San Francisco Chronicle

Kurt Busch surges for win in Kansas

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Kurt Busch pinched his way past Kyle Larson for the lead with eight laps to go, then drove his gaudy Jordan Brand-styled car away from the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion to win Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City.

It was the second win for the up-and-coming 23XI Racing team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, who followed the two leaders and Kyle Busch across in fourth place. Bubba Wallace won the team’s first race last year at Talladega.

WNBA: Arike Ogunbowale scored 18 of her 21 points in the second half and the Dallas Wings won 81-71 at New York. Miramonte-Orinda alum Sabrina Ionescu had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the Liberty . ... Top pick Rhyne Howard had 33 points — the most by a player in any WNBA game this season — to help the Atlanta Dream beat the host Indiana Fever 85-79.

Soccer: Riyad Mahrez’s 86thminute penalty try was saved by West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, leaving Manchester City to settle for a 2-2 draw and a four-point lead over Liverpool heading into the final week of the English Premier League season.

The race for Champions League qualificat­ion is heading for the final day, with Tottenham climbing into fourth and final qualifying position — two points ahead of Arsenal — by beating Burnley 1-0 on Harry Kane’s winner from the penalty spot.

⏩ Sam Kerr scored her second Women’s FA Cup final goal in extra time to complete Chelsea’s domestic double with a 3-2 victory over Manchester City in front of a competitio­n-record attendance of 49,094 at Wembley Stadium.

⏩ Cristian Roldan’s goal proved to be pivotal as the host Seattle Sounders picked up a 3-1 win over Minnesota United in MLS action . ... Luiz Araujo scored the equalizer for Atlanta United in a 2-2 tie with the visiting New England Revolution. Hockey: Luke Hughes scored in overtime to complete a United States comeback from two goals down in a 3-2 win over Austria at the world championsh­ips in Tampere, Finland.

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