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TEN FRENCH OPEN

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WITH: TEN FRENCH OPEN PLAYING THROUGH PAIN

DESCRIPTION: Players at the French Open are expressing concerns that there is an overwhelming sense of obligation to play through pain thanks to a schedule and a system one called a “rat race.” UPCOMING: 750 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 3:00 a.m. EDT

WITH: TEN FRENCH OPEN

DESCRIPTION: Second-round play at the French Open on Thursday. UPCOMING: 500 words, Photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 5:00 a.m. EDT

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SOC--HEYSEL-40 YEARS

DESCRIPTION: On May 29, 1985, 39 people went to the biggest club game in soccer and never returned home. This is a look at one of the worst tragedies in sporting history - at Heysel Stadium in Brussels ahead of the European Cup final between Juventus and Liverpool exactly 40 years ago. By Steve Douglas. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 6:00 a.m. EDT, Text, Photo

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CYC--GIRO D’ITALIA

DESCRIPTION: CESANO MADERNO, Italy — The 18th stage of the Giro d’Italia follows a 144-kilometer route from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno featuring three short climbs before a flat finish. UPCOMING: 250 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 12:00 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo

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FBC--SEC MEETINGS-RULEMAKERS

DESCRIPTION: MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The newest bit of alphabet soup in college sports is the SIC, the Settlement Implementation Committee. It’s a group of 10 athletic directors across the country in charge of counting the money, deciding what a “fair market” deal for players looks like and, if things go well, avoiding trips to court whenever a decision comes down that someone doesn’t like. By Eddie Pells. AP Photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 3:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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FBN--JETS-FIELDS

DESCRIPTION: FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Justin Fields is settling in as the New York Jets’ starting quarterback, using organized team activities to bond with his new teammates on and off the field. By Pro Football Dennis Waszak Jr.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 4:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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GLF--MEMORIAL

DESCRIPTION: DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion as the Memorial begins Thursday at Muirfield Village, the 50th year of the tournament Jack Nicklaus built. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 7:00 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo

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GLF--U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN

DESCRIPTION: ERIN, Wis. — Yuka Saso is the defending champion and Nelly Korda has the world’s top ranking heading into the first round of the 80th U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills, located less than 40 miles northwest of Milwaukee. By Steve Megargee. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos,

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 7:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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FBN--RAIDERS-SMITH

DESCRIPTION: HENDERSON, Nev. — New Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith is back with a familiar face in Pete Carroll while working under a new offensive coordinator in Chip Kelly. By Mark Anderson. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 9:00 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo

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HKN--OILERS-STARS

DESCRIPTION: DALLAS — The Edmonton Oilers return to Dallas with a chance in Game 5 to wrap up the Western Conference final. The Stars, who lost in the West final the past two years, have scored two goals the past three games. By Stephen Hawkins. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. game starts at 8:20 p.m. EDT.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 10:30 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo

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BKN--PACERS-KNICKS

DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK — The Indiana Pacers try to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history by beating the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers won both games in New York to start the series. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 11:00 p.m. EDT

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BBO--NATIONALS-MARINERS

Hassell hits 1st major league homer and Nationals rout Mariners 9-0

SUMMARY: Robert Hassell III had three hits and two RBIs, including his first major league home run, and James Wood also went deep as the Washington Nationals routed the Seattle Mariners 9-0. Luis García Jr. and Josh Bell launched consecutive homers to help back Trevor Williams, who tossed six splendid innings. Bell finished with three hits and Wood drove in three runs. Playing his sixth major league game, Hassell hit a solo homer in the eighth to make it 7-0. The touted rookie began the night batting .118 with one RBI since making his debut last Thursday. The 23-year-old Hassell was drafted eighth overall by San Diego in 2020 and traded to Washington in the Juan Soto blockbuster at the August 2022 deadline.

WORDS: 325 - MOVED: 05/29/2025 12:46 a.m. EDT

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HKN--PANTHERS-HURRICANES

Defending champion Panthers head back to Stanley Cup Final with 5-3 Game 5 win over Hurricanes

SUMMARY: Carter Verhaeghe broke a tie off a feed from Aleksander Barkov with 7:39 left and the defending champion Florida Panthers advanced to their third straight Stanley Cup Final, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 5. The Panthers beat the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final for the second time in three seasons. The Panthers will face the winner of the Western final between Dallas and Edmonton, with the Oilers up 3-1 to put them within a win of a rematch with Florida for the Cup. Sam Bennett added an empty-net goal with 54 seconds left by skating down a loose puck straight out of the penalty box after Florida had held up against a critical late power play for the Hurricanes.

