Though most individual half-innings over the course of a 162-game grind aren’t often remembered, Monday’s bottom of the fourth inning will be one to remember for the Toronto Blue Jays — painfully.
After taking a 3-1 lead thanks to an Ernie Clement three-run shot to left-centre field in the top of the fourth, Toronto immediately gave that lead right back in the bottom half of the inning thanks to some bizarre occurrences.
First, Toronto left fielder Davis Schneider made what looked like an awesome diving catch on Anthony Volpe. But the call on the field was overturned after a review determined the ball peeked out just a little from Schneider’s glove after he crashed to the ground.
This allowed Volpe, who was scored as hitting a double on the overturned play, to then steal third base and cash in on a sacrifice fly by J.C. Escarra.
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Volpe was nearly tagged out on the sac fly as Myles Straw delivered a throw from right field that was in time and on the money to Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela. However, thanks to a great slide and some good evasive maneuvers by the Yankees shortstop, as well as some fumbling of the ball by Valenzuela, Volpe managed to score.
After that, Max Schuemann scored to tie the game up at 3-3 after he managed to steal second because of an error from Valenzuela, where he booted the baseball and temporarily lost track of it. Schuemann came home on an RBI double from Paul Goldschmidt.
Toronto ultimately managed to re-take the lead in the top of the fifth with a George Springer home run, but that bottom of the fourth inning is one the team will likely want to forget.
Senne Lammens was part of the Manchester United team that won against Nottingham Forest on Sunday
Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens underlined the squad’s togetherness through his celebrations against Nottingham Forest. Michael Carrick’s side produced a 3-2 victory at Old Trafford as Bruno Fernandes equalled a Premier League record with his 20th assist of the season.
Luke Shaw opened the scoring for United and Matheus Cunha later restored the team’s lead early in the second half before Bryan Mbeumo added a third. Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White halved United’s lead but the home side hung on to claim the win and secure a third-place finish.
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Mbeumo’s goal ultimately ensured three points for the club but the goal scorer was not the centre of the team’s celebrations. Instead, United players ran to congratulate Fernandes for providing the assist and equalling Thierry Henry’s record assist tally for a single season.
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The United squad were clearly aware that the 31-year-old was on the cusp of the record and were eager to congratulate the skipper. The team’s positivity was exemplified by Lammens, who ran the length of the pitch to celebrate with Fernandes. The goalkeeper’s enthusiasm was spotted by several United fans and praised on social media.
One United fan wrote on X: “Lammens came all the way to congratulate Bruno. The vibes are immaculate.” A second fan posted: “Lammens coming up to celebrate with Bruno. MY GOAT.” A third social media user said: “Lammens running up the pitch, this really is a club of love.”
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A fourth added: “Lammens running the length of the pitch to celebrate Bruno equalling the assist record. Look how chuffed they all are for him man.” A fifth United supporter wrote: “The way they all celebrated with Bruno when he wasn’t even the goalscorer, even Lammens joined in.”
Others focused on Fernandes’ importance to United, with one fan stating: “Lammens running to celebrate with Bruno… this is what it means (also shows what an amazing captain he is..).” Another wrote: “The way everyone went to congratulate Bruno after his assist, even Lammens came up…I love this club.”
The win over Forest was the latest sign of how Carrick has rejuvenated the squad during his reign. The 44-year-old has won 11 of his 16 games in charge, guiding United to Champions League qualification.
Meanwhile, Lammens has enjoyed an impressive first season at the club after signing from Royal Antwerp last summer, making 31 league appearances. The 23-year-old has previously spoken about Fernandes’ influence as captain and how the midfielder helped him settle in at United.
“I mean, he’s the way I like it, to be honest, he’s not always the most vocal,” Lammens said of Fernandes last month. “He speaks when he needs to, especially before big games or when we have maybe more difficulties.
“He’s also someone who’s very, very hard on himself and on everybody else, which is why maybe sometimes he can look a little bit frustrated when it’s not going our way, but that’s also the way it has to be at this level, I think, because he wants to win Champions Leagues and he wants to win the Premier League.
“So that’s what he’s thinking about and that’s what he tries to give us as well, and tries to take us to his level as well. So, yeah, he’s a leader on and off the pitch, and also like personally, he’s always very nice to me when I came in here.
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“In my first days, he showed open arms to me, so it’s always a nice feeling when that comes from your most important player, the captain as well. It’s always a nice feeling.”
Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV package
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Sky has upgraded its Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle to now include HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, discovery+ and Hayu, as well as 135 channels and full Sky coverage of the Premier League and EFL.
Sky broadcasts more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more with at least 215 live from the top flight alongside Formula 1, darts and golf.
A recent (unverified and disputed) report indicates that the Pac-12 will be distributing more than $13 million to each of its full members under the new media rights deal.
That would be a massive win for the league.
On today’s episode of Locked On College Football, Spencer McLaughlin discusses some of the biggest games of the 2026 season.
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Memphis enters its first year under HC Charles Huff as a program that is perennially in the running for a G6 Playoff spot.
Will that be the expectation again in 2026?
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The Gunners are just one game away from winning their first title in 22 years after Kai Havertz’s first-half header secured a 1-0 victory against Burnley at the Emirates Stadium.
However, Arsenal will be crowned champions on Tuesday night – and avoid the anxiety of a final-day shootout – if Bournemouth stop Manchester City from winning at the Vitality Stadium.
The Cherries have not lost a home game in the eight fixtures since their 3-2 defeat to Arsenal on January 3.
And when asked if he is now a Bournemouth fan for the next 24 hours, Arteta said: “The biggest ever.
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“(Bournemouth manager) Andoni (Iraola), and all the players and all the supporters of Bournemouth, I think we are all fans because we know what it means if they get a result.
“I don’t think (a text to Iraola) is needed. What he’s done in that football club, the transformation, what they are playing for, I don’t think they need anything else. When you look at how Burnley played today, the spirit that they show, how difficult they made it, imagine tomorrow.”
Pressed as to whether he would watch the match with his players, Arteta replied: “I haven’t planned to do that.
“I am planning to watch it with my family. I don’t know for how long. I will be there in front of the TV, but I don’t know how much I am going to be able to watch it, and that is the reality.”
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Havertz’s header from Bukayo Saka’s corner in the 36th minute proved enough for Arsenal, who face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday, to beat an already-relegated Burnley side.
Arteta’s players could complete a historic double this month with a Champions League final against Paris St Germain to follow in Budapest on May 30.
Prior to leading his side on a lap of honour to mark the club’s final home game, captain Martin Odegaard said: “I am really proud. It has been an amazing season so far.
“We have one big one left and then the Champions League final and we want to take the trophies home.
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“I can promise you all that we will give everything we have and keep going until the very end. With your support we are going to be ready.”
Burnley rarely looked like spoiling Arsenal’s party, but the hosts could count themselves fortunate to end the game with 11 men following Havertz’s high tackle on Lesley Ugochukwu.
Burnley interim boss Mike Jackson said: “It is a red card. It is dangerous, he is leaving the floor, and it is cynical foul to break up play.
“We are disappointed it wasn’t given because it changes the game for the last 20 minutes in our favour.
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“When you look back at it and watch it frame-by-frame, and second-by-second, you must be able to see that.”
FIFA finally sealed a World Cup broadcast rights deal for China on Friday, just 27 days before the opening game and at a much lower reported price than the soccer body wanted.
The overall agreement with China Media Group covered the next four World Cups – two each of the men’s and women’s – through 2031, FIFA said in a statement. It includes the 48-team, 104-game men’s tournament in North America starting on June 11 that China did not qualify for.
Chinese state-affiliated media reported on Friday the 2026 World Cup rights were valued at $60 million.
FIFA originally sought $300 million, Chinese media reported in recent weeks as the deadline to strike a deal drew closer.
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A rights deal for India has not been confirmed.
“It’s a real pleasure that we have found an agreement with CMG,” FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom said in the soccer body’s statement. He was in China this week, also for meetings with officials from the Chinese soccer federation.
FIFA’s leverage in China was less because of the time difference of up to 15 hours from Beijing to the 16 host cities spread across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Chinese companies have already made a big investment in the 2026 World Cup which is set to earn FIFA more than $11 billion.
Technology firm Lenovo is one of FIFA’s eight top-tier sponsor partners, and second-tier deals were signed by dairy firm Mengniu and electronics manufacturer Hisense.
Chinese conglomerate Wanda signed a long-term deal with FIFA in 2016 which was terminated two years ago.
The value of the TV rights were not disclosed for the 2030 World Cup, which once might have been hosted by China and which Wanda said was part of its strategy with FIFA. The country’s ambitions to host international soccer competitions stalled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The 2030 men’s tournament will be mostly hosted in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with single games currently scheduled to be played in Argentina, Paraguay and the original 1930 World Cup host Uruguay.
