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Wednesday 12 June 2019

U.S. forward Josh Sargent (19) battles for the ball against
Jamaica midfielder Peter Vassell (16) during the second half
of an international friendly soccer match Wednesday, June 5,
2019, in Washington. Jamaica won 1-0.
Associated Press
Joey Logano (22) defeats Kurt Busch (1) and Martin Truex Jr. (19) to win a NASCAR Cup Series auto
race at Michigan International Speedway, Monday, June 10, 2019, in Brooklyn, Mich. Tyler Adams will
Associated Press
NASCAR’s top series a miss Gold Cup

two-team show for now with injured groin

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. mid- and the Caribbean. Sebas-
By NOAH TRISTER 19 of Martin Truex Jr. and places where Truex, Busch fielder and defender Tyler tian Lletget, who was con-
AP Sports Writer the No. 18 of Kyle Busch. and Erik Jones won last Adams will miss the CON- tending to start in midfield,
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Truex complained after- year. They all drive for Gibbs CACAF Gold Cup because also is sidelined.
NASCAR’s top series has ward that he thought Lo- at the moment, so perhaps of an injured groin, the third Coming off a 1-0 loss to Ja-
been a two-team show. gano was too quick on an Team Penske should feel a regular starter who will not maica and a 3-0 defeat to
Joey Logano’s victory at overtime restart. bit relieved after taking ad- be available to the strug- Venezuela, the U.S. opens
Michigan on Monday gave Logano and Brad Kesel- vantage of its opportunity gling American team. its Gold Cup title defense
Team Penske its fifth Cup owski are first and third in at Michigan, where JGR The U.S. Soccer Federation against Guyana on June
win of the season. the Cup standings for Pen- has won only one of the said Tuesday that Adams 18 at St. Paul, Minnesota,
That’s two fewer than Pen- ske. Busch is second, Truex past 15 races. has acute chronic groin is- in the Americans’ first com-
ske had all of last year, is sixth, and Denny Hamlin is JGR has managed to win sues requiring six to eight petitive match since the
when Logano won the se- seventh for Gibbs. The two nine races despite having weeks of recovery. October 2017 loss at Trini-
ries title. In another year, teams combined to take no poles yet this year. Lo- He was replaced on the dad and Tobago that end-
Penske might be the clear four of the top six spots in gano was actually the first roster by Dallas defender ed a streak of seven World
choice as NASCAR’s domi- Monday’s race. driver to win from the pole Reggie Cannon. Cup appearances. They
nant team, but that’s not “We just did the best we all season — although all Starters DeAndre Yedlin face Trinidad on June 22 at
the case at the moment. could with what we had,” three of his career wins at and John Brooks are hurt Cleveland and complete
Joe Gibbs Racing has nine Busch said. “Our M&M’s MIS were as the pole win- and missing the tourna- group play against Pana-
victories — together, these Camry was not great, but ner. ment, the championship of ma on June 26 at Kansas
two teams have combined we just kept working on it Just another factor that ap- North and Central America City, Kansas.q
to win 14 of the 15 races so all day. We just kept falling peared to work in Penske’s
far. back or doing rounds, do- favor in Michigan.
“When I think of key races ing air pressure, everything “I think there’s a lot of ad- Baseball signed by Hall of
to win, obviously the crown we could to get improving vantages to winning the Famers gets $236,389 at auction
jewel events that we prob- on it and make it better. pole here in Michigan.
ably all know, Brickyard, ... Overall we came with Number one being the pit
Daytona, Darlington, those about — way better than stall you get is the best pit By The Associated Press to sold at auction: $77,098
type of racetracks that re- we should have. Let’s go stall in not only this race- A baseball signed by 11 of for an original image of
ally stand out,” Logano with that. Way better than track but probably the Major League Baseball’s Charles Conlon’s iconic Ty
said. “This one is next in we should have.” whole sport when it comes original Hall of Fame in- Cobb sliding photo taken
line to me because of At this point last season, to winning a pole here,” Lo- ductees in 1939 fetched at Hilltop Park in New York
Roger Penske, this being in five teams had victories, gano said. $236,389 at the Lelands in 1910.
his backyard. You always and Stewart-Haas Racing “That first pit stall is really Spring Classic Auction. Pittsburgh Steelers game-
want to win at your home and JGR had combined to good. It’s really close to the Among the other highlights worn jerseys directly from
track.” win 11 of the 15 races. But camera line, which obvi- were: an original team pho- the team’s archive were
It’s been quite a few weeks through 15 races in 2017, ously puts you in what posi- to of the 1914 Baltimore Ori- also sold, including a
for Penske, who won his eight different teams had tion you’re in when you’re oles featuring Babe Ruth, 1982 Jack Lambert jersey
18th Indianapolis 500 thanks already won, and none of leaving. The closer it is, the which sold for a record ($50,131).
to Simon Pagenaud and them had more than three faster the stall. Pretty big $190,373; a Bobby Orr circa A portion of the proceeds
now has the points leader victories. advantage to get it here. 1972 Boston Bruins game- from the sale of the jer-
in NASCAR with Logano. Of The next four races on the That pays rewards through- worn jersey that went for seys will be donated to the
course, to win Monday, Lo- schedule — at Sonoma, out the whole race. $113,924; and a jersey worn Chuck Noll Foundation for
gano had to hold off two of Chicagoland, Daytona “We had a fast car. We by former Knicks star Walt Brain Injury Research.
Gibbs’ top cars — the No. and Kentucky — are at kept it out front.”q Frazier in Game 7 of the Also auctioned was the
1970 NBA Finals, which net- last jersey worn in a game
ted $100,081. by Heisman Trophy win-
The sale of the Ruth photo ner Ernie Davis, in the 1962
shattered the previous re- Coaches All-America
cord price for a sports pho- Game. It sold for $20,713.q