WORDS: 770 - MOVED: 05/29/2025 12:32 a.m. EDT

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HKN--PANTHERS-HURRICANES-HANDSHAKES

Paul Maurice, Rod Brind’Amour skipped player handshakes after East final. It was for a good reason

SUMMARY: Florida coach Paul Maurice did not shake hands with the Carolina Hurricanes when the Eastern Conference final ended. And he asked Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour not to shake hands with the Panthers, either. It wasn’t out of disrespect. Quite the contrary. The handshake line at the end of a playoff series is one of hockey’s sacred traditions. And Maurice thinks the handshakes are part of what makes the game great to hockey fans, and he’s all for it happening. He has just said repeatedly throughout this postseason that he thinks the coaches shouldn’t be part of it and that he wants it all about the players.

WORDS: 445 - MOVED: 05/29/2025 12:20 a.m. EDT

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BKN--TIMBERWOLVES-THUNDER

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder top Timberwolves 124-94 to advance to NBA Finals

SUMMARY: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 to win the Western Conference finals series 4-1 and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. Chet Holmgren had 22 points, seven rebounds and three blocks and Jalen Williams added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Thunder. Oklahoma City will play the Indiana Pacers or New York Knicks in the finals. Indiana leads the Eastern Conference finals series 3-1 with Game 5 to be played in New York City on Thursday.

WORDS: 501 - MOVED: 05/29/2025 12:15 a.m. EDT

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GLF--NCAA MEN

Oklahoma State wins its 12th NCAA men’s golf title, beating Virginia 4-1 at La Costa

SUMMARY: Eric Lee beat Josh Duangmanee 2 up to give Oklahoma State its 12th NCAA men’s golf title and first in eight years, with the Cowboys beating Virginia 4-1 on Wednesday at La Costa. Lee, a sophomore who played at California as a freshman, took the lead with a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th, then chipped to 5 feet on the par-5 18th and finished off Duangmanee with a conceded birdie. Lee scored for the winning point a day after making a 6-foot par putt on the 19th hole to lift fourth-seeded Oklahoma State past Mississippi in the semifinals. On a cloudy afternoon with the temperature in the mid-60s, Swedish freshman Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson, Gaven Lane and Ethan Fang also won matches for Oklahoma State.

WORDS: 423 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 11:37 p.m. EDT

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SOC--MLS-MONTREAL-MIAMI

Messi scores twice, assists in Miami’s 4-2 win over Montreal

SUMMARY: Lionel Messi scored twice and had an assist, and Inter Miami broke out of its slump with a 4-2 rout of Montreal. Messi scored in the 27th and 87th minutes and set up Luis Suárez’s goal with some nice dribbling in the 68th minute on Wednesday. Suárez added another in the 71st. The win gave Messi’s slumping Inter Miami team just its second victory in its past eight contests. Miami last won a match on May 3, going 0-2-2 since then and dropping to sixth in the Eastern Conference. Dante Sealy and Victor Loturi scored for Montreal.

WORDS: 495 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 10:26 p.m. EDT

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US--CALIFORNIA-TRANSGENDER-ATHLETES

California changed rules for a track-and-field meet after a trans athlete’s success. What to know

SUMMARY: California is opening up its track-and-field championship to more girls after a transgender athlete drew controversy for qualifying for the meet. The state announced the change Tuesday after high school junior AB Hernandez qualified for the final. President Donald Trump referenced Hernandez in a social media post saying California must comply with an executive order he issued aimed at barring trans girls from competing in girls sports. Debates are ongoing nationwide over fairness in sports and the participation of transgender female athletes. Some experts say the rule may be discriminatory while others say it adds inclusivity because more athletes can compete.

WORDS: 837 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 8:09 p.m. EDT

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SOF--NCAA-WCWS PREVIEW

Oklahoma will face hard-throwing Karlyn Pickens in quest for 5th straight Women’s CWS title

SUMMARY: The Oklahoma Sooners may face their toughest road yet as they seek a record fifth straight Women’s College World Series championship. The second-seeded Sooners will open against hard-throwing Karlyn Pickens and No. 7 seed Tennessee. In the second game of super regional play, Pickens unleashed a pitch that traveled an NCAA record 79.4 miles per hour. Action in the eight-team double-elimination bracket begins Thursday at Devon Park. The final two teams will play for the title in a best-of-three series starting June 4. In other opening-day matchups, Texas plays Florida, Texas Tech will face Mississippi and UCLA meets Oregon.

