The unranked UTSA Roadrunners are moving on in the NCAA baseball tournament after knocking off the No. 2-seeded Texas Longhorns 7-4 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in the Austin Regional on June 1.

UTSA will play in its first NCAA baseball super regional. The victory led to coach Pat Hallmark leaping into the arms of pitcher Conor Myles after the game as the team began to celebrate.

Norris McClure’s two-run home run in the first inning provided the Roadrunners with an early lead and set the pace for the 7-4 victory over the in-state rival. 

“That was one of the greatest games in baseball that I had ever been a part of,” McClure said on the ESPN broadcast after the game. “We knew we had talent and just had to stay where our feet were.”

UTSA had seven different players score a run in the game. Ty Hodge was responsible for three of those RBIs on two hits. Pitcher Gunnar Brown allowed six hits and one earned run with four strikeouts and two walks in five innings pitched against the Longhorns.

Texas was the second top-two school to get eliminated in its home regional after Wright State beat No. 1 seed Vanderbilt 5-4 on Sunday.

Texas out-hit UTSA 9-8 in the game, including two from Max Belyeu and Rylan Galvan. Belyeu had a two-run home run in the top of the ninth that brought in Galvan and helped the Longhorns cut into the lead, 7-4. As it turns out, those were the last runs of the season for the Longhorns.

The Roadrunners’ win wasn’t a fluke, either. Hallmark’s team won both of the teams’ two prior meetings this season: 8-7 in 12 innings on March 18 and 9-7 on May 31. The latter of those sent Texas to the loser’s bracket in the Austin Regional on June 1.

While the Roadrunners entered the game after having the afternoon off, the Longhorns eliminated Kansas State with a 15-8 win before fighting to keep their season alive.

By nearly every metric, the Yankees’ Aaron Judge’s offensive performance during the first two months of the 2025 season ranks among the best in baseball history. Whether he can maintain this torrid pace for the next four months could determine if he joins the ranks of the all-time greats. Consider just a few of his numbers:

Batting average: Judge finished May with a .398 batting average – a hit short of topping .400 and 24 points ahead of Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, who is also having a career year.

Power: Two of every five hits have gone for extra bases, including Judge’s 21 home runs. He finished May just one shy of league leaders Shohei Ohtani and Cal Raleigh. Judge’s slugging percentage, though, is more than 100 points of ahead of Ohtani’s.

On base percentage: Add 38 walks to Judge’s 86 hits, and he’s been on base almost every other time he steps up to the plate.

How Aaron Judge’s 2025 offensive numbers compare to some of MLB’s best

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The OPS statistic combines a player’s on-base percentage with his slugging percentage. The sum shows how consistently a player reaches base along with how often the player hits for power – the more bases a player reaches per hit, the higher the slugging percentage.

With exception of his rookie season, Judge’s OPS has been at least 150 points higher than the league average, and his OPS has been trending even higher during the past four seasons. He led the MLB in OPS in 2022 and 2024 – the same years he won the American League MVP award.

Aaron Judge’s OPS continues to club

What the Yankees’ Aaron Judge has accomplished at the plate in the first third of the season would rank among the best seasons ever in MLB history if could maintain this pace. Judge’s 1.268 OPS would trail only the best years in the careers of Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds and Ted Williams – who was also the last to hit .400 that year in 1941.

With more than 100 games left in the season, the long grind could pull Judge’s numbers back down to Earth. Consider some of the other strong starts in the first two months of the season during the past decade.

Players with league-leading OPS in first two months of the MLB season

If you dig a little deeper into Judge’s numbers this season, you see he’s not hitting the ball quite as hard as he has in previous years. According to MLB, his average exit velocity ranks third at 95.4 mph behind the Pirates’ Oneil Cruz and Ohtani. Judge led the league last year with a 96.2 mph average.

So while Judge’s hits are a tick down in velocity, he’s on a pace to set a record for balls hit into the field of play, or batting average on balls in play (BABIP). The MLB average is .290 this season, the lowest since 1992. At .461, Judge’s BABIP is the third-highest in the first 54 games of a season since 1969, behind Jim Edmonds in 2000 and Yasiel Puig in 2013.

