French Open players plan media protest over prize-money share

May 21, 2026

PARIS — Players at the French Open are planning to reduce media appearances ahead of the start of the Grand Slam to complain about their share of the prize money. A group have already targeted the upcoming clay-court tournament for reducing players' share of revenue to an alleged 14.3% — compared to 22% at other ATP and WTA events. Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and No.4 Coco Gauff were among leading players who threatened a boycott of the Slams earlier this month if they don't start receiving more compensation. L'Equipe newspaper reported Wednesday that many players competing at ...

Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1

May 21, 2026

NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ...

Former Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich gets an opportunity in NFL’s revamped accelerator program

May 21, 2026

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jeff Ulbrich hopes his brief tenure as interim head coach of the New York Jets doesn't prevent him from leading his own team. Daronte Jones is making sure he's ready for a promotion. Both defensive coordinators were among 34 participants in the NFL's revamped coaching and ...

Alexander Rossi is sore but determined to make another Indianapolis 500 start following crash

May 21, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS — Alexander Rossi was sore Tuesday morning after enduring one of the hardest crashes of his career. He's still determined not to let an injured right ankle or bad left hand keep him out of IndyCar's biggest race. So the Ed Carpenter Racing team spent Tuesday afternoon in ...

PWHL goes the way of San Jose in adding a fourth expansion team and growing to 12 overall

May 20, 2026

San Jose landed a pro women's hockey franchise on Tuesday with the PWHL completing its ambitious four-team expansion process with a first entry into California. The league now has 12 teams entering its fourth season, and has doubled in size since the PWHL was established in June 2023. In ...

Jake Bauers homers, drives in 4 runs as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-3 in series opener

May 20, 2026

CHICAGO — Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Monday night in the first meeting this season between the longtime NL Central rivals. Christian Yelich went deep for the second straight day as Milwaukee used a 13-hit attack to improve to 9-2 in its last 11 games. Andrew Vaughn had two hits and scored twice. Milwaukee pulled within a half-game of Chicago for the division lead. The Brewers won the Central in 2025 for the third consecutive year and then eliminated the Cubs in a five-game NL Division Series. Chicago lost for ...