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Canadian police
charge three Indian
men in killing of Sikh
leader. 3NN

Weaker
jobs data
soothes
Fed worries
Concerns have been
rising that US economy
might overheat again
Howard Schneider
and Lindsay Dunsmuir
REUTERS

Federal Reserve officials, buffeted

by concerns the economy might again
overheat, got relief on Friday when
jobs data for April showed a marked
cooling in wage growth and a pace of
hiring in line with levels seen before
the COVID-19 pandemic.
The gain of 175,000 payroll jobs last
month was the lowest since October
2023, while the 3.9% annual change in
average hourly earnings was the
smallest since May of 2021 and con-
Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday. CURTIS MEANS/POOL VIA REUTERS tinued what has been a steady decline
toward the mid-3% range which poli-
cymakers feel is consistent with their
2% inflation target.

Former aide Hicks It was still a “solid” report in terms

of the numbers of jobs generated, said
Chicago Fed President Austan Gools-
bee, but more like the type of employ-

takes the stand

ment growth seen before the COVID-19
pandemic and therefore a boost to
confidence that the economy is not
again overheating.
“The more jobs numbers like the
ones we saw today, the more you see
Testifies that Trump told her to deny Daniels affair easing of inflation, the more comfort …
I would have,” Goolsbee said on
Bloomberg Television.
Jack Queen, Brendan Pierson and Andy Sullivan REUTERS He did not say, however, if he ex-
pected the Fed to cut rates this year.
NEW YORK – Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump, testified on Friday that he told Inflation “hit a bump at the start of
this year,” Goolsbee said. “We have go
her in the final days of the 2016 presidential election to deny that he had a sexual relation- to get comfort it is not a sign of reac-
ship with porn star Stormy Daniels. h Hicks’ testimony gave jurors an inside look at the celeration.”
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman,
campaign’s damage-control efforts when Trump faced multiple accusations of unflattering who has been among the more ardent
sexual behavior in the waning weeks of his successful White House campaign. voices on the steps needed to control
inflation, said after the release of the
Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges of falsi- data that her outlook remained “that
fying business records to cover up a $130,000 pay- inflation will decline further with the
ment made at that time to Daniels, who was threat- policy rate held steady.”
ening to go public with her story of their 2006 sexu- Bowman, along with all other mem-
al encounter. bers of the central bank’s policy-set-
Hicks testified that she told Trump four days be- ting committee, voted earlier this week
fore the Nov. 8, 2016, election that the Wall Street to keep the policy interest rate steady
Journal would publish details of Daniels’ story. in the current 5.25%-5.50% range.
“He wanted to make sure that there was a denial
of any kind of relationship,” said Hicks, who served ‘Soft landing’
as campaign press secretary.
She said Trump did not want his wife, Melania, Traders responded to the jobs data
to see the story, which also included allegations by adding to bets that the Fed will de-
that he had an affair with former Playboy model Ka- liver its first rate cut in September and
ren McDougal. Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump, likely follow with a second quarter-
Trump has denied having sex with either wom- reacts while being cross-examined during Trump’s percentage-point cut in December.
an. criminal trial in New York City on Friday in this Both probabilities had been sliding as
“He was concerned about how it would be courtroom sketch. JANE ROSENBERG/REUTERS inflation data ran hotter than antici-
viewed by his wife, and he wanted me to make sure pated and Fed officials at their April
the newspapers weren’t delivered to the residence 30-May 1 meeting noted the lack of re-
that morning,” Hicks said. cent progress in lowering the pace of
Prosecutors in the first criminal trial of a former “He was concerned about how it price increases.
U.S. president argue that the payment to Daniels Other data, such as a slowdown in
corrupted the election by suppressing news that would be viewed by his wife, and he overall output, was dismissed as
could have influenced voters as they decided wanted me to make sure the masking strong underlying demand,
whether to back the Republican Trump or Hillary while a weak productivity reading for
Clinton, then his Democratic rival. newspapers weren’t delivered to the the first three months of the year
Prosecutors say Trump falsified records to cover raised the possibility that a key force
up election-law and tax-law violations, which ele-
residence that morning.” helping to slow inflation may be of less
Hope Hicks
See HICKS, Page 5NN Testifying about Donald Trump’s reaction to Stormy Daniels story See FED, Page 4NN

Colleges trying to keep the peace at graduation

Protests and crackdowns Poly Humboldt in Northern California,
leaders have canceled or moved key
disrupt end of school year events off campus altogether.
What are typically joyful ceremonies
Julia Harte in which robed students cross stages to
REUTERS accept diplomas will have a different
feel this month at many universities
Ahead of the University of Michi- where pro-Palestinian protests and po-
gan’s commencement on Saturday, the lice crackdowns have upended the final
school has trained staff volunteers in days of the school year.
how to mitigate disruptions: a change In recent days, students across the
from the usual duties of guiding guests U.S. have rallied or set up tents at doz-
around campus and showing them to ens of universities to protest Israel’s war
their seats. in Gaza. Demonstrators have called on
Everyone facilitating the University President Joe Biden, who has supported
of Illinois’ commencement the following Israel, to do more to stop the bloodshed University of Michigan students set up an encampment on the campus in Ann
weekend will have undergone similar in Gaza and demanded schools divest Arbor. More than 300 Michigan faculty, staff and alumni signed a letter
special training. At schools like the Uni- protesting the disruption-mitigation training for commencement volunteers.
versity of Southern California and Cal See COLLEGES, Page 6NN REBECCA COOK/REUTERS FILE

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NATIONAL (for the 48 contiguous states) INTERNATIONAL (excludes Antarctica) Frost occurred as far south as Baton Rouge, Q: The world rainfall record of 7.8 inches fell in
High: 99 at Del Rio, TX High: 115 at Nandyal, India La., on May 4, 1812, while snow accumulat- 1 min., 15 min. or 1 hour?
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Precip: 2.28” at Ada, OK Precip: 5.75” at Georgetown, Guyana Baltimore on May 4, 1893, and in northern
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Appleton, WI 70/43/sh 34 Gadsden, AL 79/60/t 40 Memphis, TN 80/65/t 34 O Shelby, NC 71/61/t 43
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O Athens, GA 75/63/t 40 O Gastonia, NC 72/63/t 45 Milwaukee, WI 71/51/sh 39 Silver City, NM 80/46/s 67
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Bartlesville, OK 72/57/t 33 Great Falls, MT 64/39/c 57 Montgomery, AL 88/66/t 42 O Somerville, NJ 60/50/c 34
Battle Creek, MI 80/58/pc 33 Green Bay, WI 70/44/sh 33 O Muncie, IN 80/64/t 42 O South Bend, IN 82/53/pc 43
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O Binghamton, NY 60/46/sh 37 Hackensack, NJ 64/48/c 44 Naples, FL 87/71/t 38 O Springfield, IL 84/55/t 62
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O Bremerton, WA 55/45/sh 21 Hattiesburg, MS 87/67/t 37 Neptune, NJ 55/49/c 31 St. Augustine, FL 82/72/c 33
Brockton, MA 59/44/c 37 Henderson, KY 80/63/t 45 O New Bedford, MA 58/45/c 36 St. Cloud, MN 63/38/pc 39
O Brownwood, TX 80/62/t 32 O Hendersonville, NC 70/60/t 41 O New Bern, NC 81/64/c 43 O St. George, UT 88/55/s 72
Burlington, IA 76/46/t 44 Herkimer, NY 69/51/c 37 O New Philadelphia, OH 71/62/t 46 O Staunton, VA 61/55/sh 37
O Burlington, NC 76/64/t 43 Hillsdale, MI 76/58/pc 35 O Newark, OH 73/63/t 51 Stevens Point, WI 62/39/sh 33
Burlington, VT 72/51/c 26 Holland, MI 68/49/pc 28 O Newton, NJ 62/48/c 35 Stockton, CA 61/45/r 33
O Cambridge, OH 72/63/t 46 O Hornell, NY 59/49/t 34 New York, NY 65/48/c 51 O Stroudsburg, PA 60/47/sh 39
Camdenton, MO 77/57/t 44 Houma, LA 85/71/c 35 O Norwich, CT 65/47/c 37 Stuart, FL 84/72/pc 31
O Canandaigua, NY 63/51/sh 37 O Howell, MI 76/60/pc 40 O Ocala, FL 88/67/t 38 O Sturgis, MI 78/56/pc 32
O Canton, OH 71/61/t 48 Hutchinson, KS 67/46/t 30 O Oklahoma City, OK 73/59/t 53 Tallahassee, FL 85/66/t 36
Carlsbad, NM 84/58/pc 74 O Hyannis, MA 53/45/c 32 Opelousas, LA 84/69/t 41 Thibodaux, LA 85/70/c 36
O Chambersburg, PA 56/52/sh 33 O Indianapolis, IN 81/62/pc 42 Oshkosh, WI 73/44/sh 32 Topeka, KS 68/49/sh 49
Cherry Hill, NJ 62/50/c 31 Iowa City, IA 71/43/sh 37 Palm Beach, FL 84/76/sh 28 Tuscaloosa, AL 86/64/t 38
O Cincinnati, OH 75/61/t 42 O Ithaca, NY 59/47/sh 36 Palm Springs, CA 94/57/s 68 O Utica, NY 69/50/c 41
Clarksville, TN 79/63/t 36 Jackson, MS 86/65/t 43 Panama City, FL 84/68/pc 37 O Ventura, CA 62/51/pc 32
Coldwater, MI 78/57/pc 33 Jackson, TN 80/61/t 43 O Pekin, IL 83/54/t 57 O Victorville, CA 73/47/pc 67
O Columbus, OH 74/63/t 58 Jacksonville, FL 82/66/pc 32 Pensacola, FL 84/71/pc 43 Vineland, NJ 61/51/c 30
O Corning, NY 60/51/sh 37 Jacksonville, NC 80/65/c 43 Peoria, IL 82/53/t 59 O Visalia, CA 73/45/r 32
Corpus Christi, TX 87/76/c 61 O Kent, OH 71/59/t 49 Petersburg, VA 72/62/sh 35 O Washington, DC 59/55/sh 32
Daytona Beach, FL 84/68/c 33 Kewanee, IL 79/48/t 55 Phoenix, AZ 95/68/s 72 Watertown, SD 59/37/pc 27
Deming, NM 86/48/s 69 O Keyser, WV 58/51/t 42 Port Huron, MI 74/57/pc 52 Wausau, WI 60/41/sh 25
O DeRidder, LA 82/71/t 43 O Kinston, NC 83/65/c 46 Portsmouth, NH 56/43/c 35 O Waynesboro, PA 57/53/sh 33
Des Moines, IA 65/44/sh 36 O Knoxville, TN 77/62/t 39 Poughkeepsie, NY 67/48/c 41 White Plains, NY 62/45/c 36
O Detroit, MI 75/60/pc 47 O Lafayette, IN 81/58/pc 41 O Providence, RI 61/46/c 40 O Wichita Falls, TX 77/62/t 45
Devils Lake, ND 51/38/c 28 Lafayette, LA 84/72/pc 43 Pueblo, CO 67/41/pc 66 O Wilmington, DE 60/53/c 27
O Dover, NH 57/42/c 29 Lakeland, FL 91/69/t 42 Quincy, MA 56/45/c 38 Wilmington, NC 82/68/c 43
El Paso, TX 90/60/s 75 O Lansing, MI 78/58/pc 40 Redding, CA 59/47/sh 35 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 61/38/sh 32
O Elmira, NY 60/51/sh 37 Las Cruces, NM 88/50/s 68 Reno, NV 61/36/r 43 O Wooster, OH 73/62/t 49
O Erie, PA 69/55/c 52 O Lebanon, PA 58/50/sh 31 O Ravenna, OH 71/58/t 49 O Worcester, MA 60/43/c 41
O Eugene, OR 51/43/r 15 Leesburg, FL 88/69/t 37 O Richmond, IN 76/61/t 46 O York, PA 58/51/sh 34
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Beijing 76/57/c 75/59/c Havana 89/70/pc 89/71/sh Montreal 68/52/c 55/51/r Tehran 75/59/s 78/63/pc
O Beirut 76/64/s 72/62/sh Helsinki 56/43/s 49/39/s O Moscow 56/45/pc 51/35/sh Tokyo 76/63/s 76/67/c
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SOLOMON ISLANDS DISCOVERIES

Pro-China Slithering in
ancient forests
PM to lead India’s prehistoric forests were
Solomon Islands lawmakers on home to a massive, extinct snake
Thursday elected a pro-China former species that scientists believe was
foreign minister as the country’s new one of the largest to have ever exist-
prime minister in a move that is ex- ed, Newsweek reported.
pected to continue the archipelago’s In a new study, a research team
tilt toward Beijing, the Guardian re- uncovered the fossilized remains of
ported. Vasuki indicus in the western Indian
The victor, Jeremiah Manele, over- state of Gujarat.
saw the transition when the Pacific The team found 27 vertebrae of
nation severed its decadeslong ties this snake, each part measuring
with Taiwan in favor of Beijing in 2019 between 1.5 and 2.5 inches in length.
under his predecessor, outgoing Using this data, they estimated
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. that the reptile was 36 to 50 feet
Coming just days after Sogavare long.
declared he was withdrawing from It is believed to have lived around
the race – as his Ownership, Unity FRANCE war. 47 million years ago.
and Responsibility (OUR) Party failed Despite Pécresse’s stance, the In comparison, two of the longest
to secure a majority in last month’s
parliamentary polls – the vote was
Divide over French government has not followed
suit, saying there had been “no anti-
snakes alive today, the Burmese
python and the reticulated python,
closely watched by China, Australia
and the United States, which are com-
conflict deepens semitic remarks” and no violence
had been committed during the
can grow up to 19 feet and 32 feet,
respectively.
peting for influence in the region. Paris’ regional authorities tempo- demonstrations. Even so, police V. indicus was a member of the
Since cutting ties with Taiwan, So- rarily suspended funding for Sci- moved in earlier this week to clear Madtsoiidae family, an ancient linea-
gavare in 2022 reached a security pact ences Po this week, in response to the protesters from the grounds of ge of snakes that lived for about
with China, which has been expand- pro-Palestinian demonstrations held the Sorbonne. 100 million years. It was named after
ing its reach in a region long dominat- at one of France’s most elite uni- Meanwhile, mass protests and the Vasuki, the mythical snake de-
ed by the United States and Australia. versities over the war in Gaza, demonstrations by unions and labor picted around the neck of the Hindu
Along with other security agree- Agence France-Presse reported. rights activists hit the capital and god Shiva.
ments, the alliance with the Solo- Valérie Pécresse, the right-wing other cities during the May Day cele- Judging by its size, the research-
mons archipelago, which is made up head of the greater Paris Île-de- bration this week, with tens of thou- ers believe that it was a bit smaller
of hundreds of islands near important France region, said she was con- sands expressing grievances that than another extinct snake, Titano-
international shipping lanes, will fur- cerned by escalating tensions fueled ranged from inflation to anti-Olym- boa, which is the longest snake to
ther extend China’s influence. by what she described as “a minority pic sentiment to opposition to the have ever lived.
Some of Manele’s past statements of radicalized people calling for anti- war in Gaza, the Washington Post Its great size most likely meant
suggest he will stay the course. At the semitic hatred.” added. that V. indicus was slow-moving and
time of the shift from supporting Tai- The suspension, which includes a Concerned about the Paris Olym- ambushed its prey like the modern-
wan to allying with China, for in- financial allocation of more than pics taking precedence over pressing day anaconda. It also gives research-
stance, Manele told Chinese state $1 million earmarked for 2024, un- social issues and community wel- ers clues about the climate during its
media that the switch had “paid off ” derscores the deepening divide over fare, demonstrators clashed with the lifetime.
and was “putting us on the right side the Israel-Hamas conflict within police and made symbolic gestures “The large size of Vasuki suggests
of history,” according to Nikkei Asia. France and elsewhere in Europe. of defiance, such as the burning of that the tropics were comparatively
However, political analysts noted Students at Science Po and the Olympic rings. warmer than at present,” noted co-
that Manele could move to improve Sorbonne – another top French uni- This week’s demonstrations had a author Debajit Datta. Previous stud-
ties with the West, adding that he had versity – have held a series of dem- smaller turnout compared to previ- ies “have shown a correlation be-
“a strong track record of working well onstrations over the conflict and the ous years – May 1, or Labor Day, is tween increase in ambient temper-
with all international partners,” un- ensuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza traditionally a day for demonstra- ature and body size of poikilotherms
like Sogavare, who was “a polarizing over the past few weeks, with some tions in France and elsewhere in (e.g., snakes).”
figure.” saying the students are inspired by Europe – but the atmosphere re- Datta and his colleagues theorized
Meanwhile, some in the Solomon similar protests at universities in the mained charged and fueled concerns that the cooling climate and hunting
Islands are expressing concern about United States. In France, the pro- about potential disruptions to the by early humans contributed to the
being too aligned with China. testers are demanding an end to the upcoming Summer Olympics. creature’s disappearance.

Canada police charge 3

in killing of Sikh leader
Authorities probe link to
the Indian government
David Ljunggren and Ismail Shakil
REUTERS

OTTAWA – Canadian police on Fri-

day arrested and charged three Indian
men with the murder of Sikh separat-
ist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last
year and said they were probing A presidential vote in Chad on Monday is expected to cement Mahamat Idriss
whether the men had ties to the Indian Deby’s grip on power. ISRAEL MATENE/REUTERS FILE
government.
Nijjar, 45, was shot dead in June Men hang a sign that reads “Shaheed
outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, a Van-
couver suburb with a large Sikh pop-
Nijjar is still alive in our hearts” in
Surrey, British Columbia, on Friday.
Heat waves, power outages test
ulation. A few months later, Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cited
JENNIFER GAUTHIER/REUTERS
support for juntas in Africa
evidence of Indian government in-
volvement, prompting a diplomatic David Teboul. Mahamat Ramadane and have lost faith in Deby’s leadership.
crisis with New Delhi. The trio, all Indian nationals, were Idrissa Sangare “We have a president who can’t even
The Royal Canadian Mounted Po- arrested in the city of Edmonton in Al- REUTERS provide water and electricity, let alone
lice named the three men as Karan- berta on Friday, police said. They are anything else,” she said. “Let the au-
preet Singh, 28, Kamalpreet Singh, 22, due to arrive in British Columbia by In Chad’s scorching capital N’Djame- thorities listen to our cries.”
and Karan Brar, 22. Monday. na, housewife Sylvie Belrangar turned Over 1,860 miles west in Mali’s cap-
“We’re investigating their ties, if Trudeau announced in September the handle of a tap but nothing trickled ital Bamako, ice vendor Bintou Traore
any, to the Indian government,” Man- that Canadian authorities were pursu- out as water shortages and extreme draped blankets over her dwindling ice
deep Mooker, an RCMP superinten- ing allegations linking Indian govern- temperatures sweep parts of West and stock on Tuesday to shield it from the
dent, told a televised news conference. ment agents to the murder. North-Central Africa’s Sahel region. sun.
The Indian mission in Ottawa did New Delhi rejected Trudeau’s claim “The president promised water and “Ice is very expensive now,” she said.
not respond to requests for comment. as absurd. electricity. But since then, we’ve seen “At the factory, prices have gone up be-
Nijjar was a Canadian citizen cam- “We welcome the arrests but this nothing,” she said last week, surround- cause the plants run on generators.”
paigning for the creation of Khalistan, does lead to a lot more questions,” said ed by withered plants in her parched The April heat wave led to a surge of
an independent Sikh homeland carved Balpreet Singh, legal counsel and compound. excess deaths at Bamako’s Gabriel
out of India. The presence of Sikh sep- spokesperson for the Canada-based Belrangar’s plight is echoed else- Toure Hospital, with thousands of other
aratist groups in Canada has long frus- World Sikh Organization advocacy where in the semi-arid Sahel, whose likely victims across the region, accord-
trated New Delhi, which had labeled group. worst heat wave in recent memory ex- ing to climate scientists.
Nijjar a “terrorist.” “Those who have been arrested are posed in April the struggle of junta-led Maintaining a reliable power supply
Last week the White House ex- part of a hit squad but it’s clear that countries, such as Chad and Mali, to is key to curbing the fallout from ex-
pressed concern about the reported they were directed,” he said by phone. guarantee basic services when the need treme heat because it keeps fans, air
role of the Indian intelligence service Canada had been pressing India to for water and electricity is most acute. conditioners and fridges running.
in assassination plots in Canada and cooperate in its investigation. Last No- Recent outages have stoked frustra- Officials from the governments of
the United States. vember, U.S. authorities said an Indian tion with the Malian and Chadian mil- Chad and Mali did not respond to mul-
Canadian police said they had government official had directed the itary authorities in some quarters, in- tiple requests for comment.
worked with U.S. law enforcement plot in the attempted murder on U.S. creasing social tensions when both A rise in electricity outages in Mali
agencies, without giving additional soil of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a countries stand at a political cross- since the military seized power in a
details, and suggested more deten- Sikh separatist and dual citizen of the roads. 2020 coup has affected public support
tions might be coming. U.S. and Canada. A presidential vote in Chad on Mon- for the junta, particularly when the tem-
“This investigation does not end “While today’s action … is a step for- day is expected to cement Mahamat peratures rise and people suffer, said
here. We are aware that others may ward, it only scratches the surface,” Idriss Deby’s grip on power following political analyst Koureissi Cisse.
have played a role in this homicide and Pannun said in a statement, calling for two years of rule after his father’s death. “People outside are having seizures
we remain dedicated to finding and ar- action to “dismantle the networks that Critics say the poll is a facade to le- and strokes. People are dying… because
resting each one of these individuals,” enable and perpetuate such crimes gitimize Deby’s rule and will not reflect of the heat, but also lack of electricity,”
said assistant RCMP commissioner against Canadians on Canadian soil.” the wishes of voters like Belrangar, who he said.
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Buffett’s PacifiCorp singed by wildfires

