP2 Pro-Am entries to victory at Paul Ricard.. 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LOUIS— The St. Louis County Police Department released body camera footage from a fatal officer-involved shooting of a man who grabbed a gun while resisting arrest, First Alert 4 reported Police say two uniformed officers were investigating reports of harassment and vehicle tampering when they contacted the suspect Officers informed the man that he was under arrest and gave repeated commands for him to exit his home Video shows the man fleeing back into his home after an officer reached for his arm to take him into custody with officers wrestling the suspect to the ground while trying to disarm him This isn’t worth it,” officers can be heard saying The man was able to pull away from officers while still maintaining control of the firearm the suspect’s in-laws issued a statement expressing sorrow over the incident and highlighting the role of mental illness “We were deeply saddened by the choices [the man] made in his final moments and we are grateful to the officers who gave him every opportunity to choose a different outcome,” the family said “We have learned this is often how untreated mental illness ends and we encourage anyone struggling to listen to their loved ones and seek the help they need.” Copyright © 2025 Lexipol. All rights reserved.Do Not Sell My Personal Information the polarizing golfer competes in the LIV Golf Korea tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon LIV Golf events have a different energy than “The Grandaddy of Them All.” DeChambeau offered some insight into how the rowdiness of LIV Golf events primes him for better performances at the major championships “I feel like this is sometimes a little bit more amplified in certain scenarios I think every event is a little more elevated in regards to the noise level and the hustle-bustleness,” in regards to LIV events atmosphere Bryson DeChambeau in action during the first round of LIV Golf Korea at Jack Nicklaus Golf Course there's going to be some rowdiness out there They want to see some competitiveness and some fire They’re going to be cheering and rooting you on So I feel like it's a very good prep for me going into these majors.” DeChambeau was two shots behind Rory McIlroy in the third round of The Masters and undoubtedly had the crowd roaring in excitement as he dapped up fans and celebrated being in the final pairing on Sunday to what should have been a spectacular duel between the two golfers briefly taking the lead after a birdie on the second hole and McIlroy’s double bogey on the first His conservative iron play on the third hole led to an overwhelming momentum shift An errant shot on the 17th was the final nail in the coffin McIlroy went on to win his first green jacket While others took more issue with the substance of his comments Each tour has its strengths; while LIV Golf events offer a modernized format and higher payout the PGA Tour emphasizes its traditional competitive depth and staying power through four rounds instead of three Best Dressed at Met Gala 2025 - Top 32 Red Carpet Looks Revealed! 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Every Celeb at Met Gala 2025 - See All Red Carpet Photos & Full Guest List (Updating Live All Night) Kendall Jenner is enjoying the sunny weather with her friends The 29-year-old model and reality TV star stopped for an ice cream treat while out on a walk around New York City with her friends on Saturday afternoon (May 3) Kendall wore a tan jacket over a white shirt paired with black jeans and black flats Kendall appears to be in NYC for the 2025 Met Gala which will be taking place in just a few short days The 2025 Met Gala will be taking place on Monday May 5 and the theme this year is “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” It’s the first Met Gala to focus on menswear since 2003 The dress code is being dubbed “Tailored for You.” Check out the confirmed and rumored guest list, including one star that’s boycotting the event Click through the gallery inside for 25+ pictures of Kendall Jenner stepping out in NYC… National Ex-labor minister wins PPP primary Former Labor Minister Kim Moon-soo clinched the ruling People Power Party’s presidential nomination for the June 3 presidential election on Saturday Kim clinched the nomination with 56.5 percent of a cumulative 402,481 votes nationwide against his opponent former People Power Party Chair Han Dong-hoon Han received 43.5 percent of the total votes The results were announced during the People Power Party convention held at Kintex in Goyang Votes from the party electorate and public opinion polls conducted on Thursday and Friday were taken into account Kim is now expected to compete against Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung who is seen as the front runner in the election as observed in various polls In his 13-minute nomination acceptance speech Kim pledged to “form a strong alliance with any existing force” to prevent Lee from becoming president “I plan to form a strong alliance with any existing force to prevent Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea from taking power,” he told the crowd gathered at the convention then a terrible dictatorship will unfold – if we fail to stop the Democratic Party’s dictatorship the free democracy will crumble and the future of South Korea will be dark,” he added Kim blamed the Democratic