Ukrainian player Oleksandra Oliynykova has vowed to keep speaking out about the war at home after losing to Russian player Diana Shnaider in the third round of the French Open.

Top American defender Chris Richards is uncertain for the World Cup due to an ankle injury.

Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell will not play for the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs because of injuries that have dogged both throughout the series.

Tim Ream will be the U.S. captain at the World Cup.

The title match in soccer’s biggest club competition is here: Paris Saint-Germain vs.

Naomi Osaka has advanced to the fourth round of the French Open for the first time in her career.

Two days after Jannik Sinner’s shocking meltdown at the French Open it’s still unclear what exactly the issue was that led to him wasting a seemingly insurmountable advantage in his second-round match.

Liverpool has fired manager Arne Slot at the end of his second season in charge and a year after leading the team to the Premier League title.

Paris Saint-Germain is aiming for back-to-back Champions League titles in the final.

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen continued his strong postseason in net in an emotional win that pushed the Eastern Conference's top seed to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Vegas Golden Knights will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final.

Bobby Valentine was just trying to keep things loose — and perhaps save his job — when he donned a makeshift disguise and returned to the New York Mets’ dugout after being ejected from a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 9, 1999.

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Friday night to clinch the Eastern Conference Final in five games and earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 2006.

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American soccer players learned of their World Cup selections in dramatically different settings.

Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe has received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his inappropriate actions toward the St. Louis dugout earlier this week.

The Big 12 is becoming the first Power Four conference to have each of its members sign participation agreements with the College Sports Commission.

New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter says he felt the need to call out quarterback Jaxson Dart for introducing President Donald Trump because he felt it was his responsibility to show his teammates and others that he is against that.

Sean Sweeney’s wait to become a head coach is about to be over.

UCLA's Karson Gordon has entered the NCAA transfer portal as a track and field athlete with plans to play football.

It is the year of Game 7.

American midfielder Brenden Aaronson had a good excuse to miss the U.S. World Cup team’s training session Friday.

Americans long have leavened their powerful global image with goofiness.

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo faces a significant fine for his sexist remarks at the French Open.

The International Ice Hockey Federation says it will determine the status of Russia's participation on an event-by-event basis for the 2026-27 season.

There will be a new men’s champion at the French Open after Novak Djokovic followed Jannik Sinner out of the door at Roland Garros in a five-set thriller.

With Carlos Alcaraz absent, Jannik Sinner was expected to win the French Open.

Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and the San Antonio Spurs sent the Western Conference finals back to Oklahoma City for Game 7, routing the Thunder 118-91 on Thursday night.

Victor Wembanyama looked different in Game 6.

Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker.

Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship settled for second place.

Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has a broken right pinkie finger and there is no timetable for his return, a person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press.

Matthew Stafford says he understands why the Los Angeles Rams drafted Ty Simpson last month, even though they’ve got the NFL’s reigning MVP quarterback under contract for at least the next two years.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has confirmed that most of the reigning world champions, including Lionel Messi, will be part of the squad for the upcoming World Cup.

Florida hosts the Gainesville baseball regional in the NCAA Tournament, including Miami, Rider and Troy.

The New York Knicks are on a historic playoff run.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino says he's open to staying with the American national team after the World Cup.

As the Kansas City Chiefs begin voluntary workouts, wide receiver Rashee Rice is serving a 30-day jail sentence in Dallas for violating probation related to a car crash.

An architect of the Senate bill that proposes to solve problems engulfing college sports says he heard the criticism right away, along with conversations of breakaway conferences, collective bargaining and ever-spiraling spending.

The NBA has approved sweeping changes to the draft lottery that will strip the teams with the worst records from receiving the best odds of winning the No. 1 pick.

Patrick Mahomes is still targeting Week 1 for his return from a serious knee injury with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kyle Busch died from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, his death certificate says.

Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.

Bryce Harper's unique toothbrushing technique has sparked a viral sensation.

NASCAR has indefinitely suspended a member of Michael Jordan’s race team after she allegedly drove a golf cart into a 77-year-old man at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend.

Jackie Lis belted a two-run home run, NiJaree Canady pitched four scoreless innings, and Texas Tech opened the Women’s College World Series with a run-rule 8-0 victory over Mississippi State.

Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died after taking his own life, according to authorities.

Macklin Celebrini scored again and Jet Greaves stopped 34 shots as Canada beat the United States 4-0 to advance to the semifinals at the ice hockey world championship.

Viewership is up significantly in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, and women are the primary driver.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is out in the French Open second round.

The New York Giants have restructured the contract of starting left tackle Andrew Thomas by converting base salary to a roster bonus to clear $6.46 million in cap space, a person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press.