The 2027 Women’s World Cup will be played in Brazil and the 2031 World Cup mainly in the United States, along with Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica.
That hosting decision with no rival candidate is due to the confirmed in November by FIFA member federations.
TaylorMade’s Spider putter line keeps racking up majors, although this time it’s not from Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler or any contracted TaylorMade player.
The TaylorMade Spider Tour V Flow-neck putter Aaron Rai used to nail the 68-foot birdie putt on the 71st hole to slam the door shut at the PGA Championship is a putter he uses completely by choice.
Rai’s Spider Tour V was part of the 2024 edition of Spider putters and has found the bags of several players at times, including Collin Morikawa and Nelly Korda. Shane Lowry has had one in his bag since the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, which he won with McIlroy. The Tour V model has a more tapered body than the Spider Tour or Tour X models and features adjustable weights just behind the face, giving it a more forward CG.
In using a TaylorMade Spider Tour V, Aaron Rai is going to become the fifth major winner in the last six to use a Spider putter in the last six.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy won the other four with the Spider Tour X.
That more forward CG helps to emulate the CG location of blade putters, making the Tour V a great option for players seeking to move into the Spider platform from a blade.
Rai’s putter features a unique flow neck, similar to the one Morikawa has on his Spider Tour X, that gives the putter a bit more face rotation to the stroke.
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The 31-year-old switched to this putter late last August from a face-balanced TaylorMade TP Hydro Blast DuPage mallet, which also featured a Pure Roll insert. This past week at Aronimink, Rai was fifth in SG: Putting, gaining 1.7 strokes per round on the field, including nearly four in the final round.
With the victory, a Spider Tour putter has not only won five of the last six majors, dating back to McIlroy’s 2025 Masters win, but it’s also won eight events already this season, including both major championships.
While the Spider Tour V Rai used is no longer available at retail, the Spider Tour and Spider Tour X head shapes are currently available and feature much of the same technology, most notably the Pure Roll insert. TaylorMade putter rep James Holley credited the insert with much of the Spider’s success on Tour.
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“Any of the guys that have switched like Scottie or Tommy, they see such a big improvement inside that 20 feet,” Holley, who fit Rai into his Spider, told GOLF. “Especially out on Tour, that’s where those guys make their money. Statistically, the best putter and the worst putter from 30 feet, there isn’t that big of a difference from a strokes-gained perspective.”
There’s also a new Spider Tour V shape that debuted on the PGA Tour last month, in what appears to be the next generation of the putter. Brooks Koepka put that model in play last week, which appears to also have the forward weighting based on the weight placement.
MS Dhoni finally returned to the MA Chidambaram Stadium on a matchday in IPL 2026. It was Chennai Super Kings’ final home match of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Dhoni returned to Chepauk. He joined the players on the ground and even took a round of the stadium, clicking photos and waving at the fans. There has been a lot of speculation around Dhoni’s career going forward, but on Monday, Dhoni looked calm as he interacted with the players. Even Sunrisers Hyderabad players were in awe of the India icon.
While Dhoni is yet to make a statement about his future, there’s speculation that the IPL 2026 season could be his last. With Sanju Samson taking his place behind the stumps and the franchise looking to build a new team around youngsters, Dhoni’s return next season looks highly unlikely. His actions after the match against the Sunrisers could be seen as a hint.
Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the Indian Premier League playoffs after Ishan Kishan anchored them to a five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings on Monday. Hyderabad’s win also ensured Gujarat Titans a place in the four-team playoffs. Defending champions and league leaders Royal Challengers Bengaluru were already through, meaning only one place remained to be filled in the knockouts.
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Five-time champions Chennai were still in contention but needed to beat Gujarat in their last league match on Thursday and hope for other results to go in their favour.
Hyderabad, playing its first game after a week’s rest, cruised to 181/5 with an over to spare as Kishan scored a breezy 70 off 47 balls and Heinrich Klaasen mastered spin with a knock of 47 off 26 deliveries.
Chennai made 180/7, struggling against the variations of the Hyderabad fast bowlers. Captain Pat Cummins led with 3/28, with support from Sakib Hussain‘s 2/34 and Eshan Malinga‘s 1/26.
On a slow pitch, Chennai were well served by Dewald Brevis (44) and Kartik Sharma (32), scoring at a healthy rate in the middle overs.
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But they were overshadowed by Hyderabad’s Kishan and Klaasen, with Klaasen having been dropped on 18. The pair combined for 75 for the third wicket until Klaasen was stumped. Kishan batted on to take his team to within six runs of victory.
