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2022 PALA 2 PRO MOTOCROSS FINALE RESULTS
The final race of the 2022 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season arrived at Fox Raceway on the Pala Reservation this weekend, exactly where it started back in May. The 450 championship couldn’t have had a more dramatic finish with Eli Tomac clinging to a one-point lead over Chase Sexton. The two riders didn’t waste any time in the first moto, battling bar to bar for the holeshot. Chase would lead most of the race, but Eli picked the right moment to strike. They battled to the end with Eli coming out on top. In the process, they beat the rest of the field by over a minute. In the second moto, Chase and Eli never really met. Neither was up front in the first turn, and then Chase fell (more than once). They still finished one-two, but the championship was Eli’s. The 250 class was less dramatic, with Jett Lawrence only needing a 12th-place finish in one moto in order to clinch his second title. Jett won the first moto while Jo Shimoda was involved in a collision with Hunter Lawrence that left him in fourth. Jo won the next moto to earn second overall behind Jett’s 1-2 score and ahead of Justin Cooper’s 3-3. For full coverage of the 2022 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season, click here.
450 OVERALL
1. Eli Tomac 1/1
2. Chase Sexton 2/2
3. Jason Anderson 4/3
4. Christian Craig 3/4
5. Justin Barcia 5/6
6. Aaron Plessinger 7/7
7. Benny Bloss 6/8
8. Ryan Dungey 10/5
9. Ken Roczen 8/13
10. Dean Wilson 13/9
11. Grant Harlan 12/11
12. Fredrik Noren 9/14
13. Shane McElrath 16/10
14. Marshal Weltin 14/12
15. Bryson Gardner 17/15
16. Garrett Marchbanks 11/36
17. Tristan Lane 19/16
18. Malcolm Stewart 15/40
19. Brayden Lessler 20/17
20. Scott Meshey 40/18
21. Justin Rodbell 18/28
22. Kyle Greeson 22/19
23. Justin Jones 28/20
24. Josh Mosiman 23/21
25. Bryce Hammond 21/23
26. Alain Schafer 26/22
27. Cristian Furlotti 27/24
28. Izaih Clark 25/27
29. Clayton Tucker 29/26
30. Joan Cros Cortes 24/35
31. Wyatt Lyonsmith 31/29
32. Connor Olson 30/31
33. Matias Pavez 39/25
34. Kolton Dean 35/30
35. Jackson Gray 34/32
36. Kayden Palmer 32/37
37. Dominic DeSimone 37/33
38. Jerry Robin 33/39
39. Colby Copp 38/38
40. Chase Adams -/34
41. Jace Kessler 36/-
450 STANDINGS
1. Eli Tomac 546
2. Chase Sexton 539
3. Jason Anderson 440
4. Ken Roczen 394
5. Christian Craig 373
6. Ryan Dungey 359
7. Aaron Plessinger 322
8. Justin Barcia 303
9. Joseph Savatgy 222
10. Shane McElrath 213
11. Benny Bloss 172
12. Garrett Marchbanks 172
13. Alex Martin 152
14. Fredrik Noren 141
15. Marshal Weltin 134
16. Antonio Cairoli 97
17. Brandon Hartranft 89
18. Dean Wilson 63
19. Malcolm Stewart 61
20. Josh Gilbert 51
21. Grant Harlan 47
22. Max Anstie 45
23. Justin Rodbell 45
24. Dylan Ferrandis 43
25. Chris Canning 43
26. Henry Miller 34
27. Cullin Park 23
28. Bryson Gardner 23
29. Tristan Lane 21
30. Kyle Chisholm 20
31. Jerry Robin 20
32. Tyler Stepek 15
33. Jeremy Hand 14
34. Ryan Surratt 11
35. Felix Lopez 8
36. Vincent Luhovey 8
37. Carson Brown 7
38. Brayden Lessler 5
39. Scott Meshey 5
40. Jeffrey Walker 3
41. Jeremy Smith 2
42. Kyle Greeson 2
43. Izaih Clark 2
44. Cade Clason 2
45. Justin Cokinos 2
46. Justin Bogle 2
47 .Keylan Meston 1
48. Justin Jones 1
250 OVERALL
