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The Michigan State baseball team completed its second upset in as many days at the Big Ten tournament in Omaha, Neb., defeating No. 8 seed Iowa 4-3 to advance to the quarterfinals on May 22
The Spartans (24-31), who entered as the No. 12 and final seed, previously knocked off No. 5 seed Purdue, 8-4, in the first game of the tournament on May 19.
MSU trailed 3-2 in the seventh inning before tying the game, then loaded the bases in the ninth. That’s when junior second baseman Ryan McKay hit an infield single deep in the hole at shortstop that plated the eventual winning run.

Tim MacMahon: Jalen Williams was getting treatment on his left hamstring after exiting. That’s the hamstring he strained in Game 2 of the first round, causing him to miss six games before coming back for the West finals opener.
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Joel Lorenzi: No Jalen Williams since the first quarter. He’s been missing from the bench for a while. Said this morning that he felt fresh returning from his hamstring strain, after missing nearly a month, because he “hadn’t played all year.” Acknowledged that testing was extensive, because with these soft tissue injuries they constantly needed to check whether one leg was overcompensating for the other during recovery.
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“When I was in Golden State and we played Houston, we counted James Harden’s dribbles,” Brown said. “We told our guys he’s dribbling close to 1,000 times a game. Keep picking him up full court and make him dribble. At the end of the game, it would wear him down.” When that happened, the Knicks exposed Harden defensively with Jalen Brunson dominating him down the stretch during the shocking rally.

OTTAWA – Seven days ago, before the start of the PWHL’s Walter Cup Finals, Ann-Renée Desbiens considered what it would mean to win the league’s championship trophy alongside her captain, Marie-Philip Poulin.
“I would be so lucky as a teammate to have this opportunity to share this moment with her,” said Desbiens. “She is a legend. She is ‘Captain Clutch,’ the one and only one.
“She’s a person you want (to) battle for and that’s what this team is going to do.

The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder’s matchup in the 2026 Western Conference Finals is destined to go down as an all-timer. Game 1 was a double-overtime instant classic that saw the Spurs take control with an incredible performance from Victor Wembanyama, including a logo three-pointer to tie the game from Steph Curry range. How can Game 2 live up to its predecessor? Well, San Antonio guard Stephon Castle did his best by dropping one of the best dunks you will ever seen in the NBA Playoffs.

Bills’ offseason key to determining crucial position for Josh Allen originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The Buffalo Bills‘ receiver room, for most, is now settled as the franchise traded for DJ Moore to add to Josh Allen’s weaponry.
Moore, Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Joshua Palmer, and Tyrell Shavers loom as Allen’s top options, but there is a case to be made that the depth chart is rather jumbled.

Lead Stories says: Impersonator
Does a viral video really show fans filming Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr. in the restroom? No, that’s not true: Facial recognition software says it’s a different person. The video features a lookalike who has spent nearly four years impersonating the soccer player.
The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published by @Nowfootball on X on May 20, 2026. It read:
Neymar was out celebrating about being called up to the Brazil squad and got followed into the toilet by loads of fans😭😭😭.
The post included a video shot in a restroom.

Spurs vs. Thunder live box score: Full stats from NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals Game 2 originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are in need of a response going down 1-0 in the playoffs for the first time. After the San Antonio Spurs took Monday’s Game 1 112-115 in double-overtime, finding a way to stop Victor Wembanyama will be key.
The Spurs big man was 14-for-21 outside the paint, including a logo 3-pointer to tie the game and force overtime.