WORDS: 848 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 7:57 p.m. EDT

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FBN--DOLPHINS-HILL

Tyreek Hill: ‘I’ve got to prove myself’ to Dolphins after last season’s frustrations

SUMMARY: Tyreek Hill said he has to prove to the Miami Dolphins that they can depend on him as a committed leader after his comments at the end of last season indicating that he wants to play somewhere else. Hill has spent the offseason rehabbing two wrist procedures and said he’s focused on putting last season’s frustrations behind him while achieving his goal of surpassing 2,000 yards receiving. Additionally, the Dolphins are still pursuing trade options for cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Coach Mike McDaniel declined to give details on why the relationship deteriorated.

WORDS: 952 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 7:56 p.m. EDT

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BBO--METS-SLUMPING SOTO

Soto falls deeper into slump with another hitless game in Mets’ loss

SUMMARY: Juan Soto’s numbers are getting ugly. The slumping New York Mets slugger went hitless again Wednesday and failed to get the ball out of the infield in a 9-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox. After signing a record $765 million contract in December as a free agent, Soto is batting a measly .224 with eight homers and 25 RBIs in 55 games during a turbulent first season with the Mets. The four-time All-Star and five-time Silver Slugger winner was 0 for 4 with a walk and a strikeout Wednesday in a dreary performance. He is hitless in his last 16 at-bats and hasn’t homered since May 9, a span of 75 plate appearances.

WORDS: 526 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 7:44 p.m. EDT

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FBN--RAVENS-HARBAUGH

Harbaugh says cutting ties with Justin Tucker was a ‘complex’ decision for the Ravens

SUMMARY: Ravens coach John Harbaugh was available to local reporters for the first time since they announced May 5 they were releasing kicker Justin Tucker. The five-time All-Pro had been accused by over a dozen massage therapists of inappropriate sexual behavior, according to reporting by the Baltimore Banner. The NFL said it would investigate, but it’s not clear when that process will conclude. Harbaugh says it was a complex decision-making process on what to do with Tucker. But ultimately the team needed to have a kicker ready to go for Week 1.

WORDS: 484 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 7:42 p.m. EDT

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SOC--CONFERENCE LEAGUE FINAL

Chelsea wins Conference League to complete set of UEFA titles in liftoff for American owners

SUMMARY: Chelsea has rallied to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the Conference League final and become the first team to have all four of UEFA’s club competitions in its trophy collection. All of Chelsea’s goals came in the second half. Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson converted pinpoint crosses from Cole Palmer before Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo added more goals to complete the English team’s fightback in Wroclaw, Poland. Betis was playing in its first European final and went ahead through Abdessamad Ezzalzouli’s ninth-minute goal. Chelsea added the Conference League to its Champions League, Europa League and now-defunct Cup Winners’ Cup titles.

WORDS: 844 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 6:48 p.m. EDT

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FBN--BEARS-WILLIAMS

Bears QB Caleb Williams addresses controversy from book excerpt

SUMMARY: Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams made an attempt to quiet a controversy about how he had wanted to go to the Minnesota Vikings rather than his current team. Williams says he did have interest in the Vikings after a visit there but it all ended when he made a trip to Chicago, which owned the first pick in the 2024 draft. Then he decided he wanted to be the one who ended a long drought since the Bears last had a winning quarterback. Williams also labeled as false a part of the report suggesting he didn’t know how to watch film last year and the Bears failed to help him.

WORDS: 741 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 6:22 p.m. EDT

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FBN--PATRIOTS-DIGGS

Patriots say they will handle video of receiver Stefon Diggs internally

SUMMARY: New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel says he is aware of a video that showed receiver Stefon Diggs passing a bag of pink crystals to women on a boat. Vrabel declined to comment on whether he has spoken to Diggs about it. Vrabel spoke at an optional practice on Wednesday that Diggs did not attend. The football player is shown in a video on social media talking to three women on a boat before he produces a bag of pink crystals. Vrabel said he wants all of his players to make good decisions.

WORDS: 390 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 6:22 p.m. EDT

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FBN--COMMANDERS-DANIELS

Bulked up Jayden Daniels looks to have put on weight coming off rookie season with the Commanders

SUMMARY: Jayden Daniels is in his second spring of NFL offseason workouts with the same coach and offense from his successful rookie year for the Washington Commanders. But Washington’s franchise quarterback looks a little different. Daniels appears to have bulked up since leading the Commanders on an improbable run to the NFC championship game. The 24-year-old acknowledged he naturally put on some weight but doesn’t want to say how much and insists it was not a mission of his. Teammates and coaches noticed Daniels is bigger and stronger and chalk it up to a motivated competitor eager to get better.

