Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of the year award on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the United States to win gold at the women’s world championship. The IIHF announced Knight received 40.9 percent of the votes submitted by more than…
Peyton Stearns Jolts Former Champ at French Open
Peyton Stearns highlighted a day of upsets by recording a 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 win over 17th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday, May 31, at the French Open in Paris. Russians Anna Blinkova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva also knocked off seeded foes to advance at Roland Garros. Stearns, a former player at the University…
Synthetic Surfaces Gaining Traction at Major Horse Racing Tracks
Dirt flying as horses race around the track. Fans cheering as their favorite thunders down the stretch, hooves pounding toward the finish line. That sight and sound has disappeared from some North American racetracks that have replaced traditional dirt with a synthetic surface made of wax-coated sand, fibers and recycled rubber. It mutes hoofbeats and…
Jokic Gets Triple-Double, Nuggets Roll Past Heat 104–93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals
DENVER—Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were facing some questions going into their first NBA Finals, and their answers came in resounding fashion. No, a week and a half off didn’t hurt them. And no, the NBA’s biggest stage isn’t too big, either. Jokic got a triple-double in his finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26…
Bregman, Abreu and Tucker Help Astros Past Angels 5–2 as Blanco Get First MLB Win
HOUSTON—Alex Bregman and Jose Abreu had two RBIs each and Kyle Tucker added three hits to lead the Houston Astros to a 5–2 win over Los Angeles on Thursday night, June 1, in a game during which Angels manager Phil Nevin was ejected. The victory was the 2,126th of manager Dusty Baker’s career, moving him…
Brothers ‘Push Through’ to Excel at Sprint Kayaking
Nineteen-year-old Petri Alva’s favorite sprint-kayaking event is the 500 meter. “It’s just a fantastic race because it combines speed and endurance in a really challenging way,” he said. He laughed and added, “It’s about 90 seconds of all-out pain.” That’s the positive attitude shared by both Petri and his twenty-five-year-old brother, Zachary Alva. They are…
Florida Beats Georgia Tech 3–1 to Win 5th NCAA Men’s Golf Championship
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Florida put itself in difficult positions all season, none more dire than its deep hole against Florida State in the national semifinals. The experienced Gators consistently found ways to dig their way out and it helped them when things got tight Wednesday in the championship match. Individual NCAA champion Fred Biondi beat Hiroshi Tai…
Leon Jump in Front LAFC in 1st Leg of Champions League Final
First-half goals from William Tesillo and Angel Mena sent Leon to a 2–1 win over Los Angeles FC in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final on Wednesday, May 31, in Leon, Mexico. Denis Bouanga got a goal back for LAFC six minutes into second-half stoppage time. The second leg of the total-goal…
Coach Confirms Lionel Messi’s Last Match for PSG This Weekend
Lionel Messi arrived two years ago wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with ”Ici C’est Paris” (This Is Paris)—a favorite cry among Paris Saint-Germain fans—and to chants of “Messi! Messi! Messi!” The soccer superstar will leave the team on Saturday not quite so revered. The cheers have been replaced by jeers and boos in recent weeks at…
Ronaldo’s 1st Season in Saudi Arabia Ends With Injury
Cristiano Ronaldo missed the final matchday of the Saudi Pro League due to injury as his Al-Nassr team finished their season with 3–0 victory over Al-Fateh on Wednesday. The Portuguese forward decided not to sit on the bench for the frustrating end to his first season in Saudi Arabia after joining Al-Nassr in January on…
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