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INDYCAR Power Rankings: Josef Newgarden Big Mover After Gateway Win
Josef Newgarden made a big jump in the power rankings after his victory Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway. The win at the 1.25-mile oval, commonly known as Gateway, is Newgarden’s house. He's won six times at the track. Here are my power rankings with INDYCAR headed into an off weekend before a June 21 race at Road America. Dropped out: Scott Dixon (Last Week: 10) On the verge: Marcus Armstrong, Scott Dixon, Marcus Ericsson 10. Rinus VeeKay (Last Week: 10)Juncos Hollinger No. 76 Chevrolet VeeKay has been impressive lately with a season-best fourth-place finish at Gateway. That gave him a sixth and a fourth among his finishes in the last three races. He is 13th in the standings. 9. Graham Rahal (Last Week: 8)Rahal Letterman Lanigan No. 15 Honda Rahal had a disappointing Gateway, as he appeared to get in some marbles and the car snapped on him. Still, he has three podium finishes in the last six races. 8. Felix Rosenqvist (Last Week: 5)Meyer Shank Racing No. 60 Honda Rosenqvist started fourth but finished 14th at Gateway. That could very well be just a hiccup, since he also has finishes of second, first and sixth in the last five races. And, of course, that win was the Indianapolis 500. 7. Christian Lundgaard (Last Week: 4)Arrow McLaren No. 7 Chevrolet Lundgaard isn’t known for having incredible prowess on ovals, so a 10th-place finish was decent — especially considering he started 16th. Lundgaard is fourth in the series standings. 6. Pato O’Ward (Last Week: 3)Arrow McLaren No. 5 Chevrolet O’Ward was 11th at Gateway and is fifth in the series standings. He just wasn’t happy with the speed all weekend. He’s not used to being that low. He has six finishes of fourth or fifth this year. He is fifth in the series standings. 5. Scott McLaughlin (Last Week: 7)Team Penske No. 3 Chevrolet McLaughlin was coming on fresh tires over the final 25 laps and he wound up fifth. It was a solid day for McLaughlin as it was his second top-five finish in the last three races. He is seventh in the series standings. 4. David Malukas (Last Week: 6)Team Penske No. 12 Chevrolet Malukas placed seventh at Gateway. It wasn't what he was looking for considering he started on the front row. But it was a decent rebound after a frustrating Detroit. He is third in the series standings. 3. Josef Newgarden (Last Week: 9)Team Penske No. 2 Chevrolet Newgarden was the big winner at Gateway, after leading 53 laps and having enough to hold off Marcus Ericsson. There is something to be said about winning a race when you’re actually one of the favorites, as was the case with Newgarden. His history at Gateway includes five wins, and he won the most recent race on a short oval at Phoenix. He’s sixth in the series standings. 2. Kyle Kirkwood (Last Week: 2)Andretti Global No. 27 Honda Kirkwood placed sixth at Gateway, where he won a year ago. He started third but was never really a factor. But the fact is that the sixth was only the third race this year when he didn’t finish in the top five. He sits second in the standings. 1. Alex Palou (Last Week: 1)Chip Ganassi Racing No. 10 Honda Palou had a disaster when he ran out of fuel entering pit road after the final rain delay. He ended up 17th. This was a rare "L" for this team when it comes to strategy. With four wins in nine races this year, he still leads the series standings. truewildgame.com
Stjernesund operert
Thea Louise Stjernesund melder på Instagram at hun har vært gjennom en lenge planlagt operasjon.
Sølvmedaljevinneren fra OL i storslalåm fortalte etter rennet at hun gjennomførte konkurransen med store smerter.
På vrista av foten hadde hun nemlig en stor kul.
– Det er trykk og press som gjør skade på leddet. Så er det en ganglion cyste. Den har jeg klart å få på foten. Det er veldig upraktisk for en alpinist, forklarte Stjernesund til NRK etter at sølvmedaljen var i boks under OL i Italia i vinter.
På bildet hun har lagt ut på Instagram kan vi se en smilende Stjernesund fra sykehussengen med bandasje på foten. Alpinisten skriver at hun nå håper på smertefrie dager i bakken.
Jeff Hafley: I think Kenneth Grant has taken a step forward
The Dolphins overhauled their organization by firing General Manager Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel over the last year, but they're still counting on one of the last big acquisitions made by the prior administration.
Defensive tackle Kenneth Grant was a first-round pick in 2025 and his rookie season was a bit quieter than most in Miami would have hoped. Grant played in every game as a rookie and finished the season with 33 tackles and two sacks for a defense that failed to impress in most areas.
The end of Grant's first offseason program under new head coach Jeff Hafley comes with some hopeful notes for this fall, however. Hafley said at a Tuesday press conference that he's seeing signs of the player that scouts thought Grant would be at the NFL level.
“I think he’s taken a step forward," Hafley said. "I know he’s changed his body. He’s faster. He looks more like the guy I saw on his college tape, with his lateral quickness, his pass rush ability, his ability to play the run. Just the way he’s moving. I think that goes back to Year 1 — Lack of experience, lack of reps, lack of maybe a little confidence as you’re out there. Right now, he’s starting to believe in his abilities that we know that he has. Hopefully once pads come in, we’ll see that continue.”
That final line is a reminder that nothing is decided in the spring, but continued positive growth for Grant would be a boost to Hafley's chances of success in his new job.
Real Madrid med gigantbud på Álvarez – avvist av Atlético
Real Madrid melder på sitt nettsted at klubben har lagt inn et bud på 150 millioner euro for Julián Álvarez.
I samme melding står det at byrival Atlético Madrid etter å ha gjennomgått og evaluert tilbudet, takket for tilbudet og avviste det med henvisning til stjernespissens utkjøpsklausul.
Florentino Pérez lovet i sin valgkamp foran helgens presidentvalg i Real Madrid at han ville legge inn et bud på minst 150 millioner euro for å styrke laget. Nå har han altså innfridd det løftet, uten at det førte til noe.
Pérez ble som ventet gjenvalgt med klar margin. Enrique Riquelme, som utfordret ham, lovet på sin side å hente Erling Braut Haaland til klubben dersom han ble valgt.
150 millioner euro tilsvarer 1,64 milliarder kroner etter dagens kurs. (NTB)
A.J. Brown signs off in Philly with: "The best to ever play here. Always open."
A.J. Brown made his official farewell to Philly on Monday, when he was traded to the Patriots. He returned to the building to get the last of his things later in the week, and he left something behind.
On a wall with photos of the team's Pro Bowl player, Brown applied his signature. He added a message to it.
"The best to ever play here," Brown wrote, via Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. "Always open."
One of the issues during his final year in Philly was that he was at times open but the ball didn't come his way. Did that trace to whatever caused the relationship between Brown and quarterback Jalen Hurts to change?
At this point, it doesn't matter. Brown will now attempt to be "always open" for quarterback Drake Maye. Which could help Maye take the next step from No. 2 in the MVP voting to No. 1.