Jun 1, 2025; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; UCLA Bruins utility Megan Grant (43) rounds the bases after hitting a two run home run tying the game in the seventh inning against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers during the NCAA Softball Women’s College World Series at Devon Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images
UCLA senior Megan Grant set the NCAA Division I softball home run record on Saturday with her 38th long ball of the 2026 season.
Grant was also a member of UCLA’s 2026 NCAA basketball championship team.
In the third inning of Saturday’s game against Nebraska, Grant hit a blast to deep left-center field to pass the previous record of 37, set in 1995 by Arizona’s Laura Espinoza. Grant set the record in 55 games, 17 fewer than Espinoza.
“Records are made to be broken,” Mike Candrea, who coached Espinoza at Arizona, told The Athletic. “It’s a pretty phenomenal record to be able to break, so tip my hat off.”
Nebraska defeated UCLA on Saturday, 7-2, to claim the Big Ten title.
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On Friday against Wisconsin, in the semifinals of the Big Ten conference tournament, the Bruins reached 181 homers on the season, eclipsing the previous record of 161 that had stood since 2021.
Grant boosted that number to 182 with her record shot on Saturday.
“When I first came into college, I wanted to put myself in the books as one of the best, and I didn’t really know how to at the time, but throughout my career, just more and more has gone on, and to be able to do that, it’s just, it’s surreal,” Grant told reporters. “I am just so grateful for the opportunity I was blessed with, and just to follow the people that were before me. It’s just honor.”
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Grant tied UCLA’s single-season record holder, Stacey Nuveman, with her 31st homer during a doubleheader against Cal on April 18 and surpassed her on April 24 against Washington.
Grant and Nuveman are the only Bruins to hit at least 80 career homers. Nuveman, whose career ended in 2002, is the program’s all-time leader with 90. Grant has 85.
Grant joins senior teammate Jordan Woolery (33 homers) as the first teammates in NCAA softball history to each hit 30-plus home runs in the same season.
The NCAA Division I Selection Show is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, when UCLA (47-8) will find out its postseason seeding. The Bruins are seeking their first Women’s College World Series title since 2019 and their 13th in NCAA history.
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Grant, Woolery and Taylor Tinsley all intend to continue their softball careers in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League this summer.
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen scored two goals as Galatasaray S.K. came from behind to beat Antalyaspor 4-2 and win the Turkish League title.
Galatasaray went into the match needing only one point to become champions after missing the chance to seal the title last weekend following a heavy defeat to Samsunspor.
Coach Okan Buruk started Osimhen in attack, but the home side found it difficult to take their chances in the first half.
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Antalyaspor punished them just before the break when Soner Dikmen scored to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
Galatasaray responded strongly after half-time as Mario Lemina scored the equaliser to make it 1-1. However, Antalyaspor restored their lead after Dikmen scored again from a free-kick.
The champions continued to push forward and were rewarded when the referee awarded a penalty. Osimhen stepped up calmly and converted from the spot to level the score once more.
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The Nigerian striker later completed the comeback by scoring the third goal for Galatasaray in the closing minutes of the match.
Kaan Ayhan added another goal late on to seal a 4-2 victory for the home side.
The win secured the Turkish League title for Galatasaray for the fourth straight season with one match still left to play.
New Delhi: Supreme Court-based lawyer Saurabh Mishra, who specialises in sports law and represents Indian athletes in dope-related matters in NADA and CAS, offered a point-by-point explanation of charges brought up against Vinesh Phoghat by the federation. “Several layered legal issues arise from this notice that merit careful examination,” Mishra told TOI.On the whereabouts charge: “The ITA has itself recorded that Ms. Phogat’s conduct did not go beyond negligence. Under Article 2.4 of the WADA Code, a whereabouts failure requires establishment of fault, and the degree of fault directly determines the sanction. A finding of mere negligence, as opposed to significant fault or intentional conduct, substantially limits the sanctioning range available to the adjudicating body. This finding by the ITA is not merely mitigating — it is definitionally significant.”
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On Article 5.7 charge concerning retirement and return to competition: “This is a strict, non-delegable personal obligation. However, the critical legal question is whether Ms. Phogat ever formally retired within the meaning of Article 5.7 in the first place. If no formal retirement notification was given to UWW and WADA, the six-month return notice requirement may not have been triggered at all — though the corresponding whereabouts obligations under the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) would have continued uninterrupted regardless.”On the dual weight category charge arising from the March 2024 selection trials: “This charge raises a significant due process question — namely, whether an athlete can be held solely responsible for a procedural irregularity that was permitted and facilitated by the officiating officials and the Ad-hoc Committee itself on the day. The doctrine of contributory institutional fault is a recognised principle in sports disciplinary jurisprudence.”On the Paris 2024 disqualification charge: The CAS Ad hoc Division has already rendered a final reasoned Award in CAS OG 24/17. The extent to which a national federation can impose additional disciplinary consequences for conduct already adjudicated with finality by the highest sports tribunal is a legally contested question engaging principles analogous to double jeopardy in sports law.”“Above all, Ms. Phogat’s right to a fair hearing before the WFI disciplinary committee, with full disclosure of all materials relied upon and representation of her choice, is non-negotiable under both natural justice principles and the WFI constitution itself.”
