Mirra Andreeva’s new calm meets surprise package Maja Chwalinska in French Open final

June 6, 2026

PARIS — Mirra Andreeva could not hold her nerve at Roland Garros last year. Facing the unheralded Lois Boisson for a spot in the French Open semifinals, the Russian teenager lost her temper, losing in straight sets after receiving a warning for angrily hitting a ball into the stands. There has been no such meltdown over the past two weeks. Still only 19, Andreeva is in her first Grand Slam final. The pressure remains but she knows how to handle it. "Now I'm also nervous when I play matches like this or when I'm up in the score and ... I'm serving and the opponent breaks me," she ...

Jalen Brunson scores 30 and Knicks finish on 11-0 run, steal Game 1 from Spurs with 105-95 win

June 5, 2026

SAN ANTONIO — The New York Knicks' winning streak lives on, and they struck first in the NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game ...

Argentina’s World Cup title defense draws a frenzy in Kansas City as Messi nurses a hamstring strain

June 5, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Turns out that reigning World Cup champion Argentina draws quite a crowd no matter where it goes. Whether it be fans surrounding the team's upscale hotel near downtown Kansas City, or their first training session opened to media Wednesday that drew hundreds of reporters ...

Scheffler and McIlroy see Muirfield Village the same way. Their results are different

June 5, 2026

DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy think the same way about Muirfield Village, and what it takes to succeed at the Memorial Tournament. This is a big golf course, but it's not all about power. "Here it's more about placing the ball in the right spots and taking your ...

Tomas Hertl’s late goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup Final

June 4, 2026

RALEIGH, N.C. — It took just one shot and 25 seconds worth of game action for the Vegas Golden Knights to find themselves in a hole in the Stanley Cup Final. And by midway through the opening period, they were down two goals against a fast-skating Carolina Hurricanes team riding the energy ...

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

June 4, 2026

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 ...