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Vegas and Carolina put on a show to get the Stanley Cup Final off to a terrific start

RALEIGH, N.C. — Colton Sissons smiled widely and raved about how much fun it was to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night. He and the Vegas Golden Knights traded chances, goals, saves and counterpunches with the Carolina Hurricanes, getting the championship series off to a terrific start. Vegas won a high-scoring, entertaining 5-4 affair that usually would drive an old-school coach like John Tortorella crazy. "I think he enjoyed it," Sissons said. "Obviously the result." It was a game so good even Torts enjoyed it. Game 1 had a little bit of everything, from ...

Kyle Harrison strikes out 12, Jake Bauers homers as surging Brewers top slumping Giants 8-3

MILWAUKEE — Kyle Harrison matched his season high with 12 strikeouts, Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 on Tuesday night. Harrison (7-1) allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings, improving to 6-0 in his last seven starts. He fanned at least 10 batters for the fifth time in his career and third this season as the NL Central-leading Brewers moved a season-high 16 games over .500. Harrison received a standing ovation as he left the field after throwing 106 pitches. Alan Ashby struck out Buddy Kennedy to end the sixth. Bauers ...

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka goes out of the French Open after quarterfinal defeat to Diana Shnaider

PARIS — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks to lose 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 to Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. The four-time major winner led 4-1 in the second set and was two points from victory when serving for the match at 5-4 before completely collapsing against a player appearing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. "Well, honestly I am speechless. Super happy," Shnaider said. "I feel like I was trying to focus point by point. Not thinking about the score. She is the world No. 1, so I just trying to do my best. I just had to ...

5 up-and-coming teenagers who could emerge at the World Cup

MADRID — Some famous teenagers have had their breakthrough moment at the World Cup, including Pelé, who became one of soccer's all-time greats. Pelé was 17 when he helped lead Brazil to the World Cup title in 1958. Kylian Mbappé was 19 when he cemented his superstar credentials by ...