NEW YORK — Mike Brown knows that the instant, immediate-aftermath story coming out of Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals will be the free-throw discrepancy between his New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs — a 24-8 chasm in the second half, with the Spurs outscoring their hosts by 14 points after intermission in a game they won 115-111 to get on the board in the best-of-seven series.
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Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz (16) rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday June 8, 2026, at the Las Vegas Ballpark in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LAS VEGAS — The Athletics finally brought Major League Baseball to Las Vegas on Monday night, and the first regular-season game in Southern Nevada delivered exactly the kind of spectacle the franchise hopes will become commonplace when it moves into its planned $2 billion ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip in 2028.
Unfortunately for the home crowd of 10,000-plus at Las Vegas Ballpark, the ending belonged to Milwaukee.
Ajla Tomljanovic (right) went on to reach the quarter-finals of the 2022 US Open [Getty Images]
Billie Jean King, Spike Lee and Rebel Wilson were in the crowd at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, and Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia was on the other side of the net.
Friday, 2 September, 2022 would – we thought – be remembered as the day the great Serena Williams played her final professional match.
But with a comeback in women’s doubles taking place at Queen’s Club this week, there will now be a different ending to the story of the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion.
A Somali referee chosen to officiate at the World Cup has been denied entry into the United States.
Omar Artan was turned away by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon his arrival at Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday.
CBP confirmed on Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry.
Although the CBP statement on Monday did not explicitly name the individual, Artan is the sole World Cup referee representing Somalia.
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The Spurs stormed Madison Square Garden and sto
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jose Altuve scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on a popout to shallow center field, and Houston Astros left fielder Brice Matthews threw out Mike Trout at home plate in the bottom half to preserve a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
Christian Walker hit an RBI single for Houston off Kirby Yates with one out in the ninth, tying it 4-all.
Altuve began the 10th as the automatic runner at second base and moved to third on Matthews’ bunt single.
🥐 Football never lets up, even at dawn: 5 stories for Tuesday
With eyes split between the final warm-up tests ahead of the biggest event in world football and the offices of Europe’s top clubs, the news this Tuesday arrives packed with promising goals, strategic market moves, and off-field decisions already sparking international debate.
From the Spanish national team camp to future plans in Barcelona, the news agenda is red-hot. Below, we review the five main talking points driving fan conversations at the start of the day.
Marcus Rashford: One stumbling block stopping Bayern raid
With plans to strengthen all areas of the pitch, Manchester United need to be ruthless when it comes to player sales this summer.
This is especially true when it comes to players who spent last season on loan. So far, only Rasmus Hojlund has agreed to join Napoli on a permanent basis.
Both Andre Onana and Marcus Rashford have yet to find a permanent home and there are murmurs that the duo could return to Manchester for pre-season.