Newman on Coca-Cola pole; Malkin puts Pens up 2-0
Ryan Newman turned a lap at 188.475 mph to grab the top starting spot for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. It was Newman's eighth career pole at the track - the most of any active driver - and the Stewart-Haas Racing driver's 44th overall. Kyle Busch will start second in NASCAR's longest race after a lap of 188.258, and points leader Jeff Gordon qualified third.
MORE AUTO RACING: : Former USAC champion and 1978 Indy 500 co-Rookie of the Year Larry Rice died in Brownsburg, Ind. of lung cancer. He was 63.
NHL: : Evgeni Malkin put Pittsburgh ahead for good by scoring twice in the third period of his first three-goal playoff performance and the host Penguins beat the Hurricanes, 7-4, to open a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. ... The Wild hired Penguins official Chuck Fletcher to take over as general manager, the Associated Press reported, citing an anonymous source. ... Hall of Fame center Clint Smith, a two-time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly play while with the Blackhawks and Rangers, died in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was 95.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: : D.C. United is going from two primary owners to one. Victor MacFarlane said he is selling his stake in the MLS club to partner Will Chang. San Francisco businessmen MacFarlane and Chang paid $33 million for the operating rights to United two years ago. MacFarlane became the first black owner in MLS, and Chang became the first Chinese-American MLS owner.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: : Quarterback Robert Marve will transfer from Miami to Purdue instead of walking on at Tennessee. ... Notre Dame is considering playing a game at the new Yankee Stadium.
COLLEGE TENNIS: : Martin Novak has resigned as Maryland's women's tennis coach to become director of tennis at Trump National Golf Club in Washington.