Where Judge’s BABIP would rank among best seasons since 1901

In 2024, Judge had one of his more typical slow starts, batting .207 in April. But he ultimately won his second MVP last season, finishing with a .322 average, 1.159 OPS and 58 home runs. His 10.8 WAR was the same he produced in his 62-homer 2022 MVP campaign.

At this pace, it’s not hard to image Judge claiming another American League MVP. He’d join an exclusive club among Yankees three-time MVPs: Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle. Consider all the other firsts he vaulted into by the end of May:

Hitting categories where Aaron Judge ranks first in the American League

PARIS — Second seed Coco Gauff brushed aside Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0 7-5 on Monday to move into the French Open quarterfinals and stay on course for her first title in Paris.

The American world No. 2 must have thought she would have an easy morning session after powering through the first set in sensational fashion but the Russian bounced back in the second to test her opponent.

‘The whole match I played well. She stepped up her game in the second set. Overall I thought I played great,’ Gauff said.

‘I move well on clay, really comfortable with sliding and moving on the surface. The most physical surface for sure and I do well in that department.’

Hunting her first French Open crown after reaching the final in 2022 and semifinals last year, the 21-year-old started fast, earning three consecutive breaks for a 5-0 lead in 15 minutes.

Gauff was running her opponent ragged across the baseline, with the 30-year-old Alexandrova, bidding to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, earning a mere five points until that stage.

Gauff, who has now won four of five meetings against Alexandrova, gave away five break points in the next game but still secured her first bagel of the tournament before the Russian got on the scoreboard at the start of the second set with her first hold.

Unforced errors started creeping into Gauff’s game as Alexandrova put up stronger resistance.

Gauff, the youngest American player to have reached at least the fourth round at seven consecutive Grand Slams since Venus Williams between 1997-1999, broke Alexandrova at 3-3.

But the Russian broke straight back and went up 5-4, with Gauff clearly rattled and double-faulting twice before holding to level.

The second seed kept her composure, broke Alexandrova and wrapped up the match on her serve. She will next face the winner of the all-American fourth-round clash between Madison Keys and Hailey Baptiste.

Major League Soccer players want more money for participating in the FIFA Club World Cup later this month, but say they have received pushback from the league in their efforts. 

Three MLS clubs — Seattle, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC — will represent the league in the tournament, which begins June 14 and will be hosted in the United States. 

FIFA’s Club World Cup boasts a $1 billion prize pool — $475 million disbursed based on performance, and $525 million given to participating teams. The winner will take home at least $125 million. The MLS teams will make at least $9.5 million just for participating, while wins during each stage of the tournament will only drive up the possible earnings.

However, MLS players earn 50 percent of money earned from outside tournaments — capped at $1 million, according to the league’s collective bargaining agreement. 

The MLS Players Association released a statement shortly after the Sounders players display.

“The MLSPA and all MLS players stand united with the Seattle Sounders players who tonight demanded a fair share of the FIFA Club World Cup prize money,” the statement read. 

“FIFA’s new tournament piles on to players’ ever-increasing workload without regard to their physical well-being. In order to seize this additional calendar territory, FIFA had to commit historic amounts of prize money to secure club and player participation. As a result, MLS will receive an unprecedented financial windfall.

“Despite this windfall, the league has refused to allocate a fair percentage of those funds to the players themselves.

“For months, the players have privately and respectfully invited the league to discuss bonus terms, yet MLS has failed to bring forward a reasonable proposal. Instead of recognizing the players who have brought MLS to the global stage, the league – which routinely asks the (player association) to deviate from the (collective bargaining agreement) – is clinging to an out-of-date CBA provision and ignoring longstanding international standards on what players typically receive from FIFA prize money in global competitions.

“It is the players who make the game possible. It is the players who are lifting MLS up on the global stage. They expect to be treated fairly and with respect.”

Messi and Inter Miami will play in the Club World Cup opener against Egyptian club Al Alhy on June 14 in Miami. Inter Miami will also play FC Porto (Portugal) on June 19 in Atlanta, and SE Palmeiras (Brazil) on June 23 in the group stage.

