New York Liberty are back in the Commissioner’s Cup final, with a familiar Finals pattern

June 17, 2026

NEW YORK — Making the Commissioner's Cup championship game has been a prelude to bigger things for the New York Liberty the past two times they've done it. New York has reached the WNBA Finals in each of those seasons, winning once and losing once. The Liberty players didn't want to think that far ahead after clinching their spot Sunday in the mid-season tournament title game. Still it's hard to ignore the success considering New York has won seven straight games and finally had their entire roster healthy for the victory over Washington. The Commissioner's Cup first started being ...

Serena and Venus Williams to play doubles together at Wimbledon with a combined age of 90

June 17, 2026

Even at a combined age of 90, opponents should still be wary of facing the Williams sisters at Wimbledon. Serena and Venus Williams won a combined 21 titles on the storied grass of the All England Club in their singles and doubles careers and now they're going for one more. A doubles wild card invitation for the sisters was announced on Tuesday by organizers of Wimbledon, which starts in less than two weeks. The move comes after 44-year-old Serena recently returned to competition after nearly four years away from professional tennis. Venus, who has still been competing ...

J.J. Spaun doesn’t need to be a ‘perfect golfer’ to validate his US Open triumph

June 17, 2026

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Defending U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun started thinking he had to become a "perfect golfer" to validate last year's success. It only made his game worse. Now he's back at the U.S. Open with the same mindset that drove him to the best season of his career, highlighted ...

Fit to be tied: The big upsets at the World Cup so far have been matches ending at 0-0, 1-1 and 2-2

June 17, 2026

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The teams that are ranked 61st, 67th and 85th in FIFA's world rankings all were heavy underdogs in their first matches at the World Cup. They all played Monday. None of them won. None of them lost, either. Through five days and 16 matches of soccer's biggest ...

Iran coach says team ordered out of US right after 2-2 draw with New Zealand in World Cup opener

June 17, 2026

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The coach of Iran's World Cup team said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night. Coach Amir Ghalenoei didn't ...

Hurricanes use stifling defense to blank Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 and win the Stanley Cup

June 16, 2026

LAS VEGAS — Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn't fit the Hurricanes' typical style. But when it came down to doing what it takes to win the Cup, the Hurricanes' defense put its stamp on ...