Alcaraz edges Humbert in Wimbledon thriller for semis
Carlos Alcaraz, slipping then sprinting to win 6-3 6-4 1-6 7-5 over Ugo Humbert at Centre Court, eyes a possible No. 1 vs Sinner rematch in the Wimbledon semifinals as Tommy Paul and Daniil Medvedev advance. Madison Keys retires with Paolini set to face Emma Navarro. Gauff exits, leaving Rybakina and Paolini as top seeds remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Carlos Alcaraz
Royal Box
Alcaraz
Ugo Humbert
Centre Court
All England
Humbert
Jannik Sinner
Tommy Paul
Sinner
Daniil Medvedev
Novak Djokovic
Ben Shelton
Paul
Roberto Bautista Agut
Medvedev
Grigor Dimitrov
Madison Keys
Jasmine Paolini
Paolini
Emma Navarro
Coco Gauff
Gauff
Iga Swiatek
Elena Rybakina
Wilson leads Aces past Wings as all-time scorer
Aja Wilson poured in 28 points and 10 rebounds to become Las Vegas's franchise leading scorer with 4,301 career points, surpassing Sophia Young-Malcolm. DeWanna Bonner hit seven 3s for Connecticut in a high scoring win over Atlanta, while Nneka Ogwumike and Seattle pulled away from Chicago. Skylar Diggins-Smith and Ezi Magbegor added key totals for Seattle. Dearica Hamby and Brittney Griner sparked a late Sparks rally past the Mercury in a separate tightly contested affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aja Wilson
Las Vegas Aces
Dallas Wings
Wilson
Sophia Young-Malcolm
DeWanna Bonner
Connecticut
Atlanta
Tiffany Mitchell
Brianna Jones
Alyssa Thomas
Nneka Ogwumike
Seattle
Chicago
Sky
Angel Reese
Jewell Loyd
Skylar Diggins-Smith
Ezi Magbegor
Natasha Cloud
Kahleah Cooper
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Dearica Hamby
Sparks
Brittney Griner
Cooper
Cavaliers Lock Up Donovan Mitchell With Extension
The Cleveland Cavaliers announced a multi year contract extension for guard Donovan Mitchell on Sunday. President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman called the move pivotal for the franchise and its path to sustainable success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Donovan Mitchell
Cavaliers
Koby Altman
Greece tops Croatia to seal Olympic basketball berth
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Greece to an 80-69 win over Croatia to clinch an Olympic spot in the Paris Games qualifiers. Georgios Papagiannis added 19 points as Greece earned a berth for the first time since 2008, joining Spain, Brazil and Puerto Rico among others in the final field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Croatia
Ivica Zubac
Piraeus
Antetokounmpo
Georgios Papagiannis
Nick Calathes
Papagiannis
Mateo Dreznjak
Mario Heronja
Dario Saric
Australia
Canada
Spain
Bahamas
Paris
U.S
France
Germany
Japan
Serbia
South Sudan
Brazil
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Jose Alvarado
Tremont Waters
Lithuania
Rokas Jakubaitis
Domantas Sabonis
Valencia
Lorenzo Brown
Willy Hernangomez
Santiago Aldama
Usman Garuba
Buddy Hield
Deandre Ayton
Eric Gordon
Valdez Edgecombe Jr
Riga
Latvia
Bruno Caboclo
Leo Meindl
Caboclo
Meindl
Richards Lomars
Rolands Smits
Arturs Zagars
Zagars
Thompson wins John Deere Classic by four strokes
Thompson, 25, from Georgia, shot 7-under 64 to finish 28-under 256 and claim a four shot win at the John Deere Classic. He earns entry into the British Open, Masters, and another major while setting a tournament 72-hole scoring record. C.T. Pan and Luke Clanton contended for the final Open spot. Clanton and Thorbjornsen tied for second with Pan earning the Open berth on ranking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvis
Davis Thompson
Thompson
Royal Troon
C.T. Pan
Taiwan
Florida State
Luke Clanton
Michael Thorbjornsen
Stanford
Clanton
Pan
Billy Joe Patton
Patton
Turgis wins Stage 9 at the Tour de France in Troyes
Anthony Turgis of Total Energies breaks away on gravel roads to win stage nine in Troyes, edging Tom Pidcock and Derek Gee. Pogacar holds the yellow jersey with Remco Evenepoel 33 seconds back, as Vingegaard remains third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troyes
France
Anthony Turgis
Tadej Pogacar
Turgis
Total Energies
Tom Pidcock
Derek Gee
Champagne
Pogacar
Remco Evenepoel
Jonas Vingegaard
Italy
Primez Roglic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edon
Vegas
Sun
Mercury
New York
Indiana
Atlanta Chicago
Washington
Minnesota
Las Vegas
Dallas
Mitchell
Giannis
Rudy Fernandez