PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff has overcome 10 double-faults and the first set she’s dropped in the tournament to beat Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1 at the French Open and reach the semifinals for the third time. Wednesday's contest was filled with plenty of mistakes by both Americans, who each has claimed one major championship. They combined for 101 unforced errors and just 40 winners across more than two hours under a closed roof at Court Philippe-Chatrier on a drizzly, chilly day. The No. 2-seeded Gauff won the 2023 U.S. Open and was the runner-up at the 2022 French Open.
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have fired coach Tom Thibodeau, just days after their first trip to the Eastern Conference finals in 25 years. The Knicks were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers with a loss in Game 6 on Saturday night. They then decided to move on from Thibodeau, who led them to the postseason in four of his five seasons in New York. The decision was made by team president Leon Rose with approval from owner Jim Dolan, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday.
MIAMI (AP) — The struggling Colorado Rockies have ended their ignominious, record-setting streak of 22 consecutive series losses, which dated to last season. A nervy 3-2 victory at Miami on Tuesday night, highlighted by Hunter Goodman’s third home run in two games, gave Colorado two straight victories over the Marlins. That ensures the Rockies will leave town with their first series victory since taking two of three games from Arizona in Denver in mid-September. Colorado is a major league-worst 11-50. They won consecutive games for just the second time this year after beating Atlanta on April 30 and San Francisco the next day. Before the Rockies arrived in Miami, they’d gone 3-28 on the road.
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in southern India. The incident on Wednesday happened as thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city to celebrate the winners of the Indian Premier League, which is the world’s most popular T20 cricket tournament. Local media reported at least seven people had died in the crush. There was no immediate comment from the authorities.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It’s No. 25 Indiana vs. No. 47 Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals. That’s not their seeding. That’s their media market ranking. To some, that might matter. A title matchup that starts Thursday night between the Pacers and Thunder has two young, fun teams that score a ton and are led by marketable stars. That the good news. Here’s the inevitable other side: The ratings, especially at the start of the series, probably aren’t going to be good because the home markets are so small. Those who like the NBA won’t be dissuaded by that. Those who don’t like the NBA will tout it as great failure.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers seemed to have been on a collision course to meet again in the Stanley Cup Final. A year since Florida won in seven games to capture the first title in franchise history, there’s an aura of inevitability around the rematch. The question is whether the conclusion of this one will be the Panthers becoming back-to-back NHL champions or Oilers captain Connor McDavid finally hoisting the Cup. Game 1 is Wednesday night at Edmonton.
China will be eliminated from soccer World Cup qualification if it fails to beat Indonesia on Thursday. Even if it wins, it must also defeat Bahrain on June 10 to have any hope of moving to the next stage of the complex qualification process. China has reached only one previous men's World Cup. That was in 2002 when it lost all three games without scoring a goal. This is difficult to grasp. The country has 1.4 billion people and won 40 gold medals at the Olympics last year. But it can't find 11 elite men's soccer players.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ally Sentnor and Lynn Biyendolo each scored two goals and the United States beat Jamaica 4-0 after the team honored longtime defender Becky Sauerbrunn. Sentnor scored in the 19th minute then scored her second off a deflection 10 minutes later. Biyendolo scored in the 60th minute, three minutes after coming into the game as a substitute. She added a second in the 88th minute off a cross from Avery Patterson. Phallon Tullis-Joyce made her second consecutive in goal for the United States. Before the game, the United States honored Sauerbrunn, who retired from soccer late last year after a 16-year career.
TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper hit a first-inning home run in his return to the starting lineup against the Toronto Blue Jays after he missed the last five games with a bruised right elbow. Harper played first base and batted third in his first game since he was hit by a 95 mph fastball from Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider last week. The Phillies went 1-4 without Harper and fell out of first place in the NL East.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy homered twice, including a tying shot in the ninth inning, and Freddie Freeman doubled home the winning run in the 10th to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets 6-5. Freeman’s slicing fly to deep left field was misplayed by Brandon Nimmo, who got twisted around and appeared to lose sight of the ball as it dropped on the warning track beside him. That allowed automatic runner Tommy Edman to score from second base with one out, ending New York’s four-game winning streak. The Dodgers earned their 20th comeback win of the season after blowing a 4-1 lead they established in the first.
INTERLEAGUE
Final Houston 3 Pittsburgh 0
Final Philadelphia 8 Toronto 3
Final Kansas City 10 St. Louis 7
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Yankees 3 Cleveland 2
Final Tampa Bay 5 Texas 1
Final L.A. Angels 4 Boston 3
Final Chicago White Sox 8 Detroit 1
Final Baltimore 5 Seattle 1
Final Minnesota 10 Athletics 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Colorado 3 Miami 2
Final Chicago Cubs 8 Washington 3
Final Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 2
Final Arizona 8 Atlanta 3
Final San Diego 3 San Francisco 2
Final L.A. Dodgers 6 N.Y. Mets 5