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05

White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami to miss 4 to 6 weeks with hamstring strain

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Murakami has hit 20 home runs in his first 57 MLB games.

01

Naomi Osaka survives scare from Iva Jovic to reach fourth round in Paris

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World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka also won, beating Australia's Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5, to set up a blockbuster clash against Osaka in the last-16.

Saturday, May 30

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Paris Saint-Germain edges Arsenal for second consecutive Champions League title

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PSG became only the second team beside Real Madrid to win the competition in consecutive years in the Champions League era.

Friday, May 29

08

Victor Wembanyama steps up as Spurs dominate Thunder to force Game 7

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The teams will meet in Game 7 on Saturday in Oklahoma City, with the winner advancing to face the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.

05

MLB owners push for salary cap in negotiations with MLB Players’ Association

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MLB announced Thursday that it intends to seek a $245.3 million salary cap (including benefits).

Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux dies at 60

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Lemieux played ​21 seasons in the NHL and was awarded the 1994-95 Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

04

Naomi Osaka says Serena Williams’ rumored return would be ’entertaining’

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The 44-year-old has not played since a third-round loss at the 2022 U.S. Open.

03

Style and steel as Naomi Osaka tames Donna Vekic to reach third round

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Osaka ​will face 16th seed Iva Jovic in the third round.

02

Jannik Sinner falls apart in shocking second-round upset at French Open

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Sinner arrived in Paris as the favorite after titles in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome, and with his main rival and defending champion Carlos ‌Alcaraz ‌out with injury.

Thursday, May 28

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Fiery Yuto Nagatomo burns with desire to lead Japan to glory at fifth World Cup

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Nagatomo has set a new Asian record by being picked for his fifth World Cup, surpassing players such as South Korea's Hong Myung-bo and Saudi Arabia's Sami al-Jaber.

09

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel dances around distractions in meeting with media

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One month since a scandal broke involving Vrabel and former reporter Dianna Russini, the ​Patriots assembled as a team on Wednesday for the start ‌of voluntary ‌team activities.

Tiger Woods to miss all of golf’s majors in 2026

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Woods is not eligible to compete at ‌the U.S. ‌Open next month, but he did ​have an exception to compete at the Open.

08

Shohei Ohtani homers and holds Rockies hitless over six innings in win

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Ohtani hit a leadoff home run for the second consecutive time while serving as the starting pitcher.

07

Modern pentathlon at LA Olympics to feature obstacles from ’Sasuke’

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TBS executive Katsuaki Setoguchi called the agreement a "groundbreaking milestone" for both the program and modern pentathlon.

05

Title contender Elena Rybakina upset in second round of French Open

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It was world No. 55 Starodubtseva's first top-five win.

03

Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic advance in Paris as Elena Rybakina slips up

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Swiatek is trying to rediscover her belief at the French Open after a lackluster few months.

Wednesday, May 27

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Rare komusubi title win bodes well for Wakatakakage’s future

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Wakatakakage is just the 11th man since 1931 to claim sumo's most important prize while ranked at komusubi.

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First unit of JAXA’s new ISS resupply craft completes missions

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The HTV-X1 delivered supplies to the international space station and then carried out missions in orbit around the Earth in and after March this year.

07

Thunder top Spurs to move to brink of NBA Finals

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Oklahoma City will head to San Antonio for Game 6 on Thursday with a chance to clinch the series.

05

Former Braves and Swallows slugger Bob Horner dies at 68

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Horner hit 31 home runs and batted .327 in 93 games for the Yakult Swallows in 1987.

Patrick Mahomes participates in Chiefs’ first practice

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Mahomes tore his left anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in ⁠the Chiefs' Dec. 14 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

04

Bryson DeChambeau remains optimistic about future of LIV Golf

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The league is reportedly seeking $250 million to $350 million in funding to continue operations beyond this year.

French Open fans and players try to beat heat at sweltering Roland Garros

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Roland Garros's medical staff treated 25 people on on Monday and about 15 by the middle of Tuesday afternoon, fire and safety officer Michel Franco Durand said.

PSG hoping to take place among greats with back-to-back Champions League titles

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Stopping Luis Enrique's thrilling PSG side has proven to be impossible for everyone over the last 18 months.

03

Victorious Naomi Osaka embraces role as tennis’ style icon at French Open

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Osaka won her first-round match 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).

Tuesday, May 26

09

Abe exits as Giants manager after allegedly assaulting daughter

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"I have caused great trouble to many baseball fans, pro baseball officials and the company through my family troubles," Shinnosuke Abe said.

06

Knicks sweep Cavs to make first NBA Finals since 1999

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The 37-point defeat was the Cavaliers' largest ever in a playoff home game.

Giants manager Abe resigns after arrest for allegedly assaulting daughter

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Abe, 47, who was apprehended at his home, admitted to the allegation against him.

05

Spain leaves out Real Madrid players as Barcelona dominates World Cup squad

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It is the first time that Spain will go to a World ‌Cup without ‌a Real Madrid player in its squad, a striking absence for the 15-time ​Champions League winner.

Working-class Rayo Vallecano defies the odds to contest first European final

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From the narrow streets of Vallecas to a European final in Leipzig, Rayo Vallecano has turned a season of conflict and resilience into the biggest night in its history.