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Heinrich Klaasen achieved a significant milestone, becoming the fifth Sunrisers Hyderabad player to score 2000 IPL runs for the franchise. He also equaled the record for most 50+ scores at No. 4 or lower in a single IPL season. Klaasen's explosive 51, alongside contributions from Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma, powered SRH to a massive 255/4 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) Kyle Kirkwood remembers first meeting Kyle Busch. It was just the second professional motorsports race he had ever attended. He believes it was at the age of 7. And he wanted to get the hat signed. That hat remains part of his racing trophy and memorabilia collection. The Andretti INDYCAR driver calls it a pivotal moment in his racing career. "That was like one of the first moments that I got around professional cars," Kirkwood said at a post-Indianapolis 500 practice news conference Friday. "In a way, he turned me on to motor racing and wanting to move forward from karting." Busch died suddenly Thursday at age 41, a day after being taken to the hospital for having trouble breathing and coughing up blood following a session in the Chevrolet racing simulator. The motorsports world is mourning the loss of the two-time Cup champion. Kirkwood said he met Busch at Texas Motor Speedway. "That was the first professional racer that I think I met from all forms of motorsports," Kirkwood said. "I remember I got that signature, and for many years still to this day, I still have that hat. I still have it with my trophies at my house. "But I remember that moment kind of really turned me on to racing. It was one of those moments where I'm never going to wash my hand again, you know? I think I was probably 7 years old or something like that. I fell in love with motorsports kind of after that and then meeting a few other guys and falling in love with INDYCAR." Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, also a former Indy 500 driver, was in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway garage taking in practice. He was also watching some of his Legacy Motor Club pit crew members who are on the pit crew of the Arrow McLaren car of Ryan Hunter-Reay. He said he recently talked to Busch. Busch, like Johnson experienced late in his Cup career, was mired in a long winless streak. They talked about feeling they could still win amid the slump. Johnson told me and another reporter that he will remember Busch for his bravery, among other things. "The bravery, just natural skill, and then being able to tie that all back to the engineering process and communicating what he's feeling, and expanding on that, and understanding cars, and the build [of the cars]," Johnson said. "Technically, in [knowing] the build of a car, he's one of the best. He had that old school know-how and understanding, but could relate to the engineers which is very special on its own. "And then he had all this bravery and skill to match it up." NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar and Busch didnt have a strong relationship but were teammates when they both raced trucks for Spire Motorsports, which bought the Kyle Busch Motorsports trucks program a few years ago. "Whether he disliked me or not on Sundays, when it came to ... at Spire, we were teammates," Hocevar said on the FOX telecast of INDYCARs Carb Day practice Friday. "That said a lot about him." Katherine Legge, who is attempting to do both the Indy 500 and the NASCAR Coke 600 on Sunday, said Busch and his wife, Samantha, welcomed her into the NASCAR garage. "A lot of the drivers don't even say hi, but they took the time to get to know me and give me some help and advice, and I would class them as friends," Legge said at Friday's post-practice news conference. "So it's desperately sad. ... Racing has lost one of the greatest drivers, in my opinion, of all time." Busch won more NASCAR national series races (234) than any other driver in series history and ranked ninth all-time in Cup wins with 63. Josef Newgarden, a two-time INDYCAR series champion, went to one of Buschs two Cup championship parties. He considered them acquaintances and reacted to Buschs death in the view of them both being parents. Newgarden has two young sons; Busch was the father of two children an 11-year-old son (Brexton) and a 4-year-old daughter (Lennix). "He was an extreme racer, one of the best you'd ever see on track, and I'm just speaking about his skill set," Newgarden said at his post-practice news conference. "I'm sure that the toughest part about it is just what he leaves behind with his kids and what they have to go through. "Incredibly sad for everybody. I didn't even know Kyle very well. Just when I look at from afar, how can it not break your heart when you think about his kids?"