Utility faces billions Blame the lawyers

in potential liabilities This is not the first time Berkshire

has encountered big headwinds in a ma-
Jonathan Stempel jor business.
REUTERS Berkshire spent years cleaning up
poor underwriting at General Re after
OMAHA, Neb. – Two years ago, War- paying $16 billion for the reinsurer in
ren Buffett branded Berkshire Hatha- 1998.
way’s energy business one of his con- It also overpaid for Precision Cast-
glomerate’s four “giants.” parts, which cost $32.1 billion in 2016,
Now he fears its business model may only to see its aircraft parts business
be broken. collapse during the pandemic.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s Pacif- Litigation involving PacifiCorp could
iCorp unit faces billions of dollars in po- drag out for years, and the ultimate cost
tential liabilities from wildfires that and timing of payouts are uncertain.
have scorched hundreds of thousands In his shareholder letter, Buffett
of acres in southern Oregon and north- warned that a “confiscatory resolution”
ern California. might befall PacifiCorp, but that Berk-
Costs could rise as more fires break shire and Berkshire Hathaway Energy
out, and from efforts to prevent them. were structured to survive it.
Climate change, reflected in drier and Utilities can reduce the risk of wildfires by insulating wires to reduce the threat Though analysts do not foresee a
hotter weather and more combustible of sparks, trimming or cutting down trees that could contact power equipment, bankruptcy, Berkshire could decide it
vegetation, adds to the risks. burying transmission lines underground, and temporarily shutting off power. might not be worth investing in generat-
“I did not anticipate or even consider MATHIEU LEWIS-ROLLAND/REUTERS FILE ing and transmission assets if it were
the adverse developments in regulatory forced to foot several years of big legal
returns,” Buffett wrote in his annual bills.
shareholder letter in February. negligence. “Our assumption is that if damages
“I made a costly mistake in not doing But it ended 2023 with $2.4 billion of at PacifiCorp become unsustainable
so.” projected wildfire losses, and has said long term, the company’s support to-
What remains unclear is the extent losses could grow to $8 billion. ward PacifiCorp could be limited,” said
PacifiCorp’s problems drag on the con- This week, a group of 1,000 fire vic- S&P Global analyst Sloan Millman.
glomerate’s overall results, with Berk- tims said PacifiCorp should pay them Berkshire Hathaway Energy declined
shire’s deep balance sheet and dozens $30 billion. to comment for this article.
of other operations being unable to to- One result: PacifiCorp will pay no PacifiCorp said the $30 billion claim
tally counteract. dividends to Berkshire Hathaway Ener- shows the need for legal reform, with its
Buffett, 93, and his designated suc- gy for several years, which could affect ability to serve customers “threatened
cessor Greg Abel, 61, may face share- the parent’s ability to fund operations. by excessive wildfire damages pursued
holder questions at Berkshire’s annual Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire “It’s key for utilities to recover costs by plaintiffs’ attorneys who have a sub-
meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on Satur- Hathaway, may face shareholder and maintain a strong financial profile stantial financial stake in these out-
day about their concerns for the energy questions at Berkshire’s annual so they can ensure reliability for cus- comes.”
company. meeting on Saturday about concerns tomers,” said Travis Miller, a Morning- Some states are addressing utilities’
“Wildfires make (the utilities) fire in- over PacifiCorp. star stock analyst. risk of bankruptcy from wildfires.
surance companies on top of being util- BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS FILE Utilities can reduce the risk of wild- In 2019, California lawmakers created
ities,” said Steven Check, who oversees fires by insulating wires to reduce the a multibillion-dollar wildfire fund that
$1.9 billion at Check Capital manage- threat of sparks, trimming or cutting utilities could tap to pay for damages
ment, including $600 million in Berk- miles of pipelines. down trees that could contact power caused by their equipment.
shire stock and options. “It is a material For many years, Berkshire Hathaway equipment, burying transmission lines And in March this year, Utah law-
change. Warren Buffett did not see this Energy – which is 92% owned by Berk- underground, and temporarily shutting makers allowed large utilities to collect
coming at all.” shire Hathaway – had been a steady off power. surcharges from customers to establish
earnings engine for its parent, typically But mitigation can be expensive, and wildfire funds, and capped liability on
Escalating claims generating 10% to 12% of overall operat- Buffett pledged that Berkshire “will not some claims.
ing profit. knowingly throw good money after PacifiCorp could benefit if Oregon
Berkshire Hathaway Energy serves That fell to just 6% in 2023, as the bad.” took similar steps. For now, Berkshire’s
about 5.3 million electric and gas cus- business’s profit slid 40% to $2.33 bil- Toby Shea, senior credit officer at size offers protection from big losses.
tomers through PacifiCorp, MidAmeri- lion. Moody’s Investors Service, explained: Paul Lountzis, president of Lountzis
can Energy and NV Energy in 11 Western PacifiCorp was a big reason. Jurors “He’s saying, look, if we basically have Asset Management in Wyomissing,
and Midwestern states, and millions have found the Portland, Oregon-based to pay out billions and billions of dollars Pennsylvania, which invests 11% of its
more in England and Alberta, Canada. utility liable in several verdicts over every time there is a big fire, this is not a assets in Berkshire stock, said diversifi-
It owns 36,400 miles of electric wildfires from 2020, blaming losses on workable model.” cation “really, really helps. It’s not like
transmission lines, and operates 21,000 its power lines. PacifiCorp has denied Berkshire is one singular utility.”

FINANCIAL MARKETS

Wall Street ends sharply higher

New jobs report bolsters Fed President Austan Goolsbee said
the employment report boosted confi-
case for interest rate cuts dence the economy is not overheating.
“Let’s remember, it’s early May; we
Stephen Culp shouldn’t pretend that the year’s over
REUTERS or somehow every card has been
played,” said Oliver Pursche, senior
NEW YORK – Wall Street surged to a vice president at Wealthspire Advisors
higher close on Friday as a softer-than- in New York.
expected employment report bolstered “But I don’t think for a second that
the case for rate cuts from the Federal any Fed official really believes that a
Reserve while also providing evidence rate hike is appropriate given current
of U.S. economic resilience. conditions and data.”
All three major U.S. stock posted ro- First-quarter earnings season is ap-
bust gains. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led proaching the final stretch, with 397 of
the pack, rising 2% with an assist from the companies in the S&P 500 having
Apple shares following the iPhone mak- reported as of Friday morning. Of The gain of 175,000 payroll jobs last month was the lowest since October 2023.
er’s record share buyback announce- those, 77% have posted consensus- BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS FILE
ment. beating results, according to LSEG da-
All three indexes notched their sec- ta.
ond straight Friday-to-Friday gains,
capping a week in which markets were
Apple surged 6.0%, after the com-
pany unveiled a record $110 billion Fed
encouraged by Fed Chair Jerome Pow- share buyback program and beat quar-
ell’s more dovish-than-expected state- terly expectations. Continued from Page 1NN
ments following Wednesday’s rate deci- Shares of biotech firm Amgen
sion. jumped 11.8% after encouraging in- assistance in the months ahead.
The Labor Department’s employ- terim data on its experimental weight- But Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his
ment report showed the U.S. economy loss drug MariTide and first-quarter post-meeting news conference on
added fewer jobs than expected, while earnings. Wednesday cited an array of indica-
the unemployment rate ticked higher Travel platform Expedia cut its full- tors he felt showed the labor market
and wage growth unexpectedly cooled. year revenue growth forecast, sending moving toward better alignment be-
The report likely hit the sweet spot its shares sliding 15.3%. tween the hiring demands of employ-
for the Fed, offering signs the labor mar- The Dow Jones Industrial Average ers and the number of people looking Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
ket is softening, which Powell has rose 450.02 points, or 1.18%, to for jobs. said answers to questions in surveys
deemed necessary to put inflation on a 38,675.68; the S&P 500 gained 63.59 Data on job openings, the rate at about the ease of finding jobs or filling
sustainable downward path. The report points, or 1.26%, to 5,127.79; and the which workers are quitting jobs, and positions “have come back down to
also provided assurances on U.S. eco- Nasdaq Composite added 315.37 the pace at which firms are hiring, have pre-pandemic levels.”
nomic health. points, or 1.99%, to 16,156.33. all indicated some softening in the la- KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS FILE
The report prompted investors to Of the 11 major sectors in the S&P bor market.
raise bets the Fed would implement its 500, all but energy ended the session In surveys of workers and business-
first rate reduction in September. in positive territory, with technology es, answers to questions about the remained below the 4.1% figure Fed offi-
“The investor narrative remains the claiming the largest percentage gain at ease of finding jobs or filling positions cials at the median feel is aligned with
Fed and interest rates, and today’s weak 3.0%. “have come back down to pre-pan- their 2% inflation target.
jobs report puts rate cuts firmly on the Advancing issues outnumbered de- demic levels,” Powell said. The jobs growth last month also re-
Fed’s 2024 agenda,” said Greg Bassuk, clining ones on the NYSE by a 3.62-to-1 The weaker-than-expected jobs mained close to the monthly average of
CEO at AXS Investments in New York. ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.00-to-1 ratio fa- gain in April was a wide miss from the 183,000 seen in the decade before the
“And while ‘higher for longer’ remains vored advancers. 243,000 additional positions expected pandemic, and above the roughly
the road map, this economic data is be- The S&P 500 posted 21 new 52- by economists in a Reuters poll. 100,000 that policymakers feel is need-
ing warmly embraced by investors, Wall week highs and one new low; the Nas- But it also hit a spot that Powell and ed to accommodate population growth.
Street and Main Street, across all sec- daq Composite recorded 95 new highs his colleagues may see as bolstering “A 175,000 per month pace is still
tors.” and 65 new lows. their hopes of a “soft landing” in which plenty good enough to absorb new en-
Fed officials weighed in on the data. Volume on U.S. exchanges was 10.72 inflation is tamed without a major hit trants into the labor force and sustain a
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman reit- billion shares, compared with the 11.07 to employment or a painful recession. low unemployment rate,” said Thomas
erated her willingness to hike rates if in- billion average for the full session over While the jobless rate rose one- Simons, senior U.S. economist at Jeffer-
flation progress reverses, and Chicago the last 20 trading days. tenth of a percentage point to 3.9%, it ies.
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Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 19

Ledecky, Yeoh, others Pelosi, who shepherded his legislative
agenda through Congress as House
receive highest civilian speaker until last year.
honor available in US Also included are several one-time
presidential candidates, former Sen.
Elizabeth Dole, former Vice President Al
Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland Gore, one-time Secretary of State John
REUTERS Kerry and former New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg.
WASHINGTON – A winner of seven “After winning the popular vote, he
Olympic gold medals, a leader of the accepted the outcome of a disputed
Mississippi civil rights struggle and a presidential election for the sake of uni-
pioneer of television’s tabloid talk show ty and trust in our institutions,” Biden
genre are part of this year’s class of said of Gore’s concession to George W.
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipi- Bush in the 2000 election, a jab at ex-
ents. President Donald Trump, who has never
President Joe Biden extended the conceded his 2020 loss to Biden.
highest U.S. civilian award to 19 people, “That to me was amazing what you
including Team USA swimmer Katie Le- did, Al. I won’t go into that.” The remark
decky, the assassinated civil rights drew some laughter.
leader Medgar Evers and television host “In my view, the last two guys should
Phil Donahue. President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Team USA be standing here at this podium,” Biden
“Don’t let age get in your way,” Biden, swimmer Katie Ledecky at the White House in Washington on Friday. PHOTOS BY said of Gore and Kerry.
the oldest U.S. president at 81, said to ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Bloomberg, a billionaire business-
Ledecky, 27, as he encouraged her to man who strayed from the Republican
seek more medals during an awards cer- Party he once called home, may become
emony at the White House on Friday. an important financial backer of
“Katie, age is just a number, kid.” the president’s 2024 reelection cam-
The honoree list plays special hom- paign.
age to “firsts” in their field, including the Biden also honored the Rev. Greg
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” ac- Boyle, a Catholic priest who founded the
tress Michelle Yeoh, who was the first gang intervention program Homeboy
Asian to win the Academy Award for Industries; Opal Lee, an activist who
best actress; Ellen Ochoa, the first His- pushed for Juneteenth to be a holiday
panic woman in space; and Jim Thorpe, marking the end of slavery in the United
the versatile athlete who became the States; Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a con-
first Native American to win an Olympic sumer safety advocate; astrophysicist
gold medal in 1912. President Joe Biden presents the President Joe Biden presents the Jane Rigby; United Farm Workers presi-
Biden also celebrated some key polit- Presidential Medal of Freedom to Presidential Medal of Freedom to dent Teresa Romero; LGBTQ+ advocate
ical allies in the Democratic Party, from Teresa Romero, president of the Michelle Yeoh, who was the first Asian Judy Shepard; and Clarence B. Jones,
Rep. Jim Clyburn, who rescued his 2020 United Farm Workers, at the White to win the Academy Award for best who helped draft Martin Luther King
presidential primary bid with an en- House on Friday. actress, on Friday. Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
dorsement in South Carolina, to Nancy

Rep. Cuellar, wife face bribery charges

Allegations related to enforcement policies and payday lend- ics Committee and a national law firm.
ing regulations that threatened its busi- “We requested a meeting with the
Azerbaijan, Mexican bank ness. Washington DC prosecutors to explain
Before the charges were unsealed, the facts and they refused to discuss the
Sarah N. Lynch Cuellar issued a statement denying the case with us or to hear our side,” he add-
REUTERS allegations. ed.
“Both my wife and I are innocent of The Justice Department said Cuellar
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Henry these allegations,” Cuellar said. and his wife made initial appearances
Cuellar and his wife were indicted for al- One of the most conservative Demo- before a federal magistrate judge in
legedly accepting close to $600,000 in crats in the House of Representatives, Houston on Friday. They were released
bribes in two schemes meant to benefit Cuellar is seeking an 11th two-year term on bond.
an Azerbaijani state-owned energy in the Nov. 5 election. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Each faces 14 counts on charges in-
company and an unnamed bank based He represents a Texas district that denies the allegations in the bribery cluding conspiracy, bribery, honest ser-
in Mexico, court papers showed. borders Mexico and includes Laredo indictment. MICHAEL A. MCCOY/REUTERS FILE vices wire fraud, being a public official
The indictment, returned by a grand and parts of San Antonio. acting as an agent of a foreign principal,
jury on Tuesday and unsealed on Friday, On Friday, a spokesperson for Demo- and money laundering.
said the bribes were laundered through cratic House Minority Leader Hakeem members of Congress signed a letter Several of the charges carry a statu-
sham consulting contracts into Jeffries said Cuellar would be stepping urging Congress to provide humanitar- tory maximum of 20 years in prison.
shell companies owned by Imelda down as the ranking member of the ian support to assist people displaced Cuellar is not the only member of
Cuellar, the congressman’s wife, from Homeland Security Appropriations following the war between Azerbaijan Congress facing federal charges.
December 2014 through at least Novem- subcommittee while the case is pend- and Armenia. Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez is
ber 2021. ing. The indictment cited Cuellar’s awaiting trial on corruption charges in
In exchange, it says Henry Cuellar Cuellar’s home and campaign office support for providing funding to Azer- New York, while Republican George
sought to use his public position to in- in Laredo were searched by federal law baijan and a pro-Azerbaijan speech he Santos last year was expelled from the
fluence U.S. foreign policy in Azerbai- enforcement in January 2022, when gave on the House floor, among other House while he awaits trial on charges
jan’s favor and to pressure U.S. govern- Cuellar served as a co-chair of the Con- actions. of violating campaign finance laws.
ment officials to help the Mexican bank gressional Azerbaijan Caucus. Cuellar said in his statement he had Both Menendez and Santos deny
lobby against anti-money laundering In that capacity, he and several other sought legal advice from the House Eth- wrongdoing.

