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Sergio Perez kept a calm head to win just a third grand prix of his career on another frustrating home race for Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at the Monaco Grand Prix. A miscommunication in Ferrari pit strategy gifted Red Bull's Perez the lead after Leclerc – who didn't finish last year's race – had successfully defended his pole position during a wet opening. But as the greasy track began to dry on the streets of Monte Carlo, Ferrari got mixed up with what to do with their Monegasque driver, who ended up unexpectedly pitting and letting the two Red Bulls and his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz through. A crash involving Mick Schumacher – which ripped his Haas in two down by the swimming pool chicane – briefly paused the race that had already been delayed an hour due to heavy rain. More from Formula 1 And once the cars were safely back on the track the procession began, with Perez fending off Sainz to deliver a fortuitous race win, as the Ferraris and Red Bull went ...

UPDATE Kyle Tucker, who broke the K.T. Turner news earlier today, would be surprised if Dajuan Wagner joins the Kentucky Wildcats. For what it's worth, I'd be pretty surprised if Kentucky hires Dajuan Wagner in any capacity. — Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) May 31, 2022 So for now, might as well not get one's hopes up of seeing Wagner at UK. Last week, the Louisville Cardinals made a huge hire in Milt Wagner, the grandfather of 2023 superstar recruit DJ Wagner. Milt was hired in a role that is not directly attached to the athletic department, which allows Louisville to keep recruiting his grandson. You can read more about that hire here. Now, it sounds like Kentucky may be trying to make a similar move with Milt's son, Dajuan Wagner, who played for John Calipari at Memphis. According to KSR's Matt Jones, there's a possibility that Kentucky is able to hire Dajuan in some capacity. I am also told that there is a world where Dejuan Wag...

The Big 33 Classic has often been referred to as the Super Bowl of High School Football. It is an All-Star event as the two neighbors, Pennsylvania and Maryland, send their best players to clash. This game was first played in 1957. It resumed last year after a year off in 2020. Pennsylvania has been dominant in the last two matchups. In 2021, the state won 20-0 and in 2019 it won 21-0. Will this be the year that Maryland gets on the board and flips the recent narrative?  How to Watch  Big 33 Classic: Pennsylvania vs. Maryland  in High School Football: Game Date: May 30, 2022 Game Time:  2:00 p.m. ET TV: Stadium Live stream the  Big 33 Classic: Pennsylvania vs. Maryland  on fuboTV: Start with a 7-day free trial! Pennsylvania has always been in this game since the inaugural year. Maryland took over for Ohio in 2013 after a 20-year hiatus. The game will take place at Rocco Ortenzio Stadium in Harrisburg, PA as a traditional ...

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American Fork 11, Davis 6 Box score With the Corner Canyon Chargers the far-and-away favorite to claim the 6A boys state lacrosse title, Wednesday afternoon's semifinal between American Fork and Davis felt like the championship for 6A's up-and-coming squads. The difference was easy to recognize. It came from Caveman goalkeeper Jacob Cline. Cline was one of 16 American Fork seniors who left the school's graduation ceremony earlier to ride the bus to Westminster College's Dumke Field. Cline then turned away 20 shots as the Cavemen beat the Darts 11-6 in the second semifinal match on a glorious, sunny day. The win sent American Fork into Friday's title game at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, where the Cavemen will get a chance at redemption against their Region 4 rival, which handily defeated them 17-3 and 18-6 in their two earlier matches. "We'll have to bring our 'A' game, that's for sure," American Fork coach Tyson Poole said. The...

May 24, 2022 Shane Laflin We are coming off an unprecedented girls' high school basketball season in terms of national competition and scheduling. There are more options for high-level exposure for players than ever before through the investment of shoe-sponsored programs and the independent club circuit. The competition is fierce and there are plenty of key matchups. We have attended events, filtered through film and debated which players should be ranked where as we updated and expanded the rankings for the women's basketball recruits in the Classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025. The 2023 class expands from the espnW 60 to the espnW 100, while the 2024 class goes from the espnW 25 to the espnW 60. As for the 2025 class, this will be the first time ranking the top prospects, as opposed to the Watch List. We have identified several prospects who climbed the rankings by taking their games to new levels over the past few months. Class of 2023 PG Hannah Hidalgo 5-foot-6 Paul VI (New Jer...

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University of Utah men's basketball fans who want a public declaration from second-year head coach Craig Smith that the Runnin' Utes will be better in the upcoming season than they were last year are not going to get it. Not in the middle of May, anyway. In a wide-ranging discussion last week with reporters who cover the sagging program, Smith declined to put a specific date on the Utes' return to glory, saying only that the expectation remains the same as when he got the job a little more than a year ago. "Every year our expectation is to make the NCAA Tournament, and that's our goal," he said in response to a Deseret News question about a possible time frame for success. "That is what we strive to do, and then win when we get there." "I am always hesitant to put timelines on things, (because) I think … it can hold people back, and there is no point in doing that." — Utah basketball coa...

Joe Kovacs' Pennsylvania high school shot put record stood for 15 years. The Penn State graduate will be happy to know that a future Nittany Lion broke it. Jven Williams, a Wyomissing High junior and Penn State football recruit, broke Kovacs' 2007 shot put record Saturday at the PIAA Class 2A Track & Field Championships. Williams launched the shot 66 feet 7.75 inches on his fifth attempt, breaking Kovcas' previous record (64-10.75) by nearly two feet. Williams also won gold in the discus at the two-day championship meet at Shippensburg University, helping Wyomissing to the Class 2A team title. Even better, Williams won the discus one year after his brother Rushard won the event at the 2021 PIAA championships. Williams, who committed to Penn State's 2023 recruiting class in February, is a four-star offensive line prospect, according to 247Sports. The 6-4, 285-pound lineman was an all-state selection last season and helped Wyomissing to the Class 3A state-champion...

