Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis playing doubles alongside a partner who is 25 years younger.

Russian player Mirra Andreeva has beaten Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-1, 6-3 to reach the women’s French Open final.

Adriano Panatta was expecting to award the French Open trophy to Jannik Sinner 50 years after his own triumph in Paris.

Iran is heading to the World Cup amid tensions with the main host nation, creating a unique situation in tournament history.

João Victor Gonçalves, from one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest favelas, has achieved a dream by playing soccer internationally.

A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing.

The World Cup will feature star-studded opening ceremonies in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Jalen Brunson gave the New York Knicks a huge scare in the first quarter, limping off and leaving the floor to deal with what appeared to be some sort of knee and ankle issues.

Victor Wembanyama got blessed by nuns before the game, got the loudest ovation when the starters were announced, pumped his fist to the crowd a few times and generally seemed to enjoy his first taste of the NBA Finals.

The NBA banned two people for life from its arenas on Thursday, after one of them was arrested shortly after running onto the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals and appearing to take a selfie next to San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama.

Ohio State University has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle hundreds of legal claims from former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university.

There has been no announcement that President Donald Trump plans to attend an NBA Finals game at New York’s Madison Square Garden next week.

Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson has confirmed in a video posted to social media that that he’s retiring from the NFL to take a job with CBS Sports.

Argentina is drawing a crowd wherever it goes as it prepares for the World Cup.

The NBA is making continued progress on its plans to start a league in Europe, Commissioner Adam Silver said before the start of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night.

Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez extended his consecutive shutout innings streak to 50 2/3 before allowing a two-out RBI single to San Diego’s Jackson Merrill in the seventh Wednesday night.

The New York Knicks are auctioning two celebrity row seats for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, when the NBA Finals return to New York for the first time since 1999.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred worries the owners' salary cap proposal could lead to a work stoppage like the one that canceled the 1994 World Series.

The original Vegas Golden Knights wasted no time making an impact early in their third trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk on a misdemeanor charge of exhibition of speeding.

The Carolina Hurricanes stars are struggling in the Stanley Cup final against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Congo is still hoping to play its World Cup warmup against Chile after the mayor of the Spanish city of La Linea de la Concepcion denied authorization for the match because of health concerns related to the Ebola crisis.

The PGA Tour is moving toward a revamped model that would allow for bigger fields at elite events and restore the 36-hole cut.

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have taken scouting trips for the U.S. Open on their way to the Memorial.

Switzerland forward Breel Embolo has applied for an urgent visa at the United States embassy in Bern one day after he was denied boarding the team’s flight to the World Cup.

After the Belmont Stakes is run upstate at Saratoga Race Course for a third and final time, the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown returns to its traditional home next year for the 159th rendition.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban has testified in support of a bipartisan bill to overhaul college athletics.

The New York Knicks’ winning streak lives on, and they struck first in the NBA Finals.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has been announced as EA Sports’ cover athlete for Madden NFL 27.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks in a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 loss to Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals.

In a bid to end its decades-long wait to win a second World Cup, England has put its fate in the hands of a German.

The NBA brought in Grammy-winning rapper Nas and three-time Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell to help tell the tale of this season’s NBA Finals.

No matter what, the basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion to celebrate when these NBA Finals are over.

Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell misplayed a flyball into a bizarre home run off his head Tuesday night, a play reminiscent of José Canseco’s embarrassing gaffe 33 years ago.

On Lou Gehrig Day, baseball’s reigning iron man came through with the biggest blow for the Atlanta Braves.

The two biggest conferences in college sports say they do not support the current version of a bipartisan bill designed to regulate an industry struggling for answers in a quickly changing era in which some players make millions.

For well over a decade now, general manager Les Snead and the Los Angeles Rams have consistently pulled off the aggressive, audacious moves that every NFL fan wishes their team would make.

Short of winning the Super Bowl, Myles Garrett did almost everything a defensive player can do in his first nine seasons in the NFL.

While the Los Angeles Rams would never close the door on Aaron Donald’s possible return to the NFL, coach Sean McVay confirms it’s entirely up to the superstar defensive tackle to open that door if he wants to play alongside Myles Garrett.

The Dallas Stars are planning to move north, out of downtown and to the suburb of Plano in five years.

Jalen Brunson might be playing for something more than a championship in these NBA Finals.

Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sissons and beat Frederik Andersen from the slot with 3:24 left, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Tuesday night’s opener of the Stanley Cup Final.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday’s game against Cleveland because of a bone bruise in his upper right rib that he feels in his right shoulder, and he might miss a few days.

Two-time WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White told reporters Monday they had moved beyond what appeared to be a sideline spat.

An artist has filed a federal lawsuit against soccer's international governing body over the destruction of his giant mural of swimming whales on a building in Dallas as it prepares to host World Cup matches.

Green Bay’s Josh Jacobs is practicing with the Packers while prosecutors consider whether to file charges against the three-time Pro Bowl running back following his arrest on domestic abuse allegations.

The Mexican soccer federation has lost its latest appeal against FIFA punishments for fans chanting an anti-gay slur at opponents’ players.

