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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
U.S. beats Mexico in soccer match marred by 4 red cards, cut short by homophobic chants
LAS VEGAS — Four players were ejected and the match was cut short by the referee after repeated homophobic chants Thursday night. The United States’ 3-0 victory over Mexico for a spot Sunday in the CONCACAF Nations League final against Canada will be remembered as much for the ugliness as...
Gregg Berhalter agrees to return as US men’s national soccer team coach
NEW YORK — Gregg Berhalter has agreed to return as U.S. national team coach, a surprising turn of events 5½ months after his contract expired amid conflict with the Reyna family and an investigation of a three-decades-old domestic violence investigation. Berhalter agreed to coach the team through the 2026 World...
College World Series’ slugging squads know long ball only goes so far in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — The batting statistics for the eight College World Series teams suggest there will be home runs aplenty at Charles Schwab Field over the next 10 days. Five of the top 10 home run-hitting squads are in Omaha, and so are individual national leaders Jac Caglianone of Florida...
Conor McGregor accused of sexually assaulting woman at NBA Finals game
MIAMI — The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was...
Fowler, Schauffele break US Open record with 62s at Los Angeles Country Club 
LOS ANGELES — Rickie Fowler always can say he was the first to shoot 62 in the U.S. Open. But only by about 15 minutes. Xander Schauffele soon matched him on the North course at Los Angeles Country Club with an 8-under-par 62 of his own, making Thursday a most...
McIlroy, Koepka shake hands and smile, then turn to chasing down leaders at US Open 
LOS ANGELES — They shared a bro handshake and a laugh or two on the first tee box. Then, the odd couple — Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka — started down the fairway in search of solutions for the biggest problem in golf. On Thursday at the U.S. Open, it...
Record revenue and attendance has business booming again for the American Hockey League 
More than 10,000 fans filled the Hershey Bears’ home arena Tuesday night to watch the oldest American Hockey League franchise take on the newest, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, in the Calder Cup Finals. It was the third consecutive game in the AHL championship series to be sold out and pushed...
U.S. Open Tee Times
LOS ANGELES — Tee times for the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday at The Los Angeles Country Club 9:45 a.m. — Deon Germishuys, Berry Henson, Hank Lebioda, Omar Morales, Ryutaro Nagano, Jacob Solomon 9:56 a.m. — Michael Brennan, Wenyi Ding, Ryan Gerard, Yuto Katsuragawa, Michael Kim, Jordan...
Scottie Scheffler arrives at US Open looking to solve putting problems 
LOS ANGELES — Scottie Scheffler took one long, smooth stroke, then looked down the line and watched the ball roll toward the hole on the practice green. He was using his wedge. That was a drill. The state of his game on the greens, more of an emergency. The player...
Chaos rules day as U.S. Open comes to glitz of L.A. 
LOS ANGELES — Brooks Koepka says he enjoys the chaos, and there’s no shortage of that in this U.S. Open, even for those who manage to avoid the traffic. Players are still trying to digest the blockbuster announcement of the PGA Tour ending a legal and moral battle with LIV...
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan recovering from medical issue, cedes day-to-day control
LOS ANGELES — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from a medical situation that led him to turn over control to two of his top executives, the tour announced. The tour did not disclose the nature of the medical situation or how serious it was, only that its board...
Column: Le Mans effort brought pride, joy to NASCAR industry 
LE MANS, France — So many viewed NASCAR’s trip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a bit of a joke, nothing more than an expensive “science project” marketing play to take a beast of a car to the most elite endurance race in the world. The Next Gen...
Column: Golf has too many balls in the air to debate distance 
LOS ANGELES — Professional golf rarely has been this divided, bordering on hostile, and there is no simple solution. It was always going to be a hot topic at the U.S. Open. So maybe the USGA should be thankful no one is talking about rolling back the golf ball. “It,...
Drug deal likely sparked Denver mass shooting after Nuggets’ NBA win, police say 
DENVER — A shooting in downtown Denver amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA championship victory likely was sparked by a drug deal gone wrong, police said Tuesday. The violence left 10 people wounded, including one of two suspected shooters. All of the injured are expected to survive, including five...
Part-time Uber driver Henson travels world to get to U.S. Open 
LOS ANGELES — Berry Henson always imagined moments like this. He is at the U.S. Open, playing practice rounds with Phil Mickelson and soaking up whatever information he can get for his first major championship against the best players in the world. He just didn’t imagine it would take him...
Denver’s Nikola Jokic adds missing piece to impressive resume with NBA title 
DENVER — There are no more holes in Nikola Jokic’s impressive resume. Denver’s do-it-all center commandeered these playoffs, smashing a 56-year-old playoff record with 10 triple-doubles, and he completed a transcendent two-month stretch by leading the Nuggets past the Miami Heat, 94-89, on Monday night in a hard-fought Game 5...
Champions League players aim for another trophy at Nations League Final Four
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — There is another international trophy to win in Europe this weekend and players from Manchester City and Inter Milan will be available at the four-team Nations League Finals in the Netherlands. Netherlands defenders Nathan Aké and Denzel Dumfries are teammates again after facing each other down in...
Nuggets take home 1st NBA title in rugged comeback win over Heat 
DENVER — Nikola Jokic guided Denver to its first NBA title in team history Monday night, as the Nuggets overcame dreadful shooting and a late flurry from Miami’s Jimmy Butler to squeeze past the Heat for a frantic 94-89 victory in Game 5. Jokic had 28 points and 16 rebounds...
Saudi and LIV a topic with no answers as U.S. Open approaches 
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Open trophy is no longer in Matt Fitzpatrick’s possession. The questions about Saudi involvement in golf and the LIV Golf circuit won’t go away. Not much has changed from Brookline to Los Angeles, from one U.S. Open to the next one, only the nature of...
Top teams not worried when NASCAR Cup Series takes only break in grinding schedule
SONOMA, Calif. — The relentless grind of the NASCAR Cup Series pauses this week, and just about everybody involved with the cars is looking to take advantage. Martin Truex Jr. plans to go fishing after claiming his second victory of the season Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. Aric Almirola’s wife and...
Brittney Griner, Mercury teammates confronted at airport by ‘provocateur,’ WNBA says
DALLAS — Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were confronted by a “provocateur” at a Dallas airport on Saturday. The WNBA said in a statement it was looking into the team’s run-in with a “social media figure” whose “actions were inappropriate and unfortunate.” “The safety of Brittney Griner and...
Heat upgrade Tyler Herro to questionable for Game 5 of NBA Finals
Miami guard Tyler Herro has been upgraded to questionable for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, a strong indication that the Heat plan on having him available to play against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night as they try to extend their season. Herro has not played since breaking his...
Analysis: Novak Djokovic has 23 Slams, so is he the GOAT?
PARIS — The query was swift and direct. Novak Djokovic’s reply was slow, thoughtful and revelatory, delivered in paragraphs. “How does it feel,” a reporter wanted to know, “to be the greatest male player in history?” First, a quick bit of background: Djokovic’s championship at the 2023 French Open, earned...
As Nuggets near title, Jamal Murray blossoms into all-around point guard 
DENVER — Even back when Jamal Murray was racking up 50-point games in the NBA bubble, Denver coach Michael Malone marveled as much over his Canadian point guard’s pinpoint passes as his magnificent moves and fadeaway baskets. “Well, I’ve long said that Jamal is not just a scorer,” declared Malone,...
Winnipeg-born Nick Taylor makes long eagle putt on 4th playoff hole to win Canadian Open 
TORONTO — Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, holing a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into the arms of...


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