Hicks
Continued from Page 1NN

vates the 34 counts he faces from a mis-

demeanor to a felony punishable by up
to four years in prison.
Hicks’ testimony could help Trump’s
lawyers make their case that he paid off
Daniels to keep his wife, not voters,
from hearing the adult film star’s allega- Then-President Donald Trump stands
tions. next to Hope Hicks in 2018. Hicks’
She said Trump told her that his per- testimony on Friday in Trump’s trial
sonal lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid off gave jurors an inside look at the 2016
Daniels to “protect him from a false alle- campaign’s damage-control efforts.
gation” out of the “kindness of his own CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS FILE
heart.”
Hicks said she thought that would
have been out of character for Cohen. “I Trump could be jailed if he does not
didn’t know Michael to be an especially change his ways.
charitable person or selfless person,” Trump says the case is an attempt by
she said. Democrats to undercut his chances of
Hicks teared up briefly during her defeating Democratic President Joe Bi-
testimony. den in the coming Nov. 5 presidential
Trump, the Republican candidate for Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump, is cross-examined by defense election.
president again this year, sat expres- lawyer Emil Bove during Trump’s criminal trial in New York City on Friday in this The case features sordid allegations
sionless at the defendants’ table during courtroom sketch. JANE ROSENBERG/REUTERS of adultery and secret payoffs, but it is
the testimony by Hicks, the first person widely seen as less consequential than
who worked for Trump’s campaign to the other three criminal prosecutions
appear as a witness in the 11-day-old The 12 jurors and six alternates have Trump said his legal team would try Trump faces and perhaps the only one
trial. yet to hear from the main players in the to overturn the gag order, which bars to be tried before the November elec-
Hicks said the campaign was rattled case, including Daniels and Cohen. him from making public comments tion.
by the public release of an audio record- Earlier in the day, the judge oversee- about jurors, witnesses, and families of The others charge him with trying to
ing from the “Access Hollywood” TV ing the trial told Trump that a gag order the judge and prosecutors if those state- overturn his 2020 presidential defeat
show in which Trump bragged about that bars him from commenting about ments are meant to interfere with the and mishandling classified documents
grabbing women’s genitals. witnesses and jurors would not prevent case. after leaving office.
She said Trump was upset, but also him from testifying, as Trump had told Merchan fined Trump $9,000 on Trump has pleaded not guilty to all of
played down the comments. reporters on Thursday. Tuesday for violating the order and sig- those also.
“Mr. Trump felt like this wasn’t good, “I want to stress to Mr. Trump: you naled on Thursday he may impose more Still, a guilty verdict could hurt
but it was also just like two guys talking, have an absolute right to testify at trial,” fines for what prosecutors say are fur- Trump’s presidential bid, Reuters/Ipsos
locker-room talk,” she testified. said Justice Juan Merchan. ther violations. Merchan has said polling has found.
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IN BRIEF
Sources: Bodies found in Mexico
where tourists reported missing
Democrats: Evidence shows
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authori-
ties have located three bodies in the
state of Baja California where one
Israel restricts aid to Gaza
American and two Australian tourists
were reported missing, according to
Lawmakers urge Biden
three sources with knowledge of the to act to prevent famine
investigation.
Australian brothers Callum, 33, and Jonathan Landay
Jake Robinson, 30, and American Car- REUTERS
ter Rhoad, 30, were last seen on April
27, according to the Baja California WASHINGTON – Scores of lawmak-
prosecutor’s office. ers from President Joe Biden’s Demo-
The three men were on vacation cratic Party told him on Friday that
surfing in the municipality of Ensena- they believe there is sufficient evi-
da, about 90 minutes south of the U.S.- dence to show that Israel has violated
Mexico border. U.S. law by restricting humanitarian
The state prosecutor’s office in Baja aid flows into war-stricken Gaza.
California did not immediately re- A letter to Biden signed by 86 House
spond on Friday to a request for updat- Democrats said Israel’s aid restric-
ed information on the case. tions “call into question” its assur-
State prosecutor Socorro Ibarra ances that it was complying with a U.S.
said on Thursday that three people Foreign Assistance Act provision re-
were being investigated in connection quiring recipients of U.S.-funded arms
with the case, though it was unclear to uphold international humanitarian
whether they were involved in the dis- law and allow free flows of U.S. assis- A Palestinian child carrying pieces of wood walks past a building destroyed by
appearance of the men. tance. Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on Friday. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Tents were found in the area where Such written assurances were man-
the missing men were last seen, said dated by a national security memoran-
Ibarra, adding that they were formally dum that Biden issued in February af- “remediate” the situation through ac- – in the north, and it’s moving its way
reported missing days after their actu- ter Democratic lawmakers began tions ranging from seeking fresh assur- south. And so what we’re asking for and
al disappearance. questioning if Israel was upholding in- ances to suspending U.S. arms trans- what we’ve continually asked for is a
A burnt white pickup truck was also ternational law in its Gaza operations. fers, according to the memorandum. cease-fire and the ability to have unfet-
found in the area, authorities said. The lawmakers said the Israeli gov- tered access,” said McCain, the widow
Baja California is one of Mexico’s ernment had resisted repeated U.S. re- UN says famine advancing in Gaza of the late Sen. John McCain.
most violent states, although tourist quests to open enough sea and land U.S. officials say that while Israeli
areas like Ensenada are considered routes for aid to Gaza, and cited re- Israel denies violating international Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s
safer. The U.S. State Department ad- ports that it failed to allow in enough law and limiting aid in its war against government has taken steps that have
vises Americans to reconsider travel to food to avert famine, enforced “arbi- Hamas militants, which was triggered boosted aid deliveries, the amounts re-
the state due to crime and kidnapping. trary restrictions” on aid and imposed by their Oct. 7 onslaught into Israel in main insufficient.
an inspection system that impeded which they killed more than 1,200 The lawmakers also condemned Ha-
King Charles, UK royals to supplies. people and seized more than 200 hos- mas’ Oct. 7 attack in their letter, en-
relinquish dozens of patronages “We expect the administration to tages. dorsed Israel’s right to exist and ex-
ensure (Israel’s) compliance with ex- More than 34,000 Palestinians have pressed support for U.S. efforts to bro-
LONDON – King Charles and other isting law and to take all conceivable died in nearly seven months of fighting, ker a cease-fire and a second hostage re-
senior British royals are to relinquish steps to prevent further humanitarian according to Gaza’s health ministry, lease.
patronages of almost 200 charities catastrophe in Gaza,” the lawmakers which has devastated the coastal en- Israel, they noted, recently opened
and organizations after a review of wrote. clave and left most of the population of more aid routes and crossing points into
their association with more than 1,000 Biden’s memorandum requires that 2.3 million displaced amid dire food and Gaza that have allowed in more aid
groups, Buckingham Palace said on Secretary of State Antony Blinken re- water shortages. trucks.
Saturday. port to Congress by Wednesday on U.N. World Food Program Executive But the lawmakers expressed “seri-
The review was launched following whether he finds credible Israel’s as- Director Cindy McCain told NBC News ous concerns” over Israel’s conduct of
the death of Queen Elizabeth to exam- surances that its use of U.S. arms ad- that there was now “full-blown famine” the war “as it pertains to the deliberate
ine all the charities and bodies to heres to international law. in northern Gaza. withholding of humanitarian aid.”
which she, Charles and his wife, At least four State Department bu- In excerpts of an interview to be aired They urged Biden “to make clear” to
Queen Camilla, were connected, either reaus advised Blinken last month that on Sunday on Meet the Press, McCain Netanyahu “that so long as Israel re-
as a president or patron. they found Israel’s assurances “nei- told NBC that she hoped for a cease-fire stricts, directly or indirectly” aid to Gaza
Elizabeth was patron of 492 organi- ther credible nor reliable.” accord so that more aid could be deliv- “the Israeli government is risking its eli-
zations, while Charles was affiliated to If Israel’s assurances are ques- ered faster. gibility for further offensive security as-
441 and Camilla 100. Following the as- tioned, Biden would have the option to “There is famine – full-blown famine sistance from the U.S.”
sessment, just over 830 have been re-
tained by the king and queen, or
passed to other members of the royal
family.
Organizations are able to apply to
have a royal patron who in return can Colleges helped write and collect signatures for
the letter protesting it.
provide publicity for their work and “I have real concerns with asking any
help their achievements to be widely Continued from Page 1NN staff member to engage in any type of
recognized. policing behavior … even gently remind-
Among those that will retain their from companies that support Israel’s ing people when they are allowed to
royal connection include the Royal government. speak and how they are allowed to
British Legion, the largest armed Reuters asked 20 U.S. colleges and speak,” she said.
forces charity, the Dogs Trust, the universities where major protests have A spokesperson for the university
Jockey Club and the Wildlife Trusts, a ensued how the demonstrations had said the school’s aim was not to sup-
grassroots nature organization. affected commencement plans. Of the press free expression or peaceful pro-
Conclusions of the review will be 11 that responded, only three did not test, but rather to “limit significant dis-
shared among the relevant organiza- expect to alter their security protocols ruptions, ensure safety and support a
tions this week, which marks the first for the event. successful event worthy of the achieve-
anniversary of Charles and Camilla’s Some university leaders have called ments of the university’s extraordinary
coronation, the palace said. in riot police wielding batons and graduates.”
flash-bang grenades to disperse and
Georgian PM rejects US, EU arrest hundreds of protesters, citing a Students rally in support of USC’s controversial cancellation
criticism of ‘foreign agents’ bill paramount need for campus safety, Palestinians at Columbia University in
even as civil rights groups have de- New York City on Monday. Columbia The University of the Southern Cali-
TBILISI, Georgia – Georgian Prime cried such tactics as unnecessarily vi- has been the epicenter of the student fornia has gone further than any other
Minister Irakli Kobakhidze rejected on olent violations of free speech. protest movement. CAITLIN OCHS/REUTERS U.S. university surveyed by Reuters,
Friday criticism from the United States The anti-war protests have been calling off its main-stage graduation
and the European Union of a draft “for- staged in response to Israel’s offensive ceremony last week after canceling the
eign agents” law, saying opponents of in Gaza, which it launched after a Ha- upcoming final exams and commence- valedictorian speech by a Muslim stu-
the bill were unwilling to engage in a mas attack on Oct. 7 that Israel says ments, allowing those activities to con- dent who said she was silenced by anti-
meaningful discussion. killed 1,200 people. Israel has killed tinue as planned,” Ettinger said in a Palestinian hatred.
The draft legislation, which is wind- over 34,000 people in retaliation, ac- campus-wide email. Instead, graduates are invited to an
ing its way through the Georgian par- cording to Gaza health authorities, and evening “family graduate celebration” in
liament, would require organizations flattened the Palestinian territory. Disruption mitigation the Los Angeles Coliseum, featuring
receiving more than 20% of their fund- At Columbia University – the epi- drone shows, fireworks, surprise perfor-
ing from abroad to register as agents of center of the student protest move- For some schools, the additional se- mances and the school’s marching
foreign influence, a requirement oppo- ment, where New York police cleared a curity measures for graduation cere- band, according to a statement USC re-
nents attack as authoritarian and two-week-old encampment by arrest- monies have invited yet more contro- leased on Friday.
Kremlin-inspired. ing dozens of peaceful protesters on versy. The school said in April that new
Several thousand protesters took to Tuesday – President Nemat Minouche More than 300 University of Michi- safety measures this year, such as addi-
the streets again on Friday to voice Shafik acknowledged in a Wednesday gan faculty, staff and alumni signed a tional screening, would increase the
their opposition, moving toward the statement that many were concerned letter protesting the disruption-mitiga- processing time for guests “substantial-
headquarters of the ruling Georgian about the university’s plans for its May tion training for commencement volun- ly.”
Dream party and then attending a Holy 15 commencement. teers from the school’s Student Life de- That made it impossible to host the
Friday service ahead of Orthodox “We look forward to sharing more partment, saying staff should not be ceremony that typically brings 65,000
Easter Sunday. information about preparations that asked to quell “people trying to express students, families and friends to the
The EU and the U.S. have urged Tbi- are underway soon,” her statement free speech in a place where free speech USC campus, the school said.
lisi to drop the legislation or risk harm- said. is permitted.” “They weren’t very clear at any point
ing its chances of EU membership and Meanwhile, schools that have The volunteers have been trained to with what the exact security concerns
a broader Euro-Atlantic future. avoided more explosive confronta- identify and deescalate “problematic were,” student Jaden Ackerman said in
The standoff is seen as part of a tions with protesters by allowing en- behavior,” including “prolonged yelling, an interview shortly after USC called off
wider struggle that could determine campments to remain on campus or stomping,” “random yelling/shouts the ceremony.
whether Georgia, a country of 3.7 mil- agreeing to consider divestment de- against someone or about current is- William Kimber, another student, ex-
lion people that has experienced war mands are under less strain ahead of sues,” and “holding signs (silently) that pressed sympathy for all the graduates,
and revolution since the fall of the So- their graduation celebrations. block the view of others,” according to a especially since many would have
viet Union, moves closer to Europe or University of Minnesota Interim copy of the training slides seen by Reu- missed their high school ceremonies in
back under Moscow’s influence. President Jeff Ettinger announced on ters. 2020 due to the pandemic.
Kobakhidze said the legislation was Thursday that protesters had agreed to The training instructed volunteers to He was also unconvinced by the
necessary for transparency and ac- end their encampment in exchange for issue two verbal warnings to hecklers, school’s rationale for canceling the cer-
countability in the South Caucasus na- an opportunity to discuss divestment and then have public safety and securi- emony.
tion. with the Board of Regents and a prom- ty officers escort them from the event if “We’ve provided a lot of funds and
The White House has expressed ise that the school will not pursue dis- they persist. stuff before to protect, like, (Barack)
concerns that the legislation could sti- ciplinary action against them. Anne Elias, a training manager for Obama,” Kimber said. “And now they
fle dissent and free speech. “The student coalition has agreed the university’s library services, was can’t provide the same protection for
Reuters they will not organize disruptions at not asked to complete the training but the students? It’s kind of stupid.”
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GOLF PGA TOUR NBA PLAYOFFS

Knapp takes
control at
the CJ Cup
Byron Nelson
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Jake Knapp’s second straight 7-un-

der-par 64 vaulted him into the lead at
the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Friday in
McKinney, Texas.
Starting his round on the back nine
at TPC Craig Ranch, Knapp rolled in
four birdies on each side, finishing
with a two-putt birdie at the par-5
ninth to get him to 14-under 128. That
was enough for a one-shot lead over
Troy Merritt, who fired a 9-under 62
Friday, and first-round leader Matt
Wallace of England (66).
Kelly Kraft (66) is in fourth at 12 un-
der and Keith Mitchell shot a 65 to join
a tie for fifth at 11 under with Davis Ri-
ley (67) and Canada’s Taylor Pendrith
(67).
A 30-footer for birdie at the par-4
16th launched a run of three straight
birdies to close Knapp’s first nine. He
rebounded from his only bogey of the
day with a 32-foot birdie putt at the
par-3 fourth to reclaim the lead.
“Early on in the year felt like I was
putting well, and for the last month or
so the stroke felt the same and ball
wasn’t going in the hole,” Knapp said.
“So just put a little bit more of a premi-
um the last couple weeks on green
reading. Yeah, nice to see a few more
going in.”
Knapp, 29, is a PGA Tour rookie who
broke through for an unlikely win at
the Mexico Open in February. He tied
for fourth the following week at the
Cognizant Classic, but his results spi-
raled downward after that.
“I think I just got a little tired,”
Knapp said.

See PGA TOUR, Page 7NS Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) celebrates with guard Luka Doncic (77) after Irving made a 3-point shot against the Los
Angeles Clippers during Game 6 of a first-round NBA playoff series on Friday in Dallas. JEROME MIRON/USA TODAY SPORTS

MAVS MOVING ON;

MAGIC STAY ALIVE
h Kyrie Irving scored 28 of his 30 points in the second half and the Dallas Mavericks advanced to the sec-
ond round with a resounding 114-101 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers in Game 6 of the West-
ern Conference series on Friday night.
h Paolo Banchero scored 27 points and Franz Wagner added 26 as the host Orlando Magic overcame 50
Jake Knapp waits to putt on the ninth
green during the second round of the points by Donovan Mitchell to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference first-round series with a 103-96
CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Friday.
JIM COWSERT/USA TODAY SPORTS
victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. COVERAGE, 2NS

CANUCKS 1, PREDATORS 0 VANCOUVER WINS SERIES 4-2

Canucks edge Preds

to reach West semis
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Pius Suter’s goal with 99 seconds re- h The defending Stanley Cup champion
maining in regulation was the difference Golden Knights avoided elimination
as the visiting Vancouver Canucks with a 2-0 victory over the Dallas Stars.
claimed a 1-0 victory over the Nashville h The Bruins have let a 3-1 series lead
Predators on Friday night and clinched slip away and will now face the pressure
their Western Conference first-round of a Game 7 against the Maple Leafs.
series.
Goaltender Arturs Silovs, Vancou- COVERAGE, 3NS
ver’s third-string netminder who was
making only his third career playoff
start and 10th career outing, made 28 “It’s unbelievable. I’m so happy for
saves for his first shutout as the Ca- the kid to come in here, not knowing at
nucks won the best-of-seven series in all what this was gonna be like and …
six games. step up when it mattered. I’m happy for
“Everyone battled. Everyone compet- him,” J.T. Miller said.
ed. We got the reward,” Silovs said. The Canucks, who won the Pacific
Prior to standing strong during a Division title in the regular season, will
Vancouver Canucks center Pius Suter (24) celebrates his goal against the frantic finish, Silovs also came up with have home-ice advantage when they
Predators during Game 6 of a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Friday in especially notable saves on Jason
Nashville, Tenn. STEVE ROBERTS/USA TODAY SPORTS Zucker and Ryan O’Reilly. See CANUCKS, Page 3NS

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MAGIC 103, CAVALIERS 96 SERIES TIED 3-3 MAVERICKS 114, CLIPPERS 101 DALLAS WINS SERIES 4-2

Cavs’ Mitchell scores 50, Irving’s big 2nd half helps

but Magic force Game 7 Mavs eliminate Clippers
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Paolo Banchero scored 27 points and Kyrie Irving scored 28 of his 30

Franz Wagner added 26 as the host Or- points in the second half and the Dallas
lando Magic forced a Game 7 in the Mavericks advanced to the second
Eastern Conference first-round series round with a resounding 114-101 victory
with a 103-96 victory over the Cleve- over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers
land Cavaliers on Friday. in Game 6 of the Western Conference
Jalen Suggs sank six 3-pointers to series on Friday night.
highlight his 22-point performance for Luka Doncic recorded 28 points, 13
the fifth-seeded Magic, who overcame assists and seven rebounds as the fifth-
50 points by Donovan Mitchell to even seeded Mavericks won the series in six
the best-of-seven series at three wins games. Dallas will meet top-seeded
apiece. Orlando forced its first Game 7 Oklahoma City in the next round.
since the 2009 playoffs. P.J. Washington added 14 points,
The Magic will visit Cleveland on Daniel Gafford had 13 and reserve De-
Sunday afternoon for Game 7 in a series reck Lively II contributed 10 points and
that has featured the home team win- Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) nine rebounds for the Mavericks. Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77)
ning the first six games. The winner of drives to the basket against Cleveland Norman Powell scored 20 points off passes the ball against the Los
Sunday’s game will advance to the con- Cavaliers guard Max Strus on Friday in the bench and Paul George added 18 for Angeles Clippers on Friday in Dallas.
ference semifinals to square off against Orlando. MIKE WATTERS/USA TODAY SPORTS the fourth-seeded Clippers, who were JEROME MIRON/USA TODAY SPORTS
the top-seeded Boston Celtics. without Kawhi Leonard (knee) for the
“This is the moment that you play third straight game and fourth time in
for,” Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said Magic’s advantage and Evan Mobley the series. for a four-point play and a 106-82 lead
about Game 7. “It’s why you do it. You failed to convert at the other end to ef- Ivica Zubac tallied 17 points and 11 with 5:38 remaining.
do it for these moments. So being on fectively end the game. rebounds, James Harden added 16 The electric play had Dallas in cele-
the road, Game 7, the ability to come to- “Everybody kept their head up; ev- points, 13 assists and seven boards, and bration mode, but Los Angeles began
gether to continue to grow in each erybody was talking in every huddle,” Terance Mann had 14 points for Los An- making a charge. Harden’s 3-point play
game.” Banchero told Bally Sports Florida. geles. capped a 13-2 burst that saw the Clip-
Mitchell made 22 of 36 shots from “Gotta give credit to the whole team.” Dallas lost forward Maxi Kleber to a pers move within 108-95 with 3:11 to go.
the floor and fellow guard Darius Gar- Suggs converted a four-point play to right shoulder sprain early in the sec- But with the margin at 14 with 1:14
land added 21 points for the fourth- stake Orlando to a 53-46 lead with 34.8 ond quarter. left, both teams emptied the benches.
seeded Cavaliers. seconds remaining in the second quar- The Mavericks shot 48.2 percent Dallas scored the first eight points of
Despite missing a chance to advance ter. Mitchell answered by scoring the fi- from the field, including 12 of 36 from the third quarter and 20 of the first 26 to
in Game 6, Cleveland coach J.B. Bicker- nal three points of the first half and 3-point range. Irving made five 3- turn a tie game into a 72-58 lead. Irving
staff exuded confidence heading into nine of the first 13 for his team in the pointers and Washington added four. made two treys during the rush, includ-
Sunday’s win-or-go-home matchup. third quarter to give Cleveland a 62-55 Los Angeles connected on 41.5 per- ing the one to make it a 14-point cush-
“Our guys will be ready for the mo- advantage. cent of its attempts and was just 8 of 31 ion with 5:49 remaining in the period.
ment,” Bickerstaff said. “Our guys have from behind the arc.
been really good at home. We don’t ex- The Clippers eliminated Dallas in
pect that to change.” Orlando 103, Cleveland 96 the first round of the 2020 and 2021 Dallas 114, L.A. Clippers 101
CLEVELAND (96) L.A. CLIPPERS (101)
Mitchell scored all 18 of his team’s Morris Sr. 1-7 0-0 2, Strus 4-7 0-0 10, Mobley 1-5 1-2 3, Garland playoffs but barely put up a fight over Zubac 6-11 5-8 17, Powell 6-14 6-8 20, Westbrook 2-7 2-3 6,
points of the fourth quarter, highlight- 10-17 0-0 21, Mitchell 22-36 3-6 50, Okoro 2-5 0-0 4, Thompson the first 6 1/2 minutes of the fourth Coffey 1-1 0-0 2, Plumlee 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Hyland 0-1
1-3 0-0 2, Niang 1-5 0-0 3, LeVert 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 42-86 5-10 96. 0-0 0, Boston Jr. 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-82 25-32 101.
ed by a 3-pointer to forge an 89-89 tie ORLANDO (103)
quarter. DALLAS (114)
with 4:01 to play. Banchero made a 3- Banchero 9-20 7-10 27, Isaac 0-5 0-0 0, Carter Jr. 4-11 2-2 11, Dallas had a 15-point advantage to Gafford 5-8 3-3 13, Lively II 3-3 4-8 10, Green 3-5 0-0 7, Exum 1-3
Suggs 7-16 2-3 22, Wagner 7-16 11-11 26, Fultz 3-6 0-0 6, Anthony 0-0 2, Kleber 1-3 1-2 4, Hardy 0-1 0-0 0, Lawson 0-1 0-0 0, Powell
pointer and a layup and Cole Anthony 4-10 0-0 9, Wagner 1-5 0-0 2, Ingles 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-89 open the period and soon pushed it to 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-83 22-33 114.
answered Mitchell’s short jumper with 22-26 103. 100-78 with 7:36 left after back-to-back LAC 26 26 20 29 — 101
CLE 25 24 29 18 — 96 DAL 34 18 35 27 — 114
a tip-in with 1:57 left to boost Orlando’s ORL 29 24 20 30 — 103 baskets by Doncic and Derrick Jones Jr. 3-Point Goals: L.A. Clippers 8-31 (Tucker 2-3, Mann 2-4, Powell
lead to 96-91. 3-Point Goals: Cleveland 7-28 (Mitchell 3-9, Strus 2-5, Niang 1-4, A short time later, Irving was danc- 2-6, George 2-10, Hyland 0-1, Westbrook 0-1, Harden 0-6),
Garland 1-4, Okoro 0-2, Morris Sr. 0-4), Orlando 11-36 (Suggs Dallas 12-36 (Irving 5-9, Washington 4-8, Green 1-3, Kleber 1-3,
Mitchell scored from the interior and 6-13, Banchero 2-5, Anthony 1-3, Wagner 1-5, Carter Jr. 1-7, ing and prancing around the coverage Doncic 1-10, Jones Jr. 0-1, Exum 0-1, Lawson 0-1). Fouled Out:
sank a 3-pointer to pull Cleveland with- Wagner 0-1, Isaac 0-2). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Cleveland of P.J. Tucker. He drove toward the right None. Rebounds: L.A. Clippers 45 (George, Zubac 11), Dallas 45
38 (Morris Sr., Strus 8), Orlando 48 (Carter Jr., Isaac 9). Assists: (Lively II 9). Assists: L.A. Clippers 23 (Harden 13), Dallas 26
in four at 100-96 with 20.6 seconds left. Cleveland 15 (Garland 5), Orlando 19 (Banchero, Fultz, Suggs 4). corner and swished a 3-pointer. Tucker (Doncic 13). Total Fouls: L.A. Clippers 26, Dallas 24. A: 20,625
Suggs made a free throw to extend the Total Fouls: Cleveland 23, Orlando 15. A: 19,193 (18,500) fouled him and Irving hit the free throw (19,200)

Lakers fire TIMBERWOLVES VS. NUGGETS GAME 1 (7 P.M. ET, TNT)

head coach Nuggets plenty familiar with

Darvin Ham
after 2 seasons Wolves in rematch of ’23 series
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Last year, the Minnesota Timber-
The Los Angeles Lakers fired head wolves were a stepping stone to an
coach Darvin Ham on Friday after two NBA championship.
seasons and a 90-74 regular-season This time around, Minnesota is a
record. roadblock to the Denver Nuggets’ quest
“We greatly appreciate for a repeat.
Darvin’s efforts on behalf The much-anticipated matchup of
of the Lakers and recog- the familiar foes and the Nos. 2 and 3
nize the many accom- seeds in the West begins with Game 1 of
plishments achieved over the conference semifinals on Saturday
the past two seasons in- night in Denver.
cluding last year’s re- “We see them four times a year. We
Ham markable run to the saw them in the playoffs last year,”
Western Conference fi- Nuggets guard Jamal Murray said. “We
nals,” general manager Rob Pelinka said know what they like to do, and they
in a team-released statement. know what we like to do. I think the se-
“We all want to thank Darvin for his ries will be decided on who can do a
dedication and positivity. While this better job of taking away the strengths
was a difficult decision to make, it is the of the other team.”
best course of action following a full re- Denver needed just five games to
view of the season. This organization dispatch Minnesota in the first round
will remain unwavering in its commit- of the playoffs in 2023, but it was a
ment to deliver championship-caliber competitive series that former Nuggets
basketball to Lakers fans around the guard Bruce Brown said was the tough- Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) takes a shot against Lakers forward Rui
world.” est of the four rounds. Hachimura (28) during Monday’s game in Los Angeles. ISAIAH J. DOWNING/USA TODAY
The Lakers finished the regular sea- Anthony Edwards missed a jumper
son with a 47-35 mark, good enough for at the buzzer of Game 5 that would
only an eighth-place finish in the West- have forced overtime, and the Timber- suffered a ruptured patella tendon in Denver coach Michael Malone told
ern Conference. They defeated the New wolves have built upon that experi- his right knee in the closing seconds of reporters Friday that Caldwell-Pope
Orleans Pelicans in the play-in round to ence. Game 4 against the Suns and had it has been a full participant in the two
earn the No. 7 seed in the playoffs but They swept Phoenix in the first surgically repaired Wednesday. practices this week while Murray has
were bounced by the Denver Nuggets in round — after losing all three games to If Finch is unable to patrol the side- been in and out.
the opening round, 4-1. the Suns in the regular season — and lines, assistant Micah Nori will serve as The Nuggets’ chances of winning
The Nuggets also defeated the Lakers looked formidable doing it. They are the acting head coach. the series will greatly diminish without
last season in the conference finals on rested and relatively healthy, led by Ed- Health will also determine how far Murray, and they will have to lean even
the way to their first NBA title. wards, who became the go-to guy the Nuggets go. Kentavious Caldwell- more on presumptive MVP Nikola
All had seemed optimistic in Lakers when Karl-Anthony Towns was injured Pope, who will likely draw the defen- Jokic, who will battle with Towns and
land when the team roared to the title in in the regular season. sive assignment on Edwards, sprained Rudy Gobert up front.
the NBA in-season tournament with a Minnesota is confident but knows it his ankle in Game 5 against the Los The familiarity between the teams
123-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers will be tough to overcome Denver’s ex- Angeles Lakers on Monday night but extends beyond the four games they
at Las Vegas on Dec. 9. perience. stayed in the game, albeit clearly split during the regular season.
But a 3-9 stretch followed, and re- “They have the championship pedi- hobbled. The main architect of Denver’s title
ports emerged of growing unrest be- gree,” Towns said. “They’ve got guys A more serious concern is Murray’s team, Tim Connelly, was hired away by
tween the players and Ham, 50. who, almost all of them, have been left calf. He talked his way into playing Minnesota two years ago to be its
The Lakers hired Ham on June 3, there, winning a championship with Monday despite being compromised president of basketball operations.
2022, to replace Frank Vogel following a them.” by it, and his persuasive argument re- Finch and Nori were once on Malo-
33-49 record in 2021-22, two years Health is always a key in the play- sulted in him eliminating Los Angeles ne’s staff, and Nuggets assistants Da-
removed from winning the NBA cham- offs, and the Timberwolves’ biggest in- with a game-winning jumper with 3.6 vid Adelman and Ryan Saunders were
pionship. jury is to head coach Chris Finch. He seconds left in a 108-106 victory. once Minnesota coaches.
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STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2, STARS 0 SERIES TIED 3-3 MAPLE LEAFS VS. BRUINS SERIES TIED 3-3

Leafs trying to complete

comeback against Bruins
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It all comes down to this, again.

