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Attempted murder charge: Former NFL star Antonio Brown is reportedly wanted in Miami-Dade County on a felony charge of attempted murder with a firearm, the Washington Post reports. The charge is related to an altercation at a Miami boxing event in May.
Hellebuyck wins rare double: Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck became the fifth goalie in NHL history to win both the Hart (MVP) and Vezina Trophy (goalie) in the same season.
️ PGA Tour hires CEO: The PGA Tour is hiring longtime NFL executive Brian Rolapp as the first CEO of its new commercial division. Rolapp had been with the NFL for 22 years and was considered a potential successor to Roger Goodell.
️ De Bruyne to Napoli: Kevin De Bruyne is joining Serie A champion Napoli following his exit from Manchester City, where the Belgian midfielder spent the past 10 years and established himself as one of the club's all-time greats.
Bronze Brady: The Patriots will unveil a 12-foot-tall statue of Tom Brady (a nod to his No. 12 jersey number) outside Gillette Stadium before their preseason opener in August.
Draisaitl is mobbed by his teammates. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Hours after finishing runner-up for the Hart Trophy, Leon Draisaitl put on an MVP-like performance on the league's biggest stage, showing why many believed he should have won.
Captain clutch: Draisaitl scored his fourth overtime goal of these playoffs (most ever in a single postseason) to lift the Oilers past the Panthers, 5-4 (OT), and even the Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece. He also set up two of Edmonton's goals in the historic come-from-behind win.
Super sub: Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner was replaced after the first period by journeyman backup Calvin Pickard, whose acrobatic saves paved the way for the comeback. He's now 7-0 in the postseason and could presumably take over the starting duties for Game 5 tomorrow night in Edmonton.
Are you not entertained?! Three of the first four games of this final have gone to overtime, which has only happened four times before. We've also seen the two latest tying goals in Cup Final history over the past week: In Game 2, it was Edmonton's Corey Perry (17.8 seconds left) . In Game 4, it was Florida's Sam Reinhart (19.5 seconds).
J.J. Spaun didn't seem phased by Oakmont in his first competitive round there. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Oakmont Country Club lived up to its billing on Thursday, yielding just 10 rounds under par during Round 1 of the U.S. Open, with an average score of +4.63.
Yes, but: For all the carnage at the famously difficult track, there was still plenty of impressive golf and highlight shots.
More from Round 1: Brooks Koepka (-2) is in the hunt after a tongue lashing from his coach … Rory McIlroy (+4) left without talking to media (again) … Bryson DeChambeau (+3) averted a disastrous rules mistake … Scottie Scheffler (+3) turned in a 5.5-hour slog.
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Good read:Phil Mickelson walks in silence in possible last U.S. Open(Jay Busbee, Yahoo Sports)
As Phil Mickelson, aka Lefty, aka Phil the Thrill, aka FIGJAM, aka one of the two most famous golfers of the 21st century, teed off Thursday in what might be his final U.S. Open, there were more security guards than journalists following him. And there were two security guards.
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Eight teams are in Omaha this weekend for the 2025 College World Series. One of them is not like the others.
Underdog story: Murray State upset Duke on Monday to clinch their first-ever trip to Omaha and become just the fourth regional No. 4 seed ever to reach the CWS. Not bad for a team with a tiny stadium and a paltry $858,000 budget, which ranks 253rd out of 308 D-I programs and pales in comparison to the other seven teams in Omaha, as illustrated above.
Taking on the big boys: The three teams Murray State faced to get here (Ole Miss, Duke, Georgia Tech) have a combined 24 pitchers who average 92+ mph on their fastball. The Racers have none. Thankfully, their offense absolutely rakes and averaged 8.8 runs per game this season, tied for 11th in the nation.
Weekend preview:Storylines and players to watch
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With the NBA draft less than two weeks away (June 25-26), Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor shares his latest first-round mock draft, which includes a projected top-10 trade between Philadelphia and New Orleans.
Lottery:
Full mock draft:Picks 15-30
*Proposed trade: The Pelicans send the No. 7 pick, a 2026 Pacers 1st-round pick (top-4 protected) and Herb Jones to the 76ers for the No. 3 pick and Kelly Oubre (player option).
