Sports
Kyle Busch runs away with record fifth Truck Series win at Dover
NASCAR Truck Series driver Kyle Busch races during the Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Friday, May 30, 2025. DOVER, Del. – Kyle Busch did what Kyle Busch does best in a truck at Dover Motor Speedway. Win.
Busch claimed his record fifth NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series trophy and 13th overall at the famous concrete one-miler, dominating Friday’s ECOSAVE 200 leading 147 of the 200 laps in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet and sweeping both stage victories en route to a 3.039-second victory over former series champ Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing.
After a well-deserved, deep bow to the crowd at the finish line, a grateful Busch spoke of his fondness for the high-banked track where he will compete in the NASCAR Cup Series’ annual All-Star Race on Sunday. It marked his series-best 69th career win – and second in four starts this season.
“You never know when the last one is,” Busch said of savoring the victory. “I know all too well unfortunately with the Cup stuff, but here with the Truck stuff now, it’s awesome to be part of Spire Motorsports.
“I’m sure it looked great out front, leading the race,” he added with a grin. “It wasn’t just Kyle Larson doing it. Feels good to have another Kyle able to do it and put ourselves in Victory Lane. Love coming to Dover, always one of my favorite places to race.
“Definitely some managing of the fuel there, managing the tires there. It was an interesting strategic battle I guess from the driver’s seat. Thanks to the fans and all the people for being here.”
“All in all, takes a lot of great people behind you and with you,” he added of the Spire Motorsports team. “It’s fun and (I) want to keep doing it.”
The only other driver to truly challenge Busch in the series’ return to Dover after a six-year break was fellow NASCAR Cup Series regular Ross Chastain, who led 49 laps but had to pit late in the race for fuel after a spirited side-by-side battle with Busch midway through the event.
Majeski did his best to keep Busch honest in earning his runner-up finish – which equaled his previous top effort of the season. Front Row Motorsports’ Layne Riggs finished third. Last week’s winner, Tricon Garage’s Kaden Honeycutt, finished fourth in the No. 11 Toyota after an impressive rally from an early-race pit stop penalty. NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell rounded out the top five.
With his work Friday, Honeycutt now holds a 38-point advantage on Riggs atop the championship standings. Chandler Smith is third, 39 points back.
Brandon Jones, Christian Eckes, Corey LaJoie, Jake Garcia and Justin Haley rounded out the top 10. Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer, who works fulltime in the FOX Sports NASCAR booth calling NASCAR Cup Series races made a spot start for Kaulig Racing’s RAM truck program, finishing 29th after a tire problem in the closing laps.
The race was also significant in having three women drivers in the field – equaling a high mark last set in 2020.
Although she spun out 37 laps into the race, Dystany Spurlock became the first black woman to ever start a NASCAR national series race. Although she spun and took a 36th-place finish, she was encouraged by her debut.
“Today is a great day,” Spurlock said. “We did make history which is phenomenal. Of course I wanted to finish the race, but this is racing and things like this happen. Just going to get ready for the next race.”
Toni Breidinger finished 25th and Natalie Decker was 34th.
The Truck Series returns to action next Friday with the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The 2025 series champion Corey Heim is the defending race winner.
–Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
Sports
Hugo Cuypers piling up goals as Fire face Montreal
May 13, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Chicago Fire forward Hugo Cuypers (9) takes control of the ball in the first half against DC United at Audi Field. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images MLS Golden Boot leader Hugo Cuypers will try to help the Chicago Fire to a second away win in four days in Saturday’s visit to a CF Montreal side that is resurgent under interim manager Philippe Eullaffroy.
Cuypers scored his 12th goal on Wednesday night as the Fire (6-4-2, 20 points) rallied from behind to a 3-1 victory at D.C. United.
The Belgian international has now scored in nine consecutive league matches and enters the weekend one ahead of Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Dallas’ Petar Musa for the MLS scoring lead.
“For me, the Golden Boot has always been a consequence of the work I put in,” Cuypers said. “Of course I want to win the Golden Boot, that’s out of the question. But it’s not a focus because I know what I have to put in to get there. For me, it’s a reward and a consequence, not a goal, if that makes sense.”
Chicago’s three goals after halftime helped halt a three-match losing skid in all competitions, with all of those defeats coming at home.
A win or draw at Montreal (4-7-1, 13 points) could extend the Fire’s away unbeaten run to six matches in all competitions and five in the league.
But the Canadian side has posted a 3-1-1 record since Eullaffroy took over for the fired Marco Donadel and implemented a slight tactical shift into a 4-3-3 shape.
“I would say the mindset, the atmosphere, the joy — I know I’m repeating myself a little, but those were the things that were crucial to bring back,” Eullaffroy said in French. “And then, secondly, it’s the fact that we managed to change the team’s identity quite rapidly — even if we are still far from where I’d like us to end up.”