For the second consecutive year, the
Boston Bruins have let a 3-1 series lead
slip away and will now face the pres-
sure of an Eastern Conference first-
round Game 7 on Saturday against the
visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
Only one other team in NHL history
— the original Winnipeg Jets — has
been pushed to Game 7 after surren-
dering a 3-1 lead in two consecutive se-
ries. The Bruins, though, are the first to
Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin (15) celebrates with teammates after have those series occur in consecutive
Friday’s game in Las Vegas. STEPHEN R. SYLVANIE/USA TODAY years after their Presidents’ Trophy run
ended abruptly against the Florida
Panthers a season ago. Maple Leafs forward William Nylander

Vegas scores twice in “We’re not living in the past. We’re

not living in the future, either. We’re
living in the present,” Boston coach Jim
(88) celebrates with teammates after
scoring against the Bruins on
Thursday. DAN HAMILTON/USA TODAY SPORTS

the 3rd to force Game 7 Montgomery said after Toronto’s 2-1

win on Thursday. “Right now, we’re not
happy with our game. We’re going to “I think Marchand has done that in the
FIELD LEVEL MEDIA the top of the right circle and then skat- get ready for Game 7.” series. Pasta needs to step up.”
ed in and fired a wrist shot that hit the Boston managed a single shot in the Without star winger Auston Mat-
Noah Hanifin scored the eventual stick of Stars defenseman Ryan Suter first period — its second straight “unac- thews (illness) for a second straight
game-winner midway through the and caromed inside the far right post. ceptable” start — and drew just one game, the Leafs got a star-caliber per-
third period and Adin Hill made 23 Each team had 18 shots on goal after power play on Thursday. formance from Nylander to send the
saves as the defending Stanley Cup the first two periods, which were score- William Nylander scored both To- series to an ultimate game.
champion Vegas Golden Knights avoid- less but featured several excellent scor- ronto goals and Morgan Rielly assisted No determination has been made re-
ed playoff elimination with a 2-0 vic- ing chances. on both, while Joseph Woll (22 saves) garding Matthews’ Game 7 availability,
tory over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of The Golden Knights held the Stars had a shutout until Boston’s Morgan though coach Sheldon Keefe acknowl-
the Western Conference first-round se- without a shot on goal in the first 7 1/2 Geekie tallied with 0.1 seconds left. edged that “there’s been progress.”
ries on Friday night in Las Vegas. minutes but couldn’t solve Oettinger. The result? The sixth Game 7 be- Nylander, who had been on a 13-
It was the third postseason shutout Keegan Kolesar hit the crossbar with a tween the Original Six rivals and third game goal drought dating back to the
of Hill’s career, each of which has come one-timer from the left circle and Mark in the last six years. regular season, is the first Maple Leaf to
against the Stars. Mark Stone added an Stone had two grade-A chances in front “These are the moments you dream score multiple goals in an elimination
empty-netter with 18.9 seconds left for of the crease, the first was deflected about as a kid. Game 7. That’s where game victory since Joe Nieuwendyk in
Vegas. over the net by the stick of Dallas de- heroes are built and made,” Boston cap- 2004.
Game 7 of the best-of-seven series is fenseman Chris Tanev and the second tain Brad Marchand said. “We got to be “He’s a heck of a game-breaker,”
Sunday in Dallas with the winner to was stopped by a pad save by Oettinger. excited about the position we’re in and Leafs captain John Tavares said of
face the Colorado Avalanche. make the most of it. … It doesn’t matter Nylander. “He gets the puck on his
Jake Oettinger stopped 28 of 29 how you get there.” stick, he can make things happen any
shots for the Stars, who had a three- Vegas 2, Dallas 0 The Bruins look forward to the op- time. Two elite finishes. Came at a great
Dallas 0 0 0— 0
game winning streak snapped. Vegas 0 0 2— 2 portunity, but they will need more out time.”
Hanifin, obtained from the Calgary First Period—None. Penalties—None. of key players like David Pastrnak, who It was hardly a one-man show,
Second Period—None. Penalties—Suter, DAL (Slashing), 4:34.
Flames on March 6 as part of a three- Heiskanen, DAL (Hooking), 14:19. Carrier, VGK (Holding), 17:07. has gone consecutive games without a though. Twice over, the Leafs have
way deal with the Philadelphia Flyers, Third Period—1, Vegas, Hanifin 2, 9:54. 1, Vegas, Stone 3 goal despite taking a team-high four found a way to win with a true team ef-
(Karlsson, Pietrangelo), 19:41. Penalties—None.
scored his second-career playoff goal at Shots on Goal—Dallas 6-12-5—23. Vegas 10-8-12—30. shots on Thursday. fort backed by Woll, a former Boston
the 9:54 mark of the third period to Power-play opportunities—Dallas 0 of 1; Vegas 0 of 2. “Your best players need … to come College standout.
Goalies—Dallas, Oettinger 3-3-0 (29 shots-28 saves). Vegas, Hill
break a scoreless tie. 1-1-0 (23-23). through with some big-time plays and With one more complete effort, the
A—18,432 (17,368).
Hanifin picked up a loose puck near big-time moments,” Montgomery said. journey will continue.

Canucks NOTEBOOK

Continued from Page 1 Finalists for

face the Edmonton Oilers in the West-
ern Conference semifinals.
coaching honor
Winning the series is “another step
in our process. We’re going to enjoy the
announced
hell out of it tonight — I think we play in FIELD LEVEL MEDIA
two days — and we’ll worry about the
next round when it happens,” Miller Winnipeg’s Rick Bowness, Nash-
said. “For us to win the first round after ville’s Andrew Brunette and Vancou-
going through the process, the day-to- ver’s Rick Tocchet were named finalists
day, feels good.” on Friday for the Jack Adams Award as
Predators goaltender Juuse Saros the NHL’s 2023-24 coach of the year.
stopped 28 shots in arguably his best The trophy honors the head coach
performance of the series, but it wasn’t who has “contributed the most to his
enough. team’s success,” voted on by members
Suter, who was denied on a couple of of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association.
golden opportunities earlier in the None of the three finalists is a previ-
game and was visibly frustrated, final- ous winner. Brunette finished second
ly cracked the goose eggs with over- while with the Florida Panthers in 2021-
time looming. 22; Bowness and Tocchet are first-time
From the end boards, Brock Boeser finalists.
fired a no-look pass to the front of the Bowness, 69, guided the Jets (52-
net, and Suter converted the one-timer 24-6, 110 points) to the second-most
for his second goal of the series. points in franchise history. Winnipeg al-
Nashville was awarded a power play lowed the fewest goals in the league
with 33.9 seconds remaining but could (199) and posted a franchise-record 14-
not find the equalizer. A couple of Vancouver Canucks goalkeeper Arturs Silovs blocks the puck against the game point streak (12-0-2) from Dec. 13-
chances just missed the net or were Predators during the third period of Game 6 of a first-round Stanley Cup Jan. 11.
blocked. playoff series on Friday in Nashville, Tenn. PHOTOS BY STEVE ROBERTS/USA TODAY Brunette, 50, led the Predators (47-
“Once the dust clears and the hurt 30-5, 99 points) to a franchise-record
stops, I think the players will look back 18-game point streak from Feb. 17-
and be pretty proud of what they did March 26 (16-0-2) during his first sea-
and how they did it together,” Predators son with the team.
coach Andrew Brunette said. “Our Tocchet, 60, steered the Canucks
group was a really tight group. It was a (50-23-9, 109 points) to one of the best
pleasure and I’m very grateful to coach years in team history in his first full sea-
them. They were unselfish, came to son behind their bench.
work every day. It wasn’t a lack of work
ethic or want. It just didn’t go our way.” Penguins part ways with
It was the second consecutive game associate coach Reirden
of the series with no scoring in the first
two periods, in big part due to the The Pittsburgh Penguins relieved as-
close-checking style both clubs used sociate coach Todd Reirden of his duties
as well as the netminders. with Mike Sullivan’s staff on Friday.
“We are grateful to Todd for his dedi-
cation and commitment to the Penguins
Vancouver 1, Nashville 0 over two separate stints with the or-
Vancouver 0 0 1— 1
Nashville 0 0 0— 0 ganization,” general manger Kyle Dubas
First Period—None. Penalties—None. said. “Mike Sullivan and I have spent
Second Period—None. Penalties—Boeser, VAN (High-sticking),
6:32. Zadorov, VAN (Roughing), 12:18. Jankowski, NSH time over the past two weeks evaluating
(Roughing), 12:18. the coaching staff, and although these
Third Period—1, Vancouver, Suter 2 (Boeser, Pettersson), 18:21.
Penalties—Lindholm, VAN (Cross-checking), 19:26. decisions are never easy, we agree that
Shots on Goal—Vancouver 5-12-12—29. Nashville 6-13-9—28. this change was in the best interest of
Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 0 of 0; Nashville 0 of 3.
Goalies—Vancouver, Silovs 2-1-0 (28 shots-28 saves). Nashville, the team moving forward.”
Saros 2-4-0 (29-28). Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) blocks the shot of Vancouver Canucks Reirden, 52, was in his second stint
A—17,682 (17,113).
right wing Conor Garland on Friday in Nashville, Tenn. on the Pittsburgh staff.
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MLB
FRIDAY’S ROUNDUP

