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SOF-NCAA-WOMENS COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

DESCRIPTION: OKLAHOMA CITY — The Women’s College World Series semifinals are Monday. Stories 450 words. Texas vs. Tennessee, 11 a.m., second game to follow if Tennessee wins the first. By Tim Willert. Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m., second game to follow if Oklahoma wins the first. By Cliff Brunt.

UPCOMING: By 06/02/2025 2:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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HKN--STANLEY CUP

FORMATS: Text, Photo

1. WITH: HKN--STANLEY CUP

2. DESCRIPTION: EDMONTON, Alberta -- Before the Stanley Cup Final hype gets going with the Florida Panthers in town Tuesday, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have their final normal practice of what the reigning playoff MVP feels has been a much more normal run than a year ago. In the rematch, unlike the first time, they have home-ice advantage. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. UPCOMING: 550 words, photos.

3. UPCOMING: By 06/02/2025 4:00 p.m. EDT

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RAC--BELMONT DRAW

DESCRIPTION: SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and runner up Journalism are the top horses in the field for the second consecutive Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, as post positions are drawn for the third leg of the Triple Crown. UPCOMING: 350 words. Developing off draw at 5 p.m. EDT.

UPCOMING: By 06/02/2025 5:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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GLF--US OPEN-QUALIFYING

DESCRIPTION: COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rickie Fowler and Max Homa are among players at 36-hole U.S. Open qualifying that takes place at 10 sits in the U.S. and Canada to see who gets to play Oakmont. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. UPCOMING: 700 words.

UPCOMING: By 06/02/2025 9:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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BBO--TIGERS-WHITE SOX

DESCRIPTION: CHICAGO — Riley Greene and the Detroit Tigers visit Luis Robert Jr. and the Chicago White Sox for the opener of a four-game series. By Baseball Writer Jay Cohen. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Game starts 7:40 p.m. EDT.

UPCOMING: By 06/02/2025 10:20 p.m. EDT, Text

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NEW AND DEVELOPING

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HKN--STANLEY CUP-GOALIES

The Stanley Cup final goalie matchup: Bobrovsky and Skinner, matching wits once again

SUMMARY: The only times that Sergei Bobrovsky spent any time really reflecting on winning the Stanley Cup were the obvious moments. The on-ice celebration that night. The day of the parade. Things like that. Otherwise, he did what he always does. He looked at what was next. It is a simple approach and it works best for the Florida goaltender, who is about to play in the Stanley Cup Final for a third consecutive season. And in this title series, he’ll likely be matching goalie wits with Stuart Skinner again — the Edmonton netminder who was in goal for last year’s Stanley Cup Final.

WORDS: 601 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 12:54 p.m. EDT

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TEN--FRENCH OPEN-DJOKOVIC

Novak Djokovic earns his 100th career French Open victory by overwhelming Cam Norrie

SUMMARY: Novak Djokovic has earned his 100th career French Open victory by overwhelming Cam Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round. Only Rafael Nadal has earned more wins in Paris, with 112. Djokovic hasn’t ceded a set on his way to the quarterfinals this year at Roland-Garros, where he has won three of his 24 Grand Slam titles. With Monday’s win over Norrie never in doubt, Djokovic moves into a matchup against No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev on Wednesday for a berth in the semifinals.

WORDS: 163 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 12:34 p.m. EDT

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HKN--PANTHERS-BARKOV AWARDS

Surprise! NHL, with the help of kids, gives Barkov the Selke and King Clancy awards

SUMMARY: Florida’s Aleksander Barkov thought the team meeting was over. He found it odd that the Panthers hadn’t been told they could leave. Turns out, there was a good reason. Two of them, actually. The Panthers hadn’t had an opportunity to spend any time at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital during their playoff run, so the team decided to bring some of the patients into the team facility for a visit instead. And the kids came bearing gifts for Barkov: the Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward, and the King Clancy trophy for leadership and humanitarian work.

WORDS: 637 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 11:35 a.m. EDT

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BBO--ROYALS-CAGLIANONE

Jacpot! The Royals call up top prospect Jac Caglianone in the hopes of jump-starting their offense

SUMMARY: The Kansas City Royals have called up top prospect Jac Caglianone, and he could make his big league debut on Tuesday night in St. Louis. They announced the move on Monday, one day after a second straight 1-0 game against Detroit. Kansas City has hit the fewest homers and scored the second-fewest runs in baseball, and the Royals hope that Caglianone can help to jump-start that anemic offense. In 50 games between Double-A and Triple-A this season, Caglianone has hit 15 homers and 56 RBIs with a .322 batting average. He was the sixth overall pick in last year’s first-year player draft.