Party as the main cause of the current political turmoil pointing out that they have so-far submitted “impeachment motions against 31 people” with the opposition-led National Assembly “They have relentlessly impeached the prime minister head of the Korea Communications Commission prosecutor general and investigators,” he said Kim vowed to focus on bolstering South Korea’s security and economy “I will become a president that helps the youth achieve their dreams – become a president who creates jobs And a president focused on security who will dissuade fears associated with North Korea’s nuclear weapons,” he said Kim also said that he would pursue a constitutional amendment that would change “the old system of 1987” and reform the political Saturday’s announcement comes a day after former Prime Minister and acting president Han Duck-soo declared his candidacy Han Duck-soo’s move fed growing speculations that the ex-prime minister and technocrat would enter the presidential race as an independent conservative candidate then partner up with Kim ahead of the election Such move would be aimed to prevent a split in conservative votes who had voiced disagreement with the Assembly’s impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law imposition on Dec But he said he respects the Constitutional Court’s decision last month to remove Yoon from office He served as the governor of Gyeonggi Province from 2006 to 2014 and was a former three-term conservative lawmaker from 1996 to 2006 Kim was named Labor Minister by Yoon in August last year a role he would eventually resign from in April before announcing his presidential bid who was tortured and imprisoned for participating in the pro-democracy protests in the late 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Draft Report Card: Grading Gang Green's picks Dart is Giants' future, it's only a matter of time before he's their present Grading the Jets pick of Membou in the draft Grading the Giants pick of Carter Mets' wave of rapidly approaching pitching prospects is tantalizing — and potential X-factor Mets Minor League Mailbag: Could a top pitching prospect come up as a reliever? Giants Draft Report Card: Grading Big Blue's picks Jets establishing their identity under Glenn with Membou selection Everything you need to know about Giants first-round pick Carter With Sproat close, Mets could soon have a good conundrum on their hands Mets top 30 prospects for 2025 season The spring sports season is basically packed into a couple of months and on May 11 Licking County baseball teams will learn their tournament fates when district pairings are made postseason play does not begin for more than a week beyond that league titles still have to be decided and building tourney momentum will be on the agenda With seven divisions this spring for the first time it will be interesting to see how things shake out Watkins Memorial and Licking Heights are in II Granville Christian Academy in VI and Newark Catholic is in Division VII Here's a look at the storylines The Advocate will be following in the coming weeks: In the Licking County League Buckeye Division 10-1) has a game lead in the loss column over Granville (14-3 They could meet again in the Division III tournament in addition to a makeup game with Mount Vernon down 1-0 to Mount Vernon in the second inning when play was halted May 2 Two-time defending Cardinal champ Heath (10-4 but still has makeups with NC and Johnstown Newark remains on a rollThe Wildcats suffered a huge blow when Ohio State-bound catcher and cleanup hitter Austin Rose was lost for the season with an elbow injury suffered at Pickerington Central Rose tried to DH in the loss to Teays Valley won five in a row and is tied atop the Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division with Teays and Lancaster including road games against the Vikings and Golden Gales After rolling to the Mid-Ohio Christian Athletic League championship last season the Lions are right in the thick of things again 7-1) is tied with Tree of Life and Shekinah Christian atop the standings with four conference games left That includes the makeup of the May 2 game at Tree of Life and a home rematch May 6 with Shekinah which pulled out a 1-0 win in the earlier meeting Pitching dominates in Licking CountyHow dominant have mound performances been in 2025 Licking Valley left-hander Evan Lichtenauer didn't allow his first earned run of the season until April 28's 4-2 win against Granville at Denison University He and Panthers' right-hander Evan Roberts form as good of a 1-2 punch as anyone in Division III in the district Jackson McMillan and Chase Holtzapple out there Holtzapple and Johnstown's Conner Sullivan have each thrown a no-hitter NC left-hander Owen Przymierski has three shutouts and pitched seven no-hit innings against Zanesville while Newark's Moses Crane nearly no-hit Lancaster Watkins Memorial's Brayden Windnagel struck out 12 against Licking Heights and gave up just one earned run in a 2-0 loss to Valley And sophomore Carter Davis has kept Lakewood in contention Future looks bright in LCLA number of promising underclassmen have emerged this spring already making an impact and setting the bar high for upcoming seasons they could be a key part in a small school tournament run the much improved Vikings started seven sophomores and two freshmen while the Johnnies started four sophomores and have just one senior and started