Royals score 6 in the 7th to beat Rangers

FIELD LEVEL MEDIA Orioles 3, Reds 0

Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe Cole Irvin extended his scoreless in-
homered as the Kansas City Royals ral- nings streak by allowing just two hits
lied past the visiting Texas Rangers 7-1 over 61⁄3 innings, combining with three
on Friday evening. relievers as Baltimore shut out host Cin-
With one out in the fifth, Renfroe cinnati in the opener of a three-game in-
belted Michael Lorenzen’s 1-2 slider 373 terleague series.
feet down the left-field line for his third Adley Rutschman snapped a score-
homer of the year to tie the score 1-1. less tie with a seventh-inning RBI dou-
The Royals broke the game open in ble and scored on a homer by Ryan
the seventh. Kansas City scored six O’Hearn as the Orioles won for the
times on six hits in the inning, capped fourth time in five games. The Reds have
by Perez’s three-run homer to give the lost three straight and six of eight.
Royals a 7-1 lead. Rain forced a delay of more than 21⁄2
MJ Melendez broke a 0-for-27 slump hours before the game began.
with a leadoff single. Dairon Blanco Irvin (3-1) walked none and struck
pinch-ran for Melendez and stole sec- out four. He hasn’t allowed a run in his
ond. Kyle Isbel singled to center to drive last 20 innings dating back to the fourth
in Blanco and give the Royals a 2-1 lead. inning of a start against the Minnesota
Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquanti- Twins on April 15.
no added RBI singles before Perez’s The left-hander retired 17 straight
blast to left. batters between a first-inning single by
Elly De La Cruz and De La Cruz’s one-
Twins 5, Red Sox 2 out double in the seventh. Yennier Cano
replaced Irvin, and got out of the jam by
Edouard Julien and Ryan Jeffers retiring Tyler Stephenson and Christian
drove in two runs apiece, and Minneso- Encarnacion-Strand on grounders.
ta held on for a win over Boston in Min-
neapolis. The Royals’ Salvador Perez hugs reporter Joel Goldberg as he is doused by MJ Athletics 3, Marlins 1
Willi Castro went 2-for-3 with a dou- Melendez, top left, after defeating the Texas Rangers on Friday in Kansas City,
ble for Minnesota, which won its 11th Mo. JAY BIGGERSTAFF/USA TODAY SPORTS Miami kicked off the post-Luis Ar-
game in a row. The Twins have not lost raez era with a whimper, accumulating
since April 21 against the Detroit Tigers. just seven hits off JP Sears and three re-
Rafael Devers went 2-for-3 with two and scored on William Contreras’ base Rays 10, Mets 8 lievers as host Oakland opened a three-
doubles and two RBIs to lead Boston. hit to knot things at 1. Contreras also game interleague series with a victory.
Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran re- ended up stealing second, allowing him Harold Ramirez and Amed Rosario Arraez, the defending National
corded the only other hits for the Red to come home on Adames’ grounder to each went 3-for-5 for Tampa Bay, which League batting champion, was
Sox. center. scored five times in the third inning in a scratched from the lineup minutes be-
Twins right-hander Chris Paddack Jake Bauers provided some insur- win against visiting New York. fore the first pitch, reportedly having
(3-1) allowed two hits in six scoreless in- ance with a run-scoring single to cap the Shawn Armstrong (1-1) came on in re- been dealt to the San Diego Padres for
nings. He walked one and struck out six. rally. lief in the fifth inning, allowing two hits four prospects.
Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck and striking out two in 11⁄3 innings. Jason The second baseman, who won an
(3-3) gave up four runs on six hits in six- Phillies 4, Giants 3 Adam allowed one run on two hits in the American League batting title for the
plus innings. He walked two and struck ninth for his second save of the season. Minnesota Twins in 2022 before a trade
out five. Brandon Marsh drove in two runs, Mets starter Jose Quintana (1-3) al- to Miami, was the Marlins’ top hitter this
Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak lowed eight runs on 10 hits in 22⁄3 in- season with a .299 average.
Cardinals 3, White Sox 0 to 16 games with a run-scoring single, nings. He struck out two and walked Miami then saw a three-game win-
and Philadelphia opened a four-game one. ning streak end when Brent Rooker
Sonny Gray, JoJo Romero and Ryan series against visiting San Francisco After scoring three to tie the score in smacked a two-run homer, Sears
Helsley combined for three-hitter as St. with a victory. the second inning, Tampa Bay broke out worked 61⁄3 shutout innings and the A’s
Louis blanked visiting Chicago. Trea Turner had two hits before exit- in the third. recorded a season-best fifth straight
Gray (4-1) allowed those three hits in ing with left hamstring soreness for Ramirez singled to lead off the inning, win.
seven innings. He struck out six and Philadelphia, which won its third Randy Arozarena walked and Rosario Rooker’s homer came off Miami
walked one while lowering his season straight and improved to a season-best singled to left field, scoring Ramirez and starter Ryan Weathers (2-3), who du-
ERA to 0.89 in 301⁄3 innings. 11 games over .500 at 22-11. giving the Rays a 4-3 lead. eled Sears into the last of the fourth be-
Romero handled the White Sox in the Aaron Nola allowed two runs and fore allowing his first hit of the game – a
eighth inning, and Helsley closed out four hits over four innings before yield- Yankees 2, Tigers 1 single by Abraham Toro. Rooker fol-
the ninth for his 11th save. ing to Matt Strahm (2-0), Seranthony lowed with his sixth homer of the sea-
Nolan Arenado drove in three runs Dominguez, Orion Kerkering and Jeff Anthony Rizzo hit a game-ending son, a 440-foot bomb to center field for a
with two doubles and Willson Contreras Hoffman. Jose Alvarado worked around single with nobody out in the ninth in- 2-0 Oakland lead.
went 3-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base a leadoff single in the ninth for his sixth ning as host New York rallied for a vic-
and two runs to pace the Cardinals of- save. tory over Detroit. Padres 7, Diamondbacks 1
fense. San Francisco went 2-for-11 with run- On the verge of being blanked for the
Brad Keller (0-1) allowed three runs ners in scoring position and lost for the sixth time this season, the Yankees Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and
on five hits in 42⁄3 innings for the White third time in its last four games. The Gi- earned their first walk-off win of the drove in three runs, Dylan Cease pitched
Sox, who lost for the 11th time in 14 ants have scored a total of 19 runs over season thanks to rallying against De- 62⁄3 innings and visiting San Diego
games. He walked two and struck out their last eight games. troit closer Jason Foley (2-1), who blew opened a three-game weekend series
five. The Giants took an early lead with his first save of the season. with a win over Arizona.
one out in the second inning on Thairo After Aaron Judge stopped an 0- Tatis collected three hits and scored
Angels 6, Guardians 0 Estrada’s two-run double against Nola, for-14 skid with a clean single, Alex Ver- twice, while Jake Cronenworth and
who threw 46 of his 89 pitches in the dugo pushed a bunt single to third and Manny Machado also slugged homers
Jose Soriano threw six stellar innings second frame. Giancarlo Stanton ripped an RBI double as San Diego won its third straight
to continue his road dominance and to the right field corner. game. The Padres finished with 12 hits
Mickey Moniak launched a three-run Rockies 3, Pirates 2 Two pitches later, Rizzo hit Foley’s and scored at least six runs for the
homer as visiting Los Angeles beat 92-mph changeup through the drawn- fourth time in five games.
Cleveland. Ryan McMahon homered to spark a in infield and under the glove of second Cease (4-2) allowed three hits and
Nolan Schanuel homered for one of three-run sixth inning, Cal Quantrill baseman Andy Ibanez to easily score one run with no walks and eight strike-
his three hits, and Willie Calhoun also pitched strongly into the eighth and vis- Verdugo. outs. It marked his fourth win in five
had three in his season debut for the An- iting Colorado beat Pittsburgh. starts; he’s given up three or fewer hits
gels, who won for just the third time in 14 Colorado snapped a five-game skid Astros 5, Mariners 3 in all four victories.
games. They also snapped a four-game and ended a string of games in which it Slade Cecconi (1-2) retired the first
road skid and improved to 3-23 at Cleve- trailed. The Rockies set a major league Jose Altuve deposited a perfect bunt nine batters he faced for Arizona but
land since the start of the 2015 season. record by trailing at some point in each single down the third-base line with two was hit hard his second time through
Soriano (1-4) allowed five hits and a of their first 31 games but broke that outs in the seventh inning, the lone run- the order. He was removed after Tatis’
walk but wasn’t damaged in his fifth ca- with a strong performance from Quan- scoring hit of a four-run frame that lift- RBI single in the fifth made it 5-0. Cec-
reer start. The right-hander has yielded trill (1-3). ed Houston over visiting Seattle. coni gave up six runs on five hits and
one earned run over 17 innings of his McMahon, Ezequiel Tovar, Elias Diaz Trailing 3-1 entering the bottom of the two walks in 41⁄3 innings, striking out
three 2024 road starts. and Jacob Stallings finished with two seventh, the Astros recorded five walks, four.
Los Angeles roughed up Cleveland hits each for Colorado. two singles and a sacrifice fly to forge
starter Tanner Bibee (2-1) for all six runs, Oneil Cruz homered and Jared Triolo ahead. Houston benefitted from a costly Dodgers 4, Braves 3, 11 innings
plus eight hits allowed, in five innings. had two hits for Pittsburgh, which has throwing error on Seattle catcher Cal
Meanwhile, Steven Kwan had two of the lost five in a row and eight of its last Raleigh with the bases loaded allowing Rookie Andy Pages capped his first-
six hits for the AL Central-leading nine. Jeremy Pena to score and slice the def- career four-hit performance with a
Guardians, who have lost two straight The Rockies managed just five sin- icit to one. game-ending single in the 11th inning as
and are 3-6 since winning five in a row. gles against Pirates starter Martin Perez Pena worked a leadoff walk against Los Angeles walked away with a victory
With two outs in the third, Schanuel through the first five innings but broke Mariners reliever Trent Thornton, who over visiting Atlanta in the opener of a
put Los Angeles up 1-0 when he clubbed out in the sixth. then allowed a single to Yainer Diaz and three-game series.
a curveball from Bibee just inside the a Jon Singleton groundout to the right Teoscar Hernandez hit a home run,
right field foul pole for his third home Nationals 9, Blue Jays 3 side of the infield that advanced both Shohei Ohtan drove in a run in the 10th
run. runners into scoring position. After and Gavin Stone went five strong in-
Pinch-hitter Luis Garcia Jr. hit a pinch-hitter Jake Meyers worked a walk nings as the Dodgers improved to 8-2
Brewers 3, Cubs 1 three-run home run in a four-run sev- off Gabe Speier (0-1), Raleigh followed since going 3-6 on their previous home-
enth and the Washington Nationals de- with his errant throw to third that elud- stand while losing all three series. Mi-
Willy Adames headlined a three-run feated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 9-3 ed Josh Rojas and bounced into left chael Grove (1-1) picked up the win for
rally with a go-ahead RBI single in the Friday night. field. Diaz advanced to third as Pena the Dodgers with a scoreless 11th.
eighth as Milwaukee beat host Chicago Beginning a five-game homestand, crossed home and scored the tying run. Austin Riley and Ronald Acuna Jr. hit
in the opener of a three-game series. the Nationals overcame a 3-0 deficit to Mauricio Dubon then lifted a sacri- home runs and right-hander Charlie
The teams were caught up in a pitch- take the opener of a three-game series. fice fly to right. Morton gave up two runs on five hits
ers’ duel until Christopher Morel The Blue Jays, who began a five- Altuve followed with his bunt single, over six innings as the Braves lost for the
clubbed a solo shot with two outs in the game road trip, have lost three games in scoring Meyers, and Alex Bregman fourth time in their last six games and
bottom of the sixth to put Chicago up a row and eight of their last 10. greeted the third Seattle reliever of the fell to 1-3 on a six-game West Coast road
1-0. Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi al- frame, Cody Bolton, with a bases-load- trip.
Milwaukee went down quietly in the lowed one run, six hits and one walk ed walk that scored Altuve. With automatic runner Will Smith at
seventh, but pinch-hitter Jackson with seven strikeouts in six innings. The Mariners forged their lead with a second base for the Dodgers in the 11th,
Chourio then helped give the Brewers Washington left-hander Patrick Cor- pair of homers off Astros starter Ronel the Braves walked Max Muncy inten-
life in the eighth. bin gave up three runs, six hits and two Blanco, who worked six innings and al- tionally before Teoscar Hernandez
Chourio greeted reliever Adbert Alzo- walks with three strikeouts in six in- lowed three runs on five hits and two grounded into a fielder’s choice. Pages
lay with a one-out single, stole second nings. walks with six strikeouts. won it on a full-count bloop hit to center.
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MLB
FRIDAY’S BOX SCORES
Milwaukee 3, Chicago 1 De La Cruz ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .288
Steer lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .246
MIL ..............000 000 030 — 3 8 0 Stephenson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221
CHC ............. 000 001 000 — 1 8 0 Encarnacion-Strand 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190
1b
Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Candelario 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Frelick rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Espinal 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .183
a-Chourio ph-rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .212 Fraley rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Contreras c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .341 b-Maile ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .159
Black 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .300 Martini rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
Wiemer lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Fairchild cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .185
Sanchez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 c-Benson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204
Adames ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .277 Totals 29 0 2 0 0 8
Bauers lf-1b-lf 3 0 1 1 1 2 .197
Hoskins dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .229 a-ran for Kjerstad in 8th. b-was
Turang 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .317 announced for Fraley in 8th. c-was
Dunn 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .231
b-Ortiz ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273
announced for Fairchild in 9th.
Perkins cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 2B: Rutschman (5), Mountcastle (8), De La
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 12 Cruz (7). HR: O’Hearn (5). RBI: Rutschman
Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. (19), O’Hearn 2 (11). SB: Mountcastle (2),
Hoerner 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .279 Mateo (5), De La Cruz (19). Runners left in
Tauchman rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276
Happ lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .221 scoring position: Baltimore 6 (O’Hearn,
Morel 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .210 Mountcastle, Santander 2, Mullins,
Busch 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .271 Kjerstad), Cincinnati 2 (Stephenson,
Swanson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Mervis dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .115
Encarnacion-Strand). RISP: Baltimore 2
Amaya c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .210 for 13.
Crow-Armstrong cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Totals 33 1 8 1 0 5
Irvin 6.1 2 0 0 0 4 72 2.86
a-singled for Frelick in 8th. b-popped out Cano H, 8 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.16
for Dunn in 7th. Coulombe H, 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 15 2.77
Kimbrel 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 16 2.92
2B: Hoerner (9), Busch (6). 3B: Ortiz (2).
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
HR: Morel (6). RBI: Contreras (26),
Adames (22), Bauers (13), Morel (18). SB: Greene 5.2 5 0 0 4 5109 3.12
Cruz 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 6 4.50
Chourio (6), Contreras (3), Black (1), Pagan 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 26 5.54
Adames (5), Bauers (2). Runners left in Wilson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.86
scoring position: Milwaukee 5 (Chourio, Farmer 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 24 3.06
Adames, Hoskins, Dunn, Perkins), Chicago Inherited runners: Cano 1-1, Cruz 2-2,
3 (Mervis 2, Amaya). RISP: Milwaukee 3 Wilson 1-1. WP: Greene. Balk: Greene (1).
for 9. Umpires: HP-Muchlinski, 1B-Visconti,
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 2B-Clemons, 3B-Fletcher. A: 25,861
Ross 6.0 6 1 1 0 4 86 4.65 (45,814).
Peguero W, 4-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 10 3.38 San Diego 7, Arizona 1
Payamps H, 4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 10 3.09
Megill S, 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1.17 SD.............. 000 430 000 — 7 12 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA ARI............... 000 010 000 — 1 3 0
Wesneski 6.1 3 0 0 2 8 90 0.54 San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Lovelady H, 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0.00 Profar lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Alzolay L, 1-4 BS, 5 0.1 4 3 3 0 1 32 5.54 Azocar lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Brewer 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 24 4.15 Tatis Jr. rf 5 2 3 3 0 2 .246
Inherited runners: Brewer 1-1. WP: Brewer. Cronenworth 1b 5 1 3 1 0 1 .279
Machado dh 4 2 1 2 1 1 .250
Umpires: HP-Mahrley, 1B-Wendelstedt, Bogaerts 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .216
2B-Tumpane, 3B-Hudson. T: 2:37. A: Merrill cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269
33,557 (41,649). Campusano c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267
Kim ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .211
Colorado 3, Pittsburgh 2 Wade 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .246
Totals 39 7 12 7 2 9
COL............ 000 003 000 — 3 12 0
Arizona AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
PIT...............000 000 002 — 2 4 0 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Colorado AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Gurriel Jr. lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Tovar ss 5 0 2 0 0 2 .266 Marte 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .308
Doyle cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Walker 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .269
McMahon 3b 5 1 2 1 0 2 .319 Pederson dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 .318
Diaz dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Suarez 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .235
Montero 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .214 Moreno c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229
Blackmon rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Carroll cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .192
b-Cave pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Alexander ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .299
Rodgers 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .237 Totals 29 1 3 1 0 10
Beck lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .200
Stallings c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .364 The Minnesota Twins’ Ryan Jeffers hits a two-run double against the Boston Red Sox in the seventh inning of 2B: Cronenworth 2 (9), Bogaerts (4),
Totals 39 3 12 3 0 9 Merrill (4), Marte (12), Pederson (7). HR:
Pittsburgh AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Friday’s game at Target Field in Minneapolis. JESSE JOHNSON/USA TODAY SPORTS Tatis Jr. (7), Cronenworth (6), Machado
McCutchen dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .179 (5). RBI: Tatis Jr. 3 (20), Cronenworth (25),
Reynolds rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .242 Machado 2 (18), Merrill (13), Suarez (19).
Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Cruz ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 .240 Runners left in scoring position: San Diego
Tellez 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
6 (Azocar, Bogaerts 3, Merrill, Kim),
a-Joe ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280
Civale 4.2 6 7 7 1 5 77 6.14
Arizona 1 (Walker). RISP: San Diego 3 for
Triolo 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .227
Suwinski lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .163 Armstrong W, 1-1 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 18 3.45 12, Arizona 1 for 2. GIDP: Moreno. DP: San
Bart c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .206 Maton H, 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 19 6.94 Diego 1.
Taylor cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .247 Kelly H, 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.38
Adam S, 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 16 1.80 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Totals 30 2 4 2 2 12
Cease W, 4-2 6.2 3 1 1 0 8102 2.55
a-struck out for Tellez in 9th. b-ran for Inherited runners: Nunez 1-1, Armstrong Estrada 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 17 0.00
Blackmon in 8th. 1-0. Umpires: HP-Dreckman, 1B-Hanahan, Brito 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9 4.11
2B: Diaz (5). HR: McMahon (5), Cruz (4). 2B-Vondrak, 3B-Wegner. T: 2:46. A: 19,077 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
RBI: McMahon (19), Montero (11), Rodgers (25,025). Cecconi L, 1-2 4.1 5 6 6 2 4 85 4.96
(8), Cruz 2 (10). Runners left in scoring Bowman 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 30 5.40
Philadelphia 4, San Francisco 3 Martinez 2.0 4 0 0 0 4 41 1.13
position: Colorado 4 (Doyle, McMahon, SF ................ 020 000 100 — 3 8 2 McGough 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 15 6.00
Diaz, Montero), Pittsburgh 2 (McCutchen, PHI ............... 003 100 00x — 4 6 1
Bart). RISP: Colorado 2 for 7, Pittsburgh 1 Inherited runners: Bowman 1-0. WP:
for 4. GIDP: Suwinski. DP: Colorado 1. San Francisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Cecconi, Martinez. Umpires: HP-Tosi,
Lee cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .248 1B-Bellino, 2B-Cuzzi, 3B-Randazzo. T:
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Wade Jr. 1b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .333
a-Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236
2:36. A: 31,976 (48,405).
Quantrill W, 1-3 7.2 3 0 0 0 9 99 4.31
Bird H, 3 0.2 0 1 1 2 1 25 5.87 Soler dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Oakland 3, Miami 1
Beeks S, 1 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 10 2.81 Conforto lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Bailey c 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278 MIA............... 000 000 001 — 1 7 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Murphy c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .121 OAK ............. 000 210 00x — 3 5 0
Perez L, 1-2 5.1 8 3 3 0 4 88 3.15 Chapman 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .220
Yastrzemski rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .227 Miami AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Stratton 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 36 2.76
Estrada 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .239 Myers rf-lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .429
Holderman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 15 1.17
Ahmed ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .242 De La Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255
Nicolas 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 25 0.00
Totals 34 3 8 2 4 11 Bethancourt c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .028
Inherited runners: Bird 1-1, Beeks 1-0, Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Bell dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .181
Stratton 1-0. HBP: Bart. Balk: Perez (1). Anderson ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .223
Schwarber dh 4 1 0 0 0 1 .205 Chisholm Jr. cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .230
Umpires: HP-Merzel, 1B-Scheurwater, Turner ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 .343 Rivera 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .217
2B-Eddings, 3B-Carlson. T: 2:36. A: 20,646 Sosa ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Harper 1b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .231 a-Gordon ph-2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .176
(38,747). Bohm 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .358 Brujan 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .298
Washington 9, Toronto 3 Realmuto c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .239 Fortes c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .131
Marsh lf 4 0 1 2 0 3 .265 c-Sanchez ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231
TOR.............. 030 000 000 — 3 7 2 Castellanos rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .180 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 10
WAS............ 001 000 44x — 9 12 1 Stott 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226
Rojas cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Totals 32 4 6 3 4 10 Ruiz cf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .256
Springer rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .205 b-Bleday ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Guerrero Jr. 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .232 a-struck out for Wade Jr. in 9th. Nevin rf-1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .313
Bichette ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .198 E: Chapman 2, Sosa. 2B: Estrada (7). RBI: Toro 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .274
Turner dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Butler rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Jansen c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .273
Estrada 2 (16), Bohm (31), Marsh 2 (19). SB: Rooker dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 .211
Schneider lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .254 Turner (10), Marsh (4), Stott (6). Runners Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Varsho cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .227 left in scoring position: San Francisco 6 Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
Kiner-Falefa 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Langeliers c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .165
(Flores, Soler 2, Conforto, Yastrzemski, Schuemann lf-2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .148
c-Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Clement 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Estrada), Philadelphia 5 (Realmuto 2, Hernaiz ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154
b-Vogelbach ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .130 Stott 2, Rojas). RISP: San Francisco 2 for 11, Harris 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 Philadelphia 2 for 8. GIDP: Soler, Totals 28 3 5 3 0 9
Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Chapman. DP: Philadelphia 2. a-grounded out for Lopez in 7th.
Young cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .311 b-grounded out for Ruiz in 8th. c-popped
Winker rf-lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .250 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Abrams ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 .280 Hicks L, 2-1 4.0 4 4 2 4 3 88 1.89 out for Fortes in 8th.
Senzel 3b 4 0 2 1 1 1 .250 Hjelle 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 28 3.38
Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray delivers against the Chicago White Sox E: Anderson. 2B: Brujan 2 (3), Toro (6),
Meneses 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .229 Jackson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 16 6.23 Schuemann (1). 3B: Chisholm Jr. (1). HR:
Ruiz dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .155 Rogers 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 19 3.97
Call rf-cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .385 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
during the second inning of Friday’s game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Gray Rooker (6). RBI: Brujan (3), Ruiz (6),
Vargas lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 .310 Rooker 2 (15). SB: Brujan 2 (2). S: Hernaiz.
Rosario rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 Nola 4.0 4 2 2 4 4 89 3.32 pitched seven scoreless innings. JEFF CURRY/USA TODAY SPORTS Runners left in scoring position: Miami 6
Adams c 3 2 1 0 1 2 .224 Strahm W, 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 15 1.38
Lipscomb 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Dominguez H, 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 18 8.74 (De La Cruz, Anderson 2, Lopez, Fortes,
a-Garcia Jr. ph-2b 1 2 1 3 1 0 .300 Kerkering H, 2 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 20 1.17 Sanchez), Oakland 2 (Nevin, Langeliers).
Totals 35 9 12 6 5 7 Hoffman H, 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 15 1.20 RISP: Oakland 1 for 6. GIDP: De La Cruz. DP:
Alvarado S, 6 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 12 3.95
a-homered for Lipscomb in 7th. b-struck b-was announced for Keith in 8th. c-ran RISP: St. Louis 1 for 6. Oakland 1.
out for Clement in 9th. c-grounded out for WP: Dominguez. Umpires: HP-Walsh, for Stanton in 9th. Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Rojas 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .338
Kiner-Falefa in 9th. 1B-Hamari, 2B-Moscoso, 3B-Reyburn. T: E: Wells. 2B: Stanton (6). RBI: Keith (7), Rodriguez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Weathers L, 2-3 6.0 5 3 3 0 5 99 4.54
Keller L, 0-1 4.2 5 3 3 2 5102 4.26
E: Kiner-Falefa, Clement, Lipscomb. 2B: 3:00. A: 40,888 (42,792). Stanton (17), Rizzo (17). SB: McKinstry (1), Polanco 2b 4 1 1 1 0 3 .183 Shuster 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 55 0.93 Cronin 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 21 1.69
Haniger rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211
Guerrero Jr. (6), Jansen (4), Schneider (5), L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 0 Judge (2). Runners left in scoring position: Raleigh c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Varsho (7), Young (5), Senzel (2), Vargas LAA .............001 410 000 — 6 11 2 Detroit 7 (Perez, Carpenter, Vierling 2, France 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Gray W, 4-1 7.0 3 0 0 1 6 94 0.89 Sears W, 2-2 6.1 4 0 0 1 6 95 3.89
(7). 3B: Clement (1). HR: Garcia Jr. (2). RBI: CLE ............. 000 000 000 — 0 6 0 McKinstry 2, Baez), N.Y. Yankees 3 Garver dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .138 Romero H, 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.62 Adams H, 8 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 8 1.74
Raley lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .224 Helsley S, 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.59 Kelly H, 2 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 16 2.95
Springer (6), Varsho 2 (16), Abrams (18), (Verdugo, Torres, Cabrera). RISP: N.Y. a-Urias ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Erceg S, 2 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 28 1.93
L.A. Angels AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Senzel (10), Meneses (14), Garcia Jr. 3 (14). Schanuel 1b 4 2 3 1 1 0 .250 Yankees 2 for 5. GIDP: Keith, Soto, Torres. Moore ss 3 1 1 2 0 1 .203 Inherited runners: Shuster 1-1. WP: Keller,
SB: Springer (4), Call (1). SF: Springer. S: Rengifo 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .330 DP: Detroit 2, N.Y. Yankees 1. Totals 32 3 7 3 3 9 Gray. Umpires: HP-May, 1B-Bucknor, Inherited runners: Adams 1-1, Erceg 2-2.
Clement, Rosario. Runners left in scoring Ward lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .271 Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. 2B-MacKay, 3B-Iassogna. T: 2:21. A: HBP: Bell, Nevin. Umpires: HP-Knight,
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
position: Toronto 5 (Guerrero Jr. 2, Turner,
Calhoun dh 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750 Altuve 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .348 34,010 (44,383). 1B-Additon, 2B-Guccione, 3B-Morales. T:
O’Hoppe c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .266 Olson 5.0 2 0 0 2 5 88 2.70
Varsho 2), Washington 5 (Ruiz 3, Faedo H, 2 1.1 0 0 0 1 4 26 2.57
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .283 2:20. A: 8,533 (46,847).
Adell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Alvarez dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 .246 Minnesota 5, Boston 2
Lipscomb 2). RISP: Toronto 2 for 10, Adrianza 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .222 Chafin H, 5 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.50
Bregman 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .204 L.A. Dodgers 4, Atlanta 3 (11)
Moniak cf 4 1 2 3 0 1 .164 Miller H, 3 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.93 BOS.............. 000 000 020 — 2 4 1
Washington 4 for 13. GIDP: Ruiz. DP: Pena ss 3 1 0 1 1 1 .325 ATL ...... 100 000 010 10 — 3 6 0
Neto ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Foley BS, 1 0.0 4 2 2 0 0 11 2.63 MIN ..............001 000 40x — 5 8 1
Diaz c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291
Toronto 1. Totals 35 6 11 6 2 7 N.Y. Yankees IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Singleton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 LAD .......001 100 000 11 — 4 9 1
Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Stroman 5.1 3 1 1 5 3 90 3.41 Loperfido lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 .364 Duran cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .261 Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Kwan lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .356 Hamilton 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 16 2.65 b-Meyers ph-cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 .222 Devers 3b 3 0 2 2 1 1 .300 Acuna Jr. rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .258
Kikuchi 6.0 6 1 1 1 7100 2.72
Gimenez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Gonzalez 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.31 Dubon cf-lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .282 O’Neill lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .294 Albies 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .323
Swanson L, 0-2 BS, 1 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 8 18.00
Ramirez dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Santana 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.68 Totals 30 5 7 4 5 5 Abreu rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .298 Riley 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .242
Mayza 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 14 6.35
Naylor 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .263 Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Olson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .198
Pop 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
Brennan rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Inherited runners: Chafin 1-1, Hamilton a-struck out for Raley in 9th. b-walked for
Cabrera 0.2 2 4 0 3 0 28 6.00 Smith dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Ozuna dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310
Richards 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.68 a-Laureano ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .151 3-3, Gonzalez 2-2. WP: Olson. Umpires: Loperfido in 7th. Grissom 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d’Arnaud c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267
Freeman cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .189 HP-Porter, 1B-Blakney, 2B-Jimenez, E: Raleigh. 2B: Alvarez (4). HR: Polanco (5), McGuire c 2 1 0 0 0 0 .255 e-Williams pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...
Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Naylor c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .179 Tromp c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Arias 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .254 3B-Wolf. A: 37,386 (46,537). Moore (2). RBI: Polanco (13), Moore 2 (6), Rafaela ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .195
Corbin 6.0 6 3 3 2 3 92 6.45 Totals 31 2 4 2 1 13 Harris II cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287
Barnes W, 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 1.50 Rocchio ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Kansas City 7, Texas 1 Altuve (12), Bregman (11), Pena (13), Arcia ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .268
Totals 33 0 6 0 2 8 Dubon (14). SB: Altuve (7). SF: Dubon. Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Harvey H, 11 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 15 2.65 Kelenic lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290
TEX...............001 000 000 — 1 7 0 Kirilloff lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .247
Floro 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0.57
a-flied out for Brennan in 8th. Runners left in scoring position: Seattle 3 Margot lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 d-Duvall ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213
Swanson pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. E: Soriano, Neto. 2B: Calhoun (1), O’Hoppe KC............... 000 010 60x — 7 11 0 (Haniger 2, Raleigh), Houston 3 (Pena 2, Julien 2b 2 0 1 2 2 0 .222 Totals 37 3 6 3 1 8
Diaz). RISP: Houston 2 for 6. DP: Houston Jeffers c 4 0 1 2 0 2 .298 L.A. Dodgers AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Inherited runners: Pop 1-1, Richards 2-2. (5). HR: Schanuel (3), Moniak (2). RBI: Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Kepler rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255 Betts ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .363
Semien 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .255 2.
IBB: Cabrera (3). WP: Mayza, Corbin. Schanuel (11), Ward (24), O’Hoppe (11), Seager ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .229 Correa ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .269 Ohtani dh 3 1 1 1 2 1 .336
Umpires: HP-Drake, 1B-Parra, 2B-Libka, Moniak 3 (7). CS: Rengifo (1). SF: Ward. Lowe 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Larnach dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .368 Freeman 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .288
3B-Hoye. T: 2:49. A: 22,856 (41,380). a-Martin pr-dh 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 Smith c 4 1 1 1 1 0 .351
Runners left in scoring position: L.A. Garcia rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Kirby 6.0 4 1 1 0 3 88 3.76 Santana 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Muncy 3b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .235
Carter lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .225 Thornton H, 3 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 16 2.70
Tampa Bay 10, N.Y. Mets 8 Angels 2 (O’Hoppe, Adrianza), Cleveland Smith 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Castro cf 3 2 2 0 0 0 .282 Hernandez lf-rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .252
Speier L, 0-1 BS, 1 0.1 1 2 2 3 0 23 2.45
NYM .......... 030 040 001 — 8 10 0 4 (Gimenez 2, Laureano, Arias). RISP: L.A. Jankowski dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Bolton 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 12 1.74
Miranda 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .298 Pages rf-cf 5 0 4 1 0 0 .333
Farmer 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Outman cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171
Angels 2 for 6. GIDP: Neto, Kwan. DP: L.A. Knizner c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .133 Miller 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 14 2.08
TB ..............035 101 00x — 10 13 0 Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .224 Totals 31 5 8 4 4 7 a-Hernandez ph-lf-2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .229
Angels 1, Cleveland 1. Totals 33 1 7 1 2 10 Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Lux 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .190
N.Y. Mets AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
L.A. Angels IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Blanco 6.0 5 3 3 2 6 94 2.09
a-ran for Larnach in 7th. b-Rojas ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Nimmo lf 4 1 1 0 1 3 .217 Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg. E: McGuire, Correa. 2B: Devers 2 (7), c-Taylor pr-lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .078
Marte rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .265 Soriano W, 1-4 6.0 5 0 0 1 3 88 3.77 Garcia 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .234 Martinez W, 2-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.96
Pressly H, 4 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 17 5.27 Jeffers (9), Castro (9). RBI: Devers 2 (10), Totals 37 4 9 4 5 8
Lindor ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 .208 Garrett 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0.00 Witt Jr. ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .318
Alonso 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .220 Suarez 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 41 9.00 Pasquantino dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 .224 Hader S, 3 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 22 5.93 Julien 2 (14), Jeffers 2 (21). CS: Rafaela (3). a-struck out for Outman in 7th.
Martinez dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Perez 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .351 Inherited runners: Speier 2-0, Bolton 3-2. SB: Julien (2). S: Castro. Runners left in b-grounded into a double play for Lux in
McNeil 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .245 Massey 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .250
Taylor cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .288 Bibee L, 2-1 5.0 8 6 6 1 4 91 4.46 Fermin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 WP: Pressly. Umpires: HP-Johnson, scoring position: Boston 3 (O’Neill, Cooper 7th. c-ran for Rojas in 10th. d-struck out
Baty 3b 4 2 3 4 0 1 .271 Herrin 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 24 0.63 Melendez lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .177 1B-Wolcott, 2B-Valentine, 3B-De Jesus. T: 2), Minnesota 4 (Kepler, Correa 2, for Kelenic in 10th. e-ran for d’Arnaud in
Gaddis 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.87 Santana). RISP: Boston 1 for 5, Minnesota 10th.
Nido c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .227
Strzelecki 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 28 0.00
a-Blanco pr-lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .217 2:36. A: 33,796 (41,168).
a-Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Renfroe rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .155 2 for 10. GIDP: Larnach. DP: Boston 1.
Totals 36 8 10 8 1 9 Isbel cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .231 St. Louis 3, Chicago 0 E: Freeman. 2B: Freeman (10). HR: Acuna
Inherited runners: Gaddis 1-1. WP: Bibee. Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Jr. (2), Riley (3), Hernandez (7). RBI: Acuna
Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Totals 33 7 11 7 4 4 CHW ............000 000 000 — 0 3 1
Umpires: HP-Wills, 1B-Torres, 2B-Ramos, Jr. (8), Riley (17), Arcia (10), Ohtani (20),
Diaz 1b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .219 a-ran for Melendez in 7th. Houck L, 3-3 6.0 6 4 4 2 5 99 2.18
Paredes dh 3 1 0 0 2 0 .283 3B-Rehak. T: 2:41. A: 19,698 (34,830). STL .............. 200 010 00x — 3 6 0 Uwasawa 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 43 2.25 Smith (25), Hernandez (23), Pages (11).
Ramirez rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .270 N.Y. Yankees 2, Detroit 1 2B: Semien (8), Carter (6), Massey (2). HR: Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA SB: Ohtani 2 (7). SF: Arcia. Runners left in
Palacios rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Perez (8), Renfroe (3). RBI: Seager (9), Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .207
Arozarena lf 2 2 1 1 3 0 .145 DET.............. 000 001 000 — 1 5 0 Paddack W, 3-1 6.0 2 0 0 1 6 83 4.78 scoring position: Atlanta 2 (Riley, Kelenic),
Witt Jr. (19), Pasquantino (15), Perez 3 Pham cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Rosario 2b 5 2 3 2 0 0 .309 NYY ............. 000 000 002 — 2 6 1 Jimenez dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Jax H, 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 11 1.93 L.A. Dodgers 2 (Smith, Muncy). RISP: L.A.
(30), Renfroe (11), Isbel (9). SB: Witt Jr. Sands 0.2 1 2 2 0 1 12 3.14
Caballero ss 3 2 2 0 1 0 .276 Sheets rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 Dodgers 4 for 8. GIDP: Lux, Rojas. DP:
Jackson c 3 0 0 1 0 3 .000 Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg. (10), Blanco (6). Runners left in scoring Vaughn 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .196 Thielbar 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 7 7.11
Greene lf 4 1 3 0 1 0 .274 Duran S, 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0.00 Atlanta 2.
DeLuca cf 4 1 1 3 0 1 .250 position: Texas 4 (Semien 2, Carter, Benintendi lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195
Mead 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .218 Canha rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .264 DeJong ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Totals 34 10 13 10 6 7 Perez cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .286 Jankowski), Kansas City 2 (Witt Jr., Houck pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Maldonado c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .113 Morton 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 98 3.50
Meadows cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Fermin). RISP: Texas 1 for 6, Kansas City 4 Shewmake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .149 Inherited runners: Uwasawa 2-0, Thielbar
a-grounded out for Nido in 9th. Carpenter dh 1 0 0 0 2 0 .266 for 6. GIDP: Smith, Perez, Fermin. DP: Totals 30 0 3 0 1 6 2-0. HBP: McGuire. Umpires: HP-Jimenez, Bummer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 11 4.76
Minter 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 20 2.40
2B: Nimmo (6), Lindor (7), Alonso (4), a-Vierling ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Texas 2, Kansas City 1. St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg. 1B-Barksdale, 2B-Hernandez, 3B-Lentz. T: Jimenez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 15 1.93
Taylor (4), Caballero (6), Mead (2). HR: Keith 2b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .156
b-Ibanez ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Donovan lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215 2:21. A: 24,488 (38,544). Iglesias BS, 2 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 12 2.03
Baty 2 (3), Arozarena (4). RBI: Marte (14), Torkelson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Contreras c 3 2 3 0 1 0 .281 Chavez L, 1-1 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 14 1.54
Lorenzen 6.0 4 1 1 3 3 86 3.52 Goldschmidt 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .224 Baltimore 3, Cincinnati 0
Lindor 2 (17), Alonso (16), Baty 4 (13), Diaz McKinstry 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .213 Winn L, 0-1 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 24 4.91 Arenado 3b 4 0 2 3 0 1 .279
L.A. Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
2 (13), Arozarena (10), Rosario 2 (15), Baez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .183 Urena 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 14 4.35 BAL..............000 000 300 — 3 9 0 Stone 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 86 4.06
Rogers c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .172 Burleson dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Jackson (1), DeLuca 3 (3), Mead (5). CS: Totals 31 1 5 1 7 4
Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 18 9.00 a-Fermin ph-dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 CIN ............. 000 000 000 — 0 2 0 Kelly H, 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.85
Winn ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Hudson BS, 2 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 27 3.60
Caballero (5). SB: DeLuca (1). SF: Marte, N.Y. Yankees AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Phillips 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.66
Nootbaar rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .174
Jackson. Runners left in scoring position: Volpe ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .264 Singer 6.0 4 1 1 0 8105 2.45 Gorman 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .185
Henderson ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 .279 Vesia 1.0 0 1 0 0 1 11 1.65
Schreiber W, 3-0 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 23 0.59 Rutschman c 4 1 1 1 1 0 .308
N.Y. Mets 2 (Marte, Martinez), Tampa Bay Soto rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .320 Siani cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .182 O’Hearn dh 5 1 2 2 0 0 .307
Grove W, 1-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.16
Judge cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .200 Zerpa 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 15 2.03
3 (Rosario, Caballero 2). RISP: N.Y. Mets 4 Verdugo lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .271 Selby 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 7 Mountcastle 1b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .295 HBP: Outman. IBB: Minter (1), Chavez (1).
for 7, Tampa Bay 7 for 12. GIDP: Caballero. Stanton dh 4 0 1 1 0 3 .224 a-walked for Burleson in 8th. Santander rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Umpires: HP-Ceja, 1B-Tichenor, 2B-Blaser,
DP: N.Y. Mets 1. Inherited runners: Urena 2-0. Umpires: Mullins cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .204
c-Trammell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
HP-Miller, 1B-Moore, 2B-Bacon, E: DeJong. 2B: Vaughn (6), Contreras (9), Westburg 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300 3B-Gonzalez. T: 3:00. A: 50,859 (56,000).
Rizzo 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .256
N.Y. Mets IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Torres 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 3B-Whitson. T: 2:24. A: 25,690 (37,903). Arenado 2 (8). RBI: Arenado 3 (16). SB: Kjerstad lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .222
Quintana L, 1-3 2.2 10 8 8 1 2 65 5.20 Wells c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .179 Lopez (2), Contreras (2), Winn (5). a-McKenna pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Nunez 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 30 4.26 Cabrera 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .245 Houston 5, Seattle 3 Runners left in scoring position: Chicago 3 Mateo 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267
Lopez 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 23 2.25 Totals 28 2 6 2 5 9 Totals 35 3 9 3 5 8
SEA............... 001 020 000 — 3 7 1 (Lopez, Jimenez, DeJong), St. Louis 4
Young 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 37 0.00 Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
a-was announced for Carpenter in 7th. HOU..............000 100 40x — 5 7 0 (Goldschmidt, Burleson, Winn, Siani). India dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212
6NS | SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024 | SPORTS EXTRA - USA TODAY NETWORK