Indiana's defense put the clamps on OKC in Game 3. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
The Thunder need a road win tonight in Indianapolis to avoid falling into a dreaded 3-1 hole. The 2016 Cavaliers are the only team in NBA Finals history to erase a 3-1 deficit and win the title.
The Oilers were in serious danger of falling into a 3-1 hole on Thursday night. Instead, they head home with all the momentum and a chance to take the series lead as they chase Canada's first Stanley Cup since 1993.
Only the top 60 players and ties will make it to the weekend at Oakmont, and some big names are in danger of missing the cut. Here are the Round 2 tee times.
The eight-team double-elimination tournament begins today in Omaha, with No. 13 Coastal Carolina vs. Arizona (2pm) and No. 8 Oregon State vs. Louisville (7pm). Tomorrow, it's No. 15 UCLA vs. Murray State (2pm) and No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 6 LSU (7pm). The winners and losers of Friday's games play on Sunday.
The inaugural 32-team tournament kicks off tomorrow in Miami, where Inter Miami faces Egypt's Al Ahly (8pm, TBS). The group stage continues on Saturday with four more matches, including PSG vs. Atlético Madrid at the Rose Bowl (3pm, TNT).
The 16-team competition co-hosted by the U.S. and Canada kicks off tomorrow. The USMNT faces Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday in San Jose (6pm, Fox) before taking on Saudi Arabia and Haiti next week to complete Group D play.
The Michigan Panthers, who knocked off the three-time defending champion Birmingham Stallions in the semifinals, take on the DC Defenders in St. Louis for the title of spring football champion.
More to watch:
Full weekend slate →
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Reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA) threw yet another gem on Thursday to further pad his lead atop the 2025 race. In his last 12 starts, he has 101 strikeouts and 5 walks.
Question: Who was the last pitcher to win the AL Cy Young Award in back-to-back years?
Hint: 1999-2000.
Answer at the bottom.
(Canada Swimming)
Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh, 18, broke the world record in three different individual events (200 IM, 400 IM, 400 free) at this week's Canadian Swimming Trials.
A Phelpsian feat: The last swimmer to do that at a single long-course meet? Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Games, when the most decorated Olympian ever put forth arguably the greatest Olympics performance ever. Not bad company to be in!
Looking ahead: McIntosh, who won three gold medals in Paris, plans to move to Austin, Texas, later this summer and begin training with Bob Bowman, who coached Phelps for his entire career.
Trivia answer: Pedro Martínez (Red Sox)
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Attempted murder charge: Former NFL star Antonio Brown is reportedly wanted in Miami-Dade County on a felony charge of attempted murder with a firearm, the Washington Post reports. The charge is related to an altercation at a Miami boxing event in May.
Hellebuyck wins rare double: Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck became the fifth goalie in NHL history to win both the Hart (MVP) and Vezina Trophy (goalie) in the same season.
️ PGA Tour hires CEO: The PGA Tour is hiring longtime NFL executive Brian Rolapp as the first CEO of its new commercial division. Rolapp had been with the NFL for 22 years and was considered a potential successor to Roger Goodell.️ De Bruyne to Napoli: Kevin De Bruyne is joining Serie A champion Napoli following his exit from Manchester City, where the Belgian midfielder spent the past 10 years and established himself as one of the club's all-time greats.Bronze Brady: The Patriots will unveil a 12-foot-tall statue of Tom Brady (a nod to his No. 12 jersey number) outside Gillette Stadium before their preseason opener in August.
Draisait, Oilers stun Panthers to draw even
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Draisaitl is mobbed by his teammates. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Hours after finishing runner-up for the Hart Trophy, Leon Draisaitl put on an MVP-like performance on the league's biggest stage, showing why many believed he should have won.
Captain clutch: Draisaitl scored his fourth overtime goal of these playoffs (most ever in a single postseason) to lift the Oilers past the Panthers, 5-4 (OT), and even the Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece. He also set up two of Edmonton's goals in the historic come-from-behind win.