five sophomores in a win against Zanesville dweidig@gannett.com Instagram: @dfweidig Receive unfettered access to our digital content including our Examiner+ bonus content newsletter and get other perks like free tickets to local performing arts complimentary advertising for your favorite local charity either observed and verified directly by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources If we were to rank Examiner-area boys lacrosse teams there is no doubt who we’d put atop the current rankings After watching last Tuesday’s 20-6 beatdown of NYS Class B ranked (No.3) HORACE GREELEY in astonishment it would be Class C state-ranked (No.4) SOMERS that would surface as the cream of the crop as we head down the home stretch of the regular season The last time Somers was this good #IMO was when Yorktown’s Andrew McElduff got right up in my face with a classic #FUGallagher in May of 2002 after the Jordan Rabidou-led Tuskers as I had predicted in that sectional championship season for Somers shocked Yorktown in the regular season for the first time in Tusker history who went on to play at UNC with his All-American brother but nobody could believe the changing of the guard that day in what could only be described as a mind-boggling 7-2) from start to finish in every single facet of the game including Matt Mayfield’s dominance at the X The senior middie rooted his stick into the Tusker turf and won 23 of 24 faceoffs to set the tone opening the door for the Iglesias brothers – senior Miguel (7G It was total domination from start to finish and totally unexpected given twice-beaten Greeley’s hot start to the 2025 campaign I think what really helped us play so well was that we came out hot from the first whistle and we were firing on all cylinders with the offense and defense playing well,” said Notre Dame-bound Tusker Miguel Iglesias (29G “And with Matt playing so well at the face-off X and our offense shooting so well it gave us tons of confidence and was a good team win.” Somers Coach Jordan Hirsch enjoyed it from his viewpoint heaping credit upon the entire organization “Greeley has talent all over the field; a real mix of young and veteran talent on that team and they have a very aggressive style,” Somers coach Jordan Hirsch said “I thought Coach Spillane had an excellent game plan dialed up for our defense and the defensive unit executed it really well They played with a lot of urgency and a high activity level Our offense played selfless and I was really pleased with the ball movement and player movement to create scoring opportunities When the ball moves the way it did and the offensive flow moves the way it did The things that we really emphasize on a daily basis; riding clearing and ground-ball play were all done pretty efficiently which I think were the biggest keys to maintaining a lead against a really good team I was really proud of how our team sustained their effort energy and focus throughout the whole game.” Greeley has to learn from this: Headlines and state rankings are distractions they cannot afford to dwell on when there’s work to be done which has defeated Greeley in all six previous sectional championship settings between the two “It was a really tough loss,” admitted Quaker captain Jameson Blakeslee (23G second in Greeley scoring to Matthew Byrne (33-46-79) But can anyone in Class C challenge Rye and Somers could conceivably throw a giant monkey wrench at what would be a salivating Greeley/Yorktown hookup gets the top seed and forges a Yorktown/Greeley semifinal #SayItAintSo Would be one of those ‘meh’ championship games if Harrison was to get there Yorktown would have to beat Greeley either way but a championship setting would satisfy more local lax fans Harrison will likely lose to Rye and Pelham in the days ahead so that will take them down a notch and make it a close call for the No.1 seed Just hope that Yorktown and Greeley find themselves on opposite sides of the bracket or Class B could be something less than intriguing Greeley did bounce back with a 20-5 win over rival FOX LANE behind multipoint efforts from Luke Dessi (6G The current eighth-seeded Foxes (4-7 in Section 1) – led by Owen Baker (36G No.5 LAKELAND/PANAS (5-4) – led by Oban Rader (13G 30P) and No.7 BREWSTER (4-6) – led by Luke Cunningham (16G 37P) – would do well to reach the sectional semis at this point but May’s just getting started and anything can happen down the stretch We like Coach Joe Macchi’s Rebels to figure out a way as usual; unless the same Jon Bota-coached Wolf Pac team that beat John Jay CR – behind multipoint efforts from Brayden Torrey (2G 1A) – can find a way to maintain a tradition-rich Final 4 appearance We like both L/P and Mahopac to bust a bracket should they see Harrison Two-time reigning Section 1 Class D champion PLEASANTVILLE is chasing undefeated North Salem for the top seed veteran coach in first-year mentor Vin Savastano the Tigers are another one of those teams that have not stockpiled quality wins unless a dark horse like No.7 PUTNAM VALLEY makes for a classic bracket-buster 45P) Tigers can reach the Class D semis this spring we’d consider that a substantial upgrade and hope for a 2026 title crack Class D may not have the kind of overall talent it has had in recent years we’ve got a lot of respect for everyone in Class D,” Pleasantville senior captain Nich Reich (27G we’ve grown together and found an identity as a team We’re still