WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, said he plans to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden next week at the invitation of the team’s owner.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Casey Wasserman hasn’t considered resigning as chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics over his appearance in the Jeffrey Epstein files despite Mayor Karen Bass urging him to quit.
NANTES, France (AP) – Guéla Doué scored a goal and set up the winning strike as Ivory Coast surprised France – and Doué’s brother in the French dugout – with a 2-1 victory in a World Cup warmup match Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Kelsey Mitchell scored 11 straight points during a third-quarter run Thursday night and finished with 25 points to help the defending Commissioner’s Cup champion Indiana Fever open this season’s tournament with an 83-71 victory over the Atlanta Dream.
CHICAGO (AP) – Pete Crow-Armstrong’s bloop RBI single capped a four-run ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 7-6 Thursday night to avoid a three-game series sweep.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jennifer Kupcho made seven birdies on an unforgiving Riviera for a 5-under 66 and a one-shot lead over Sei Young Kim in the opening round of the 81st U.S. Women’s Open on Thursday.
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas and Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy both left Thursday’s game following a violent collision at first base.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Olivia Miles scored a career-high 28 points and set a WNBA rookie record with eight 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Golden State Valkyries 87-84 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.
ATLANTA (AP) – Chad Dallas allowed one run in 3 2/3 innings in his major league debut and combined with five other Toronto pitchers on a four-hitter as the Blue Jays beat Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.
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