Indy Car is in Toronto this week, but Colton Herta began his week testing McLaren’s 2021 Formula 1 car in Portugal. The Andretti Autosport driver signed an F1 testing deal with McLaren in March. Herta is part of Formula 1’s new TPC program. TPC standing for testing of previous car. The program is used so teams can host private test days on the year-old cars with drivers that might later be an official “young driver” to run F1’s mandated Free Practice sessions later this year. Originally, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said that testing for Herta and Pato O’Ward likely wouldn’t happen until later in the fall after Indy Car’s season ended. As of right now, McLaren is not trying to fill a seat in it’s Formula 1 lineup. Those spots are currently occupied.
The 2022-23 Purdue men’s basketball nonconference schedule has been finalized. On Monday, the team released its near complete schedule outside of Big Ten play except for the specifics of the teams participation at the Phil Knight Legacy event during Thanksgiving. The bracket has not yet been released. Headlining Purdue’s schedule is a pair of cross-conference challenges that the Boilermakers will participate in. On July 15, the Boilermakers will take on Marquette from Mackey Arena in the Gavitt Games between the Big East and the Big Ten. After the Feast Week tournament in Portland, Purdue will visit Florida State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge at the end of November. With the end of the Crossroads Classic in 2021, the Boilermakers will replace that matchup with another event. They’ll take on Davidson in the Indy Classic, an event also featuring Ball State and Illinois State. Their 11-game nonconference schedule will conclude just before New Years against Florida A&M.
The Indiana Pacers take on Purdue star Jaden Ivey and the Detroit Pistons in game three of their schedule from NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The blue and gold are 1-1 on the trip to the west coast after beating Charlotte on Friday and falling to Keegan Murray and the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. Pacers lottery pick Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 19 points through the first two contests.
The Reds kick off a series tonight in the Bronx against the Yankees. Live coverage begins at 6:35pm on The General 95.9 / 101.3fm.