AUTO RACING NASCAR

Aero blocking frustrates NASCAR drivers

FIELD LEVEL MEDIA

As the NASCAR Cup Series looked

ahead to Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at
Kansas Speedway, much of the talk
about last week’s race regarded the
frustrations of falling behind.
As teams prepare for the season’s
12th race, a 267-lapper in Kansas City,
Kan., drivers voiced concerns about the
current Next Gen car, specifically how it
has become a defensive asset instead of
an offensive weapon.
Following last Saturday’s qualifying
session and pole-winning lap at Dover,
two-time Cup champion Kyle Busch
said the car has better value essentially
as a blocking tool than for pulling out
and roaring by the car in front of him.
That manifested Sunday as Busch
fought to get by former teammate Mar-
tin Truex Jr. but did not have the force in
his No. 8 Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet to move up a position.
“The aero blocking is just so bad,”
Busch said after running fourth. “It’s so
bad and everybody knows it and uses it
as a defense item.”
Basically, getting the lead, moving
around and making the car wider to pre-
vent a second-place driver from being
triumphant, is now the path to success
on the speedway ovals.
In the 1987 version of The Winston at
Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR
icon Dale Earnhardt, who would have
turned 73 this week, famously frustrat-
ed Bill Elliott in the 10-lap dash for a
$200,000 payout.
Despite his No. 9 Ford Thunderbird
being faster, an angry Elliott could not
pass Earnhardt’s blue and yellow No. 3
Chevrolet Monte Carlo in a race that fea-
tured the Intimidator’s legendary “Pass
in the Grass” en route to victory.
However, blocking has become more Kyle Busch (8) leads the field to the green flag to start the Wurth 400 last Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway.
sophisticated with technology. MATTHEW O'HAREN/USA TODAY SPORTS
When Earnhardt shut down Elliott, it
was drivers and rear-view mirrors —
and eventually spotters in the late 1980s ever the trailing car moves and snuffing series-tying third win. “You just shut off circuits — now an oval track trend.
— getting them to Victory Lane. an opposing run. Kyle Larson was run- the air to the guys behind you. I knew Larson, the 2021 champion, also sug-
Nowadays, drivers have a rear-view ning down Dover winner Denny Hamlin that when I got to within three car- gested maybe doing away with the rear
camera mounted to the top of their back over the last 50 laps but could only get lengths he’d start moving around.” cameras would improve the racing.
window that allows the leader to look at as close as 0.20 seconds from the Joe In fairness, Larson admitted that his While the series is constantly looking
his dashboard and track the car behind Gibbs Racing driver’s No. 11 Toyota. only victory, at Las Vegas in March, was ahead to the schedule’s next race, rest
him, making aero blocking in the closing “It’s just so easy as the leader … (to air achieved by the same move of blocking assured these drivers will continue to be
laps just a simple act of following wher- block),” said Larson after Hamlin’s the progress of Tyler Reddick in the final looking back at what’s closing in.

AUTO RACING FORMULA 1 NFL NOTEBOOK

Verstappen takes pole for Jets coach on Rodgers:

sprint race at Miami GP ‘No restrictions’ at OTAs
Steve Keating FIELD LEVEL MEDIA
REUTERS
Four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers
MIAMI — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will be ready when the New York Jets
grabbed pole position for the Miami begin their offseason training activities
Grand Prix sprint race on Friday and he on May 20.
was joined on the front row by Ferrari’s Coach Robert Saleh said Friday that
Charles Leclerc, who missed most of the 40-year-old quarterback will have
the morning practice after spinning “no restrictions” eight months after
out. Achilles surgery.
Triple world champion Verstappen, After a celebrated tenure with Green
who came from fourth on the grid to Bay, Rodgers’ 2023 Jets debut ended
win the first sprint race of year at the after just four snaps with a torn left
Chinese Grand Prix, will start from the Achilles.
front on Saturday after clocking the top Saleh confirmed that Rodgers is on
time of one minute, 28.194 seconds track to participate in “phase three” of
around a steamy Miami International OTAs, a four-week period when teams
Autodrome. Red Bull Racing driver Max can hold 10 practices with non-contact, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers
“It felt really terrible,” complained Verstappen drives during practice for 11-on-11 work. walks on the field before a Dec. 17
Verstappen. “It didn’t feel enjoyable out the Miami Grand Prix on Friday. “Once phase three hits, we’re not an- game against the Dolphins in Miami
there to drive for whatever reason be- PETER CASEY/USA TODAY SPORTS ticipating any restrictions from what Gardens, Fla. JASEN VINLOVE/USA TODAY
cause in practice it felt really, really we can and can’t do with him,” Saleh
nice. told reporters Friday at the start of a
“Somehow we ended up in first.” definitely pushing. two-day rookie minicamp. with Michael Irvin after 15 years, mul-
Leclerc’s morning practice was brief, “It’s just so nice starting towards the Rodgers participated in practices on tiple outlets reported.
lasting just 10 minutes before he spun front.” a limited basis during the final month The league-owned channel will not
and came to a stop on the track to bring There were more distractions this of last season. renew the Hall of Famer’s contract
out the red flag. week for Red Bull with top designer “The guy can still sling it,” Saleh said, amid a series of cost-cutting moves
But the Monegasque made no mis- Adrian Newey announcing he would be per ESPN. “Obviously, he’s still working that reportedly includes the cancella-
takes in qualifying, splitting the Red leaving the team at the end of the year through his rehab, but there are no is- tion of the show “NFL Total Access.”
Bulls with Verstappen’s team mate Ser- but on the track the championship sues on the trajectory on which he’s go- Irvin, 58, had been an analyst at NFL
gio Perez going third fastest. leaders continued their domination. ing.” Network since 2009 and was a key
“Qualifying has been the weak point Verstappen arrives in Florida with member of the crew for Sunday’s pre-
for two races in a row,” said Leclerc. “I four wins from five races and a 25-point Report: Dolphins, WR Beckham Jr. game show “NFL GameDay Morning.”
did one lap in free practice one, so had lead over team mate Sergio Perez. agree to 1-year deal The NFL Network suspended Irvin
to go into qualifying and go flat out The Dutch 26-year-old is also look- in February 2023 after a hotel employee
straight away. ing to complete a Miami hat-trick hav- Free-agent wide receiver Odell in Arizona accused him of inappropri-
“When you have two races in a row, ing won the first race around the Hard Beckham Jr. and the Miami Dolphins ate conduct during Super Bowl week.
where you are bad in qualifying and I Rock Stadium in 2022 and then again agreed to a one-year deal worth up to He was reinstated in September after
haven’t done a great job, people start to from ninth last May. $8.25 million, NFL Network reported. settling a $100 million defamation law-
talk. Verstappen has started all five races Beckham, 31, appeared in 14 games suit with Marriott.
“So it’s good to stop that, now we this season from pole position, making (six starts) last season with the Balti-
need to work on the consistency and him the only driver this century to more Ravens, making 35 catches for Reports: Chargers add WR Chark
try to stay at that level.” achieve that feat. French great Alain 565 yards and three touchdowns. He
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo, despite clip- Prost, with Williams in 1993, was the added four receptions for 34 yards in Free agent wideout DJ Chark has
ping the wall, enjoyed his best qualify- last driver to take the first six poles of a the playoffs. agreed to a one-year deal with the Los
ing effort of the year and will start season. At the league meetings in Orlando, Angeles Chargers, according to multi-
fourth alongside the Mexican but McLaren, who came into the Miami Fla., in March, Dolphins head coach ple reports.
ahead of the second Ferrari of Carlos race with upgrades that they hoped will Mike McDaniel confirmed the team had The contract could be worth up to $5
Sainz, the only driver other than Ver- close the gap on the rampaging Red made an offer to Beckham but didn’t million with all incentives, according to
stappen to win a race this season. Bulls, continued to work out kinks as expect an imminent signing. CBS Sports.
“I know it’s in me but did I expect to Australian young gun Oscar Piastri Veteran receivers Keenan Allen
do a second-row start? Probably not qualified sixth fastest, ahead of the As- Reports: Irvin out at NFL Network (Chicago Bears) and Mike Williams
that good,” said Ricciardo. “It was wild. ton Martins of Lance Stroll and Fernan- (New York Jets) departed this offsea-
“Both laps I kissed the wall, I was do Alonso. The NFL Network is parting ways son.
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TENNIS MADRID OPEN HORSE RACING 150TH KENTUCKY DERBY

