Elliott ends skid with win in Texas
Chase Elliott pulled ahead and cleared Ross Chastain on the first lap after the second restart in overtime Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth on his way to ending a 42-race winless streak on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit.
The race ended on the 16th caution after Elliott had taken the white flag for the 276th lap in a race scheduled for 267. Chastain got bumped from behind by defending race winner William
Byron, who finished third and was just behind Brad Keselowski when the final yellow flag came out.
It was the fifth victory of the season for Hendrick Motorsports but the first for Elliott since he won in October 2022 at Talladega.
MLB
Holliday’s first hit helps Orioles top Brewers
Jackson Holliday singled for his first majorleague hit in the seventh inning, then scored the tiebreaking run to help the Orioles defeat the visiting Brewers 6-4 and avoid being swept in the series. Holliday had been 0-for-13 with nine strikeouts since being called up from the minors last week.
♦ Andrew McCutchen hit his 300th career home run, former Taft High School star Jack Suwinski hit a grand slam and the Pirates beat the host Phillies 9-2 to salvage a split of the four-game series.
♦ The Mets retired the No. 16 of pitcher Dwight Gooden before their game against the Royals. He became the eighth player in team history to have his number retired.
HOCKEY
Canada tops U.S. in OT to win women’s worlds
Danielle Serdachny converted a rebound on a power play 5:16 into overtime to lift Canada to a 6-5 victory against the United States in the gold-medal game of the women’s world championships in Utica, New York. The countries have won all 23 golds in the event, with Canada taking 13 and the United States 10.
NFL
WR Higgins likely staying with Bengals
Bengals receiver Tee Higgins told reporters at his youth football camp that he anticipates playing for the team in 2024. Higgins, who is entering his fifth season, had requested a trade after the Bengals put the franchise tag on him last month.
TENNIS
Tsitsipas king of Monte Carlo again
Twelfth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas rolled past eighth-seeded Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the third time in the last four years. He also won the title in 2021 and 2022.