1. Jett Lawrence 1/2
2. Jo Shimoda 4/1
3. Justin Cooper 3/3
4. Hunter Lawrence 2/5
5. RJ Hampshire 7/4
6. Seth Hammaker 6/7
7. Marvin Musquin 5/9
8. Maximus Vohland 12/6
9. Nathanael Thrasher 14/8
10. Carson Mumford 10/12
11. Derek Kelley 11/13
12. Cameron Mcadoo 8/17
13. Haiden Deegan 16/10
14. Pierce Brown 9/19
15. Chance Hymas 20/11
16. Jalek Swoll 13/18
17. Talon Hawkins 18/14
18. Joshua Varize 17/15
19. Ryder DiFrancesco 15/31
20. Slade Smith 25/16
21. Matthew Leblanc 19/34
22. Max Miller 30/20
23. Brock Bennett 22/23
24. Luca Marsalisi 28/21
25. Ryder Floyd 26/24
26. Zack Williams 31/22
27. Hardy Munoz 21/35
28. Tyler Stepek 32/26
29. Blake Ashley 34/25
30. Preston Kilroy 23/36
31. Chandler Baker 29/33
32. Brandon Ray 39/27
33. Jason Fichera 38/28
34. Brian Medeiros 40/32
35. Charles Tolleson 35/38
36. Hunter Cross 33/40
37. Brantley Schnell 37/39
38. Derek Drake 24/-
39. Tyson Johnson 27/-
40. Ethan Day -/29
41. Konnor Visger -/30
42. Bryson Raymond 36/-
43. Brandon Sussman -/37
250 STANDINGS
1. Jett Lawrence 525
2. Jo Shimoda 480
3. Hunter Lawrence 468
4. Justin Cooper 415
5. RJ Hampshire 346
6. Maximus Vohland 303
7. Seth Hammaker 256
8. Nathanael Thrasher 251
9. Michael Mosiman 208
10. Pierce Brown 198
11. Levi Kitchen 193
12. Stilez Robertson 169
13. Derek Kelley 157
14. Jalek Swoll 142
15. Joshua Varize 141
16. Nicholas Romano 133
17. Carson Mumford 90
18. Cameron Mcadoo 83
19. Preston Kilroy 74
20. Derek Drake 72
21. Matthew Leblanc 71
22. Ryder DiFrancesco 67
23. Ty Masterpool 53
24. Josiah Natzke 45
25. Guillem Farres 40
26. Austin Forkner 30
27. Marvin Musquin 28
28. Christopher Prebula 25
29. Dilan Schwartz 22
30. Jorgen Talviku 19
31. Brandon Ray 19
32. Lance Kobusch 18
33. Talon Hawkins 17
34. Haiden Deegan 16
35. Max Miller 14
36. Dylan Walsh 12
37. Chance Hymas 11
38. Kaeden Amerine 10
39. Zack Williams 10
40. Enzo Lopes 9
41. Tyler Stepek 8
42. Luca Marsalisi 8
43. Hardy Munoz 7
44. James Harrington 6
45. Slade Smith 6
46. Chandler Baker 6
47. Marcus Phelps 4
48. Romain Pape 4
49. Jack Chambers 3
50. Austin Black 3
51. Kyle Murdoch 3
52. Tyson Johnson 1
53. Cole Harkins 1
450 QUALIFYING
1 Eli Tomac 2:24.345
2 Jason Anderson 2:24.718
3 Chase Sexton 2:25.149
4 Ryan Dungey 2:26.093
5 Ken Roczen 2:26.137
6 Aaron Plessinger 2:26.450
7 Christian Craig 2:26.584
8 Benny Bloss 2:27.735
9 Garrett Marchbanks 2:27.946
10 Justin Barcia 2:29.176
11 Dean Wilson 2:30.465
12 Marshal Weltin 2:30.796
13 Fredrik Noren 2:31.862
14 Jerry Robin 2:32.350
15 Malcolm Stewart 2:32.422
16 Shane McElrath 2:32.658
17 Grant Harlan 2:33.957
18 Bryson Gardner 2:34.145
19 Alex Martin 2:34.298
20 Justin Rodbell 2:35.162
21 Izaih Clark 2:35.217
22 Brayden Lessler 2:35.578
23 Tristan Lane 2:36.547
24 Cristian Furlotti 2:37.029
25 Kayden Palmer 2:37.147
26 Alain Schafer 2:37.189
27 Justin Jones 2:37.516
28 Scott Meshey 2:37.713
29 Kyle Greeson 2:37.798
30 Jackson Gray 2:37.983
31 Josh Mosiman 2:38.231
32 Clayton Tucker 2:38.900
33 Connor Olson 2:38.964
34 Matias Pavez 2:39.428
35 Wyatt Lyonsmith 2:39.689
36 Joan Cros Cortes 2:40.373
TOP 36 RIDERS QUALIFY
37 Devon Bates 2:40.493
38 Colby Copp 2:40.903
39 Kolton Dean 2:41.182
40 Bryce Hammond 2:41.538
41 Kyle Krell 2:41.999
42 Jace Kessler 2:42.475
43 Dylan Gaszak 2:42.982
44 Christopher Venditti 2:45.047
45 Nicholas Nisbet 2:45.071