growing into who we want to be as a team this year “Bronxville is always well-coached and plays hard,” he added stay locked in and take it one game at a time so we’re just going to attack each day with a winning mentality.” How ’bout this for some drip: Three of the current top four Class B seeds are out of the Examiner-area which means the Final 4 bracket figures to be loaded with the silky state-ranked locals… No.8 Fox Lane Such little separation in the state polls could indicate a ridiculously competitive sectional tournament state-ranked (No.3) PLEASANTVILLE got back on course after the Greeley debacle a week prior by knocking off Eastchester (17-7) BYRAM HILLS (15-3) and CROTON (18-2) by a combined 50-12 count Ella Collins (23P) and Sam Schultz (9P) went off for the Panthers (9-2) the future is bright over yonder in P’ville And recent off-field accomplishment are among the highlights of the spring as P’ville’s Katie Wildley a three-sport athlete and Class of 2025 salutatorian recently chose UVA as her path to future greatness #PvilleKillingIt Coach CJ Riefenhauser’s Class AA YORKTOWN Huskers screamed ‘We are Legit” improving to 10-3 overall while winning six of the last seven games including recent wins over Class AA state-ranked (No.8) MAHOPAC and Class B (No.13) PUTNAM VALLEY are the Section 1 Class B favorites heading into the postseason as evidenced by a 10-0 win over the Wolf Pac but peaks are cliffs in an instant in America’s pastime “It was a great team win against Mahopac,” Riefenhauser said after Husker P Derek Patrissi fired five scoreless innings of two-hit ball “We are in a good place right now,” said Riefenhauser “We just need to focus on getting better game by game.” Gonna be a wild ride to SUNY Purchase – home of the sectional finals – with the Huskers Wolf Pac (11-4) and state-ranked (No.9) FOX LANE Recent history suggests Fox Lane will find a way to the finals and senior C/3B Logan Mammola recently caught fire including a home run in a 6-3 win over GREELEY and three hits (2 2B) and six RBI in a 14-10 win over Suffern if this unit fails to find its way to the Class B sectional finals it’ll be disappointing though nothing is shocking in baseball #AnyGivenDay Four PV hurlers combined a no-hitter in a 19-2 rout of Haldane could not make that “statement win” when they lost 9-3 to Yorktown Without the necessary history behind the sport we don’t quite know how to measure the quantics of Section 1 in regards to flag football but we can assure you that reining Class B sectional champ and state-ranked (No.5) Class B BREWSTER (12-0) is still pretty damn good and remains on track to win a third championship in four years or at least challenge to do so behind an near-impenetrable defense (46 points allowed in 11 games) that has posted five shutouts Ray has 33 years experience covering and photographing local sports in Westchester and Putnam counties including everything from Little League/Travel Baseball to varsity high school prep sports and collegiate coverage He has been a sports editor at Examiner Media since its inception in 2007 Visit Ray’s author bio page for more details. 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Contact us here Thanks for visiting Mary Marks joined Sidley Austin as a partner in its antitrust and competition practice in New York, the firm announced Monday Marks focuses on analyzing US and multinational transactions and obtaining clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and global merger control laws She also counsels clients on pre-clearance and pre-closing coordination and inadvertent failures to file under the HSR Act The Noblesville baseball team honored its two senior managers and players last Saturday afternoon on Senior Day They welcomed in former JV Black head coach Riley Benner and the Lebanon Tigers One big fifth inning put the Millers over the top for a 6-1 win allowing just four baserunners through the first four innings Lebanon’s Nate Kouns reached on a passed ball after striking out Willie Shelton dropped a single just over Chris Martz at third Brooks Johnson sent the lone Tiger run home when he got on base with an error from Aiden Reynolds at short Aiden Ramsey and Garrett Dixon started the home half of the fifth with each getting hit by a pitch Freshman Zac Glander doubled to left to score Ramsey to tie it 1-1 Trevor Corbett hit an infield single to third Glander advanced to 3rd and Corbett to second on a passed ball The bases were loaded with an intentional walk of Reynolds Cole Schott was the third in the inning to get hit by a pitch from Kouns to score Glander That brought in Willie Shelton to relieve Kouns Tanner Miller then hit a sacrifice fly to left to score Corbett and it was 4-1 scored on a balk by Shelton to push it to 5-1 With Ramsey back up for the 10th hitter of the inning Schott ran home on a wild pitch for what became the final score of 6-1 Gaskill (2-2) went the distance for a complete game Noblesville (11-8) has won six in a row and hosts the Oak Hill Golden Eagles (10-7) on Monday at 6:30 p.m I too feel like I love the "quiet" times even more these days Frys which is a part of Kroger has been doing senior day for years but learned I am allergic to the metals used in the implants I would really like to know if this procedure is less painful during recovery Thanks for visiting Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Dygert powers Canyon-SRAM to fifth in Vuelta opener leading home their train and taking the first race leader’s jersey The American squad covered the flat course in Barcelona in a time of 9:30 three seconds better than Team SD Worx-Protime and marginally quicker again than Liv AlUla Jayco The FDJ Suez squad of defending champion Demi Vollering was hampered by a crash by Vittoria Guazzini but was good enough for fourth Chloe Dygert did a huge amount of work for Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto but couldn’t overcome the squad’s slight lack of TTT horsepower with the team having to be satisfied with fifth We had a really good strategy and we executed that really well I think we did almost everything the way we wanted US squads EF Education-Oatly and Human Powered Health were eight and ninth respectively Van Dijk will wear red heading into Monday’s undulating stage from Molins de Rei to Sant Boi de Llobregat She is level on time with teammates Riejanne Markus but tops the leaderboard as she led them across the line The Dutchwoman said that management had told her beforehand to bring them home if they were in a position to win “I feel it more as an honor from the team that I am the one who can wear the jersey,” she said “But for me it is special that the team wants me to wear it.” Team Picnic PostNL was off early on and rode well hammering around the course to set a time of 9:39.19 This was almost 20 seconds faster than Cofidis Women and would be a difficult one for others to beat The Movistar Team was one of those tipped for a big result but was hampered soon after their start by a puncture for their young phenom Cat Ferguson Human Powered Health had a fine performance and clocked in with the provisional second best mark with the Movistar Team riders finishing their effort several minutes later to overtake the US squad in the standings and while it was down to four riders during the TTT The Australian squad set a new best time at the intermediate checkpoint and also went fastest at the finish over five seconds quicker than Picnic PostNL’s time That pace was good enough to hold off a Cloe Dygert-led Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto However Lidl-Trek had more to give and stormed home over three seconds better again “We were satisfied with the performance and then of course it is just waiting until the other teams finished [to see] if we made it or not,” Van Dijk later said Demi Vollering’s FDJ Suez was a big danger and did what it could to put the Dutchwoman back into the red jersey but was hampered by a crash at the turning point by Vittoria Guazzini The other riders kept going and would finish in fourth place while the squad which started ahead of them “When you hear you won it is such a relief,” she said “These are the best wins because you can celebrate it all together It is just a phenomenal win for all the team of Lidl-Trek.” BBL Hospitality was among the employers with the most open positions at Lenox's annual job fair It's looking to staff up its Element Lenox-Berkshires Hotel The third annual Lenox Chamber of Commerce job fair attracted at least 70 job-seekers on Wednesday afternoon aiming to fill out their roster of available seasonal and year-round positions Most found hiring less challenging than in recent years At least 70 job-seekers connected with 18 employers at Lenox's annual job fair LENOX — It was “help wanted” time at Town Hall Wednesday afternoon at the Lenox Chamber of Commerce's job fair At least 70 job-seekers connected with 18 employers BBL Hospitality, owner of the soon-to-open Element Lenox Berkshires hotel on Pittsfield Road was among the companies with the most openings Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and Miraval Berkshires Resort and Spa BBL vice-president of business development reservations for the Marriott-branded property are being taken for mid-July and beyond Up to 25 full- and part-time year-round positions were up for grabs working through the peak season as well as wintertime,” said Jeff Michaelson noted that she has “a great pool of applicants already for a new brand and property.” Short- and long-stay visitors, typically a week or more Tanglewood is still staffing up for its 10-week summer season with training set to start in mid-June the Boston Symphony’s talent acquisition manager More than 30 positions remain open for parking and gate attendants as well as patron services representatives About 300 people are employed at the orchestra’s summer home thanks in part to a strong group of returning employees Miraval was still looking to fill 20 more seasonal restaurant the resort has retained many seasonal and year-round staff members At the Kripalu desk human resources specialist Kevin Hoosier said the spa is ramping up to fill as many as 30 full- and part-time posts rising in the summer for seasonal jobs such as outdoor guides Filling the openings has been somewhat easier this year Representing the Brava and Ombra downtown Lenox restaurants by keeping much of its staff through the years it’s easier to fill out the remaining half-dozen positions for the summer Trustco Bank’s Phil Celentano acknowledged it was getting more difficult to find employees for its Pittsfield and nearby New York state branches “There was one day with five interviews set up and nobody showed,” he recalled while occasionally you just have to look for them,” said Celentano Clarence Fanto can be reached at cfanto@yahoo.com residents voted to form a committee ro weigh options for a new town hall while officials urged attendees to write letters of support for a home-rule bill to avoid costs from school choice students The Tavern at the A in Pittsfield is preparing to reopen for food service this May even as the fate of its liquor license remains uncertain after Monday 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Rodriguez was a common presence in the strawweight Top 15, earning wins over the likes of Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Mackenzie Dern. FORT WORTH, Texas (NASCAR Wire Service) — Crew chief Mardy Lindley called his shot. “We’ve got to stop to win,” Lindley radioed to driver Kyle Larson, subbing for injured Connor Zilisch in the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Lindley was right. Larson made a late pit stop and proceeded to win Saturday’s Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway in two overtimes. The victory was Larson’s second of the season, his second at Texas and the 17th of his Xfinity career, with Larson charging from the seventh position on a Lap 194 restart — behind six cars that stayed out on older tires — to win in two extra periods. On Lap 188, Larson was cruising to a probable win with a lead of more than six seconds when Corey Day – in the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet that Larson drove to a dominating win at Bristol in mid-April – hit the tire barrier on the inside of Turn 3 to cause the ninth of 11 cautions. That’s when Lindley made the call to bring Larson to pit road, and ultimately it paid off. After moving from third to second on the first overtime restart, Larson took the lead from defending race winner Sam Mayer in the second overtime and pulled away to win by 1.265 seconds over Taylor Gray, who surged from fourth to second in the final two laps. “It was a lot of survival, I felt like in that race,” Larson said. “I got in some wrecks, the balance we had to work on quite a bit. So, it was fun. I felt like if I could ever get the lead, I could stretch it out, but I couldn’t get by Justin (Allgaier). He was running where I needed to be. “Thanks to JRM for letting me come run this thing here today. Obviously, I wish Connor was in the car, but it means a lot that they thought of me to call up to run this thing.” As Larson worked his way through the field twice — once from the 20th starting position and again after an uncontrolled tire penalty sent him to the rear after the first stage break — Allgaier led a race-high 99 laps and kept Larson at bay until a cycle of green-flag pit stops in the final stage scrambled the running order. It was during that cycle that Allgaier’s race came to an untimely end. Running 12th after pitting on Lap 153, Allgaier closed fast on the No. 5 Chevrolet of Kris Wright near the exit from Turn 4. Wright failed to hold the bottom lane and drifted up the track into Allgaier’s line. Allgaier made a move toward the inside but couldn’t avoid Wright’s car. The No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet slammed into the outside wall in the tri-oval, slid down onto the infield grass and ended the race on a wrecker. Allgaier, who had lost position to Larson during the pit sequence, was gracious in his assessment of the wreck that ended his day. “The hard part is, ultimately it falls on my shoulders,” Allgaier said. “We’d about gotten crashed a couple laps before the green-flag stop there, and I think they had some damage and he (Wright) was having a bit of a tough time with his race car, and I’m trying to catch back to the 88 and trying to push and ultimately put myself in a bad position “Kyle and I had a great battle, and I was having a lot of fun with it. Obviously, the guy’s ultra-fast in anything that he drives. I think probably the most disappointing part about today is that it’s my mom’s birthday. I would love to get a trophy and celebrate her birthday with that, but instead I’m standing here talking to you guys.” Allgaier’s exit opened the door for Mayer, Gray, Austin Hill and Nick Sanchez. Driving the No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet, Sanchez ran consistently in the top five until the second overtime, when he hit the wall and dropped to 20th at the finish. Riley Herbst finished third after restarting sixth in the final overtime, with Hill coming home fourth, Mayer fifth and Harrison Burton sixth. Jesse Love, Ryan Sieg, Brandon Jones and Jeb Burton completed the top 10. The Xfinity Series’ next race is the BetMGM 300, scheduled for Saturday, May 24 (4:30 p.m. ET, The CW, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Charlotte Motor Speedway. along with the D1 Softball Player of the Week and a Softball America Star of the Week Bahl was also recognized as the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday her fifth weekly conference honor of the season Bahl notched a team-high .625 batting average across the Huskers’ three games against Washington last weekend She reached base in seven of her eight trips to the plate She knocked three home runs – one in the 12-8 win on Friday and two in the 6-0 win on Sunday Sunday marked the second multi-homer game of her career Bahl now has 34 extra-base hits on the season which is one shy of tying the school record which is tied for the seventh-highest total in school history Bahl became the first player in Nebraska history to notch 15 doubles and 15 home runs in the same season She also brought her RBI total above 50 for the season making her the first Husker since Billie Andrews in 2022 to have 50+ runs Nebraska will take on the Maryland Terrapins from May 2-4 The weekend will mark NU’s fan appreciation weekend Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker As the Celtics continue their NBA title defense superstar forward Jayson Tatum is playing some of the best basketball of his career Tatum closed Boston's first-round series with 36, 37 and 35 points, joining Larry Bird as just the second player in franchise history with three straight playoff games of 35-plus points Tatum's efforts are all the more impressive when considering he turned those games in while playing through an injury that caused him to miss Game 2 Tatum has kept his injury at the front of everyone's mind by incorporating it into his new 3-point celebration and it could be something that sticks throughout Boston's playoff run in 2025 📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Here's more on Tatum's new 3-point celly and how it came to be Tatum raises both arms and uses his left hand to grab his right wrist He began putting the celebration on display after returning to the lineup from a bruised right wrist sustained in Game 1 of Boston's first-round series "I mean, I missed Game 2 — shoutout to the rook, man, Baylor [Scheierman], he came up with the celebration when I hit a 3," Tatum explained after Game 4 Tatum hit 11 of 25 (44.0%) of his 3s in Games 3 through 5 including a jumper over a Paolo Banchero contest in the closeout Game 5 Jayson Tatum hits a 3 in Banchero’s faceThen he did his new signature wrist grab celebration 🔥#Celtics #NBA⚡️by GameTime App pic.twitter.com/Sz09rSyLMK The celebration has quickly caught on among the Celtics and fans alike with the team's official account sharing a photo of Tatum grabbing his wrist with a post that read "SERIES OVER." SERIES OVER pic.twitter.com/B92y5SQ9i7 The wrist grab shifts away from Tatum's usual 3-point celebration that sees him blow a kiss with three fingers to celebrate the shot keep an eye out for whether the grab is there to stay or if he'll shift back to tradition MORE: Why Knicks' Jalen Brunson covers his face after made 3-pointers In Game 1 of Boston's first-round playoff series with Orlando, Tatum injured his right wrist on a hard fall following a dunk attempt. As he rose to finish above the rim, Tatum was met by two Magic defenders whose attempt to make a play on the ball led to an awkward fall Tatum's attempt to brace himself resulted in him landing on his right hand causing a wrist injury that was revealed to be a right distal radius bone bruise Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was given a flagrant foul 1 for this play on Jayson Tatum. pic.twitter.com/g2xnIzkuTm though it was the first missed playoff game of his eight-year NBA career 10.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists in Games 3 through 5 of the series He'll look to build upon that when Boston faces the Knicks in the East semifinals. Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events. 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Best Version Media, LLC. moving from 10th to 3rd after their impressive performance against Texas Tennessee's struggles have seen them tumble out of the top 10 entirely while Texas and Tennessee seek to rebound in upcoming matchups The competition among SEC teams is likely to intensify especially with the College World Series on the horizon 1 ranking reflects shifting dynamics within SEC baseball highlighting the competitive nature of the conference Teams like Arkansas and Texas will need to adapt quickly to stay relevant as the season approaches its climax The summary of the linked article was generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence technology from OpenAI We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it OK Privacy policy featuring six Finals appearances and five championships NBA legend Gregg Popovich has ended his tenure as the San Antonio Spurs' head coach He will step in as the new president of basketball operations "While my love and passion for the game remain I’ve decided it’s time to step away as head coach," Popovich said in his exiting statement "I’m forever grateful to the wonderful players and fans who allowed me to serve them as the Spurs head coach and am excited for the opportunity to continue to support The organization community and city that are so meaningful to me.” Many across the league commended the all-time head coach from his companions and former players to his rivals who faced Popovich and the Spurs in consecutive Finals praised the former Spurs coach for a decorated career "Congrats on a legendary coaching career & best of luck in your next role A post shared by Miami HEAT (@miamiheat) The Heat and Spurs clashed in 2013 and 2014 Miami defeated the Spurs in the first matchup handing Popovich his sole Finals series loss This championship was remembered for Ray Allen's 3-pointer that sent Game 6 to overtime one of the most clutch shots in league history but were outclassed by San Antonio in one of the most dominant team performances in Finals history Jayden Armant is a graduate of the Howard University School of Communications and a contributor to Miami Heat on SI. 