Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist Katharine Berkoff is officially the fastest American woman ever in the 50-meter backstroke.

Berkoff clocked a 26.97 Thursday at the USA Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, becoming the first American woman to swim under 27 seconds in the event and setting U.S., and championship records along the way.

“I am definitely really happy with it. My goal was to go under 27, so super excited about that,” Berkoff said.

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Regan Smith was second, touching in 27.20 seconds, while Claire Curzan, who won the 200-meter backstroke less than 24 hours ago, was third (27.26).

In the women’s 100 buterfly, Gretchen Walsh now owns the six fastest times in the event’s history.

At the 50 mark, Walsh had already pulled away from the field, including Paris 2024 gold medallist Torri Huske, and was just under world-record pace. But when she touched in 55.29 seconds, she came up just short, settling for the fourth-best time in history, a championship record, and a national title. Huske was second at 56.61, while Alex Shackell was third in 57.71 seconds.

Lilly King unleashed a big celebration as she won the women’s 50 breaststroke, qualifying for her final World Championship team in front of a hometown crowd.

NFL

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson has a shoulder injury that will sideline him indefinitely, coach Shane Steichen said.

Richardson aggravated a joint in his throwing shoulder, which he had season-ending surgery on in October 2023, his rookie season. The third-year quarterback reported soreness in his right shoulder during last week’s organized team activities and hasn’t practiced since.

He will miss next week’s three-day mandatory minicamp. Steichen did not clarify if Richardson will be available for training camp later this summer.

The Baltimore Ravens gave out another contract extension to a key offensive player, signing receiver Rashod Bateman through 2029. The three-year, $36.75 million extension includes $20 million in guarantees, multiple sources reported. Bateman, 25, is coming off his fourth pro season and easily his best. He played all 17 games in 2024, catching 45 passes for 756 yards and nine TDs. His 16.8 yards per reception was the second-highest rate for a player with at least 40 catches.

MOTORSPORTS

A three-judge federal appellate panel ruled in favor of NASCAR in the antitrust lawsuit filed by two teams, one owned by Michael Jordan, and vacated an injunction that required 23XI and Front Row be recognized as chartered teams as their case snakes through the legal system.

Both race teams sued NASCAR late last year after refusing to sign new agreements on charter renewals. The charter system is similar to franchises in other sports, but the charters are revocable by NASCAR and have expiration dates. 23XI, which is owned by Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, allied with Front Row in suing NASCAR after 13 other organizations signed the renewals last September and those two organization refused.

“We are disappointed by today’s ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and are reviewing the decision to determine our next steps,” said Jeffery Kessler, attorney for 23XI and Front Row. “This ruling is based on a very narrow consideration of whether a release of claims in the charter agreements is anti-competitive and does not impact our chances of winning at trial scheduled for Dec. 1.

“We remain confident in our case and committed to racing for the entirety of this season as we continue our fight to create a fair and just economic system for stock car racing that is free of anticompetitive, monopolistic conduct.”

The two teams sued and asked for a temporary injunction that would recognize them as chartered teams for this season. The antitrust case isn’t scheduled to be heard until December.

The teams said they needed the injunction because the current charter agreement prohibits them from suing NASCAR. 23XI also argued it would be harmed because Tyler Reddick’s contract would have made him a free agent if the team could not guarantee him a charter-protected car.

BOXING

Olympic champ Imane Khelif skipped the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands less than a week after World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes.

The Algerian, who won gold at the Paris Games last summer amid scrutiny over her eligibility, did not register in time for the event before applications closed Thursday.

“The decision of Imane’s exclusion is not ours. We regret it,” tournament media director Dirk Renders said.

Khelif, 26, had intended to return to international competition at the Eindhoven tournament this weekend before World Boxing announced its new sex testing policy last Friday. The governing body specifically mentioned Khelif, saying she’d have to screened to be approved to fight at any upcoming events, including the Eindhoven Box Cup.

Khelif won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer amid international scrutiny on her and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, another gold medal winner. The previous governing body for Olympic boxing, the Russian-dominated International Boxing Association, had disqualified both fighters from its 2023 world championships after claiming they failed unspecified eligibility tests.

But the IBA was banished for decades of misdeeds and controversy. The IOC ran the past two Olympic boxing events in its place and it applied the sex eligibility rules used in previous Olympics. Khelif and Lin were eligible to compete under those standards.

World Boxing has since been provisionally approved as the boxing organizer at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and has faced pressure from boxers and their federations to create sex eligibility standards.

Khelif planned to defend her welterweight gold medal at the L.A. Games, but some boxers and their federations have already spoken out against her inclusion.

Khelif won gold at the Eindhoven event last year, defeating Australia’s Marissa Williamson-Pohlman in the final — in a warmup to the Paris Olympics.

The Algerian also competed at the Tokyo Games in 2021 — in the lightweight division, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual gold medalist Kellie Harrington of Ireland.

Vasiliy Lomachenko announced his retirement after a decorated career that included two Olympic gold medals and professional world titles in three weight classes.

The Ukrainian star burst onto the international boxing scene at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, when the 20-year-old prospect steamrolled the competition. He showed off athleticism, footwork and ring intelligence far beyond his years, clearly marking himself as a once-in-a-generation talent.

But he eschewed the professional sport and returned to win gold at the London Games four years later alongside Oleksandr Usyk, his close friend and the future undisputed professional world heavyweight champion. After going 396-1 as an amateur, Lomachenko finally embarked on a pro career largely spent in the U.S.

Lomachenko won the WBO featherweight title in his third professional fight in June 2014, beating Gary Russell Jr. after ordering his promoters to get him a near-immediate title shot after turning pro. He won the junior lightweight belt in 2016 by stopping Román Martínez, and he added the WBA lightweight world title in 2018, stopping Jorge Linares.

Lomachenko finished his pro career 18-3 with 12 stoppage victories.