IndyCar Power Rankings: Alex Palou continues reign at No. 1
The top-ranked NTT IndyCar Series driver in the NBC Sports Power Rankings lately spends most of his time at the top, both starting and finishing.
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Karsten Warholm is back in Oslo, new 100m world leader, women’s teen mile record
The Oslo Diamond League produced Norwegian Karsten Warholm‘s comeback, a new world’s fastest woman in 2023, the fastest female teenage mile ever and a new second-fastest American man in 1500m history.
Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 75 Sullivan Absher, incoming freshman offensive lineman
Listed measurements: 6-foot-7, 305 pounds 2023-24 year, eligibility: An incoming freshman, Absher has all four seasons of eligibility remaining. Depth Chart: Despite his frame suggesting a future at tackle, the Notre Dame coaching staff will need some time watching Absher on the practice field to figure out where to pencil him onto the depth chart. Recruiting: Absher committed to the Irish in May of 2022, seven months before the consensus four-star prospect could sign his National Letter of Intent. The No. 29 tackle in the class, per rivals.com, he spurned Clemson and North Carolina State as his finalists , notable for a North Carolina native.
Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 68 Michael Carmody, senior offensive lineman
Listed measurements: 6-foot-5 ½, 280 pounds. 2023-24 year, eligibility: A senior, Carmody has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Depth Chart: Carmody may show up at any position along the offensive line on a public two-deep. He has started at tackle, spent much of the last 18 months working at guard and occasionally practiced at center to provide some depth behind fifth-year Zeke Correll. In those respects, Carmody is the equivalent of an offensive line utility knife, capable of helping at any position. Recruiting: An All-American and consensus four-star prospect, Carmody chose Notre Dame instead of Auburn, Ohio State and Michigan, among many others. A Pennslyvania native, he spent plenty of time considering Penn State, but the Irish always had a headstart, thanks to Carmody’s older brother, Robby, playing on the men’s basketball team since 2018, right about when the football Carmody’s recruiting began in earnest.
Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 70 Ashton Craig, sophomore interior offensive lineman
Listed measurements: 6-foot-4 ¼, 296 pounds. 2023-24 year, eligibility: A sophomore, Craig has all four seasons of eligibility remaining. Depth Chart: Craig spent the spring working at center, though he is unlikely to crack either the theoretical two-deep — behind fifth-year Zeke Correll and junior Pat Coogan — or the practical two-deep — in which senior Michael Carmody may insert himself. Recruiting: After a 15-month dead period indued by the pandemic, one of the first recruiting moments Notre Dame could lean into was an on-campus camp, and Craig took that chance to impress. The Irish subsequently offered the consensus three-star a scholarship. Less than two weeks later, he committed to Notre Dame rather than head to Nebraska, Michigan, Vanderbilt or Cincinnati.
NASCAR Power Rankings: Martin Truex Jr. ascends to No. 1
Martin Truex Jr. won at Sonoma, took the points lead, got to meet Shaquille O’Neal and climbs to No. 1 in the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen returns from world record; Oslo Diamond League broadcast schedule
After Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran the fastest two-mile race in history last Friday, the focus turned to his next meet. What is possible as the Norwegian returns to his Olympic gold-medal event, the 1500m, at his home meet, a Diamond League stop in Oslo?
Jokić, the reluctant MVP, ends narrative he hadn’t done enough in playoffs
DENVER — Nikola Jokić, you just won the Finals MVP, how many congratulatory texts did you get?