With the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund withdrawing financial backing from LIV Golf after the 2026 season, everyone is wondering what’s next. What’s next for the breakaway league? And what’s next for its marquee players, namely Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm.
This week at LIV Virginia, Rahm said he didn’t “see a way out” of his current contract with LIV, which goes for several more years. As for DeChambeau, whose contract ends after the 2026 season, he told several outlets, including ESPN and Sports Illustrated, that he’s prepared to focus on growing his YouTube channel while playing in the tournaments that “want him” should LIV go away. DeChambeau admitted that his team has spoken with the PGA Tour but would not divulge the nature of the talks. The two-time U.S. Open champion told Skratch it would ultimately be up to the PGA Tour members to decide if they want him to come back.
Golf Channel’s Gary Williams joined the latest episode of the Subpar podcast to discuss where LIV goes from here and whether or not he thinks DeChambeau is serious about focusing on YouTube and playing the four majors.
“No, not in full,” Williams told co-hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz. “He’s being him. He’s also the guy who, when he was ascending, got maniacal about long drives and started participating in long drive contests. Which people were going, that is going to be debilitating to you actually putting scores in a box. No, he will not do that.”
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Williams noted it would be “disappointing” if DeChambeau chose to prioritize YouTube over competitive professional golf since he is currently in the middle of his major championship window.
“It’s funny that he’s suggesting [focusing on YouTube],” Williams said. “If he does do that, it’s disappointing in this respect — I give him immense respect for this: he has figured out Augusta National to a degree, where he had almost no idea how to solve that Rubik’s Cube. He contends in almost every major. … He is always going to be a factor at a U.S. Open. He’s likely always going to be a factor at a PGA. He is as much of a sure thing to be on the first couple of pages of a leaderboard at a major championship. I give him credit for that. But he’s not going to do that, and if he does do that, he won’t continue to contend in major championships. That’ll be too bad because major championship prime windows are not as long as people think they are.”
When Brooks Koepka left LIV Golf to return to the PGA Tour last December, DeChambeau had all the leverage in contract negotiations with LIV and the PIF. Now that the PIF is out of the equation, Williams sees the PGA Tour as the only option for DeChambeau. The leverage he once had is gone.
“But what’s happened to him, my analogy in terms of what he thought he had to play with was, the Yankees and the Dodgers are both bidding for him and now the Dodgers are no longer interested,” Williams said. “That’s the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. So are the Yankees, the PGA Tour, going to bid against themselves? No, they are not.”
The 2026 Truist Championship concludes on Sunday, May 10, with the final round at Quail Hollow in North Carolina. You can find full Truist Championship tee times for Sunday’s final round at the bottom of this post.
Featured tee time for Round 4
Alex Fitzpatrick is on one heck of a heater.
Just two weeks after dramatically earning his PGA Tour membership by getting up-and-down on the final hole of the Zurich Classic with his brother Matt to earn his membership, and a week after earning a top-10 in his PGA Tour debut as a member, Fitzpatrick holds the 54-hole lead at a PGA Tour Signature Event.
The younger Fitzpatrick brother is on the brink of earning his second PGA Tour win and first as an individual, all without taking a break to celebrate his first. Fitzpatrick was scheduled to play in last week’s DP World Tour event, but his T9 earned him more money than even winning in Turkey and should he hold the lead this week he would earn $4 million.
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But there’s plenty of star power looking to foil his dramatic three-week run. Last week’s winner and reigning Players Champion, Cameron Young, is just two shots back, while two-time major winner, including at Quail Hollow in 2017, is five back.
Fitzpatrick will go off in Sunday’s final group at 1:45 p.m. with fellow rookie Kristopher Reitan.
You can watch Sunday’s final round of the 2026 Truist Championship from 1-3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, followed by network coverage on CBS from 3 p.m. until the conclusion. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early streaming coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. ET on Friday, in addition to featured group and featured hole coverage. You can stream CBS’s coverage on Paramount+.