46 Dominic DeSimone 2:46.128
47 Lucas Lamborn 2:46.484
48 Wade Huffman 2:46.921
49 Chase Adams 2:48.349
50 Rafael Chao 2:50.058
51 Isaac Langston 2:53.886
52 Brent Burkhart 2:54.970
53 Brad Burkhart 3:00.968
54 Doug Manhire 3:04.193
55 Tyler Maddox 3:35.770
250 QUALIFYING
1 Jett Lawrence 2:26.061
2 Justin Cooper 2:26.623
3 RJ Hampshire 2:28.108
4 Nathanael Thrasher 2:28.140
5 Hunter Lawrence 2:28.264
6 Jo Shimoda 2:28.539
7 Seth Hammaker 2:28.560
8 Haiden Deegan 2:29.040
9 Marvin Musquin 2:29.115
10 Maximus Vohland 2:29.468
11 Chance Hymas 2:29.675
12 Joshua Varize 2:29.988
13 Carson Mumford 2:30.123
14 Pierce Brown 2:30.130
15 Ryder DiFrancesco 2:30.268
16 Jalek Swoll 2:30.463
17 Cameron Mcadoo 2:30.627
18 Derek Drake 2:30.783
19 Derek Kelley 2:31.060
20 Preston Kilroy 2:32.456
21 Talon Hawkins 2:33.084
22 Matthew Leblanc 2:33.241
23 Tyson Johnson 2:33.396
24 Brandon Ray 2:34.510
25 Hunter Cross 2:35.064
26 Slade Smith 2:36.210
27 Hardy Munoz 2:36.331
28 Max Miller 2:36.341
29 Brock Bennett 2:36.495
30 Tyler Stepek 2:37.089
31 Ryder Floyd 2:38.288
32 Luca Marsalisi 2:38.558
33 Chandler Baker 2:41.706
34 Zack Williams 2:41.738
35 Blake Ashley 2:42.093
36 Bryson Raymond 2:43.045
TOP 36 RIDERS QUALIFY
37 Brantley Schnell 2:45.057
38 Charles Tolleson 2:45.552
39 Brandon Pederson 2:47.658
40 Jason Fichera 2:49.058
41 Jesse Jacobsen 2:49.118
42 Brian Medeiros 2:49.272
43 Brandon Sussman 2:49.816
44 Jayce Baldwin 2:50.275
45 Mason Olson 2:50.452
46 Konnor Visger 2:51.614
47 Ethan Day 2:51.710
48 Jordan Jarvis 2:52.600
49 Robert Bailey 2:54.831
50 Cale Kuchnicki 2:55.092
51 Logan Boye 2:55.496
52 Addison Emory IV 2:55.800
53 Jeremy McCool 2:55.919
54 Skyler Adams 3:00.352
55 Jonah Geistler 3:01.244
56 Brett Stralo 3:05.383
57 Nicholas Neys 3:09.417
58 Thomas Welch 3:12.058
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service.
The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to the residential class and $96 million in damages to the commercial class. Since damages can be tripled under federal antitrust laws, the NFL could end up being liable for $14.39 billion.
The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses in the United States who paid for the package of out-of-market games from the 2011 through 2022 seasons on DirecTV. The lawsuit claimed the league broke antitrust laws by selling its package of Sunday games at an inflated price. The subscribers also say the league restricted competition by offering “Sunday Ticket” only on a satellite provider.
The NFL said it would appeal the verdict. That appeal would go to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and then possibly the Supreme Court.
Should the NFL end up paying damages, it could cost each of the 32 teams approximately $449.6 million.
“We are disappointed with the jury’s verdict today in the NFL Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit,” the league said in a statement. “We continue to believe that our media distribution strategy, which features all NFL games broadcast on free over-the-air television in the markets of the participating teams and national distribution of our most popular games, supplemented by many additional choices including RedZone, Sunday Ticket and NFL+, is by far the most fan friendly distribution model in all of sports and entertainment.
