Jakobsen grabs Tour stage 2 win
NYBORG, Denmark — Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen overtook Wout van Aert right on the line for his first stage win on his debut Tour de France, while Van Aert took the yellow jersey for the first time Saturday.
It was a second win in two days for the QuickStep Alpha Vinyl team after Yves Lampaert’s win in Friday’s time trial.
Van Aert took the yellow jersey with a six-second bonus for finishing second, to lead Lampaert by one second overall. Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar stayed third overall.
Bird is traded in All-Star draft
Breanna Stewart traded for her Seattle teammate Sue Bird in the WNBA All-Star draft Saturday.
Bird was set to be a co-captain with A’ja Wilson before Stewart pulled off the deal to acquire Bird for Sylvia Fowles. Bird and Fowles are set to retire at the end of the season and were named co-captains with Stewart and Wilson.
Stewart also acquired former Cy-Fair standout Nneka Ogwumike for Sabrina Ionescu ina separate trade with Wilson.
Wilson had the first pick in the draft and chose Candace Parker. The Las
Vegas star then chose her Aces teammate and former Stars guard Kelsey Plum. Stewart drafted Las Vegas starter Jackie Young with her first pick and Jonquel Jones with her second.
Stewart had the first pick in the reserve round and selected her Seattle teammate Jewell Loyd. Stewart also drafted Kahleah Copper, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Alyssa Thomas, Arike Ogunbowale and Emma Meesseman.
Wilson chose rookie Rhyne Howard with her first pick of the All-Star reserves. Howard is the only rookie in the game. The co-captain then selected her Aces teammate Dearica Hamby. Wilson also drafted Courtney Vandersloot, Ariel Atkins, Brionna Jones and Natasha Howard.
Gibbs secures Xfinity victory
Ty Gibbs overtook NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson on the final lap of overtime at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., for his fourth Xfinity Series victory of the season.
Belmont winner Mo Donegal out
Belmont Stakes winner Mo Donegal came out of the last leg of the Triple Crown with bone bruising and will be out of training for 60 days.