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EVANSTON, Ill. In a season littered with gritty, hard-fought battles, No. 3 Maryland womens lacrosses season came to an end in uncharacteristic fashion.Outplayed on both ends of the field, Maryland stumbled at the end of one of its most promising seasons in years. The Terps committed 15 turnovers and never found rhythm on offense while failing to stop key Tar Heels from attacking goalkeeper JJ Suriano.The Terps simply had no answer for the powerhouse that is No. 2-seed North Carolina, losing 16-6 to close out their 2026 campaign.The game began on a positive note for Maryland as two free positions an area the Terps had struggled with all season went their way. A Suriano save on an eight-meter attempt allowed the Terps to drive deep into North Carolinas backfield, where Kristen Shanahan was sent to the turf on a dodge attempt.Shanahans subsequent free position in the second minute of play struck true to give Maryland the opening lead. It was the first of two goals for Shanahan, who later struck the post twice in search of a hat trick.Then, the Tar Heels lit up, powered by a blistering quick strike from sophomore Chloe Humphrey. The attacker netted three straight goals in 90 seconds, scoring first on a free-position shot with ten minutes left in the first quarter before notching another pair of open-field tallies.North Carolinas run was propelled by costly stickwork errors on the Terps offensive end. In the opening frame, Maryland committed four turnovers to the Tar Heels one. A key giveaway from Lexi Dupcak in transition gave Humphrey a wide-open breakaway opportunity in the fifth minute of play, which she netted to give North Carolina its first lead of the game.The Tar Heels are renowned for their high-volume shooting entering Friday, they led the ACC with 34.7 shots per game. Suriano was consistently peppered in the cage, facing 27 shots on target. The netminder finished the contest with 11 saves, slowly faltering in the face of North Carolinas massive production.Many of those shots came from unforced errors. After a goal from Lauren LaPointe tied the game three minutes into the second quarter, the Tar Heels launched a 5-0 run. All but one of those scores came on a woman-up or free-position opportunity the Terps committed five fouls in the second period while their opponents stayed clean.LaPointe managed to stop the bleeding with a scoop-and-score on a loose ball in the arc with just 13 seconds left in the half. But the damage was already done; Maryland trudged to the locker room down four goals with 30 minutes to go.After being pulled from the Terps quarterfinal game against Navy with a left knee injury, Kennedy Major returned Friday with tape smothering her left leg. However, she appeared far from healthy, as she moved gingerly across the field and was relegated to covering secondary attackers.That proved costly for the Terps, as Tar Heel Addison Patillo jammed home her second goal of the season just 79 seconds into the second half while marked by junior Annabella Schafer. Patillo found nylon five times, taking advantage of favorable one-on-one matchups throughout the contest.While flaws in Marylands man-to-man concept were laid bare by North Carolina, the Tar Heels pressing defense succeeded in limiting distribution and diverse scoring. The Tar Heels were particularly adept at silencing Kori Edmondson, who logged her first shot and goal nearly 32 minutes into the game. North Carolinas man-to-man set also forced the Terps into a plethora of bad looks, with just over half of their shots directed at the cage.After Edmondsons score, the Tar Heels scored seven consecutive goals, extending their lead to 11. Maryland simply had no answer for the firepower it faced. A late Lexi Dupcak consolation after the running clock was instituted became the last action of the game as North Carolina cruised to the national title game.Three things to know1. The chase continues. With Fridays defeat, Marylands streak of seasons without a national finals appearance extends to seven. While the Terps lead the nation with 29 semifinal appearances since 1984, the loss also marked the 15th time the Terps have fallen short in that round.2. Shooting struggles. A large proponent behind Marylands lack of offensive output was its lack of total shots. The Terps looked unlike themselves offensively, failing to produce just one shot on several possessions and finishing with only 23 total shots and 12 on goal. This deficiency contributed to Marylands unsuccessful attack Friday it went nearly 28 minutes scoreless in the second half.3. Final thoughts. With 12 players exiting College Park this offseason, head coach Cathy Reese will have to rebuild large portions of her roster from the ground up. Key additions in the transfer portal proved vital for the Terps this season, as they look to bring in high-value replacements in the coming months.

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