The Sounders will play all three of their group stage matches at home in Lumen Field in Seattle. They’ll face Botafogo (Brazil) on June 15, Atletico Madrid (Spain) on June 19, then Paris Saint-Germain (France) on June 23.

LAFC became the last team to enter the Club World Cup after a thrilling 2-1 win against Liga MX standouts Club America on Saturday night. They will face Chelsea (England) in Atlanta on June 16, Espérance (Tunisia) in Nashville on June 20 and CR Flamengo (Brazil) in Orlando on June 24 during the group stage.

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Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam has another trophy for his mantle — The Larry Bird Trophy.

Siakam was named the Eastern Conference Finals MVP after the Pacers downed the New York Knicks, 125-108, in Indianapolis on Saturday to clinch the series 4-2 and punch their ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.

‘Shout out Indy, man. It’s been such an amazing experience for me so far from the first day I landed here. The love has been amazing,’ Siakam said after winning the award, which was presented by Pacers Hall of Famer Reggie Miller. ‘After a bad Game 5, I wanted to bounce back. I have 100% belief in my teammates. Whenever we are down, we always find a way and we did that tonight.’

After being held to 15 points in the Pacers’ Game 5 loss, Siakam dropped a game-high 31 points in Saturday’s win, shooting 10-of-18 from the field, 3-of-5 from three and 8-of-11 from the free throw line. He also added 5 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and one steal. Through six games in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks, Siakam averaged 23.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

GAME 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Indiana earns first NBA Finals bid since 2000 with win over Knicks

‘Our two stars, Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, put our team on their backs and just decided that we were not going to lose this game today,’ Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said postgame.

Haliburton finished the night with 21 points, 13 assists and six rebounds. He averaged 21.0 points, 10.5 assists and 6.0 rebounds through six games in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pacers advance to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, which tips off with Game 1 on Thursday.

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The NASCAR Cup Series made its debut at the Nashville Superspeedway in 2021 after the circuit didn’t come through the city for nearly 40 years, and the venue has quickly entrenched itself as a compelling annual stop again.

NASCAR returns to the Nashville, Tennessee area for the fifth-straight year with the Cracker Barrel 400 scheduled for Sunday night. The stakes keep growing now that the 2025 NASCAR season is officially past its halfway point and the standings remain mostly bunched together with only 12 races remaining before the playoffs begin. After an exciting Coca-Cola 600 in which Ross Chastain surged past William Byron late for his first win of 2025, the brief history of the Cracker Barrel 400 suggests more action is on the way.

Last year’s race at Nashville Superspeedway featured a record number of overtime restarts and 31 extra laps. Joey Logano emerged as the winner and it eventually led to his third series championship last fall. Chastain won the 2023 NASCAR race in Nashville and Kyle Larson, after attempting to race in both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 last week, is the only driver in the Cracker Barrel 400 field with top-10 finishes in all four previous NASCAR Cup Series races at Nashville Superspeedway.

Here’s all the information you need to get ready for Sunday’s race:

What time does the NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 start?

The Cracker Barrel 400 is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee.

What TV channel is the NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400 on?

There is no national television broadcast for Sunday’s race. Amazon Prime Video is streaming the 2025 Cracker Barrel 400, the second of five consecutive NASCAR Cup Series races on the app.

Will there be a live stream of the Cracker Barrel 400?

The race can be live streamed on Amazon Prime Video.

How many laps is the Cracker Barrel 400?

NASCAR’s only race at Nashville Superspeedway this season will feature 300 laps around the 1.33-mile track, which works out to about 399 miles total. The race will be broken into three stages — Stage 1: 90 laps; Stage 2: 95 laps; Stage 3: 115 laps.

Who won the Cracker Barrel 400 last year?

Joey Logano got his first win of the 2024 season and secured a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs after a record five overtime restarts at NASCAR’s Nashville race, which was called the Ally 400 last year.

What is the lineup for the NASCAR Cracker Barrel 400?

