McDowell earned his second pole of the season and eighth of his career with a lap of 182.466 mph. Chase Briscoe, who holds the final transfer spot to the championship race, qualified second with a lap of 182.400 mph.

Thunder, Knicks and Timberwolves — reached the conference finals.In this series, we rank each team's starters for a broader look across the league. Ideally, a lineup has its superstar, a deferential co-star,

Julian Champagnie is after my job. The fourth-year veteran made that clear during the first week of San Antonio Spurs training camp. While our small brigade of

The Brewers are once again hoping to get more offense in the lineup by placing Jake Bauers in left field for Game 3 of the NLCS.

Within each of the league's 30 teams is a hierarchy, and how well each of the five players on the court understands and performs his role within that hierarchy is every bit as important as his individual skill.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will take the mound opposite Milwaukee left-hander Jose Quintana as the Dodgers try to sweep the series on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.