Check out the complete Round 4 tee times and groupings for the Truist Championship below.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was in full flow for Rajasthan Royals in a 230-run chase against Gujarat Titans. The teenager slammed a six off Mohammed Siraj on the first ball he faced, and then went on to hit two sixes off Kagiso Rabada. Then, in the third over, Sooryavanshi unleashed three fours off Siraj. It looked like Sooryavanshi was having a cakewalk against the experienced Siraj, but the veteran India pacer struck back. It was a bouncer at 146.6 kph as Sooryavanshi rushed onto his shot. The ball took the top edge and flew to the right of short fine leg, where it was caught by Arshad Khan. Before the delivery, GT coach Ashish Nehra could be seen gesturing to Siraj about playing smart and implementing the plan. After the wicket, Siraj roared with fury.
Masterstroke from Ashish Nehra and Mohammed Siraj nails the execution under pressure
Rajasthan Royals (RR) 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripted history in men’s T20 history, shattering records by becoming the fastest and youngest player to reach 100 sixes, in just 29 innings. He also set a record for the fastest player to reach the milestone in terms of balls faced, getting there in just 514 deliveries.
RR’s young batting sensation achieved this feat in his side’s Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Jaipur on Saturday night.
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Facing Mohammed Siraj, Sooryavanshi began aggressively, launching the very first delivery he faced for a massive six over long-on.
He maintained his attacking intent throughout the powerplay, racing to 36 off just 16 balls with three fours and three sixes in a blistering cameo at the top of the order. However, Siraj eventually struck back to have the final word in an entertaining duel.
Sooryavanshi has been the leading run-scorer for Rajasthan Royals in the 2026 IPL season, amassing 440 runs in 11 innings at an impressive average of 40.00 and a blistering strike rate of 236.55. His tally includes one century and two half-centuries.
Coming to the match, fluent fifties from captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, along with a late flourish from Washington Sundar, guided GT to a massive 229/4 in 20 overs against RR at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday.
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Put in to bat by RR’s stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal, stepping in for the injured Riyan Parag, the Titans were propelled to a 200+ total by fifties from captain Gill (84 off 44 balls), Sudharsan (55 off 36 balls) and a late cameo of 37* off 20 balls from Sundar.
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A fifth-place finish was enough for Alex Palou to extend his championship lead, now 27 points clear of Kyle Kirkwood.
A Lap 1 crash from the outside of the front row proved costly for Pato O’Ward, who fell from fourth to seventh in the standings.
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Christian Lundgaard’s victory bumped him from fifth up to fourth in the standings, carving 20 points out of his deficit to Palou.
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Another notable mover was Marcus Armstrong, who climbed back into the top ten after entering the race 13th in the championship, jumping three positions.
Jan 11, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Chargers outside linebacker Joey Bosa (97) reacts after sacking Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) (not pictured) in the first quarter in an AFC wild card game at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images
The Minnesota Vikings swung a trade involving talented edge rusher Dallas Greenard during the NFL Draft. They used the 98th overall pick acquired from Philadelphia on safety Jakobe Thomas. The money they saved in trading Greenard was essentially allocated to sign Jauan Jennings.
It’s a nice little come-up for a team backed against the salary cap. The reality, though, is that the removal of Greenard leaves a little bit of a gap on the edge rushing front. Dallas Turner plays a specific role in Brian Flores’ defense. He will take over for Greenard, but is not a fit to play the Andrew Van Ginkel spot.
Depth Questions Still Hover over the Vikings EDGE Rushers
Minnesota utilized a strategy in which pass rushers got to the quarterback, mitigating their cornerback depth a year ago. They are a bit deeper in the secondary this time around, but additional depth on the line makes a good deal of sense.
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Minnesota Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43) surveys the field before kickoff against the Atlanta Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium. The home contest on Dec 8, 2024, offered a moment to capture his steady presence as a veteran defensive contributor. Van Ginkel’s preparation and focus were evident as Minnesota readied for another NFC matchup with playoff implications on the line. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images.
Van Ginkel missed five games last year. Hopefully, the neck injury is behind him, but he will be 31 years old this season. Turner looks ready to rock, but he hasn’t been fully given the reins at any point in his career. Bringing in one more veteran to rotate through the group up front makes a good deal of sense.
It remains to be seen what the leftover free agents are looking for. Joey Bosa is a big name still on the open market, and maybe his price has diminished with the dropoff in production. Yetur Gross-Matos is a couple of years younger, but may command a premium. There are also a plethora of other options further on down the line.
Jan 1, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa (97) against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports.
Right now, the depth chart looks to have Tyler Batty and Bo Richter as the next men up behind the starters. Both have flashed at times during preseason action, but it would seem like a stretch to ask either for consistent production if they were thrust into a starting role. The more internal depth the Vikings can muster, the better off they should feel about contingency plans.