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota
2. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
3. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
4. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
5. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
6. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
7. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
8. (71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
9. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
10. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford
11. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
12. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
13. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
14. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota
15. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
16. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford
17. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
18. (7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet
19. (60) Ryan Preece, Ford
20. (21) Josh Berry, Ford
21. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
22. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
23. (88) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
24. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
25. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
26. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
27. (38) Zane Smith, Ford
28. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
29. (41) Cole Custer, Ford
30. (4) Noah Gragson, Ford
31. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
32. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
33. (67) Corey Heim, Toyota
34. (51) Cody Ware, Ford
35. (34) Todd Gilliland, Ford
36. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
37. (35) Riley Herbst, Toyota
38. (44) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet
39. (66) Chad Finchum, Ford

The Eastern Conference finals shifted back to Indianapolis for Game 6 on Saturday after the New York Knicks staved off elimination and defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 at home. However, the Knicks were unable to avoid elimination in Game 6, despite the many famous faces in the crowd attempting to will New York to a Game 7.

The Pacers defeated the Knicks, 125-108, in Game 6 to clinch the Eastern Conference finals series, 4-2. Indiana advances to its first NBA Finals since 2000, and will face the Oklahoma City Thunder for the league championship.

A contingent of Knicks superfans also made the journey from New York to Indiana for Game 4, when the Pacers took a 3-1 series lead over the New York on Tuesday. To add insult to injury, Knicks fans Timothée Chalamet, Spike Lee and Ben Stiller received a less than warm welcome at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. ESPN personality and former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee gave the trio an expletive-filled lashing and encouraged Indiana fans to boo the stars. Hall of Fame singer-songwriter John Mellencamp was not a fan. (More on that below).

Did Lee, Stiller and Chalamet travel to Indiana again? Did Caitlin Clark show up at Gainbridge Fieldhouse? We got you covered. USA TODAY Sports tracked all the celebrities at Game 6 in Indianapolis:

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Celebrities at Pacers game tonight

Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals brought out a variety of celebrities, ranging from former Knicks and Pacers players (Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier and Jalen Rose) to comedians (Mike Epps), actors (Timothée Chalamet) and world-class athletes (Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, Anthony Richardson and Reggie Wayne).

Caitlin Clark celebrates Haliburton 3

Tyrese Haliburton took a page out of Caitlin Clark’s playbook. As the Pacers led 36-33 with 7:48 remaining in the first half, a wide-open Haliburton pulled up from beyond the arc without hesitation and nailed a 28-foot three pointer to take a six-point lead over the Knicks. No one was more excited than Clark, who pulled out Jalen Brunson’s signature three-point celebration in response to the stellar play.

‘Supporting the squad’: Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston courtside

Indiana Fever teammates Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Lexie Hull are in the building. Fresh off the Fever’s 95-93 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Friday, Clark, Boston and Hull returned to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to cheer on their NBA counterparts for Game 6. The Fever are simply returning the favor. Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers attended the Fever’s opening night win over the Chicago Sky on May 17. The Fever are home for the weekend ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the Washington Mystics. Clark is nursing a left quad strain and will not play on Tuesday as she’s expected to be sidelined for at least two weeks.

Timothée Chalamet returns to Indiana with Kylie Jenner

Chalamet is not going to let a little heckling from Pat McAfee chase him away from Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The longtime Knicks fan returned to Indianapolis on Saturday and the Oscar nominated actor was accompanied by girlfriend Kylie Jenner for Game 6. The A-list couple have attended several NBA playoff games together this year, including Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday and Game 4 of the 2025 Eastern Conference semifinals between the Knicks and Boston Celtics.

Reggie Miller gets standing ovation

The Pacers fans gave Hall of Famer Reggie Miller his flowers during Game 6. The Pacers legend, who serves as the TV analyst for TNT’s broadcast, got a standing ovation during a break from game play. The five-time NBA All-Star played his entire 18 year career in Indiana and led the Pacers to three consecutive Eastern Conference Finals and the 2000 NBA Finals.

Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson in the house

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is enjoying the NFL offseason. He was shown on the arena’s Jumbotron proudly repping a Haliburton jersey and helped hype up the crowd during a timeout. Richardson was drafted out of Florida by Indianapolis with the fourth overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. He completed 126 of 264 passes for 1,814 yards, eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 11 games (all starts) last season.

Pat McAfee wears ‘overrate that’ shirt for Game 6

ESPN personality and former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee is back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to cheer on his home team. McAfee opted for a suite for Game 6, compared to his courtside appearance that ruffled some feathers in Game 4. McAfee donned a t-shirt that read, ‘Overrate that,’ referring to Tyrese Haliburton being voted the most overrated player in the league in an anonymous player poll by The Athletic last month.

McAfee is not the only former Colts player in the building. Super Bowl champion Reggie Wayne, who played for the Colts from 2001–2014, posed for a photo at halftime with Reggie Miller and Jalen Rose.

Jalen Rose gets round of applause from Pacers fans

Jalen Rose got a warm welcome at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Rose played for the Pacers from 1996–2002 and led Indiana to three consecutive Eastern Conference Finals and the 2000 NBA Finals alongside Reggie Miller.

Comedian Mike Epps spotted

Comedian Mike Epps is repping for the Pacers courtside. Epps was born and raised in Indianapolis.

What time is Pacers vs. Knicks today?

The Indiana Pacers will host the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

How to watch Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks

• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)
• TV: TNT, truTV
• Stream: Sling TV, Max

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John Mellencamp not happy with Pat McAfee

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and Indiana native John Mellencamp was not a fan of McAfee’s rant.

“I was embarrassed when somebody, under whose direction I don’t know, called out some of the people who had made the trip from New York to support their team — and in turn, support our team,’ Mellencamp wrote on X (formerly Twitter). ‘The audience booed these people. I’d say that was not Hoosier Hospitality. One could only say it’s poor, poor sportsmanship. I was not proud to be a Hoosier, and I’ve lived here my entire life.’

Knicks legend Clyde Fraizer in the building

The champ is here. Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier, who led the Knicks to two titles in 1970 and 1973, the franchise’s only NBA titles to date, is in attendance at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The 80-year-old Hall of Famer serves as the Knicks’ television analyst on MSG Networks, alongside Hall of Fame play-by-play announcer Mike Breen.

“I’ve been relishing and living vicariously through these guys,’ Fraizer said ahead of the game.

What celebrities attended Knicks-Pacers Game 5?

Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals brought out a variety of celebrities to Madison Square Garden, ranging from Knicks legends (Patrick Ewing, Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier and Bill Bradley) to comedians (Tracy Morgan), actors (Timothée Chalamet, Susie Essman, Ben Stiller, Mariska Hargitay and Spike Lee), musicians (Shaboozey, Idina Menzel and Joey Badass) and world-class athletes (Michael Strahan, Kevin Love and Henrik Lundqvist).

Check out the full star-studded Game 5 lineup here.

Obi Toppin gets assist from young fan

Obi Toppin is getting loose ahead of Game 6. He did so with an assist from a young fan.

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The Indiana Pacers are hosting the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday, and many stars are in attendance, including WNBA player Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever.

The Fever guard was in the crowd to witness what she has described as the ‘greatest comeback team’ she has seen. Her admiration for the Pacers’ relentless spirit was evident as they rallied four times to come back and win in this year’s playoffs.

Clark has expressed how it feels to be in Indianapolis as a WNBA player and during the Pacers’ NBA playoff run, saying it is fun to be a part of it.

‘It’s great being in Indianapolis right now,’ Clark told ESPN. ‘People are loving basketball. It’s always been a basketball state. It’s just fun to be a part of.’

Clark was seated alongside teammates Aliyah Boston and Lexie Hull.

When do Caitlin Clark and the Fever play next?

The Fever will host the Washington Mystics on Tuesday, June 3, at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on NBA TV, WNBA League Pass, MeTV (Indianapolis), Monumental Sports Network (Washington)

Indiana lost to the Connecticut Sun on Friday in Indianapolis. Clark did not play due to a left quad strain.

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