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Marta Kostyuk stuns 4-time champion Iga Swiatek on big day for Ukraine at French Open

PARIS — There will be a first-time women's champion at the French Open this year, and two Ukrainian players are among the strongest contenders. Undefeated this season on clay, 15th-seeded Marta Kostyuk showed her strong credentials as she reached the quarterfinals in Paris for the first time on Sunday by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 and ruining her birthday. She will be up against her compatriot Elina Svitolina next, ensuring there will be an Ukrainian woman semifinalist at Roland Garros for the first time in the professional era (1968). The seventh-seeded ...

Wembanyama wins West finals MVP, and looks ahead to NBA Finals matchup

OKLAHOMA CITY — When the Western Conference finals started, Victor Wembanyama watched Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hoist a Most Valuable Player trophy that the San Antonio Spurs star desperately wanted. Wembanyama left the series with an MVP trophy of his own — and a whole lot more. The French standout — in just his third season — has led the Spurs to the NBA Finals. The newly crowned Western Conference finals MVP had 22 points in a Game 7 win at Oklahoma City, one that gave San Antonio a chance to play for the NBA title for the first time since 2014. It'll be San Antonio vs. New ...

Hurricanes’ longtime holdovers savor breakthrough moment in reaching Stanley Cup Final

RALEIGH, N.C. — The on-ice celebration was underway for the Carolina Hurricanes after securing their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in two decades. Rod Brind'Amour hugged and congratulated his players, all while reminding them there was another series ahead. Then came veteran forward Jordan Martinook. "All right, Marty, you got us here," Brind'Amour told him. "One more," Martinook replied, on cue. "Yep, one more." It took eight seasons under Brind'Amour — the captain on Carolina's Cup winner in 2006 — to punch through an Eastern Conference Final roadblock by closing ...