Under Eullaffroy, Montreal has been less possession oriented, having the majority of the ball only once in those five matches. A home-heavy schedule has also helped, with Montreal hosting six of eight before MLS breaks for the World Cup from late May through early July.
Striker Daniel Rios has scored his first two goals since his offseason move from Vancouver in Montreal’s last two games, a 2-0 home win over Orlando last Saturday and a 2-2 draw with Portland on Wednesday.
–Field Level Media
Sports
Canadiens return home to raucous arena with chance to eliminate Sabres
May 14, 2026; Buffalo, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) watches as Montréal Canadiens center Joe Veleno (90) takes a shot on goal during the first period in game five of the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images The task facing the Buffalo Sabres is not easy, but it is straightforward.
The Sabres must drum up a win when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday or their season is over.
The Canadiens lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series 3-2 with a chance to close it out in front of their frenzied home faithful. The Sabres head to Montreal with a chance to spoil that party and then have the same opportunity in their arena on Monday.
“What is there, five teams left? To be sitting here talking to you guys, I think that it’s a wonderful place to be, and I’ll tell the team the same thing,” coach Lindy Ruff said on Friday. “We get to go to Montreal in Game 6 in the middle of May to move on to a Game 7.”
The series winner will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final. Carolina swept its opponents in each of the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs and has been off since Sunday.
To prolong their series, the Sabres must regroup from a deflating 6-3 home loss on Thursday. Buffalo held a 3-2 lead after the first period, but surrendered four unanswered goals.
This would be a perfect time for a couple of struggling first-liners to find their form. Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs have failed to net a single point in the first five games of this series. Tuch netted four goals and three assists while Krebs had six points (two goals, four assists) in the six-game series victory over the Boston Bruins to open the playoffs.
“I can’t play the way I’m playing right now,” Tuch said. “Just going to be will and determination, but I’ve got to move past it, I’ve got to move on to the next game, and I’ve got to be better for the guys in this room.”
The Canadiens return home to a city and arena that will be filled with excitement.
The young squad had high hopes for the season and going into the playoffs. Reaching the third round may have exceeded anybody’s expectation back in October, but now is a reality they can all envision.
“Saturday night at the Bell Centre, I don’t think you can write it any better to close out a series,” forward Joe Veleno said on Friday. “I think the boys know that, and we’re all ready for it.”
It’s the same situation they had in their opening-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Montreal failed to beat the Lightning in that Game 6 on the road, although it was as much due to a great goaltending performance by Tampa’s Andrei Vasilevskiy as anything else.
Still, there was a lesson learned about the difficulty of closing out a series.
“I think it’s the hardest game,” defenseman Alexandre Carrier said. “Any time a team’s got its back against the wall, that’s when they’re desperate, that’s when they play their best most of the time. We’ve just got to stick to our game plan and really do what we do best.”
Though there will be a euphoric atmosphere in Montreal, the Canadiens’ track record this postseason has shown they will likely not be overwhelmed.
“I think we’re just focused on each and every day,” coach Martin St. Louis said. “We’re not worried about the day before. We’re not worried about what’s ahead. Let’s just take care of today. I think when you just take care of today, usually you don’t get anxious or too ecited. I feel like you just stay present where your feet are.”
–Field Level Media
Sports
Dodgers LHP Blake Snell (elbow) scratched from start, placed on IL
May 9, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell (7) throws to the plate during the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from his Friday start hours before the opener of the Freeway Series against the Angels in Anaheim and placed on the 15-day injured list.
The Dodgers said the 33-year-old Snell was scratched due to loose bodies in his left elbow.
The IL move is retroactive to Tuesday.
The Dodgers are now listing right-hander Will Klein (1-2, 2.76 ERA) to be the first pitcher in what will be a bullpen game.
The contest was slated to be Snell’s second appearance of the season. His season got off to a late start due to shoulder issues and he made his season debut last Saturday against the Atlanta Braves.
Snell struggled against the Braves as he allowed five runs (four earned) and six hits while throwing 77 pitches in just three innings. He struck out five and walked two while taking the loss.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was limited to 11 starts last season due to a shoulder injury and went 5-4 with a 2.35 ERA in his first season with the Dodgers. In the postseason, he went 3-2 with a 3.18 ERA in six appearances (five starts) to help the Dodgers win the World Series.
Snell is 81-63 with a 3.17 ERA in 223 career starts over 11 major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays (2016-20), San Diego Padres (2021-23), San Francisco Giants (2024) and Dodgers.
Snell won the American League Cy Young with the Rays in 2018 and took National League honors in 2023 for the Padres.
Los Angeles recalled left-hander Charlie Barnes in a corresponding move. Barnes, 30, hasn’t appeared in a game for the Dodgers since being claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs last Saturday. He gave up four runs (three earned) in three innings in his one outing for the Cubs.
–Field Level Media
Hugo Cuypers piling up goals as Fire face Montreal
Canadiens return home to raucous arena with chance to eliminate Sabres