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IPL 2026 | Delhi Capitals Wins By 6 Wickets Against Mumbai Indians: Redemption For Sameer Rizvi
NEW DELHI: With 7 games remaining in the league stage of IPL 2026, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs. RCB, GT and SRH have now qualified. RR is best placed among the others followed by PBKS. KKR, DC and CSK are still in the mix but have slim chances. There are now 128 possible combinations of results, so nothing is for sure yet for any of the five remaining in the race. We look at the probabilities:
RCB are now sure to qualify and to at least finish tied for no.1 in terms of points. Their worst case scenario is a three-way tie for first place with GT and SRH
SRH’s win over CSK on Monday means that both SRH and GT have qualified and for both the chances of at least being tied for the second spot are a healthy 75%
RR have a 43.8% chance of ending up among the top four on points and they could still end up in a three-way tie for second spot with SRH and GT, but there’s only a 6.3% chance of that
PBKS can at best finish sole fourth (28.1% chance) or tie for fourth spot with KKR (10.9%)
KKR’s chances of making the last four singly or jointly are now at 20.3% and if they do tie for the last slot it will be with PBKS
DC’s chances of making the last four singly or jointly are now at 18.8%. Their best case is sole fourth (3.1%)
CSK’s best case scenario after Monday’s loss are tied fourth with RR or DC or both and even that is only a 14.1% chance
How we arrive at the probabilities: There are 128 possible combinations of results remaining with 7 games to go. For each team, we looked at how many of these end up with them being among the top four either singly or tied. We also looked at how many combinations put each team in the top two either singly or jointly. For instance, RCB finish at no.1 on points in all 128 possible combinations of match outcomes, in some of them as sole leaders and others as joint leaders.
Mother’s Day opener kicks off racing season at Casino Speedway
Midwest modified drivers Darren Engesser of Gary (11S), Tom Neitzel of Watertown (2DR), Taylor Schmidt of Aberdeen (15) and Scott Hansen of Garden City (31) battle in a heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Midwest modified drivers Darren Engesser of Gary (11S), Tom Neitzel of Watertown (2DR), Taylor Schmidt of Aberdeen (15) and Scott Hansen of Garden City (31) battle in a heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Watertown late model drivers Curt Kranz (87) and Ryan Engels (1) race side-by-side during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Mother’s Day opener kicks off racing season at Casino Speedway
Parker Gilbertson of Watson, MN (23JR), Ryan Nelson of Castlewood (73) and Tony Croninger of Watertown (8T) hit the pedal in a Gen X late models heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Matthew Moes of Watertown (0) and Dylan Tirrel of White (7) are pictured in a hornets heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Coltyn Schuler of Montevideo, MN (16J), Al Schmidt of Watertown (12) and Adam Dehne of Medina, ND (77D) compete in a street stock heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Watertown late model drivers Trevor Anderson (20) and Chad Williamson (57) hit the pedal during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Mother’s Day opener kicks off racing season at Casino Speedway
A group of Gen X late model drivers, including Bodie Croninger of Watertown (811), Curt Kranz of Watertown (87), Tyler McFarland of Goodwin (19), Blake Swenson of Watertown (10X) and Trevor Walsh of Watertown (15), are bunched together during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Tony Miller of Browns Valley, MN (80) leads Chris Serr of Aberdeen (01) in a street stock heat during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Mother’s Day opener kicks off racing season at Casino Speedway
Hornets drivers Paxton Tjaden of Boyd, MN (87TJR), Adam VanDerostyne of Canby, MN (3) and Jeff Rohner of Willmar, MN (08) battle for position during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Tommy Nichols of Watertown won the Midwest modified feature during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Mother’s Day opener kicks off racing season at Casino Speedway
Jake Wranek of Sioux Falls takes the checkered flag in a Midwest modified heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Tyler Peterson of Hickson, ND won a late model heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Todd Stark of Watertown (33) holds a slim lead of Terry Reilly of Watertown in a Midwest modified heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Maria Broksieck of Goodwin leads Jason Marko of Watertown in a street stock heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown. Broksieck won this heat but Marko later won the feature.
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Thomas Weisgram of Northville (16) held off Charlie Olsen of Henricks, MN (10CO) to win the first heat of late models during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Alex Tschakert of Kent, MN (01) and Ryan Nelson of Castlewood (73) turn a corner in a Gen X late models heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Six drivers kick of Casino Speedway’s 72nd season with feature wins
Tony Konold of Clear Lake (15) leads Andy Brooker of Tulare (8) and Nate Heinrich of Bellingham, MN (10H) in a modifed heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown. Konold won the heat and later also won the feature.