Pictured are Saranac Lake youth baseball players with American Flags at Riverside Park. (Provided photo) SARANAC LAKE — After a two-year hiatus, the Saranac Lake Youth Baseball and Softball Association is recently announced the return of the Memorial Day Classic on Monday. The day's events will begin with the association's teams — T-ball, rookie, minors and majors baseball and softball — marching in the annual Memorial Day parade in Saranac Lake. Following the ceremony in Riverside Park, the Memorial Day Classic will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. at Elks and Rotary fields. Baseball and softball games, a kids' home run derby/longest drive contest, wiffle ball at Little Fenway Park and a first-pitch ceremony will take place. Also, PorkBustersBBQ will have a food truck set up at Rotary Field. The schedule for the day is as follows: ¯ 10:15 a.m., parade lineup at Hyde's Mobil, all players and teams ¯ 11 a.m., Memorial Day ceremony in Riverside Park ¯ 1 p.m.,...

The Dallas Cowboys are not done signing rookies. Nor are they done looking for kickers. But for now? As the Cowboys have agreed to terms with four more of their 2022 draftees following the announced agreement with first-rounder Tyler Smith, they've also cut DFW native Chris Naggar, leaving UDFA Jonathan Garibay as the only kicker on the roster. For now. Dallas has now inked all three of their remaining fifth-round choices, as offensive tackle Matt Waletzko, cornerback DaRon Bland, and linebacker Damone Clark join defensive lineman John Ridgeway. The new signings are rounded out by the arrival of sixth-rounder and final pick Devin Harper, whose deal is inked on his 24th birthday. Scroll to Continue With these new confirmations, the Cowboys have now agreed to terms with six of their nine additions from last month's draft in Las Vegas as the team holds its rookie minicamp proceedings at The Star in Frisco this weekend. Defensive lineman Sam Williams, receiver Jalen Tolbert, and ti...

Note: This is the sixth in a series of stories evaluating returning players on Michigan State's 2022-23 roster. Previously: Pierre Brooks , Tyson Walker , Jaden Akins , Joey Hauser , A.J. Hoggard EAST LANSING – When Michigan State played two games in the NCAA Tournament in March, Mady Sissoko wasn't able to get on the floor. When it starts next season in November, Sissoko is looking like Michigan State's likely starting center. Get ready for a big change. Marcus Bingham Jr.'s decision not to seek a fifth year of eligibility and Julius Marble's surprise entry into the transfer portal left Michigan State without its top two centers. And Tom Izzo's decision not to look to add any players at the position has put the focus on Sissoko as the only returning Michigan State center with college basketball experience. THE BASICS: Sissoko played 4.5 minutes per game in 30 games, averaging 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds while shooting 63.2 percent from the field. QUOTE OF NOTE...

The 2021-22 Charlotte Hornets finished the regular season with a 43-39 record and the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference. Let's take a look back on the Hornets team advanced stats and better understand why their season went the way it did. This week we'll break down the Hornets offensive rating. Advanced stat: Offensive rating What it measures: Measures a team's points scored per 100 possessions Hornets result: 113.6 offensive rating League rank: 8th overall Offense makes up half of the game of basketball, and the Hornets had a Top 10 scoring offense this year. Charlotte scored 113.6 points per 100 possessions, good enough for No. 8 in the league, and not too far off the Utah Jazz's league-leading mark of 116.2. The Hornets team as a whole took a step forward in 2021-22 when compared to the year before. Yes, it was more than disappointing to see them get blown out as the No. 10 seed in the play-in tournament for the second year in a row, but don't ...

8:00 AM ET NOBODY IN THE Dallas Mavericks' front office exchanged high-fives after details were finalized on the deal made minutes before the Feb. 10 trade deadline. The consensus in the room was that moving on from big man Kristaps Porzingis was in the best interest of the franchise, but it wasn't a cause for celebration. Porzingis, after all, had been acquired in a blockbuster deal two years earlier to pair with Luka Doncic as the franchise's foundational pieces. Porzingis was supposed to be the co-star the Mavericks and their 23-year-old superstar needed to help form a long-term contender. But Dallas, led by new general manager Nico Harrison and first-year coach Jason Kidd, eventually came to the realization that Porzingis, when he wasn't injured, provided clutter for Doncic instead of the space he needed to operate. The team determined Porzingis wasn't a fit alongside Doncic, and he wasn't going to be the ticket to one in a trade. So the Mavs broke Porzingi...

UVALDE — A bubbly teacher who loved to hike and play with her three "furry friends." A 10-year-old who was often seen riding his bike down the street where his family lived. A 9-year-old who loved to play basketball and was the team's "hype girl." Details are beginning to emerge about the 21 people, including 19 young children, who were killed after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio, and opened fire Tuesday. Police said the shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, likely was killed by responding officers. Many of the children had just attended an awards ceremony at their school the morning of the shooting. The last photos many parents have of their kids are ones of them beaming, holding "A-B Honor Roll" and "Perfect Attendance" certificates. They were just two days away from summer break. Days away from going to cheerleading camp, taking swim...