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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Graham Rahal lifted his arm over his head just as he reached the finish line at Texas Motor Speedway, then glanced to his right to make sure he had won the race.After a last-lap pass of James Hinchcliffe, Rahal did indeed hold on to win Saturday night in the closest finish ever for an IndyCar race at the high-banked, 1?-mile oval.When I got to the stripe, I started to raise my arm, and then I was like, make sure, said Rahal, who glanced to see the No. 2 on the LED panel of Hinchcliffes car signifying his place in the race. I thought I was clear. I knew it was going to be very close.The only time Rahal led the race -- competed over a 2?-month span -- was when he sliced to the bottom of the track coming off of the backstretch on that final lap. He won by eight-thousandths (0.008) of a second, crossing the line only inches ahead and side-by-side with Hinchcliffe, with Tony Kanaan right behind them.When we cleared Tony and it was just me and Graham coming down to the checkered, I thought the momentum is on the outside. I feel like Ive kind of seen it here 10 times before in races in years past, and I thought we were still going to be able to do it, Hinchcliffe said. But man, he rolled through the center of 3 and 4 with a whole lot of speed. He cleared me -- I hadnt been next to a car all night that cleared me that quickly.Hinchcliffe had led the Firestone 600 for 76 days. He was leading when the race was initially red-flagged June 12 because of rain after only 71 of 248 laps, and dominated Saturday after it resumed until three late restarts.Rahals fourth career win came at the same oval where four years ago he appeared headed for victory before brushing the wall on the last lap and finishing second to Justin Wilson.Hinchcliffe led 188 laps overall in the race, including 157 of the 177 laps run Saturday night.My night was great until about eight minutes to go, he said after what was still his best finish of the season.Series points leader Simon Pagenaud was fourth, and he extended his lead from 20 to 28 points over Team Penske teammate Will Power with two races left. Power, who won four of the previous six races with runner-up finishes in the other two, was eighth at Texas.Ed Carpenter twice had contact with other cars while running second behind Hinchcliffe in the later laps.Carpenter was within about two seconds of the lead on Lap 213 when Scott Dixon, trying to get back on the lead lap, made contact coming off the frontstretch. That sent Dixon spinning, and Carpenter believes he might have cut a tire, though he was able to stay on the track and even took the lead after that.After the ensuing caution, Hinchcliffe and Carpenter restarted 1-2 on Lap 221, and Carpenter went low coming off the backstretch and led at the line by a matter of inches. Hinchcliffe went back in front on the next lap, and he was still there when Carpenter got loose coming out of Turn 4 on Lap 225 and made contact with Helio Castroneves and slammed into the wall to end his race.There was one more caution after that, when lead-lap car Mikhail Aleshin crashed, setting up the final sprint to the finish.It was the fifth-closest finish in IndyCar Series history and the closest of any race ever at the Texas track that has hosted NASCAR and IndyCar races since 1997. At one point, the top four finishers were running side-by-side on the backstretch.If people dont love that type of racing, they dont love racing, Rahal said. That was as good as it gets. Corey Perry Jersey .com) - The Chicago Blackhawks aim for their third three-game winning streak of the season when they host the struggling Edmonton Oilers in Sundays battle at the United Center. Patrick Eaves Jersey . 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At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. LIVERPOOL, England -- Liverpool overcame the loss of Philippe Coutinho to an ankle injury in the first half to beat Sunderland 2-0 and keep up its title challenge in the English Premier League on Saturday.Coutinho was carried off on a stretcher in the 34th minute with his right leg in a brace after a challenge with Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong.Divock Origi came on as Coutinhos replacement and put Liverpool ahead in the 75th minute with a curling shot into the far corner. James Milner converted a penalty in stoppage time to seal victory after Ndong tripped Sadio Mane.Liverpool, which started the 13th round of games in second place, has lost only once this season.Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp wasnt immediately sure what Coutinhos injury was, but said the playmaker had pain, but (the) pain gets better.The loss put an end to Sunderlands mini-revival, after back-to-back wins lifted the team off the bottom of the standings. Sunderland manager David Moyes poor record at Anfield continued -- including his spells at Everton and Manchester United, Moyes hasnt won in 14 games.The visitors conceded 78 percent of posssession but managed to limit Liverpool to a handful of half-chances in the first half.ddddddddddddPart of Sunderlands success in negating the threat of Liverpool, which scored 17 times in five previous home league matches, was Jason Denayers man-marking job on Coutinho.The one occasion that the on-loan Manchester City defender lost his man resulted in Coutinhos injury, as Ndongs follow-through caught the right foot of the Brazilian, who was trying to jink past him.Sunderlands one chance before the break fell to former Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar but goalkeeper Loris Karius just got out quick enough to block.Liverpools frustration finally ended 15 minutes from time when Jordan Henderson picked out Origi on the left of the penalty area and the striker threaded a shot across a crowded box and inside the far post.After Milner stepped up to score his fifth goal of the season, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp had the luxury of handing 17-year-old academy graduate Ben Woodburn a debut. 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