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Hornets drivers Jesse Lindner of Watertown (11), Bradley Rossow of Florence (555), Brandon Downs of Milbank (21), Skylar Burgher of Watertown (front left) and Matthew Moes of Watertown get the green flag at the start of a hornets heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Late model drivers Chad Becker of Aberdeen (12) and Laela Eisenschenk of Fargo, ND head down the backstretch during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Jeff Rohner of Willmar, MN (08) leads Nathan Smith of Watertown in a hornets heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown. Rohner later won the hornets feature.
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Andy Brooker of Tulare (8) and Mike Stearns of Aberdeen (24S) turn a corner in a modified heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Six drivers kick of Casino Speedway’s 72nd season with feature wins
Mike Stearns of Aberdeen (24S) leads Trevor Walsh of Watertown (20) in a late model heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown. Stearns went on to win the late model feature later in the evening.
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Brittany Swenson of Watertown (11X) and Brandon Fisher of Miller battle for position in a Gen X late models heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
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Nate Heinrich of Bellingham, MN (10H) pushes past Mike Stearns of Aberdeen (24S) in a modified heat race during the season-opening Mother Day’s racing program on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Casino Speedway in Watertown.
WATERTOWN — The second stock car racing progam of the season was wiped out by rain on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Casino Speedway.
The 11th Casino Speedway Memorial is scheduled for Sunday, May 24 and will feature all six regular classes of cars: late models, Gen X late models, modifieds, Midwest modifieds, street stocks and hornets.
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Racing is scheduled to open at 5 p.m.
Below are highlights from other weekend racing events throughout northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota (for complete results from all area races, visit myracepass.com).
ABERDEEN — The third weekly program of the 2026 season at Brown County Speedway was h3eld on Friday, May 15.
Super stock driver Trevor Nelson of Warner won his third-straight feature of the season. Aberdeen drivers Chad Becker (late model) and Mike Stearns (modifieds) and Huron’s Nick Perry (Midwest modifieds) each won their second features.
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Broc Stout of Winner (street stocks) and Ryan Erdahl of Jamestown, ND (legends) also added feature victories.
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Area drivers who won heat races included Becker and Stearns, late models; Eric Cease of Bath, Taylor Schmidt of Aberdeen and Lorin Johnson of Miller, Midwest modifieds; and Stearns and Garrett Gross of Aberdeen, modifieds.
The field included 80 cars: 19 Midwest modifieds, 18 street stocks, 12 super stocks, 12 late models, 11 modifieds and eight legends.
Another weekly racing program is scheduled for Friday, May 22 at 7 p.m.
Watertown Gen X late model drivers Hope Swenson and Trevor Walsh (15) race during the season-opening racing program at Casino Speedway in Watertown on May 10, 2026. The May 17 program at Casino Speedway was wiped out by rain. Walsh did get some racing in over the weekend, winning the Gen X late model feature at I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN on Friday, May 15.
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HURON — Area drivers Maria Broksieck of Goodwin, Scott Hansen of Garden City, Brad Kopecky of Miller and Mike Stearns of Aberdeen each won feature races on Saturday, May 16.
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Broksieck won the street stocks feature, Hansen Midwest modifieds, Miller super stocks and Stearns late models.
Chad Becker of Aberdeen won a late model heat race during the program, which featured 58 cars (16 street stocks, 14 Midwest modifieds, nine super stocks and nine late models).
Another racing program is scheduled for Saturday, May 23 at 7 p.m.
MONTEVIDEO, Minn. — Ryan Flaten of Madison, MN won both the Midwest modified and modified features on Friday, May 15.
The Midwest modified feature win was his second of the season at FCS.
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Jason Best of Clarkfield, MN (pure stocks) and Keith Tourville of Janesville, MN (street stocks) each also won their seconds features in three weeks.
Bailey Rosch of Alexandria, MN (super stocks) and Williams Large of Staples, MN (hornets) also won feature races.
Flaten also won Midwest modified and modified heat races. Area hornets drivers Bradley Rossow of Florence and Adam VanDerostyne of Canby, MN also added heat wins.
There were 76 cars on hand, including 18 hornets, 17 Midwest modifieds, 16 street stocks, nine super stocks, eight pure stocks and eight modifieds.
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A Hornets Special kicks off the racing program scheduled for Friday, May 22 at 7 p.m.