WORDS: 810 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 5:06 p.m. EDT

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FBC--BAYLOR-FOSTER DIES

Baylor football player Alex Foster dies from gunfire as city issues curfew over spate of violence

SUMMARY: Baylor defensive lineman Alex Foster has died after he was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car in his Mississippi hometown, the Washington County coroner’s office confirmed to The Associated Press. He was 18. The Mississippi Clarion Ledger first reported Foster as being the victim of a shooting in Greenville after Baylor announced without a cause that Foster had died. The shooting was part of a “surge in violent crimes” that Greenville Mayor Errick D. Simmons said threaten the community. Simmons said the city issued a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. to curb the violence. No arrests have been made.

WORDS: 449 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 4:59 p.m. EDT

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SOC--CONFERENCE LEAGUE FINAL-FAN DISORDER

Fan violence ahead of soccer final between Chelsea and Real Betis leads to 28 arrests

SUMMARY: Police say fan disorder ahead of a European soccer final between Chelsea and Real Betis in the Polish city of Wroclaw has led to 28 people being arrested. Polish state news agency PAP reports that police used stun grenades and a water cannon against the teams’ fans who were disturbing public order. PAP adds there were scuffles between supporters and bottles were thrown. The disorder took place hours between the Conference League final between the teams. PAP reported police sergeant Łukasz Dutkowiak saying officers restored order after initial altercations between Chelsea and Betis fans. Arrests were later made following analysis of surveillance footage.

WORDS: 157 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 3:38 p.m. EDT

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US--FROM SPORTS TO POLITICS

Hall of Famers. A Heisman winner. An MMA fighter. Tuberville is not the only sports politician

SUMMARY: Tommy Tuberville is a U.S. senator running for Alabama governor. His new campaign paraphernalia recognize his old job: coach. The former football coach at Auburn University leaned into that branding after announcing his bid for office Tuesday. It’s a deliberate tactic that demonstrates how figures like Tuberville transition from athletics to politics. Others have done it successfully, from Gerald Ford to Bill Bradley. Though there are no sure bets, as Herschel Walker’s bid for Senate showed. And as women’s professional sports grow in popularity, one expert says more women could use the platform to seek public office.

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GLF--JUNIOR GOLF-CHARLIE WOODS

Tiger’s son, Charlie Woods, wins Team TaylorMade Invitational in claiming 1st AJGA event

SUMMARY: Tiger Woods needs to make room on his trophy shelf for son Charlie. The 16-year-old finished with a three-round score of 15-under 201 at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in winning his first American Junior Golf Association event at the Streamsong Resort Black Course. Woods began the day tied at 9-under 135 and finished with a final round of 6-under 66 to top a 71-player field that included four of the top-five ranked AJGA’s players. Woods’ final round featured eight birdies and two bogeys, and he closed with four straight pars. He won the event by three strokes ahead of a three-way tie between fifth-ranked player Luke Colton, Willie Gordon and Phillip Dunham.

WORDS: 242 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 2:34 p.m. EDT

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FBN--GIANTS-NABERS

Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers not practicing with a toe injury that is ‘nothing serious’

SUMMARY: New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers is not participating in practice while dealing with a toe injury. Coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday the team is simply being cautious with Nabers, who has had an issue with the toe since his college days at LSU. Daboll said Wednesday before the Giants’ second practice of organized team activities and first open to reporters that the injury is nothing serious and didn’t require any procedures during the offseason. Nabers caught an NFL rookie-record 109 passes for New York last season.

WORDS: 680 - MOVED: 05/28/2025 2:06 p.m. EDT

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TEN--FRENCH OPEN-SWIATEK-RADUCANU

French Open 2025: Iga Swiatek beats Emma Raducanu to extend her bid for a 4th straight title

SUMMARY: Iga Swiatek is always quite good against Emma Raducanu. Always quite good at the French Open, too, of course. So it makes sense that the latest matchup between these two Grand Slam champions would end up with Swiatek on the right side of a 6-1, 6-2 result in the second round at Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday. Swiatek improved to 5-0 against Raducanu and ran her winning streak in the clay-court Grand Slam tournament to 23 matches. This contest lasted only 1 hour, 19 minutes, and Swiatek produced a 32-8 edge in winners.

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