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    Formula One drivers have run and cycled around the track at Imola to mark 30 years since three-time champion Ayrton Senna was killed in a crash there in the 1994 race. McLaren driver Lando Norris arrives at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix seeking to follow up on his first career win at the last race in Miami. Champion Max Verstappen was only fifth in the first practice session after going into a gravel trap while on a fast pace on his last lap. Charles Leclerc was fastest for Ferrari, ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and the second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz Jr.

      Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is every bit the horse to beat in the Preakness. He's going for the second jewel of the Triple Crown on what could be a sloppy surface with rain in the forecast Saturday. That's no problem for Mystik Dan, who has won in the mud before. But he'll have to contend with Bob Baffert's Imagination, Brad Cox's Catching Freedom and others in the field of eight. A victory would set up a historic opportunity with the Belmont set to be run at Saratoga Race Course next month.

        Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship. Stunning images showed him handcuffed as he was led to a police car. He was arrested for second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and not following police directions. 

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        On a weekend commemorating Ayrton Senna, Max Verstappen has matched the late Brazilian's record for consecutive pole positions in Formula 1 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Verstappen made it eight in a row when his Red Bull topped qualifying on Saturday just ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Miami GP winner Lando Norris. Piastri was later penalised three grid places for impeding Haas' Kevin Magnussen in Q1 and dropped to fifth. Verstappen's streak dates back to the last race of last season. Including the seven in seven races this year, the three-time defending champion has drawn level with Senna on eight consecutive pole positions. Senna's record over 1988-89 has stood for 35 years.

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