With Turner ready to step into a starting role, he could truly be the next in a long line of heralded Vikings pass rushers. We have already seen the impact that Van Ginkel can make when he’s right. There’s a lot to like about the starting duo, but there are some serious questions about the talent behind them.
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A number of big names from the boxing world were in attendance to witness the showdown, including Chisora, who until his recent retirement was one of the contenders in the heavyweight division.
“Daniel got dropped in the first round and I said ‘he’s winning the fight.’ Everyone around me looked at me like ‘what?’ Guess what he did? He f**king won the fight.
“He bit down on his gumshield and carried on… Daniel boxed amazing. He was getting hit but there was no quit in his eyes.”
While Chisora was extremely complimentary of Dubois, he was less positive about Wardley, as ‘Del Boy’ listed the mistakes that were made.
“Fabio was not ready for boxing. There was no jab, nothing. Looking for power shots. It was like he didn’t train. He was too busy commentating. Little b**tard. He was supposed to train in the gym.
“How many jabs did Fabio chuck? He didn’t chuck no jabs, he didn’t do anything we’ve seen before. He was supposed to work his jab, but he was not working his jab.”
The Cup Series heads to its second road course of the season with the 2026 Go Bowling at The Glen on Sunday. The green flag drops at 3 p.m. ET at Watkins Glen International, with this year’s race being extended from 90 to 100 laps. Road course specialist, Shane van Gisbergen is the defending race winner and he claimed the pole position on Saturday, and all six of his Cup Series wins have come on road or street tracks. Thus, it’s no surprise he’s the favorite in the latest 2026 NASCAR at Watkins Glen odds at +125.
Rookie Connor Zilisch is right behind at +380, with Tyler Reddick (+900), who has five wins this year, the only other driver with single-digit NASCAR odds. Hendrick Motorsports has won five of the last seven races at Watkins Glen International, and its top drivers to use in Go Bowling at The Glen bets include William Byron (+1200) and Kyle Larson (+1900). Before locking in any NASCAR Watkins Glen predictions or NASCAR DFS lineups, you need to see the projected leaderboard from Mike McClure’s proven model.
McClure is a legendary professional DFS player with more than $2 million in career winnings. He uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every lap of NASCAR action 10,000 times. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 29 winners since 2021 and hit 11 winners in 2025. Anyone following his NASCAR betting picks at their favorite sportsbooks could have seen huge returns.
For NASCAR at Watkins Glen 2026, McClure is fading Connor Zilisch (+380), saying he barely cracks the top 5 despite being one of the favorites. After a record-breaking 2025 season on the Xfinity Series, including being Rookie of the Year and winning the regular season championship, Zilisch made the leap to the Cup Series. However, he’s looked every bit like a rookie and ranks 33rd out of 35 full-time drivers in NASCAR’s standings. While he had three Watkins Glen victories across both the Xfinity and Menards series, he doesn’t even have a top 10 finish across 14 Cup Series starts. Given these short odds, he’s one to bypass with NASCAR picks.
Another surprise: Ryan Blaney (+2200) is projected to make a strong run towards the title. Only three drivers have led for more laps than Blaney’s 35 over the last three Watkins Glen races, and he has a pair of top 10s over that span. The one time he didn’t place in the top 10 was due to an accident, as Blaney was sixth in last year’s race and ninth in the 2023 event. He also won a stage at Watkins Glen in 2025, and among drivers with at least nine career starts at Watkins at The Glen, Blaney’s average finish of 15.0 is topped by just five others. Add in that the Penske driver is having a phenomenal season, sitting fourth in the Cup Series standings, and he shouldn’t be overlooked with NASCAR Watkins Glen bets. See which other drivers the model is backing at SportsLine.
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McClure is also high on two other longshots of at least +2200 who make a run for the top of the leaderboard, potentially netting any backer a huge payday. You can only see who it is here.
The unbeaten Chimaev is a comfortable favourite here, having dominated Dricus Du Plessis to win the belt in August, after “DDP” twice outpointed Strickland.
The early prelims will begin at 10pm BST (2pm PT / 4pm CT / 5pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 12am BST on Sunday (4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET on Saturday). The main card will ensue at 2am BST on Sunday (6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET on Saturday).
How can I watch it?
In the UK, the main card will air live on TNT Sports and is also accessible via HBO Max, EE TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Sports; beforehand, the early and regular prelims will stream live on UFC Fight Pass. In the US, Paramount+ will stream the action.
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Chimaev – 1/6
Strickland – 4/1
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