Roberto Moreno joined Richie Hearn and rookie Phil Giebler as last-day qualifiers for the Indianapolis 500, with Jimmy Kite, who began the day with the slowest speed (214.528 m.p.h.) among the 32 drivers already in the lineup, the only one bumped out.
*Luna Rossa of Italy beat San Francisco-based BMW Oracle Racing again in their America’s Cup challengers series off Valencia, Spain, clinching the best-of-nine semifinals 5-1 and meaning that for the first time in 24 years there will be no American team in the finals.
*Jets kick returner Justin Miller apologized in a statement after he was arrested and charged with third-degree assault after a fight at a New York City nightclub.
*Ethiopian Olympic champion Meseret Defar broke the world record in the women’s 2-mile run in the Adidas Track Classic at Carson, Calif., winning in 9 minutes 10.47 seconds.
*Lars Davis hit two home runs as Illinois rallied from a 7-0 deficit to defeat visiting Michigan State 8-7 in the final game of the Big Ten regular season, enabling the Illini to grab the fifth seed in the conference tournament that begins Wednesday at Michigan. … Zack Greer had seven goals and three assists to help top-seeded Duke rally to a 19-11 victory over No. 8 North Carolina in the NCAA men’s lacrosse quarterfinals at Annapolis, Md., advancing the Blue Devils to the Final Four for the third time in program history one year after the team’s season was suspended amid rape allegations against three players.
*Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps lost for the first time in six individual finals at the Eric Namesnik Memorial Grand Prix, finishing second to Club Wolverine teammate Erik Vendt in the 1,500 freestyle in Ann Arbor, Mich.
