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US beats Germany in shootout at ice hockey worlds

ZURICH — Ryan Leonard scored the decisive penalty for the United States in a 4-3 shootout win over Germany at the ice hockey world championship Wednesday. Tommy Novak tied it at 3-3 for the U.S. with 5:47 left in regulation after Germany goaltender Philipp Grubauer was unable to hold onto...
Comeback or collapse? Knicks’ Game 1 rally vs. Cavaliers was a little bit of both

NEW YORK — Call it a comeback. Or chalk it up as a choke. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was both. The Knicks wouldn’t have been able to charge all the way back without Cleveland collapsing. The Cavaliers led 93-71 with under eight minutes to play before the...
Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1

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 Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. After a...
Alexander Rossi is sore but determined to make another Indianapolis 500 start following crash

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 Gasoline...
The Spurs say they’re always learning. The Thunder have to do some learning before Game 2 as well

OKLAHOMA CITY — Victor Wembanyama is not going to get any shorter before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. He’s not going to get less skilled, and the San Antonio Spurs surely aren’t going to become less confident, either. That means the Oklahoma City Thunder have to get a...
Kevin Harvick selected to NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027 along with Jeff Burton, Larry Phillips

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Harvick, who captured the 2014 Cup Series championship and won 60 races at the sport’s top level, was selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Tuesday along with fellow drivers Jeff Burton and Larry Phillips. The induction ceremony is set for Jan. 22, 2027, bringing...
Arsenal wins its 1st Premier League title in 22 years after Man City draws with Bournemouth

Arsenal was crowned Premier League champion for the first time since 2004 on Tuesday after Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth. The result put an end to City’s title challenge with one round of the season go. Pep Guardiola’s team needed to win at the Vitality Stadium to take it...
NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights

WASHINGTON — The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation’s oldest civil rights group says are restricting Black voting rights. Launched on Tuesday, the “Out of Bounds” campaign urges prospective Black athletes,...
Knicks, Cavaliers to open Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers were sent to face Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in a nationally televised season opener and again to kick off Christmas, NBA schedule makers clearly viewing that as the Eastern Conference’s marquee matchup. Good guess, it turns out. The...
Alexander Rossi taken to hospital after crash during Indy 500 practice that collects 2 others

INDIANAPOLIS — Alexander Rossi was taken to a hospital for further evaluation after he crashed early in Monday’s practice for the Indianapolis 500. Rossi spun going through the second turn on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval, hitting the outside wall before the car skidded down the track with the rear...
Mitchell scores 26 as Cavaliers rout Pistons in Game 7 to reach East finals

DETROIT — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill added 23 each and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons, 125-94, on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East’s top seed and will face the third-seeded...
Alex Palou starts his Indianapolis 500 title defense from the pole after taking top spot in qualifying

INDIANAPOLIS — Alex Palou surprised himself Sunday. The Spanish driver who has dominated race after race over the past two IndyCar seasons, arrived at the Brickyard for Indianapolis 500 qualifying expecting to be out of the pole-winning mix. He hadn’t seen enough out of his No. 10 car since series...
Hamlin beats teammate Briscoe at Dover for 2nd NASCAR All-Star Race win

DOVER, Del. — In the debut of the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway, the Monster Mile lived up to its billing as one of NASCAR’s most treacherous tracks. Even for winner Denny Hamlin, surviving Dover was a high-wire test for the $1 million prize. Rebounding from a qualifying spin...
World Cup worry for the U.S. as Aaronson leaves field with knee injury while playing for Leeds

LEEDS, England — U.S. forward Brenden Aaronson went off with an apparent left knee injury while playing for Leeds in the Premier League on Sunday in a potential concern for the Americans ahead of the World Cup. Aaronson dropped to the ground, rolled down his sock and held his knee...
Sinner becomes 1st Italian man to win Italian Open in 50 years and matches Djokovic’s Masters sweep

ROME — Italian tennis fans had waited for this moment for a half century. For Jannik Sinner, though, it wasn’t just about becoming Sunday the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago. The top-ranked Sinner’s 6-4, 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in the...
Conor McGregor to make long-awaited UFC return in July fight against Max Holloway

LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor is returning the octagon. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Saturday that McGregor will return for a rematch against Max Holloway in the UFC 329 main on July 11 in Las Vegas. The 37-year-old has not fought since breaking his leg in a fight against...

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