Curtis Blair is the only first-time selection among the 12 referees chosen to work the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.

The wife of late boxing legend Muhammad Ali says his legacy of compassion endures 10 years after his death.

Marta Kostyuk, the top clay player this season and a strong supporter of Ukraine, has reached her first major semifinal at the French Open.

Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer.

From their inception, the Vegas Golden Knights have been aggressive, pillaging the rest of the NHL during the expansion draft and making one big move after another to assemble the most talented roster money can buy in a salary-cap system.

On his son Nolan’s birthday, Jacob deGrom got the whole family a gift he’ll never forget.

Jacob deGrom tossed five scoreless innings to earn his 100th career win and Ezequiel Duran had three hits as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1.

Former Iowa State sharpshooter Milan Momcilovic has committed to Kentucky, giving coach Mark Pope one of the best players in the transfer portal.

Myles Garrett indicated when he signed a record-breaking contract extension last year that money would not ease the disappointment of not contending for a playoff spot.

Mitch Marner had the opportunity to accept a trade to Carolina at the deadline in March 2025.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been invited to testify before Congress as the league faces increasing federal scrutiny about its broadcast deals and its recent practice of airing games on paywalled streaming services.

Two-time WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark made one thing perfectly clear Monday — she enjoys playing for coach Stephanie White and anyone who infers otherwise is just plain wrong.

Rick Adelman, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played for seven NBA seasons before becoming one of the game’s all-time winningest coaches, has died, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday.

The Philadelphia Eagles have traded A.

Renegade opened as the 2-1 favorite for the 158th Belmont Stakes, drawing post position No. 4.

The deal to send two-time AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams puts him in company with several other great players who have been traded away in the NFL.

The head of the baseball players' association insists the union will fight management's salary cap proposal.

The Philadelphia Eagles have traded wide receiver A.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone had just finished a successful road series but still felt a bit exasperated after New York took two of three games against the Athletics in the minor league stadium that torments pitchers and fielders alike.

Getting to the NBA Finals proves that the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs have made plenty of smart moves along the way.

Ricardo Pepi hung up the phone when then-U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter called him in November 2022 with the decision to leave him off the World Cup roster.

The Cleveland Browns traded two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams in a blockbuster deal.

Odell Beckham Jr. is returning to the New York Giants.

The Sentry is moving its title sponsorship across the Pacific Ocean from Kapalua to Torrey Pines.

State leaders across the U.S. are extending bar and restaurant hours during the World Cup.

Alex Bowman has been dealing with vertigo, which forced him out of NASCAR races, including the O'Reilly series at Nashville.

Cristopher Sánchez has been on a remarkable streak, pitching 44 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings.

Offensive mastermind Mike Leach is among the nominees for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame class.

Iran has finalized a 26-man World Cup squad to play in the United States this month.

Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at the age of 44 after nearly four years away from the sport.

Sean Sweeney has been formally named coach of the Orlando Magic.

Raymond Berry, the Hall of Fame wide receiver who became the favorite target for Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas and later coached the New England Patriots, has died.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-3 to reach the French Open quarterfinals and move one step closer to finally winning the clay-court Grand Slam after getting beaten by Coco Gauff in last year’s final.

A Seminole County nonprofit that supports youth athletes is calling on the community to help find a place to store and distribute sports equipment.

The AL West may have missed its chance to leave the Seattle Mariners behind.

It’s official: The NBA Finals logos are back at the NBA Finals.

Denny Hamlin outraced Christopher Bell over the final four laps after a final restart Sunday night to win the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.

The New York Yankees scored 13 runs in an inning for the first time in nearly 21 years as their first 12 batters in the third reached safely against an overwhelmed pitching staff for the Athletics.

Christian Pulisic ended a five-month scoring drought for club and country with his first international goal since November 2024, Folarin Balogun broke a second-half tie and the United States beat Senegal 3-2 in the Americans’ next-to-last World Cup warmup match.

Celine Boutier has won the ShopRite LPGA after rallying with a 66 in the final round.

Chet Holmgren attempted two shots in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.

The New York Knicks declined to hang a banner after beating the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup.

FIFA’s on-field officials for the World Cup will insist on keeping matches moving by taking rule changes designed to limit time-wasting seriously, the sport’s governing body said Sunday with the start of the 48-team tournament now less than two weeks away.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs had just won the Western Conference finals and earned a trip to the NBA Finals.

The high-profile fourth-round matchup between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Monday will be the first women’s night match at the French Open in three years.

Argentina has arrived in Kansas City, Missouri, to prepare for its World Cup title defense.

Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard has won the Giro d’Italia.

Finland has won the ice hockey world championship for the fifth time, beating Switzerland 1-0 in overtime.

Cricket great Virat Kohli has hit the winning six as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained its Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans.

After going back-to-back in the Champions League, the next target for Paris Saint-Germain is the threepeat.

There will be a first-time women’s champion at the French Open this year, with two Ukrainian players among the top contenders.

Paris Saint-Germain fans have gathered near the Eiffel Tower to celebrate their Champions League win.

The ABS system appeared to hit a rare glitch during the Athletics game against the New York Yankees.