Epic collapse: Entering Thursday, teams were 37-0 when leading a Cup Final game by three or more goals in the first period. They're now 37-1 after the Panthers blew a 3-0 lead.
Epic comeback: The Oilers are the first road team to rally from a three-goal deficit in a Cup Final game since the Canadiens did it against the Seattle Metropolitans 106 years ago (1919).
Super sub: Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner was replaced after the first period by journeyman backup Calvin Pickard, whose acrobatic saves paved the way for the comeback. He's now 7-0 in the postseason and could presumably take over the starting duties for Game 5 tomorrow night in Edmonton.
Are you not entertained?! Three of the first four games of this final have gone to overtime, which has only happened four times before. We've also seen the two latest tying goals in Cup Final history over the past week: In Game 2, it was Edmonton's Corey Perry (17.8 seconds left) . In Game 4, it was Florida's Sam Reinhart (19.5 seconds).
️ U.S. Open: Round 1 recap
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J.J. Spaun didn't seem phased by Oakmont in his first competitive round there. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Oakmont Country Club lived up to its billing on Thursday, yielding just 10 rounds under par during Round 1 of the U.S. Open, with an average score of +4.63.
Yes, but: For all the carnage at the famously difficult track, there was still plenty of impressive golf and highlight shots.
Clubhouse leader: J.J. Spaun (-4) shot the first bogey-free round at Oakmont since Dustin Johnson's first round in 2016. Johnson went on to finish -4 and win the tournament.
Rare albatross: Patrick Reed recorded the fourth albatross in U.S. Open history when his 286-yard second shot found the cup on the par-5 fourth hole.
First eagle ever: Oakmont's par-4 3rd hole had never surrendered an eagle during the U.S. Open… until Shane Lowry carded one during an otherwise ugly round (+9).
More from Round 1: Brooks Koepka (-2) is in the hunt after a tongue lashing from his coach … Rory McIlroy (+4) left without talking to media (again) … Bryson DeChambeau (+3) averted a disastrous rules mistake … Scottie Scheffler (+3) turned in a 5.5-hour slog.
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Good read:Phil Mickelson walks in silence in possible last U.S. Open(Jay Busbee, Yahoo Sports)
As Phil Mickelson, aka Lefty, aka Phil the Thrill, aka FIGJAM, aka one of the two most famous golfers of the 21st century, teed off Thursday in what might be his final U.S. Open, there were more security guards than journalists following him. And there were two security guards.
️ Chart of the day: David vs. Goliath
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(Lev Akabas/Sportico)
Eight teams are in Omaha this weekend for the 2025 College World Series. One of them is not like the others.
Underdog story: Murray State upset Duke on Monday to clinch their first-ever trip to Omaha and become just the fourth regional No. 4 seed ever to reach the CWS. Not bad for a team with a tiny stadium and a paltry $858,000 budget, which ranks 253rd out of 308 D-I programs and pales in comparison to the other seven teams in Omaha, as illustrated above.
Taking on the big boys: The three teams Murray State faced to get here (Ole Miss, Duke, Georgia Tech) have a combined 24 pitchers who average 92+ mph on their fastball. The Racers have none. Thankfully, their offense absolutely rakes and averaged 8.8 runs per game this season, tied for 11th in the nation.
Weekend preview:Storylines and players to watch
NBA Mock Draft 4.0
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With the NBA draft less than two weeks away (June 25-26), Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor shares his latest first-round mock draft, which includes a projected top-10 trade between Philadelphia and New Orleans.
Lottery:
Mavericks: Cooper Flagg (F, Duke)
Spurs: Dylan Harper (G, Rutgers)
Pelicans*: Ace Bailey (F, Rutgers)
Hornets: Kon Knueppel (G/F, Duke)
Jazz: VJ Edgecombe (G, Baylor)
Wizards: Tre Johnson (G, Texas)
76ers*: Khaman Maluach (C, Duke)
Nets: Jeremiah Fears (G, Oklahoma)
Raptors: Carter Bryant (F, Arizona)
Rockets: Kasparas Jakučionis (G, Illinois)
Trail Blazers: Liam McNeeley (F, UConn)
Bulls: Jase Richardson (G, Michigan State)
Hawks: Derik Queen (C, Maryland)
Spurs: Cedric Coward (G, Washington State)
Full mock draft:Picks 15-30
*Proposed trade: The Pelicans send the No. 7 pick, a 2026 Pacers 1st-round pick (top-4 protected) and Herb Jones to the 76ers for the No. 3 pick and Kelly Oubre (player option).
