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INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar is not NASCAR, and the Indianapolis 500 is not 500-plus some extra miles. Accepting those truths helps understand the unsatisfying finish to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The 104th running of the showcase race was an odd and lonely event even before Takuma Sato took the checkered...

1804 — Alice Meynell becomes the first woman jockey as she rides in a four-mile race in York, England. 1888 — Henry Slocum becomes the first man to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title besides Richard Sears. 1904 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Jack Munroe in the second...

NORTON, Mass. — Dustin Johnson looked dominant as ever, and nothing could stop him Sunday in The Northern Trust. Not even the weather. Johnson played the final two holes in near darkness after a late storm delay and finished with a birdie for an 8-under 63 and an 11-shot victory...

DOVER, Del. — Kevin Harvick views his NASCAR championship chase as him against the field. His budding rivalry with Denny Hamlin, however, has turned into a can-you-top-this showdown that promises to last until the finale. “You don’t want to be so narrow-minded to think it’s going to be you against...

INDIANAPOLIS — Takuma Sato snatched his second Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday as the Japanese racer held off Scott Dixon and won under caution at an Indianapolis Motor Speedway left empty because of the pandemic. IndyCar officials declined to throw a red flag after a violent crash by Spencer Pigot with...

LISBON, Portugal — Kingsley Coman headed Bayern Munich to a sixth Champions League title on Sunday, scoring against boyhood club Paris Saint-Germain to seal a 1-0 victory in the first final to be played without fans. While Bayern won its first final since 2013, PSG has yet to lift the...

1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Squires in the 13th round in Sydney to retain the world heavyweight title. 1925 — Helen Wills, 19, wins her third straight U.S. Lawn Tennis Association...

NORTON, Mass. — Dustin Johnson could have used a finish like this for a record score. The birdie-eagle ending to his round Saturday at The Northern Trust gave him a 7-under-par 64 and stretched his lead to five shots in the FedEx Cup playoffs opener. Johnson, coming off a remarkable...

DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin zipped past teammate Martin Truex Jr. with less than 10 laps to go and won the NASCAR Cup Series race Saturday at Dover International Speedway. Hamlin matched Kevin Harvick for the season victory lead with six, matching his total from last season and closing within...

INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti will lead the Indianapolis 500 field to green Sunday as the first Andretti on the pole for the Indy 500 since grandfather Mario in 1987. His father never won a pole at Indy, same for his uncle and his cousin. Five racers over three generations have...

WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg’s season is over. The Washington Nationals transferred the star right-hander to the 60-day disabled list Saturday. Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Strasburg will undergo carpal tunnel surgery next week. Strasburg, last year’s World Series MVP, was first placed on the injured list Aug. 15 with carpal...

DOVER, Del. — Erik Moses was named president of Nashville Superspeedway, the first Black man to hold that title at any NASCAR track. Moses most recently served as president of the XFL’s DC Defenders and now leads the charge of the scheduled Nashville reboot in 2021. The 1.33-mile concrete track...

1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan to capture her seventh singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. 1933 — The first televised boxing match is an exhibition fight between Archie...

NORTON, Mass. — It took a disappointing par for Scottie Scheffler to realize he was making enough birdies to have a shot at 59, and he seized on the chance Friday with four birdies over his last five holes to post the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. For...

Jimmie Johnson is at the win-or-else stage of his playoff push as he hits his favorite track. Johnson has a record 11 victories at Dover International Speedway, a staggering total that started in 2002 and stretched to June 2017, a win that has stood for three-plus years as his last...

1851 — The U.S. wins the first international yacht race. The schooner America beats 14 British yachts. 1885 — Richard Sears beats Godfrey M. Brinley, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, to win the U.S. men’s national tennis championship held at the Newport (R.I.) Casino. 1898 — Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight F....

Green Bay Packers rookie Jordan Love says he has tried not to pay attention to all the media speculation surrounding the team’s long-term quarterback plans now that they’ve drafted him as Aaron Rodgers’ potential successor. Love instead is trying to soak in as much as possible as the former Utah...

NORTON, Mass. — Harris English made the difficult look easy Thursday in The Northern Trust, just like he has done all year to even reach this position in the PGA Tour’s postseason. Facing the tough stretch on the back nine of TPC Boston to start his round, English hit 5-iron...

INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske will not pretend he isn’t disappointed he can’t open the gates to spectators for his first Indianapolis 500 as steward of the iconic event. Penske purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway in January and spent an additional $15 million on capital improvements for an enhanced fan experience. He...