San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama wanted the ball for the final couple seconds of the first half. He got it, 65 feet from the basket. He had three Oklahoma City defenders in front of him. He took three dribbles. He got three points. And he made it look easy, too. It was hardly the only moment in which Wembanyama was unstoppable in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Sunday. He got most of the fourth quarter off and still finished with 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots as the Spurs beat the Thunder 103-82 to tie the West title series at two games apiece.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas Hertl weaved his way toward the slot and broke a tie at 8:21 of the third period as the Golden Knights overcame a three-goal deficit Sunday night to beat Colorado 5-3 and move within a victory of their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine years. The Golden Knights go for what would be a stunning sweep over the Presidents' Trophy winners on Tuesday night. Colorado will try to become just the fifth team to win a series after falling behind 3-0. Vegas, which trailed 3-0, was 0-19 in the playoffs when behind that many goals.
Injuries to some of soccer’s star players are mounting ahead of next month's World Cup. Lionel Messi has joined a list of concerns that already included Lamine Yamal. Kylian Mbappé and Mohamed Salah have recovered from injuries ahead of the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Now the focus will switch to Messi. The Argentina great left the field after reaching toward his left hamstring in a game for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer on Sunday. Spain's Yamal missed the final weeks of the season for Barcelona because of a muscle injury in his left leg. Others ruled out are France's Hugo Ekitike and Brazil stars Rodrygo and Éder Militão.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist swung to the outside of David Malukas, then found a way past the Team Penske driver to win the closest Indianapolis 500 in history by a margin of 0.0233 seconds. Malukas looked like he was in position to win when he passed race leader Marcus Armstrong off the final restart with one lap to go while Rosenqvist and Armstrong battled wheel to wheel down the back straightaway and through the final turn. Rosenqvist had just enough power to pull away from Armstrong and snake behind Malukas before making the decisive pass in the final 50 feet. The closest previous finish came in 1992 when Al Unser Jr. beat Scott Goodyear across the yard of bricks by 0.043 seconds.
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Suarez benefited from a crucial pit call, then caught a break from Mother Nature to win the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, capping an emotional day in which the auto racing world honored the memory of the late Kyle Busch. Suarez became the first Mexican-born driver to win the Coca-Cola 600. It was his third Cup Series win and first since 2024. A non-factor for most of the race, Suarez gambled and took two tires during a pit stop then twice beat Christopher Bell on two separate restarts before the race was called when the skies opened up with rain. NASCAR quickly made the decision to call the race. The victory was especially sweet for Suarez, who ran for Kyle Busch Racing.
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has honored the late Kyle Busch at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell stood with Busch's widow Samantha and their children, Brexton and Lennix, offering support. Former driver Kurt Busch and Kyle's parents also attended. Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion, died Thursday at 41 from severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. The tributes included a large No. 8 on the frontstretch grass, a moment of silence, and an eighth-lap silence during the race. The racing community almost mourned his loss earlier in the day at the Indianapolis 500.
One byproduct of the automatic runner on second base is that extra innings are one of the few times managers can still stomach ordering up an intentional walk. It’s a strategy that was beginning to fall out of favor otherwise. From 1974 to 2019 before the automatic runner there was an intentional walk every 140 plate appearances. In extra innings, it was one every 27. Since 2020, there has been an intentional walk every 335 plate appearances overall. But in extra innings, it has been one every 16.7. In extra innings, intentional walks are actually more common than they used to be.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is pinning its World Cup hopes on 66-year-old Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti. He took over the national team last year after leaving Real Madrid. Despite mixed results, Brazil is optimistic he can elevate the squad, which is less star-studded than past teams. Brazil has not won the World Cup since 2002, and its confidence has been shaken by Argentina's recent successes. Ancelotti included Neymar in the squad despite fitness concerns. Known for his tactical approach, Ancelotti has made Brazil a more structured team. The Brazilian soccer confederation has extended his contract until the 2030 World Cup.
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Wyndham Clark shot 11-under 60 to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday, overtaking Si Woo Kim by three strokes and pulling away from defending champion Scottie Scheffler after starting the day tied with the top-ranked hometown favorite. The 2023 U.S. Open champion, who shot 30-under 254, went in front for the first time in the final round with an eagle at the par-5 12th and twice took two-shot leads with clutch birdie putts over the final four holes while shooting 28 on the back nine. Kim and Scheffler shot matching 65s.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fred Kerley ran 100 meters in a pedestrian 9.97 seconds to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters were placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts and untied shoes. Kerley, who predicted Usain Bolt’s world record of 9.58 seconds would get “destroyed,” ran a time that would have placed him last at the Paris Olympics two years ago, where he actually won a bronze medal. The only athlete to break a world record over the four hours of swimming, weightlifting and track was Kristian Gkolomeev, who closed the night by swimming the 50-meter free in 20.81 seconds. That record won’t go into the books because the Enhanced Games allows performance-enhancing drugs that are banned in mainstream sports.
Finals
INTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 1
Final Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 1
Final Houston 8 Chicago Cubs 5
Final San Francisco 8 Chicago White Sox 5
Final Athletics 5 San Diego 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 5 Detroit 3
Final N.Y. Yankees 2 Tampa Bay 0
Final Kansas City 8 Seattle 6
Final Minnesota 6 Boston 5
Final Detroit 4 Baltimore 1
Final L.A. Angels 2 Texas 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Miami 4 N.Y. Mets 0
Final L.A. Dodgers 5 Milwaukee 1
Final Arizona 9 Colorado 1
Final Washington 2 Atlanta 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Final San Antonio 103 Oklahoma City 82
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS