- Denny Hamlin rallied from the back to win at Michigan — his third victory this season and fourth at that track.
- After the win he paid a visible tribute to the late Kyle Busch, blending Busch’s stylized No. 8 with Hamlin’s No. 1.
- Race drama: Christopher Bell may have wrist/ankle injuries after a hard crash, and Carson Hocevar drew heat for sparking a multicar pileup.
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- Spurs trail 0-2 after dropping both home games; the series now shifts to New York for Games 3 and 4 — can they mount a comeback?
- Longshot prop: Spurs are +550 to win the title without ever leading the series — a feat no NBA team has ever pulled off.
- Another prop: Spurs +700 to win every Finals road game — they’ve shown road grit (including a Game 7 win in OKC), but the Knicks are tough at home.
- Braves swept the Pirates — Michael Harris II ripped a bases-loaded triple in the 7th to turn the game and the sweep, reinforcing Atlanta’s spot as the early best team in baseball.
- Brewers smoked the Rockies 12-4 with 17 hits (10 for extra bases) to complete a road sweep and keep their hot offense rolling.
- Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle delivered a 420‑foot homer and the go-ahead single in the 9th, continuing a breakout rookie season that’s been fun to watch.
- A Texas judge granted a temporary injunction that could allow transfer QB Brendan Sorsby to play for Texas Tech this fall despite being ruled ineligible for wagering; some bets were on his own team.
- He’ll still miss the first two games, so he won’t be available for Tech’s Sept. 5 season opener.
- The NCAA strongly objects and may appeal, calling the decision damaging to sports integrity, so legal uncertainty remains.
- A Texas high school track meet turned deadly in April 2025 when 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony is accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
- The trial has entered its second week with Anthony’s lawyers arguing self-defense after an alleged dispute at a team tent; prosecutors have rested their case.
- The case drew national attention and heated discussion on social media, partly because it was widely framed in racial terms.
- Josef Newgarden won at Gateway despite nursing an injured left foot, leading the final 40 laps to notch his sixth career victory there and extend his short-oval dominance.
- Alex Palou’s fuel gamble backfired — after a rain delay he ran out of gas entering pit road, lost two laps and finished 17th.
- The race was twice stopped for rain and full of drama: Marcus Ericsson led 114 laps but finished second, with Christian Rasmussen completing the podium.
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