How far can the power of friendship get you at the World Cup.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner appears to be struggling with the heat during his second-round match at the French Open against 56th-ranked Argentine opponent Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

Venus Williams will not play in the women’s doubles at the French Open alongside Hailey Baptiste.

Naomi Osaka keeps bringing the fashion in Paris.

Gerrit Cole shined in his second start since returning from Tommy John surgery on Wednesday night, leading the Yankees to a 7-0 win over Kansas City.

UCF and the Big 12 conference announced kickoff times and broadcast information for a select number of Knights' 2026 football games. UCF's latest schedule is listed.

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has started running outside after imaging on his right calf left the team feeling optimistic about his recovery.

Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sánchez extended his scoreless innings streak to 44 2/3 innings to set the Phillies franchise record by passing Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander.

Baseball players seek expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights.

FIFA is under fresh scrutiny for sky-high World Cup ticket prices and sales tactics that fans say left them with worse deals than they wanted.

President Donald Trump says he plans to take in an NBA Finals game in New York when the series comes to Madison Square Garden next month.

The only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who is based in the troubled Caribbean country is awaiting a U.S. visa to join the squad in Florida just weeks before the start of the World Cup.

Triple Espresso is back.

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was released from a Wisconsin jail while authorities further investigate allegations of domestic abuse.

A federal judge in Brooklyn has agreed to dismiss charges against a convicted former Fox executive and South American sports media company in a corruption case related to TV rights for international soccer tournaments.

Travis Kelce is a three-time Super Bowl champion, four-time All-Pro and fiance of music superstar Taylor Swift.

The senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season.

Novak Djokovic was pushed by 74th-ranked Valentin Royer for more than 3½ hours before he reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3 victory.

Climbers and officials have met in Kathmandu to discuss the risks of scaling Mount Everest.

Denmark and Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who was part of the Premier League-winning team with Leicester in 2016 in one of soccer’s biggest shocks, has announced his retirement from soccer because of a serious shoulder injury.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as Crystal Palace won its first-ever European trophy by beating Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the final of the Conference League on Wednesday to give outgoing coach Oliver Glasner the perfect send-off.

The Vegas Golden Knights have made it to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in nine seasons, solidifying their status as a top expansion franchise in North American sports.

Argentine police have arrested two Chilean citizens suspected of being part of a transnational crime gang that targeted the homes of NFL and NBA stars and other elite athletes.

Shohei Ohtani was hit on the right hand by a pitch during the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Colorado Rockies.

The Yankees achieved a first in franchise history on Tuesday night, getting at least two hits from every starter in the lineup.

It’s been a very simple formula for the San Antonio Spurs in these Western Conference finals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, Alex Caruso led another strong bench effort with 22 and the Oklahoma City Thunder moved one win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Tuesday night.

Jalen Williams was out.

Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics was asked a couple months ago about the possibility of winning the Coach of the Year award this season, and his answer was succinct.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has participated in the first voluntary workout of the offseason program.

Even before the New York Knicks won the Eastern Conference title, some of their fans took to the streets of Manhattan with a message.

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five criminal charges, including strangulation and suffocation, after police responded to a disturbance complaint involving him over the weekend.

Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored for Vegas and the Golden Knights suffocated Colorado’s high-powered offense to beat the Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night and for an unthinkable sweep to make their third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons.

Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon didn’t completely back down from her assertion a small player can’t lead his team to the NBA championship now that Jalen Brunson has taken the New York Knicks to the NBA Finals.

Texas Tech announced the NCAA has denied the school’s petition to have Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility reinstated after he acknowledged wagering on sports, including on his own team when he was a freshman.

Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout.

Coco Gauff was involved in a car accident on the way to Roland Garros for the first match of her French Open title defense.

Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history.

Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless inning in his debut for the Tampa Bay Rays a few hours after the right-handed reliever was signed to a major league contract.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino has announced his 26-man World Cup roster.

Speculation swirls around the next move of Alexia Putellas after she captained Barcelona to the Women’s Champions League title in Oslo.

Hockey Canada has announced that general manager Gina Kingsbury will not return after eight years with the national women’s team.

Graham Platner began Memorial Day weekend by releasing an ad on the cable station that airs Boston Red Sox games accusing team owners of ruining the storied franchise.

Manny Fernandez, a two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive lineman with the Miami Dolphins who was an anchor during the team’s undefeated season in 1972, has died, the team announced Tuesday.

The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a discrimination lawsuit led by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores against the NFL, allowing the case to proceed toward trial.

Naomi Osaka’s taste for fashion is in the spotlight again at the French Open.

Aryna Sabalenka’s diamonds sparkled in the sunshine when she won her first-round match at the heat-soaked French Open.