Rublev, Auger-Aliassime Four longshots who can

move into Madrid final beat favored Fierceness
FIELD LEVEL MEDIA Tim Dwyer
FIELD LEVEL MEDIA
Andrey Rublev posted a 6-4, 6-3 win
over Taylor Fritz on Friday to advance The 150th running of the Kentucky
to the Mutua Madrid Open champion- Derby begins a little before 7 p.m. EDT
ship match. on Saturday. And though it draws view-
The seventh-seeded Russian re- ership comparable to NFL games, it is
corded five aces and won 82.6 percent likely the only horse race casual sports
of his first-serve points (38 of 46) to fans will watch, or bet on, in any given
dispatch the 12th-seeded American in year.
73 minutes. There are a few things to keep in
Rublev will bid for his 16th career mind when looking for the winning wa-
ATP title and second of the year (Hong ger from within the 20-horse field. The
Kong) on Sunday when he squares off first is that the post-time favorite ends Kentucky Derby contender Just Steel
against Felix Auger-Aliassime. up in the winner’s circle only 35 percent works out on April 25 at Churchill
The Canadian advanced to his maid- of the time. It happened last in 2018 Downs in Louisville, Ky. MATT STONE/
en ATP Masters final after Czech 30th with Justify. THE COURIER JOURNAL - USA TODAY NETWORK
seed Jiri Lehecka bowed out due to an Andrey Rublev plays a return against Those statistics do not portend well
apparent back injury with their match Taylor Fritz during a Madrid Open for Fierceness. The morning line favor-
tied at 3-3 in the first set. Auger-Alias- semifinal match on Friday. ite at 5-2 and most likely to go off as the It’s rare that the winner of a major
sime punched his ticket to the semifi- THOMAS COEX/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES most-bet horse in the field up until the Derby prep gets away at 20-1 and that
nals via walkover after top-seeded Jan- start of the race is the reigning Champi- will likely not be the case for this colt by
nik Sinner withdrew from the tourna- on 2-year-old. Fierceness delivered the post time. Coming off a gritty win in the
ment with a hip injury. lower back during the sixth game and most impressive win of any final Derby Santa Anita Derby, Stronghold battled
As for Rublev, he said his recent run was able to return after receiving treat- prep race, a 131⁄2-length romp in the Imagination, another Baffert trained
of dominance in Madrid deals with a ment from a physio, only to call it a day Florida Derby. colt who won’t be at Churchill Downs,
proper mindset. after three points. Fierceness figures to attract a lot of in a stretch duel, pulling away by to win
“Mentally I was feeling much better “I feel really bad for him,” Auger- money in the pari-mutuel pool. by a neck. Stronghold has finished first
and I was able to perform,” Rublev said. Aliassime said of Lehecka. “I’ve had in- This will result in long odds on other or second in each of his six career
“Putting emotions in the right direc- juries myself, and we can imagine how quality horses, opening the door for a starts.
tion. For sure it has helped me to reach it feels to come out on a night like this, nice payday for bettors who can identi- Resilience (morning line odds
the final.” hoping to win to go through, having a ty a colt that pulls off the upset. 20-1).
Fritz started strong by breaking his battle with your opponent, and not be- Here are a few contenders sitting on As was the case with Stronghold,
opponent in the opening game before ing able to play. I have a lot of empathy a high price Friday morning that bear Resilience is coming off a win in a major
Rublev responded with a flourish. for Jiri, and I can’t do anything but try watching Saturday: prep race as he captured the Wood Me-
“I started really tight. I missed a cou- to prepare for Sunday.” Just Steel (morning line odds morial by 21⁄4 lengths. However, he beat
ple of returns, a couple of easy shots, Rublev owns a 4-1 record versus Au- 20-1). a field considered to be weak, in fact the
but it is part of sport and part of tennis,” ger-Aliassime in his career. The son of the aforementioned Jus- Wood hasn’t produced a Derby winner
Rublev said. “When he broke me, I tify is highly seasoned — the Derby will since Fusaichi Pegasus in 2000, and his
thought, ‘OK, it is only the beginning, Alcaraz withdraws from Italian be his 12th career start — and is coming winning time of 1:50.28 for the 11⁄8-miles
we have a long set and we will see. May- Open due to arm injury off his most impressive outing. In his was the slowest of the major preps.
be he will also not start well on his last start in the Arkansas Derby, Just Still, Resilience is also trained by a Hall
serve.’ World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has with- Steel raced wide throughout, digging in of Famer in Bill Mott.
“In the end, I think in the first three drawn from the upcoming Italian Open, deep stretch to gain on eventual winner Domestic Product (morning line
points he didn’t hit a first serve, so I was citing an arm injury. Muth. Muth is an elite 3-year-old, on odds 30-1).
able to win and it was 0/30. On one “I felt some pain after playing in Ma- par with Fierceness, but is ineligible for The big negative with this colt is the
break point I played well, and somehow drid, some discomfort in my arm,” Alca- the Derby as he is trained by Bob Baff- layoff. His last outing came eight weeks
it was 1-1. Then the match was equal un- raz posted on X Friday. “Today I did ert, who is serving a suspension from ago when he edged No More Time at the
til the end of the set.” some tests and I have a muscle edema Churchill Downs after his 2011 Derby wire to take the Tampa Bay Derby.
Fritz remained competitive by firing in my pronator teres, a consequence of winner, Medina Spirit, failed a post- However, in his previous start he fin-
seven aces and taking advantage of my recent injury. Unfortunately I will race drug test. Just Steel is trained by ished second in the Holy Bull ahead of
three double faults. not be able to play in Rome. I need to Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lucas, who has Fierceness. And he will be ridden for
Auger-Aliassime should be rested rest so I can recover and play 100% pain conditioned four Derby winners. the first time in the Derby by Irad Ortiz
for the final after his second straight foe free. I am very sorry, I will see you next Stronghold (morning line odds Jr., the country’s winningest jockey to
bowed out. Lehecka clutched at his year @InteBNLdItalia.” 20-1). date this year.

GOLF ROUNDUP

Munoz grabs a 1-stroke

lead at LIV Singapore
FIELD LEVEL MEDIA

Sebastian Munoz delivered his best

round of the year, an opening-round 65,
to claim a one-shot lead over a tightly
packed field at LIV Singapore on Friday.
Munoz stands at 6-under after 18
holes at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong
course with 14 golfers within two shots
of his lead. A group of six players one
back includes Brooks Koepka, Martin
Kaymer, Kevin Na, Thomas Pieters,
Cameron Tringale and Abraham Ancer
all at 5-under.
“Here it’s always go low every day,”
said Munoz. “Good players behind me,
capable, and you know they’re going to
shoot pretty low. Just keep shooting at Brooks Koepka lines up his putt on the
the pins, trying to make the putts and green during the first round of the LIV
hang on.” Singapore on Friday at Sentosa Golf
Koepka turned 34 on Friday and Club. EDGAR SU/REUTERS
seemingly unwrapped his missing put-
ting stroke to open the round with five
Jason Day watches his shot from the second tee during the second round of the birdies in seven holes, and Pieters post- PGA Champions
CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Friday in McKinney, Texas. JIM COWSERT/USA TODAY SPORTS ed a bogey-free round highlighted by an
eagle at the par-5 18th. Pieters posted The first round of the Insperity Invi-
his sixth sub-par round in a row. tational was washed out due to an ac-

PGA Tour said. “I would say getting that bogey

back right away on a tough hole like 13
“When you’re hot, you’re hot. Some-
times you don’t have it and you’re just
cumulation of rain on the course at The
Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.
was probably the momentum — or kept playing safe,” said Koepka, who felt his The new plan is for the field to play
Continued from Page 1 the momentum going. And then, yeah, putting kept him out of contention at 36 holes on Saturday, with the first
that (eagle) was just a great way to The Masters last month. “You never round teeing off at 7 a.m. local time at
“I think mentally it was just a lot go- finish.” know what’s going to come tomorrow. the course outside Houston.
ing on, and I wouldn’t say necessarily As for Wallace, there were two high- Playing good. Just need to keep ball- PGA Tour Champions rules official
life changing, just everything got busier lights to his day. A well-struck drive at striking it well. It’s kind of the last prep Brian Claar said the course had seen al-
and days got longer. It was just a bit of the short par-4 14th that left him just 6 I’m going to get for the PGA (Champi- most 12 inches of rain in a 36-hour peri-
an adjustment. Didn’t feel like I had the feet to convert for eagle. Later, he onship), so just trying to make sure ev- od before the tournament was set to tee
same energy throughout the day in chipped in for birdie from 61 feet out at erything is in order.” off Friday morning.
some of those weeks, which was kind the par-4 third. The first round is a correction of “There’s no place for it to go. We just
of a bummer. Although he fell out of the top spot, sorts for Munoz, who had five bogeys — can’t get the course in shape,” Claar told
“Decided to take last week off and his performance this week has him pro- three on consecutive holes — in the reporters.
give myself a good reset at home and jected to finish in the Aon Swing 5 to closing 10 holes at Adelaide last week. Now tournament officials will at-
work on some things I’ve been strug- qualify for next week’s $20 million sig- Munoz said he doesn’t always prefer tempt to fit three rounds of golf into two
gling with, and feel like it’s working out nature event, the Wells Fargo Champi- to return to the course after the first days. A Monday finish was an unlikely
this week so far.” onship. round with a lead because of the dis- option because next week’s tourna-
Merritt also started on the back nine “I’m taking care of my business, traction of casting thoughts to the cum- ment, the Regions Tradition in Bir-
and made the turn in 3-under 32, then what I can do, and putting the best ulative score instead of shot-to-shot. mingham, Ala., is the first major of the
picked up steam on the front nine. After move on it as possible,” Wallace said. “I’ve had the lead I think just once af- season and therefore contested over 72
four more birdies, he drained a 16-foot Defending champion Jason Day of ter two days. First round maybe twice. holes beginning Thursday.
eagle putt at No. 9 to secure the low Australia posted a 70 in order to make It’s a tough thing, and it’s a stacked At the Insperity, Germany’s Bern-
round of the day. the cut on the number at 6 under. field,” Munoz said. “The way that LIV hard Langer is scheduled to make his
“After I three-putted 12 for bogey, I Jordan Spieth, the Dallas hometown Golf works, it’s just kind of go low all return to competition three months af-
hit a 6-iron in 206 and went over the favorite and highest-ranked player in the time. Sometimes it’s a little stress- ter rupturing his left Achilles tendon.
green on 13 and then I chipped in (for the field at No. 20, missed the cut at 4 ful. So sometimes, yeah, I agree I Langer, 66, is the winningest player in
birdie),” the two-time PGA Tour winner under (68-70). haven’t performed my best.” PGA Tour Champions history (46).
8NS | SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024 | SPORTS EXTRA - USA TODAY NETWORK

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services. Sports betting operators Fowler and Brendon Todd, 67.24%. 6 (tie), 16. Christian Lundgaard, 48.
.360; Perez, Kansas City .355; Altuve, Florida Panthers 4, Min Woo Lee ....................66-68—134 (-8)
have no influence over nor are any Raul Pereda and Rickie Fowler, 66.67%. 7, 17. Graham Rahal, 48.
Houston .341; Soto, New York .325; Pena, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Maverick McNealy.............67-67—134 (-8)
such revenues in any way Aaron Baddeley, 66.07%. 8 (tie), Andrew
Houston .325; Witt Jr., Kansas City .320; April 21: Panthers 3, Lightning 2 Adam Scott .......................69-65—134 (-8) Novak and , 65.85%.
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April 25: Panthers 5, Lightning 3
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Alex Smalley .....................65-69—134 (-8)
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Minnesota .300. April 27: Lightning 6, Panthers 3 Tyson Alexander................68-67—135 (-7)
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Home Runs — Trout, Los Angeles 10; April 29: Panthers 6, Lightning 1 Aaron Baddeley.................68-67—135 (-7) BASEBALL
problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, (tie), Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns,
Henderson, Baltimore 10; O’Neill, Boston Boston Bruins 3, Hayden Buckley.................65-70—135 (-7) Major League Baseball
DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, 280. 7 (tie), Matt Fitzpatrick and Akshay
9; Tucker, Houston 8; Soto, New York 8; Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Kevin Chappell ..................68-67—135 (-7) BOSTON RED SOX — Vaughn Grissom
PA, TN, VA, WV, WY. Call Bhatia, 343. 8 (tie), Byeong Hun An and ,
Garcia, Texas 8; Perez, Kansas City 7; April 20: Bruins 5, Maple Leafs 1 Nico Echavarria..................67-68—135 (-7) Removed From 10-Day IL Strained left
877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY 359. 9 (tie), Sahith Theegala and Tony
Altuve, Houston 7; Ward, Los Angeles 7; April 22: Maple Leafs 3, Bruins 2 Ryo Hisatsune ...................70-65—135 (-7) hamstring. Vaughn Grissom Recalled
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Naylor, Cleveland 7. April 24: Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2 Tom Hoge ..........................68-67—135 (-7) From Minors Rehab.
(MA). 21+ to wager. Please Gamble RBI — Perez, Kansas City 27; Soto, New April 27: Bruins 3, Maple Leafs 1 Beau Hossler .....................67-68—135 (-7) LPGA Tour Schedule CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — P Peter
Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP York 25; Garcia, Texas 25; Naylor, April 30: Maple Leafs 2, Bruins 1, OT Mackenzie Hughes ............71-64—135 (-7) May 9-12 — Cognizant Founders Cup, Strzelecki Called Up from Minors. P Tyler
(AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (NV), Cleveland 24; Henderson, Baltimore 24; May 2: Maple Leafs 2, Bruins 1 Kris Kim..............................68-67—135 (-7) Clifton, NJ Beede Designated for Assignment.
1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), Ramirez, Cleveland 24; Ward, Los Angeles May 4: Maple Leafs at Bruins, 8 p.m. Patton Kizzire....................69-66—135 (-7) May 16-19 — Mizuho Americas Open, COLORADO ROCKIES — Angel Chivilli
1-800-270-7117 for confidential 23; Tucker, Houston 21; Semien, Texas 20; New York Rangers 4, Justin Lower......................66-69—135 (-7) Jersey City, NJ Called Up from Minors. P Justin Lawrence
help (MI), 1-800-981-0023 (PR). In Garcia, Kansas City 20. Washington Capitals 0 S.Y. Noh..............................69-66—135 (-7) May 30-June 2 — U.S. Women’s Open, Placed on Paternity Leave List.
partnership with Kansas Crossing ERA — Berrios, Toronto 1.44; Crawford, April 21: Rangers 4, Capitals 1 Andrew Novak ...................68-67—135 (-7) Lancaster, Pa. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Corbin Martin
Casino and Hotel. Visit Boston 1.56; Lugo, Kansas City 1.60; April 23: Rangers 4, Capitals 3 Scott Piercy .......................68-67—135 (-7) June 7-9 — ShopRite LPGA Classic Called Up from Minors.
BetMGM.com for Terms & Houck, Boston 1.60; Blanco, Houston 1.65; April 25: Rangers 3, Capitals 1 Brandt Snedeker...............69-66—135 (-7) Presented by Acer, GALLOWAY, NJ MINNESOTA TWINS — P Brock Stewart
Conditions. US promotional offers Skubal, Detroit 1.72; Gilbert, Seattle 2.03; April 28: Rangers 4, Capitals 2 Kevin Tway ........................69-66—135 (-7) June 13-16 — Meijer LPGA Classic for Placed on 15-Day IL Right shoulder
not available in DC, Nevada, New Miller, Seattle 2.04; Anderson, Los Carolina Hurricanes 4, Tom Whitney .....................65-70—135 (-7) Simply Give, Belmont, Mich. tendonitis. P Kody Funderburk Called Up
York or Ontario. Angeles 2.23; Gray, Texas 2.48. New York Islanders 1 Joel Dahmen .....................67-69—136 (-6) June 20-23 — KPMG Women’s PGA from Minors. CF Byron Buxton Placed on
All times Eastern Strikeouts — Flaherty, Detroit 50; April 20: Hurricanes 3, Islanders 1 Jason Day..........................66-70—136 (-6) Championship, Sammamish, Wash. 10-Day IL Right knee inflammation. LF
Castillo, Seattle 49; Crochet, Chicago 47; April 22: Hurricanes 5, Islanders 3 Chris Gotterup ..................67-69—136 (-6) June 27-30 — Dow Championship, Austin Martin Called Up from Minors. P
Midland, Mich.
MLB Ragans, Kansas City 46; Gilbert, Seattle
44; Houck, Boston 41; Ryan, Minnesota 41;
April 25: Hurricanes 3, Islanders 2
April 27: Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2 (2OT)
Mark Hubbard ...................71-65—136 (-6)
Sung Kang ........................68-68—136 (-6) July 11-14 — The Amundi Evian
Jorge Alcala Called Up from Minors. P
Adam Plutko Signed to a Minor League
American League Burnes, Baltimore 41; Skubal, Detroit 41; April 30: Hurricanes 6, Islanders 3 Tom Kim ............................69-67—136 (-6) Championship, Évian-les-Bains, France Contract.
Gil, New York 40. Luke List ............................67-69—136 (-6) July 18-21 — Dana Open, Sylvania, Ohio OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Freddy Tarnok
East Division WESTERN CONFERENCE July 25-28 — CPKC Women’s Open
W L Pct GB Saves — Holmes, New York 10; Clase, Dallas Stars 3, Ben Martin ........................67-69—136 (-6) Transferred to 60-Day IL Right hip
Baltimore 21 11 .656 — Cleveland 9; Foley, Detroit 9; Miller, Ryan McCormick ...............67-69—136 (-6) Aug. 1-4 — Portland Classic, Portland, Ore. inflammation. SS Nick Allen Sent to
Vegas Golden Knights 3 Aug. 14-18 — Trust Golf Women’s Scottish
N.Y. Yankees 21 13 .618 1 Oakland 8; Kimbrel, Baltimore 7; April 22: Golden Knights 4, Stars 3 Henrik Norlander..............68-68—136 (-6) Minors. 3B J.D. Davis Removed From
Boston 18 15 .545 3½ McArthur, Kansas City 7; Jansen, Boston Sam Stevens .....................70-66—136 (-6) Open 10-Day IL Right adductor strain. 3B J.D.
Toronto 15 18 .455 6½ April 24: Golden Knights 3, Stars 1 Aug. 22-25 — AIG Women’s Open, Fife,
5; Yates, Texas 5; Estevez, Los Angeles 5; April 27: Stars 3, Golden Knights 2 (OT) Dylan Wu ...........................67-69—136 (-6) Davis Recalled From Minors Rehab. Brett
Tampa Bay 15 18 .455 6½ Munoz, Seattle 5. Carson Young ....................67-69—136 (-6) Scotland Harris Purchased From Minors.
April 29: Stars 4, Golden Knights 2 Aug. 29-Sept. 1 — FM Global
Central Division National League Leaders May 1: Stars 3, Golden Knights 2 Jacob Bridgeman ..............70-67—137 (-5) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — P Yunior Marte
W L Pct GB Quade Cummins ...............69-68—137 (-5) Championship, Norton, Mass. Placed on 15-Day IL Right shoulder
Batting Average — Betts, Los Angeles May 3: Golden Knights 2, Stars 0
Cleveland 20 12 .625 — Thomas Detry ....................70-67—137 (-5) Sept. 12-15 — Solheim Cup, Gainesville, Va. inflammation. Jose Ruiz Purchased From
.377; Bohm, Philadelphia .362; Smith, Los May 5: Golden Knights at Stars, TBD
Kansas City 20 13 .606 ½ Doug Ghim ........................68-69—137 (-5) Sept. 19-22 — Kroger Queen City Minors.
Angeles .355; Contreras, Milwaukee .345; Colorado Avalanche 4,
Minnesota 18 13 .581 1½ Chesson Hadley.................64-73—137 (-5) Championship presented by P&G, PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Yasmani Grandal
Profar, San Diego .342; Ohtani, Los Winnipeg Jets 1
Detroit 18 14 .563 2 Harry Hall ...........................71-66—137 (-5) Maineville, Ohio Removed From 10-Day IL Left foot plantar
Chicago 6 26 .188 14 Angeles .336; Turner, Philadelphia .336; April 21: Jets 7, Avalanche 6
Nick Hardy..........................66-71—137 (-5) Sept. 27-29 — Walmart NW Arkansas fasciitis. Yasmani Grandal Recalled From
Albies, Atlanta .330; McMahon, Colorado April 23: Avalanche 5, Jets 2
West Division Rico Hoey..........................69-68—137 (-5) Championship Presented by P&G, Minors Rehab. C Henry Davis Sent to
.324; Ozuna, Atlanta .321. April 26: Avalanche 6, Jets 2
W L Pct GB Brad Hopfinger..................65-72—137 (-5) Arkansas, Ark. Minors.
Home Runs — Ozuna, Atlanta 9; De La April 28: Avalanche 5, Jets 1
Seattle 17 15 .531 — Nate Lashley ......................66-71—137 (-5) Oct. 10-13 — Buick LPGA Shanghai, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — P Steven Matz
Cruz, Cincinnati 8; Schwarber, April 30: Avalanche 6, Jets 3
Texas 17 16 .515 ½ Robert MacIntyre..............69-68—137 (-5) Shanghai, China PR Placed on 15-Day IL Lower back strain. P
Oakland 16 17 .485 1½ Philadelphia 8; Alonso, New York 8; Vancouver Canucks 4,
Thorbjørn Olesen..............69-68—137 (-5) Oct. 17-20 — BMW Ladies Championship, Kyle Leahy Called Up from Minors.
Houston 12 20 .375 5 Walker, Arizona 7; Ohtani, Los Angeles 7; Nashville Predators 2
Matti Schmid.....................68-69—137 (-5) Gangnam-gu, Korea Republic TAMPA BAY RAYS — LF Niko Goodrum Sent
L.A. Angels 12 20 .375 5 Abrams, Washington 7; Harper, April 21: Canucks 4, Predators 2
Alejandro Tosti...................67-70—137 (-5) Oct. 23-27 — LPGA Maybank to Minors. Jonny DeLuca Removed From
Philadelphia 6; Hernandez, Los Angeles 6; April 23: Predators 4, Canucks 1
National League Kevin Yu ............................68-69—137 (-5) Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 10-Day IL Fractured right hand. Jonny
Betts, Los Angeles 6. April 26: Canucks 2, Predators 1
East Division Joseph Bramlett ................67-71—138 (-4) Oct. 31-Nov. 3 — TOTO Japan Classic, Otsu DeLuca Recalled From Minors Rehab.
RBI — Ozuna, Atlanta 32; Bohm, April 28: Canucks 4, Predators 3 (OT)
W L Pct GB Bronson Burgoon .............69-69—138 (-4) City, Japan Colby White Designated for Assignment.
Philadelphia 30; Betts, Los Angeles 25; April 30: Predators 2, Canucks 1
Philadelphia 22 11 .667 — Zecheng Dou.....................68-70—138 (-4) Nov. 6-9 — LOTTE Championship, Ewa C Rene Pinto Sent to Minors. Alex Jackson
Contreras, Milwaukee 25; Smith, Los May 3: Canucks 1, Predators 0
Atlanta 20 10 .667 ½ Wilson Furr.........................71-67—138 (-4) Beach, Hawaii Purchased From Minors.
Angeles 24; Cronenworth, San Diego 24; Edmonton Oilers 4,
Washington 16 16 .500 5½ Lanto Griffin......................70-68—138 (-4) Nov. 14-17 — The ANNIKA driven by TEXAS RANGERS — P Yerry Rodriguez
Walker, Arizona 22; Hernandez, Los Los Angeles Kings 1
N.Y. Mets 16 16 .500 5½ Bill Haas ............................68-70—138 (-4) Gainbridge at Pelican, Belleair, Fla. Called Up from Minors. P Nathan Eovaldi
Miami 9 25 .265 13½ Angeles 22; Gurriel Jr., Arizona 22; Steer, April 22: Oilers 7, Kings 4
Joe Highsmith....................71-67—138 (-4) Nov. 21-24 — CME Group Tour Placed on 15-Day IL Right groin strain.
Cincinnati 22. April 24: Kings 5, Oilers 4 (OT)
Central Division Chan Kim ...........................66-72—138 (-4) Championship, Naples, Fla. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — LF Addison Barger
ERA — Imanaga, Chicago 0.78; Suarez, April 26: Oilers 6, Kings 1
W L Pct GB Philadelphia 1.32; Lopez, Atlanta 1.50; Michael Kim ......................70-68—138 (-4) Sent to Minors. Nathan Lukes Called Up
April 28: Oilers 1, Kings 0
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Hicks, San Francisco 1.59; Turnbull, May 1: Oilers 4, Kings 3 Kevin Kisner......................70-68—138 (-4) AUTO RACING from Minors.
Philadelphia 1.67; Wheeler, Philadelphia Matt Kuchar......................69-69—138 (-4) FOOTBALL
Cincinnati 16 16 .500 4½ NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
1.91; Assad, Chicago 1.97; Williams, Mac Meissner.....................71-67—138 (-4)
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
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.424 7 Washington 2.27; Severino, New York 2.31; MLS Sam Ryder.........................72-66—138 (-4) May 5 — AdventHealth 400, Kansas City, National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS — WR Odell Beckham
Rea, Milwaukee 2.67. Eastern Conference Greyson Sigg ....................70-68—138 (-4) Kan.
West Division May 12 — Goodyear 400, Darlington, SC Jr. signed to Miami Dolphins One-year
Strikeouts — Glasnow, Los Angeles 53; W L T Pts GF GA Austin Smotherman..........68-70—138 (-4) contract (through 2024). WR Isaiah
W L Pct GB Wheeler, Philadelphia 52; Peralta, Inter Miami CF 6 2 3 21 26 16 Jordan Spieth ...................68-70—138 (-4) May 26 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, NC
L.A. Dodgers 21 13 .616 — Cincinnati 5 2 3 18 12 9 June 2 — Enjoy Illinois 300, Madison Washington signed. DE Tramel Walthour
San Diego 17 18 .486 4½ Milwaukee 45; Yamamoto, Los Angeles Hayden Springer................71-67—138 (-4) signed. WR Dayton Wade signed. S
42; Greene, Cincinnati 42; Jones, NY Red Bulls 4 1 5 17 14 10 Justin Suh .........................69-69—138 (-4) June 9 — Toyota Save Mart 350, Sonoma,
San Francisco 15 18 .455 5½ Toronto FC 5 4 1 16 11 13 Calif. Jordan Toles signed. T Darrell Simpson
Arizona 14 19 .424 6½ Pittsburgh 42; Sale, Atlanta 42; Suarez, Callum Tarren....................68-70—138 (-4) signed. TE Riley Sharp signed. WR
Columbus 3 1 6 15 12 9 June 16 — Iowa Corn 350, Powered by
Colorado 8 24 .250 12 Philadelphia 40; Cease, San Diego 40; NY City FC 4 4 2 14 11 10 Bud Cauley.........................72-67—139 (-3) Tayvion Robinson signed. TE Mike
King, San Diego 40. Cameron Champ ................67-72—139 (-3) Ethanol, Newton
Wednesday’s Scores Philadelphia 3 2 4 13 17 14 June 23 — Race at New Hampshire, New Rigerman signed. LB Yvandy Rigby
Saves — Finnegan, Washington 10; D.C. United 3 3 4 13 14 15 Brice Garnett .....................74-65—139 (-3) signed. C Randen Plattner signed. T Julian
Detroit 4, St. Louis 1 Suarez, San Diego 10; Helsley, St. Louis 10; David Lipsky ......................66-73—139 (-3) Hampshire
Milwaukee 7, Tampa Bay 1 Atlanta 3 3 3 12 13 9 June 30 — Ally 400, Nashville Pearl signed. LB Deion Jennings signed.
Phillips, Los Angeles 8; Iglesias, Atlanta 8; CF Montreal 3 3 3 12 12 16 Matthew NeSmith.............70-69—139 (-3) WR DeAngelo Hardy signed. DT Ja’Mion
Minnesota 10, Chicago 5 Diaz, Cincinnati 6; Neris, Chicago 5; Raul Pereda........................68-71—139 (-3) July 7 — Grant Park 165, Chicago
Kansas City 6, Toronto 1 Charlotte FC 3 5 2 11 10 13 Franklin signed. LB Joe Evans signed. G
Alvarado, Philadelphia 5; Ginkel, Arizona Chicago 2 4 4 10 11 18 Chez Reavie ......................70-69—139 (-3) July 14 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at
Oakland 4, Pittsburgh 0 Pocono, Pocono Darrian Dalcourt signed. CB Ryan Cooper
5; Bednar, Pittsburgh 5. Orlando City 2 4 3 9 11 17 Ben Silverman...................70-69—139 (-3) Jr. signed. DT Tre Colbert signed. RB Chris
Atlanta 5, Seattle 2 Nashville 1 3 5 8 10 17 Jhonattan Vegas...............70-69—139 (-3) July 21 — Brickyard 400, Speedway, Ind.
Philadelphia 2, L.A. Angels 1 Aug. 11 — Cook Out 400, Richmond, Va. Collier signed. T Corey Bullock signed. S
New England 1 7 1 4 6 18 Brandon Wu ......................70-69—139 (-3)
San Diego 6, Cincinnati 2 NBA Western Conference Carl Yuan............................71-68—139 (-3) Aug. 18 — FireKeepers Casino 400, Beau Brade signed. WR Jelani Baker
signed.
N.Y. Yankees 2, Baltimore 0 WLT Pts GF GA Erik Barnes.........................71-69—140 (-2) Brooklyn
Miami 4, Colorado 1 Playoffs CAROLINA PANTHERS — WR DJ Chark Jr.
Real Salt Lake 523 18 17 9 Alexander Björk.................69-71—140 (-2) Aug. 24 — Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona
Boston 6, San Francisco 2 FIRST ROUND LA Galaxy 523 18 21 17 Beach, Fla. signed/unrestricted free agent to Los
(Best-of-7; x- if necessary) Parker Coody.....................70-70—140 (-2) Angeles Chargers One-year contract
Chicago 1, N.Y. Mets 0 Vancouver 522 17 18 10 Pierceson Coody ...............70-70—140 (-2) Sept. 1 — Cook Out Southern 500,
Washington 1, Texas 0 EASTERN CONFERENCE D.C. United 522 17 15 10 Darlington, SC (through 2024). LB Deion Jones
Ryan Fox ............................68-72—140 (-2) signed/unrestricted free agent to Buffalo
Cleveland 3, Houston 2 No. 1 Boston Celtics 4, Los Angeles FC 433 15 18 16 Sept. 8 — Quaker State 400 Available at
Colorado 433 15 16 15 Nicholas Lindheim.............69-71—140 (-2) Bills One-year contract (through 2024).
L.A. Dodgers 8, Arizona 0 No. 8 Miami Heat 1 David Nyfjall ......................73-67—140 (-2) Walmart, Hampton, Ga.
April 21: Celtics 114, Heat 94 Austin FC 433 15 14 13 Sept. 15 — Go Bowling at The Glen, GREEN BAY PACKERS — QB Michael Pratt
Thursday’s Scores Seamus Power...................73-67—140 (-2) signed/draft choice Four-year contract
April 24: Heat 111, Celtics 101 Houston 44 1 13 9 10 Watkins Glen International, NY
Miami 5, Colorado 4 Saint Louis 2 16 12 15 14 J.J. Spaun ..........................70-70—140 (-2) (through 2027). CB Kalen King
Baltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 2 April 27: Celtics 104, Heat 84 Davis Thompson ...............72-68—140 (-2) Sept. 21 — Bass Pro Shops Night Race,
April 29: Celtics 102, Heat 88 Sporting KC 235 11 18 18 Bristol, Tenn. signed/draft choice Four-year contract
N.Y. Mets 7, Chicago 6 Portland 244 10 20 21 Sami Valimaki ....................72-68—140 (-2) (through 2027).
San Francisco 3, Boston 1 May 1: Celtics 118, Heat 84 Zac Blair...............................71-70—141 (-1) Sept. 29 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas
Seattle 253 9 13 13 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — LB Dawuane
Texas 6, Washington 0 No. 2 New York Knicks 4, FC Dallas 252 8 9 12 Stewart Cink ........................71-70—141 (-1) City, Kan.
No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers 2 Oct. 6 — YellaWood 500, Talladega, Ala. Smoot signed/unrestricted free agent to
Houston 8, Cleveland 2 San Jose 18 1 4 14 25 Trace Crowe.........................71-70—141 (-1) Buffalo Bills One-year contract (through
April 20: Knicks 111, 76ers 104 Max Greyserman ................66-75—141 (-1) Oct. 13 — Bank of America ROVAL 400,
Friday’s Scores Saturday, April 27 2024).
April 22: Knicks 104, 76ers 101 Peter Kuest .........................71-70—141 (-1) Concord, NC
Milwaukee 3, Chicago 1 Austin FC 2, LA Galaxy 0 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — LB Cole
April 25: 76ers 125, Knicks 114 Ryan Moore ........................68-73—141 (-1) Oct. 20 — South Point 400, Las Vegas,
Baltimore 3, Cincinnati 0 Columbus 0, CF Montreal 0 Christiansen cut. WR Anthony Miller cut.
April 28: Knicks 97, 76ers 92 Chad Ramey ........................71-70—141 (-1) Nev.
Colorado 3, Pittsburgh 2 D.C. United 2, Seattle 1 WR Shi Smith cut. LB Jordan Smith cut.
April 30: 76ers 112, Knicks 106, OT Robby Shelton.....................70-71—141 (-1) Oct. 27 — Race at Homestead-Miami,
Philadelphia 4, San Francisco 3 Cincinnati 2, Colorado 1 MIAMI DOLPHINS — WR Chase Claypool
May 2: Knicks 118, 76ers 115 Jimmy Walker .....................69-72—141 (-1) Homestead, Fla.
Washington 9, Toronto 3 Philadelphia 1, Real Salt Lake 2 signed/unrestricted free agent to Buffalo
No. 6 Indiana Pacers 4, Richy Werenski ...................70-71—141 (-1) Nov. 3 — XFINITY 500, Martinsville, Va.
Tampa Bay 10, N.Y. Mets 8 NY Red Bulls 1, Vancouver 1 Bills One-year contract (through 2024).
No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks 2 Paul Barjon..........................72-70—142 (0) Nov. 10 — NASCAR Cup Series
N.Y. Yankees 2, Detroit 1 New England 1, Inter Miami CF 4 WR Odell Beckham Jr. signed One-year
April 21: Bucks 109, Pacers 94 Patrick Fishburn...................71-71—142 (0) Championship, Avondale, Ariz.
L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 0 NY City FC 2, Charlotte FC 1 contract (through 2024).
April 23: Pacers 125, Bucks 108 Garrick Higgo......................70-72—142 (0) NASCAR Cup Series Point Leaders
Kansas City 7, Texas 1 Orlando City 1, Toronto FC 2 NEW YORK JETS — LB Sam Eguavoen
April 26: Pacers 121, Bucks 118, OT KK Limbhasut .....................73-69—142 (0) Through April 30
Houston 5, Seattle 3 FC Dallas 2, Houston 0 re-signed/unrestricted free agent. DE
April 28: Pacers 126, Bucks 113 Roger Sloan ........................73-69—142 (0) 1. Kyle Larson, 410.
Minnesota 5, Boston 2 D.C. United 2, Sporting KC 1 Eric Watts signed. T Willie Tyler signed.
April 30: Bucks 115, Pacers 92 Jimmy Stanger ...................69-73—142 (0) 2. Martin Truex Jr., 395.
St. Louis 3, Chicago 0 Nashville 1, San Jose 1 DT Leonard Taylor III signed. LB Jackson
May 2: Pacers 120, Bucks 98 Nick Watney.........................71-71—142 (0) 3. Chase Elliott, 377.
San Diego 7, Arizona 1 Chicago 0, Atlanta 0 Sirmon signed. TE Lincoln Sefcik signed.
No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 3, Ryan Brehm ..........................72-71—143 (1) 4. Denny Hamlin, 361.
Oakland 3, Miami 1 Los Angeles FC 3, Portland 2 WR Marcus Riley signed. S Jarius Monroe
No. 5 Orlando Magic 3 Cody Gribble........................70-73—143 (1) 5. Tyler Reddick, 354.
L.A. Dodgers 4, Atlanta 3, 11 innings Tuesday, April 30 signed. LB Braiden McGregor signed. CB
April 20: Cavaliers 97, Magic 83 Ryan Palmer ........................69-74—143 (1) 6. William Byron, 348.
Saturday’s Games April 22: Cavaliers 96, Magic 86 Philadelphia 2, Seattle 3 Myles Jones signed. G Brady Latham
Detroit (Mize 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees Camilo Villegas....................73-70—143 (1) 7. Ryan Blaney, 342. signed. DE Tyreek Johnson signed. LB Tre
April 24: Magic 121, Cavaliers 83 Saturday, May 4 Wesley Bryan ......................74-70—144 (2) 8. Ty Gibbs, 323.
(Schmidt 2-1), 1:05 p.m. April 27: Magic 112, Cavaliers 89 Philadelphia at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Jenkins signed. QB Peewee Jarrett
Boston (TBD) at Minnesota (Lopez 2-2), Vincent Norrman ................70-74—144 (2) 9. Alex Bowman, 302. signed. WR Tyler Harrell signed. LB Jimmy
April 30: Cavaliers 104, Magic 103 NY Red Bulls at Inter Miami CF, 7:30 p.m. Chandler Phillips .................72-72—144 (2) 10. Ross Chastain, 302.
2:10 p.m. May 3: Magic 103, Cavaliers 96 Cincinnati at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. Ciarlo signed. S Al Blades Jr. signed. CB
Chicago (Fedde 2-0) at St. Louis (Lynn James Hahn.........................72-73—145 (3) 11. Kyle Busch, 275. Shemar Bartholomew signed.
May 5: Magic vs. Cavaliers, 1 p.m. Portland at Charlotte FC, 7:30 p.m. Blaine Hale , Jr....................75-70—145 (3) 12. Chase Briscoe, 274.
1-0), 2:15 p.m. FC Dallas at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — WR Johnny
WESTERN CONFERENCE Josh Teater..........................73-72—145 (3) 13. Joey Logano, 266. Wilson signed/draft choice Four-year
Milwaukee (Myers 0-1) at Chicago (Taillon D.C. United at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder 4, Martin Trainer......................72-73—145 (3) 14. Chris Buescher, 265. contract (through 2027). T Laekin
2-0), 2:20 p.m. Los Angeles FC vs San Jose at Santa Clara,
No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans 0 Scott Gutschewski ..............74-72—146 (4) 15. Bubba Wallace, 263. Vakalahi signed International Player
Toronto (Gausman 1-3) at Washington 7:30 p.m.
April 21: Thunder 94, Pelicans 92 Ben Taylor ...........................74-72—146 (4) 16. Brad Keselowski, 261. Pathway Program. S Andre’ Sam signed.
(Irvin 2-2), 4:05 p.m. Saint Louis at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
April 24: Thunder 124, Pelicans 92 Kevin Streelman ..................77-70—147 (5) 17. Christopher Bell, 258. RB Kendall Milton signed. DT Gabe Hall
Colorado (Gomber 0-2) at Pittsburgh CF Montreal at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.
April 27: Thunder 106, Pelicans 85 Norman Xiong ...................68—68 (0) WD 18. Daniel Suárez, 240. signed. T Anim Dankwah signed. TE
(Jones 2-3), 4:05 p.m. New England at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
April 29: Thunder 97, Pelicans 89 C.T. Pan ................................72—72 (0) WD 19. Austin Cindric, 214. McCallan Castles signed. T Gottlieb
Miami (Rogers 0-4) at Oakland (Blackburn Sporting KC at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
No. 2 Denver Nuggets 4, Taylor Montgomery...........80—80 (0) WD 20. Carson Hocevar, 187. Ayedze signed. T Le’Raven Clark Placed
2-1), 4:07 p.m. Austin FC at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.
No. 7 LA Lakers 1 PGA Tour Leaders 21. Noah Gragson, 185. on IR undisclosed.
San Francisco (Winn 3-3) at Philadelphia
April 20: Nuggets 114, LA Lakers 103 22. John H. Nemechek, 181. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — RB TaMerik
(Suarez 5-0), 6:05 p.m. Season Points
L.A. Angels (Detmers 3-2) at Cleveland
April 22: Nuggets 101, LA Lakers 99
April 25: Nuggets 112, LA Lakers 105
HORSE RACING 1, Scottie Scheffler, 3,915. 2, Wyndham 23. Erik Jones, 181.
24. Josh Berry, 174.
Williams signed. LB Rason Williams II
(Lively 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Kentucky Derby Odds Clark, 1,892. 3, Xander Schauffele, 1,530. 4, signed. WR Dee Williams signed. TE Jack
April 27: LA Lakers 119, Nuggets 108 Sahith Theegala, 1,518. 5, Ludvig Aberg, 25. Daniel Hemric, 168. Westover signed. CB Ro Torrence signed.
Baltimore (Rodriguez 3-1) at Cincinnati Race Saturday at Churchill Downs,
April 29: Nuggets 108, LA Lakers 106 1,510. 6, Hideki Matsuyama, 1,325. 7, Chris 26. Todd Gilliland, 167. C Mike Novitsky signed. RB Kobe Lewis
(Abbott 1-3), 6:40 p.m.
No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves 4, Louisville, Ky, Kirk, 1,198. 8, Matthieu Pavon, 1,139. 9, 27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 165. signed. DE DeVere Levelston signed. CB
Texas (Dunning 3-2) at Kansas City
No. 6 Phoenix Suns 0 POST. HORSE (ODDS), JOCKEY Byeong Hun An, 1,067. 10, Patrick Cantlay, 28. Ryan Preece, 163. Carlton Johnson signed. RB George
(Wacha 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
April 20: Timberwolves 120, Suns 95 1. Dornoch (15-1), Luis Saez 1,054. 29. Michael McDowell, 158. Holani signed. WR Hayden Hatten signed.
Seattle (Gilbert 2-0) at Houston (Valdez
April 23: Timberwolves 105, Suns 93 2. Sierra Leone (6-1), Tyler Gaffalione 30. Corey LaJoie, 155. T Garret Greenfield signed. LB Easton
1-0), 7:15 p.m. Scoring Average
April 26: Timberwolves 126, Suns 109 3. Mystik Dan (27-1), Brian Hernandez 1, Scottie Scheffler, 68.74. 2 (tie), Xander 31. Austin Dillon, 146. Gibbs signed. QB Chevan Cordeiro
N.Y. Mets (Severino 2-2) at Tampa Bay
April 28: Timberwolves 122, Suns 116 4. Catching Freedom (9-1), Flavien Prat Schauffele and , 69.92. 4 (tie), Billy 32. Harrison Burton, 128. signed. LB Nelson Ceaser signed. LB
(Littell 1-2), 7:15 p.m.
No. 5 Dallas Mavericks 4, 5. Catalytic (42-1), Jose Ortiz Horschel and Alex Noren, 70.14. 5 (tie), 33. Justin Haley, 115. Sunny Anderson signed.
San Diego (King 2-3) at Arizona (Cecconi
No. 4 LA Clippers 2 6. Just Steel (34-1), Keith Asmussen Matthieu Pavon and Wyndham Clark, 34. Kaz Grala, 100.
1-1), 8:10 p.m. HOCKEY
April 21: LA Clippers 109, Mavericks 97 7. Honor Marie (16-1), Ben Curtis 70.27. 7 (tie), Ludvig Aberg and , 70.32. 8 35. Zane Smith, 99.
Atlanta (Elder 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers National Hockey League
April 23: Mavericks 96, LA Clippers 93 8. Just A Touch (17-1), Florent Gerouz (tie), Doug Ghim and Akshay Bhatia, 36. Jimmie Johnson, 26.
(Glasnow 5-1), 9:10 p.m. CAROLINA HURRICANES — RW Alexander
April 26: Mavericks 101, LA Clippers 90 10. T O Password (61-1), Kazushi Kimura 70.38. 9, Keith Mitchell, 70.40. 37. David Ragan, 17.
Sunday’s Games April 28: L.A. Clippers 116, Mavericks 111 11. Forever Young (8-1), Ryusei Sakai 38. Cody Ware, 13. Pashin Waived For purpose of contract
Toronto (TBD) at Washington (Gore 2-2), Driving Distance termination.
May 1: Mavericks 123, LA Clippers 93 12. Track Phantom (52-1), Joel Rosario 1, Cameron Champ, 316.40. 2, Chris 39. Derek Kraus, 11.
1:35 p.m. May 3: Mavericks 114, LA Clippers 101 13. West Saratoga (32-1), Jesus Castanon 40. Kamui Kobayashi, 8. WINNIPEG JETS — G Thomas Milic Signed
Detroit (Skubal 4-0) at N.Y. Yankees Gotterup, 314.70. 3 (tie), Rory McIlroy and Three-year, entry-level contract.
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS 14. Endlessly (52-1), Umberto Rispoli , 314.20. 4 (tie), Kevin Dougherty and , IndyCar Series Schedule and Winners
(Cortes 1-3), 1:35 p.m. 15. Domestic Product (38-1), Irad Ortiz
Colorado (Feltner 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Best-of-7; x- if necessary) 314.10. 6 (tie), Wyndham Clark and March 10 — Firestone Grand Prix Of St.
EASTERN CONFERENCE 16. Grand Mo The First (64-1), Emisael Alejandro Tosti, 312.20. 7 (tie), Byeong Petersburg (Patricio O’Ward)
(Falter 2-1), 1:35 p.m. Jaramillo
L.A. Angels (Canning 1-3) at Cleveland No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. TBD Hun An and , 311.40. 8 (tie), Carl Yuan and April 21 — Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
17. Fierceness (9-5), John Velazquez