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INDIANAPOLIS 500: The Indy 500 has been rescheduled because Aug. 23 and won't be run above Memorial appointment weekend because scheduled because the first time although its retort at 1946. Simon PaGEnaud passed Alexander Rossi above the penultimate lap ought win final May. That gave RoGEr Penske his 18th victory at Indy above the 50th anniversary of his arrival at the Brickyard and ago he became the sequence and pursue owner.

TRIVIA BREAK: PaGEnaud final year became the first Indy 500 pole sitter at a decade ought win the race. Who was the Penske driver who won from the pole at Indianapolis at 2009? (Answer at bottom).

MLB: The Houston Astros were scheduled ought play the Boston Red Sox at the first of consecutive weekend sequence matching teams that fired clay Series-winning manaGErs at the aftermath of a sign-stealing scandal. AJ Hinch was fired by Houston at January after MLB had suspended him because the season because the team’s illicit use of electronics ought steal signs during its run ought the 2017 clay sequence title and again at 2018. The Red Sox then dumped Alex Cora, who had led them ought the 2018 title after being the chair car because the Astros at 2017.

PGA TOUR: at Texas, Colonial is put ought host the resumption of the PGA trip season above June 11-14, which will vacation three weeks after its natural Memorial appointment weekend slot above the schedule. Kevin Na won by four strokes at Hogan's Alley final can after a closing 4-under 66.

NHL: The matchup — perhaps a rematch — used to be put because the Stanley cup with the Eastern and Western conference finals wrapping up. St. Louis conquer Boston at a seven-game sequence final year ought win its first Stanley Cup. while this NHL season was put above contain two months ago, the Blues were first overall at the West and the Bruins topped the East because the league's only 100-point team.

NBA: With only four teams left at contention because the NBA title, there could dine maybe been an all-Los AnGEles matchup at the Western conference finals; the Lakers and Clippers were 1-2 at the West while the season was suspended. Defending NBA champion Toronto could dine been at the East finals, perhaps against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, who were the conference leader.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Helio Castroneves became a three-time winner at the Brickyard while he won the 2009 Indianapolis 500 from the pole position.

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