WORDS: 453 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 11:29 a.m. EDT

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FBN--MADDEN 26 COVER

Eagles’ Saquon Barkley announced as Madden NFL 26 cover athlete

SUMMARY: Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley has been announced as EA Sports’ cover athlete for Madden NFL 26. Barkley’s sensational backward hurdle from Week 9 of last year’s Super Bowl-winning season is depicted on the standard cover. The deluxe edition features a tight shot of Barkley in his game-day gear. Barkley last season set an NFL single-season rushing record, postseason included, topping the mark of 2,476 yards set by Terrell Davis. He ended perhaps the greatest debut season of any free agent in Philadelphia sports history with 2,504 yards rushing and 18 rushing touchdowns.

WORDS: 194 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 10:59 a.m. EDT

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BBO--WANDER FRANCO TRIAL-GUIDE

Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic

SUMMARY: Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Monday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl. Now 24, Franco was having an All-Star season in 2023 before Dominican authorities began investigating allegations he had been in a relationship with a minor and paid her mother thousands of dollars for her consent. The trial was initially scheduled for Dec. 12 but was postponed until June. Franco has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking.

WORDS: 825 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 10:47 a.m. EDT

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TEN--FRENCH OPEN-GAUFF

French Open: Coco Gauff reaches quarterfinals and jokes with Frances Tiafoe about forgetting rackets

SUMMARY: Coco Gauff has earned her fifth consecutive trip to the French Open quarterfinals with a straight-set victory but still is catching flak because she forgot to bring her rackets to an earlier match. The No. 2-seeded Gauff has been engaging in a bit of back-and-forth with another American and Roland-Garros quarterfinalist, Frances Tiafoe, over the equipment blunder. Gauff won the 2023 U.S. Open and was the runner-up in Paris in 2022. She beat No. 20 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 7-5 on Monday. Tiafoe teasingly called the 21-year-old Gauff “Mrs. Mature.”

WORDS: 665 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 10:29 a.m. EDT

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BKN--NBA FINALS-THUNDER-DAIGNEAULT

OKC’s Mark Daigneault knows what it takes to win championships. His wife has won a ton of them

SUMMARY: Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault has the best record of any coach in the NBA this season. And he has the second-best record of any coach in his house. Daigneault is a coach, and a coach’s husband, too. His wife is Oklahoma assistant women’s gymnastics coach Ashley Kerr. She and the Sooners went 33-2 this season and won another national championship, their third in the last four years. So, as Daigneault chases his first NBA title, his wife has now been part of seven national championships over her career on the staffs at Florida and Oklahoma.

WORDS: 958 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 10:26 a.m. EDT

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CAR--NASCAR-IN-SEASON CHALLENGE

NASCAR’s new $1M In-season Challenge starts with drivers focused more on winning races

SUMMARY: Bubba Wallace sees NASCAR as having all the momentum possible right now with different media partners. Perfect timing then for NASCAR’s In-season Challenge to debut, right? Well, Wallace forgot that was about to debut even as he thinks this will be a way to get fans even more invested. Kyle Larson also didn’t realize NASCAR’s new in-season competition had its field set after the Cup Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway. Larson said he hadn’t seen any promotion of the competition. NASCAR announced this new in-season competition in May 2024. The next three races will seed 32 drivers for the competition starting at Atlanta on June 28.

WORDS: 906 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 9:49 a.m. EDT

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BKN--NBA FINALS-SNAKEBIT PACERS

Pacers’ 25-year Finals drought is over. Now they’re looking to overcome their snake-bitten history

SUMMARY: Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner beamed as they carried the Indiana Pacers shiny, new Eastern Conference championship trophy into their postgame news conferences Saturday night. Pascal Siakam needed help because he was also bringing the series MVP trophy. The Pacers have finally ended their 25-year NBA Finals drought. They enjoyed it with a fitting celebration for the team that plays in a state where basketball is treated like religion. These Pacers have managed to achieve the unthinkable after starting 10-15 and looking less like anything but a title contender. But now Indiana will try to exorcise the demons of its decades-long snake-bitten history when the Pacers take on the Oklahoma City .

WORDS: 955 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 6:00 a.m. EDT

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BBO--THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL

Houston Astros look vulnerable in the AL West. Is anyone ready to dethrone them?

SUMMARY: If it weren’t for Oakland’s division title in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Houston would have a streak of seven straight AL West championships. Only the Braves, Dodgers and Yankees have had runs that long since divisional play began. But last year, the Astros won just 88 games. That was their fewest in a full season since 2016. Only the mediocrity of the rest of the division kept them on top. This year, Houston is 32-27. That puts the Astros on pace to win 88 games again. The question is whether anyone else in the division has what it takes to force a changing of the guard.

WORDS: 683 - MOVED: 06/02/2025 6:00 a.m. EDT

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MOVING TOMORROW

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HKN--STANLEY CUP

Coverage of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers.

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BKN--NBA FINALS COVERAGE

Coverage of the NBA Finals.

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BBO--ROYALS-CARDINALS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City plays St. Louis at Busch Stadium. UPCOMING: 200 words, more on merits. Game starts 6:45 p.m. CT.

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