MIAMI—The mission for the Denver Nuggets was clear: Come to Miami, get two wins and head back home with a chance to finally become NBA champions. It’s officially there for the taking. The 47-year wait for Denver might be over as soon as Monday, with Nikola Jokic and his Nuggets now just one win away…
Nuggets Now in Full Command of NBA Finals, Top Heat 108–95 for 3–1 Lead
Belmont Park Resumes Live Racing After Air Quality Improves Ahead of Belmont Stakes
NEW YORK—Live racing resumed at Belmont Park on Friday following significant improvement in air quality conditions in New York state. Both Belmont and Saratoga reopened for training Friday morning, and the 11-card race started at 12:50 p.m. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) said in a statement that it will actively monitor air quality conditions…
Florida’s ‘Dr. Deep’ Resurfaces After a Record 100 Days Living Underwater
KEY LARGO, Fla.—A university professor who spent 100 days living underwater at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers resurfaced Friday and raised his face to the sun for the first time since March 1. Dr. Joseph Dituri set a new record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization during his stay at Jules’…
Blue Jays Cut Pitcher Anthony Bass After Latest Anti-Lgbtq+ Comments
TORONTO—The Toronto Blue Jays cut pitcher Anthony Bass on Friday, one day after the right-handed reliever said he didn’t think an anti-LGBTQ+ social media post he shared last month was hateful. The team now has seven days to trade Bass or put him on waivers. The move came hours before Bass was set to catch…
No. 1 Oklahoma Sweeps No. 3 Florida St. for Third Straight WCWS Title
Cydney Sanders and Grace Lyons hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning, leading No. 1 Oklahoma to a 3–1 win over No. 3 Florida State as the Sooners won their third consecutive Women’s College World Series championship on Thursday in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma (61–1) swept the best-of-three championship series. The Sooners won their final 53…
Novak Djokovic Nears His 23rd Grand Slam Title at the French Open After Carlos Alcaraz Cramps Up
PARIS—It was Carlos Alcaraz, not Novak Djokovic, who conjured up the “How did he do that?!” shot in the French Open semifinals that went viral in minutes and will be talked about for years. It was Alcaraz, 20, not Djokovic, 36, who had youth on his side, of course, the widest gap between Grand Slam…
Shock PGA-LIV Golf Merger Dismays Some Senators, While Others Remain Unperturbed
The merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the latter of which is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has caused consternation among senators. The development, announced this week, takes ongoing litigation between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf off the table. However, senators, mainly Democrats, expressed their displeasure to The Epoch Times…
Panthers Rally, Top Golden Knights 3–2 in OT of Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla.—Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night, June 8. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s…
All Players at Women’s World Cup to Get at Least $30,000 in Prize Money; Winners to Get $270,000
GENEVA—Every player at the will be paid at least $30,000 by FIFA, and the 23 players in the title-winning team will each get $270,000. The details confirmed Wednesday by FIFA fulfils a promise made in March to financially reward the 732 players taking part in the July 20-Aug. 20 tournament hosted by Australia and New…
Clayton Kershaw Strikes out 9 in Dodgers’ 6–0 Win Over Reds
CINCINNATI—Clayton Kershaw said he knew he had to do his part to stop the bleeding. Following two straight walk-off losses, the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and former league MVP pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out nine as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6–0 on Thursday afternoon to snap a…
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