Reuters Sports News Summary

The British driver was making the sixth bid to complete both races on Memorial Day weekend before the 45-year-old ran into trouble in the ⁠Indianapolis 500 on Sunday afternoon. Avs star Nathan MacKinnon limited after taking shot to knee in Game 3 As if things couldn't get any worse for the Colorado Avalanche, who fell into a 3-0 hole in the Western Conference finals with Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, they may now also ⁠be ​without star player Nathan MacKinnon.


Reuters | Updated: 25-05-2026 10:30 IST | Created: 25-05-2026 10:30 IST
Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

MLB roundup: Marlins sweep Mets with walk-off grand slam

Heriberto Hernandez hit a walk-off grand slam Sunday afternoon for ​the Miami Marlins, who completed a three-game sweep of the visiting New York Mets with a ​4-0 win. After the Mets elected to intentionally walk Xavier Edwards to face Hernandez, ‌he ​lifted an 0-1 changeup from Devin Williams (3-2) just over the wall in right-center field. It was the first walk-off grand slam to break a 0-0 tie in a major league game since Justin Maxwell hit one for the Royals on Sept. 22, 2013.

Organizers, fans pay tribute to Kyle Busch at Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600

On the biggest racing day ‌of the year in the United States, the country's two most prominent racing series staged several tributes for Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR champion who died unexpectedly Thursday. Busch, who was 41, died following a bout with severe pneumonia and sepsis, three days before the Indianapolis 500 and the NASCAR Cup Series' Coca-Cola 600. Busch was meant to drive in the latter.

Clap back: Wings star Paige Bueckers has technical rescinded

The WNBA on Sunday rescinded a technical foul given to Dallas Wings star Paige ‌Bueckers two nights earlier. Bueckers was driving toward the basket in the third quarter and drew a foul from Indya Nivar. Bueckers clapped three times after the whistle and was given the tech.

Motor racing-Antonelli takes fourth win in ‌a row after Russell retires in Canada

Formula One championship leader Kimi Antonelli took his fourth win in a row on Sunday after a power unit failure forced Mercedes teammate and title rival George Russell out of the Canadian Grand Prix. Russell, starting on pole, had fought for the lead with Antonelli in a thrilling wheel-to-wheel battle before coming to a halt by the side of the track on the 30th of 68 laps at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Tennis-Djokovic, Zverev off to winning starts at French Open but Fritz out

Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev earned comfortable wins to begin their French ⁠Open campaigns ​but seventh seed Taylor Fritz became an early casualty as the ⁠year's second Grand Slam got underway on Sunday. Djokovic and Zverev are both determined to make the most of their chances in Paris this year with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz ruled out with a long-term wrist injury, leaving world number one Jannik Sinner as the overwhelming favourite.

'Double' trouble: Katherine Legge ⁠crashes, exits Indy 500: 'I'm gutted'

Katherine Legge swerved from her high-side position to avoid a collision with Ryan Hunter-Reay but her Indianapolis 500 and attempt for the "double" with a Sunday night entry in the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 ended in a spinout. Legge was uninjured in the incident ​and will travel to Charlotte to run in the NASCAR race. The British driver was making the sixth bid to complete both races on Memorial Day weekend before the 45-year-old ran into trouble in the ⁠Indianapolis 500 on Sunday afternoon.

Avs star Nathan MacKinnon limited after taking shot to knee in Game 3

As if things couldn't get any worse for the Colorado Avalanche, who fell into a 3-0 hole in the Western Conference finals with Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, they may now also ⁠be ​without star player Nathan MacKinnon. MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals this regular season, sustained a right leg injury Sunday when he blocked a Shea Theodore one-timer off his right knee with just under eight minutes left in the second period.

Angels fans have clear message: 'Sell the team'

Los Angeles Angels fans are making it clear that they want owner Arte Moreno to sell the team. Buoyed by the operators of various Instagram accounts -- such as Angels Boycott ⁠and Angels Central -- fans have held organized protests at Angel Stadium recently. The protests are expected to culminate with Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers in a matchup that will be aired nationally on Peacock from Anaheim, Calif.

Golden Knights' ⁠Mark Stone, Avs' Cale Makar return for Game 3

Golden Knights captain ⁠Mark Stone will be on the ice Sunday night when Vegas faces the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals at Las Vegas. Vegas coach John Tortorella made the announcement approximately 2 1/2 hours before the puck was dropped. The Golden Knights lead the series, 2-0.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic top All-NBA first-team picks

Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ‌of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Nikola Jokic ‌of the Denver Nuggets were unanimous selections to the All-NBA first team, announced Sunday night. Both players received all 100 ​first-team votes from a media panel for 500 total points.

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