“We will certainly contest this decision as we believe that the class action claims in this case are baseless and without merit.”
The trial lasted three weeks and featured testimony from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
“Justice was done. The verdict upholds protection for the consumers in our class. It was a great day for consumers,” plaintiffs attorney Bill Carmody said.
During his closing remarks, Carmody showed an April, 2017, NFL memo that showed the league was exploring a world without “Sunday Ticket” in 2017, where cable channels would air Sunday afternoon out-of-market games not shown on Fox or CBS.
The jury of five men and three women deliberated for nearly five hours before reaching its decision.
Judge Philip S. Gutierrez is scheduled to hear post-trial motions on July 31, including the NFL’s request to have him rule in favor of the league because the judge determined the plaintiffs did not prove their case.
Payment of damages, any changes to the “Sunday Ticket” package and/or the ways the NFL carries its Sunday afternoon games would be stayed until all appeals have been concluded.
The league maintained it had the right to sell “Sunday Ticket” under its antitrust exemption for broadcasting. The plaintiffs said that only covers over-the-air broadcasts and not pay TV.
Other professional sports leagues were also keeping an eye on this case since they also offer out-of-market packages. A major difference though is that MLB, the NBA and the NHL market their packages on multiple distributors and share in the revenue per subscriber instead of receiving an outright rights fee.
DirecTV had “Sunday Ticket” from its inception in 1994 through 2022. The league signed a seven-year deal with Google’s YouTube TV that began with the 2023 season.
The lawsuit was originally filed in 2015 by the Mucky Duck sports bar in San Francisco but was dismissed in 2017. Two years later, the 9th Circuit, which has jurisdiction over California and eight other states, reinstated the case. Gutierrez ruled last year the case could proceed as a class action.
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions.
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday that while the U.S. team appreciates efforts aimed at sustainability, the federation would be supplying AC units for what is typically the largest contingent of athletes at the Summer Games.
“As you can imagine, this is a period of time in which consistency and predictability is critical for Team USA’s performance,” Hirshland said. “In our conversations with athletes, this was a very high priority and something that the athletes felt was a critical component in their performance capability.”
The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Germany, Australia, Italy, Canada and Britain were among the other countries with plans to bring air conditioners to France.
Olympic organizers have touted plans to cool rooms in the Athletes Village, which will house more than 15,000 Olympians and sports officials over the course of the games, using a system of cooling pipes underneath the floors.
The average high in Paris on Aug. 1 is 26 degrees Celsius (79 degrees Fahrenheit). The objective is to keep the rooms between 23-26 degrees (73-79 degrees Fahrenheit). The rooms will also be equipped with fans.
“I want the Paris Games to be exemplary from an environmental point of view,” Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has said about the plans for the Olympics.
According to the International Energy Agency, fewer than 1 in 10 households in Europe has air conditioning, and the numbers in Paris are lower than that. The study said that of the 1.6 billion AC units in use across the globe in 2016, more than half were in China (570 million) and the United States (375 million). The entire European Union had around 100 million.
The Olympics mark the most important stop on the athletic careers of the 10,500-plus athletes who will descend on Paris, which has led some high-profile countries to undercut environmental efforts for the sake of comfort.
“It’s a high-performance environment,” Australian Olympic Committee spokesman Strath Gordon explained to The Post.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers seemed determined to keep playing. And playing. And playing.
The teams opened their Eastern Conference final playoff series with Florida’s 3-2 victory in four overtimes early Friday, with the game ranking as the sixth-longest game in NHL history.
Matthew Tkachuk’s goal came at the 19:47 mark of the fourth OT to end this one, which marked the 15th four-overtime game in NHL history and the longest game in franchise history for each team.
The longest game in NHL history came on March 24, 1936, when the Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0 in the sixth overtime on Mud Bruneteau’s goal at 116 minutes, 30 seconds of extra play.
Florida’s previous record for longest game was 104:31 in Game 4 of the 1996 Stanley Cup final against Colorado. Carolina’s previous record was 114:47 for Game 3 of the 2002 Stanley Cup final.
The only good news for the teams is they had an extended break before this series began. Carolina closed out New Jersey exactly a week earlier, while Florida eliminated Toronto a day later.
But this game ended roughly six hours after Thursday night’s puck drop, and the teams have a Game 2 in less than 48 hours.
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