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I-94 Speedway
FERGUS FALLS, MN — Trevor Walsh of Watertown won the Gen X late models feature during the Wissota Late Model Challenge Series Special at I-94 Speedway on Friday, May 15.
Minnesota drivers won the other features, including Kevin Burdick of Proctor (late models), Tanner Bitzen of Brandon (Midwest modifieds), Kyle Dykhoff of Starbuck (street stocks) and Jeff Rohner of Willmar (hornets).
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The NRCA Late Models will be part of Military Appreciation Night scheduled for Friday, May 22 at 7 p.m.
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After drawing the highest bid at breeze-up sales, Tron Bolt is gearing up for a Group 1 challenge following his decisive midweek triumph at Randwick’s Kensington venue.
“There’s the Sires’ Produce in Queensland. It’s two-and-a-half weeks (away), or the same day at Rosehill there’s a 1300. It will be one of the two,” trainer Chris Waller said of Tron Bolt’s next start.
“Ideally, he can win then or run well and go to the J J Atkins.
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“He was a nice Ready-To-Run horse, and he’s impressed us since day one.”
This Toronado offspring, Tron Bolt ($2.70), ran third in his April debut at Kembla Grange but dominated Wednesday’s Hawaii Five Oh @ Vinery Stud Handicap (1400m).
With James McDonald aboard, he surged late to prevail by three lengths over Rolling Home ($8.50), as stable companion Unhinged ($2.50 fav) filled third a long head behind.
Chris Waller has proven adept at selecting two-year-olds that mature into Queensland carnival stars, notably for the J J Atkins, viewing Tron Bolt as ideal.
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“It works well, and we’ve had it in mind for him for a while,” he said.
“He obviously needed to win today. He is a lovely, scopey horse, that’s why I’m thinking a mile.”
This week’s announcement of a spell for St Gotthard, the Ken Russell Memorial Classic winner from Saturday, doesn’t weaken Waller’s Atkins assault.
Stormy Marco, victor of the Clarendon Stakes, and Nation’s League, the runner-up who scratched midweek at Kensington, accompany Tron Bolt towards the juvenile prize.
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“They need to keep improving,” Waller said.
“I like to give them a run or two at two, otherwise they find it hard to measure up at three.”
Mention modern minimalism and most golfers know what you’re getting at. The term describes light-on-the-land designs that move with the terrain rather than riding roughshod over it. It’s been the dominant aesthetic in golf course architecture for decades. But it’s also evident in clubhouse design.
Consider Desert Mountain Club.
The North Scottsdale landmark, hosting this week’s U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, has seven clubhouses, one for each of its courses. But its signature structure — and the central stitch in the club’s social fabric — is the Cochise-Geronimo clubhouse: a 72,000-square-foot space that is as subtle as it is sublime.
On a recent visit, GOLF.com received a guided tour from architect Bob Bacon, who set out to create something functional, enduring, and understated. In his view, the desert is “a visually fragile environment” where trees top out around 20 feet. “If you’re not careful,” Bacon said, “buildings can overwhelm it instantly.” So he designed a structure that doesn’t jump out of the mountain. It grows out of it. Walls reach into the landscape, anchoring the building to the earth, transitioning from the ground rather than leaping up from it.
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“It looks like it belongs there,” Bacon said.
The stonework deepens that sense of rootedness. Bacon described the materials as an homage to the Anasazi ruins at Chaco Canyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in New Mexico. That’s a cultural reference as much as an aesthetic one, lending the building “a timeless anchor.”
“This is the southwest,” Bacon said. “It needs to be durable. It needs to look like it’s been here forever.”
The features of the building are both hard-lined and fluid. The interior gives way seamlessly to the exterior, allowing for an interplay that Bacon said is only possible in the southwest. Even the views are carefully managed: the clubhouse offers 360-degree sightlines across desert and peaks, but Bacon resisted the temptation of unframed panoramas, which he believes are almost numbing in their lack of nuance. So he designed columns and rooflines to frame the vistas, re-proportioning sky and ground to keep the emphasis on the horizon while creating multiple intriguing views instead of a single, uninterrupted vista.
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He wasn’t chasing any particular architectural style, he said. The goal was something functional, beautiful and unobtrusive. Which is to say, both simple and complex.
Minimalist? Sounds about right. You can watch the entire clubhouse tour below.
Memphis enters its first year under HC Charles Huff as a program that is perennially in the running for a G6 Playoff spot. 
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