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This self-soothing behavior helps reduce feelings of stress, tension or anxiety, Newsweek previously reported Kobi couldn't contain his feelings when he spotted his owner He immediately needed to do something to distract his emotions He grabbed the name tag on his collar and kept it in his mouth as he cozied up next to his owner Newsweek reached out to @leahthepa via email for comment The TikTok video reached more than 106,800 views and 27,100 likes as of Wednesday with people obsessing over Kobi's adorable response to seeing his owner They are truly a beautiful breed," wrote one viewer while another said: "Goldens are literal angels like mine will find ANYTHING to greet with A third person commented: "He had to make sure you got some type of gift." Others suggested the owners keep a basket of doors by the door for easy access The owner informed viewers in the comment section that they moved the toy bin but Kobi still greets them with the dog collar in his mouth He'll even greet them that way if they've been gone for as little as 20 minutes Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@newsweek.com with some details about your best friend and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsweek is committed to journalism that is factual and fair We value your input and encourage you to rate this article Newsletters in your inbox See all ← → outgoing president of the African Development Bank is warning that foreign firms are underpaying for carbon credits from African forests “We used to have land grabs. Now we are having carbon grabs,” he told The Financial Times this week doubling down on recent assertions that Africa is being “short-changed” on carbon removal The total value of carbon drawn down by African lands was $66 billion in 2022, according to a report from the African Development Bank The report concluded that Africa is “nature rich and cash poor,” and that a “proper valuation” of its natural wealth would allow countries to access more capital “It is time for Africa’s green wealth to be properly measured,” Adesina said in his U.N “It is time for Africa to be green rich and cash rich.” In War-Torn Sudan, a Gold Mining Boom Takes a Human Toll Kristeller's best attempt came on his sixth throw Brennan's best hurl came on his third attempt Kenneth Ikeji of Harvard won the event with a score of 71.91m Ikeji was the runner-up in the hammer throw at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Kerri Inman director of cross country and track & field: "Alex (Kristeller) and Paul (Brennan) had a strong showing in the championship section at the Penn Relays today Proud of their effort and happy with how we look as we get closer to MAACs." Manhattan track & field athletes will compete on Friday in the Lions Invitational hosted by The College of New Jersey The two-day event runs on Friday and Saturday live from the TCNJ Track & Field Complex Follow Manhattan Track & Field on Instagram (@jaspersxctf) and X (@Jaspers_Track) Thanks for visiting The Cubs have played excellent baseball recently and it isn't like their rotation has been an issue For a Cubs team that's well suited to at least win the National League Central and perhaps make a run in the NL during the postseason there are a few ways they could go at the deadline and they’re loaded with assets to make that happen Greg Amsinger of MLB Network examined trade candidates earlier this week and named Tyler Anderson of the Los Angeles Angels as one Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele (35) reacts after giving up a home run against Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Enrique Hernández (8) (not pictured) in the fourth inning during the Tokyo Series at Tokyo Dome Anderson isn't the same arm caliber as Steele making him somebody that could be on his radar list The two-time All-Star is 35 years old and has been very good for parts of his career He has thrown the ball at a very high level to start the season posting a 2.67 ERA and striking out 27 hitters in 33.2 innings The race for quarter final qualification continues in group C of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the Central African Republic (CAR) face the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Ghana tackle Senegal on Monday Both games will take place at the New Suez stadium with CAR and DRC kicking off proceedings at 5pm CAT followed by Ghana against Senegal at 8pm CAT Things remained level after matchday one in group C on Friday as Senegal drew 1-1 with CAR while Ghana also held DRC to a 1-1 draw All four sides are equal on points and goal difference as things stand As all teams in group C are chasing their first win of this year’s edition of the tournament DRC are after their first even win at the U20 AFCON having a record of four draws and two losses across their appearances at the competition CAR are also looking to snap a five game losing streak at the competition having drawn two and lost three of their last five appearances at the U20 AFCON Senegal can be expected to throw their full force at Ghana in order to progress to the knockout stage and defend their title They will also look to keep their twelve-game unbeaten streak in the competition’s group stages alive Ghana will be itching to return to winning ways after drawing their tournament opener ending a run of winning their previous three opening fixtures of the tournament They will be chasing their second win in their last seven group stage fixtures at the U20 AFCON finals Site managed by