Weekend Watchlist
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Indiana's defense put the clamps on OKC in Game 3. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
NBA Finals, Game 4 | Fri. 8:30pm ET, ABC
The Thunder need a road win tonight in Indianapolis to avoid falling into a dreaded 3-1 hole. The 2016 Cavaliers are the only team in NBA Finals history to erase a 3-1 deficit and win the title.
Stanley Cup Final, Game 5 | Sat. 8pm, TNT
The Oilers were in serious danger of falling into a 3-1 hole on Thursday night. Instead, they head home with all the momentum and a chance to take the series lead as they chase Canada's first Stanley Cup since 1993.
️ U.S. Open | Fri-Sun, USA/NBC/Peacock
Only the top 60 players and ties will make it to the weekend at Oakmont, and some big names are in danger of missing the cut. Here are the Round 2 tee times.
️ College World Series | Fri-Sun, ESPN
The eight-team double-elimination tournament begins today in Omaha, with No. 13 Coastal Carolina vs. Arizona (2pm) and No. 8 Oregon State vs. Louisville (7pm). Tomorrow, it's No. 15 UCLA vs. Murray State (2pm) and No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 6 LSU (7pm). The winners and losers of Friday's games play on Sunday.
️ Club World Cup | Sat-Sun, TBS/TNT
The inaugural 32-team tournament kicks off tomorrow in Miami, where Inter Miami faces Egypt's Al Ahly (8pm, TBS). The group stage continues on Saturday with four more matches, including PSG vs. Atlético Madrid at the Rose Bowl (3pm, TNT).
️ Gold Cup | Sat-Sun, Fox/FS1
The 16-team competition co-hosted by the U.S. and Canada kicks off tomorrow. The USMNT faces Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday in San Jose (6pm, Fox) before taking on Saudi Arabia and Haiti next week to complete Group D play.
UFL Championship | Sat. 8pm, ABC
The Michigan Panthers, who knocked off the three-time defending champion Birmingham Stallions in the semifinals, take on the DC Defenders in St. Louis for the title of spring football champion.
More to watch:
Track & Field: NCAA Outdoor Championships (Fri-Sat, ESPN2/ESPNU) … At Oregon's historic Hayward Field.
️ MLB: Yankees at Red Sox (Sat. 7pm, Fox); Giants at Dodgers (Sun. 7pm, ESPN) … Two coastal rivalries.
NASCAR: Mexico City (Sun. 3pm, Prime) … The Cup Series goes international for the first time in 27 years.
️ F1: Canadian Grand Prix (Sun. 2pm, ABC) … In Montreal.
PLL: Week 3 (Fri-Sat, ABC/ESPN+) … In Philadelphia.
BIG3: Week 1 (Sat. 3pm, CBS/Vice) … In Chicago.
Full weekend slate →
️ MLB trivia
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Reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA) threw yet another gem on Thursday to further pad his lead atop the 2025 race. In his last 12 starts, he has 101 strikeouts and 5 walks.
Question: Who was the last pitcher to win the AL Cy Young Award in back-to-back years?
Hint: 1999-2000.
Answer at the bottom.
First since Phelps
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(Canada Swimming)
Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh, 18, broke the world record in three different individual events (200 IM, 400 IM, 400 free) at this week's Canadian Swimming Trials.
A Phelpsian feat: The last swimmer to do that at a single long-course meet? Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Games, when the most decorated Olympian ever put forth arguably the greatest Olympics performance ever. Not bad company to be in!
Looking ahead: McIntosh, who won three gold medals in Paris, plans to move to Austin, Texas, later this summer and begin training with Bob Bowman, who coached Phelps for his entire career.
Trivia answer: Pedro Martínez (Red Sox)
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