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Softball’s All-Texas face-off: Texas Tech walked off four-time defending champ Oklahoma and Texas shut out Tennessee to set up an all-Texas last in the Women’s College World Series.Advertisement 100 wins
in Paris: Novak
Djokovic advanced to the French Open quarterfinals and joined Rafael Nadal(112 wins )as the only males to reach the century mark at Roland Garros. Super Regionals set: 16 teams are left in the NCAA
Baseball Champion. Next up: eight best-of-three Super Regionals hosted by the greater seed beginning on Friday. Cover professional athlete: Saquon Barkley’s reverse obstacle will grace the cover of”Madden 26
,”which comes out on August 14. No. 51 permanently(twice): When Ichiro Suzuki joined Seattle in 2001, he asked former Mariner Randy Johnson if he could wear his No. 51 jersey. Now, the team is retiring the number for both players, honoring Ichiro this summer and Johnson next year. MLB awards watch (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports)Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge’s home run-filled face-off over the weekend further reinforced their MVP cases. But what about MLB’s
other 2 significant awards races? Here are the early leaders in each, according to Yahoo Sports’Jordan Shusterman.American League MVP Judge (RF, Yankees): The two-time MVP has actually leveled up once again. His career-low strikeout rate has him flirting with a. 400 average two months into the season, and he’s on pace to end up being simply the 10th player in AL/NL history with an OPS over 1.200. Bobby Witt Jr. (SS, Royals): Though in 2015’s runner-up has actually taken a step back at the plate, he still ranks third in the AL in extra-base hits (31 ), 5th in wins above replacement(2.7 )and 2nd in steals(20 ). Cal Raleigh(C, Mariners ):”Big Dumper “( yes, that’s his nickname),
whose 23 homers are connected for the major league lead, became the very first catcher in MLB history with 20 HR before June and might very well be headed towards the best season ever by a catcher.Advertisement Cy Young Tarik Skubal (LHP, Tigers): The ruling AL Cy Young
ranks seventh in ERA(2.26), initially in WHIP (0.79)and has 99 strikeouts to just 7 walks. Keep this up and he might end up being the AL’s very first back-to-back winner considering that Pedro Martínez in 1999-2000. Garrett Crochet(LHP, Red Sox): His very first season as a starter last year was outstanding; his second has actually been sublime, leading the AL in strikeouts (101)and innings(82) while ranking sixth in ERA (1.98 )and third in WAR (2.7). Max Fried( LHP, Yankees ): In Fried’s first 12 starts after signing an eight-year,$218 million contract, he’s 7-1 with a 1.92 PERIOD (fifth in the AL)and 0.97 WHIP(seventh). Believe New york city is pleased with its investment?ROY Jacob Wilson (SS, Sports): The No. 6 choice in 2023 has actually followed last year’s frustrating launching with a supernova start to his real rookie project, batting.355 (second to Evaluate in the AL) with almost as many strolls (13)as
strikeouts (15). Shane Smith (RHP, White Sox): One of the only brilliant spots for the South Siders, the No. 1 choice in 2015’s Rule 5 draft sports a sterling 2.68 ERA, tops among certified novice starters.Carlos Narváez( C, Red Sox): The Venezuelan already looks
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like among the league’s best catchers. He leads all AL backstops in protective runs saved and his.847 OPS ranks second.National League MVP Ohtani (DH, Dodgers * ): The three-time MVP is on rate for 63 HR, which may suffice on its own to win him his fourth. If he’s even near his old self when he returns to the
mound, this race could be over by August.Freddie Freeman(1B, Dodgers *): Don’t let his colleague’s antics sidetrack you from what the 2020 MVP is doing. He leads the NL in batting average (.368) and OPS(1.056)
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. Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF, Cubs ): The sophomore sensation’s breakout has been a sight to see. The speedster leads the NL in WAR(3.6), is currently closing in on a 20-20 season
(15 HR, 19 SB)and
is perhaps the best outfielder in baseball.Cy Young Yoshinobu Yamamoto(RHP, Dodgers *): The $325 million guy has actually given L.A.’s injury-ravaged rotation some much-needed stability. Regardless of Sunday’s bad outing, he still has the NL’s third-best period (2.39 )and WHIP (1.00).
Paul Skenes (RHP, Pirates): The margins here are razor thin, and Skenes could easily rise Yamamoto with a strong start tonight. He’s tied for the NL lead in WHIP (0.92) and is second in period(
2.15 ). Zack Wheeler (RHP, Phillies): Will the two-time runner-up finally win? At 35, his career-high strikeout rate and career-low walk rate are powering an excellent 0.92 WHIP (tied with Skenes)and 2.96 ERA.ROY Drake Baldwin(C, Braves): The 2022 third-rounder has yet to supplant Sean Murphy as
Atlanta’s beginning backstop, however it may just refer time. His.868 OPS ranks 18th amongst all NL players with a minimum of 100 plate appearances.Ben Casparius (RHP, Dodgers *): The 2021 fifth-rounder is 4-0 with a 2.72 period and 0.96 WHIP in 19 appearances, emerging as a reliable long reliever for
an injury-depleted roster that’s short on arms.Chad Patrick (RHP, Brewers): The unheralded 2021 fourth-rounder leads NL rookies in innings(62.2)and sits just outside the leading 10 amongst all NL beginners with a 2.97 AGE. * Chasing history: 56
MLB teams have declared two significant awards in a single season, however no club has ever swept all 3. Could the 2025 Dodgers end up being the very first? 47 certify on”Golf’s Longest Day “
Max Homa brings his bag during final certifying in Columbus, Ohio.(U.S. Open) Max Homa is a six-time PGA Trip winner with $43 million in profession revenues. On Monday, he brought his own bag for a 36-hole marathon. That’s the appeal of U.S. Open qualifying.How it works: A little over half of the 156 golfers contending next week at Oakmont qualified by means of the approaches you ‘d expect like winning on Tour or being highly ranked. However 65 areas were scheduled forthose who emerged from a series of 36-hole qualifiers.Advertisement Regional qualifying( 18 holes)began in April, where over 10,000 golf players competed across 110 sites. Anybody with a 0.4 handicap or better was allowed to sign up.Final qualifying (36 holes)began in May with 3 occasions in Texas, England and Japan before concluding this week.Golf’s Longest Day: After 18 golf enthusiasts certified in May, another 47 earned their spots on Monday at 10 sites throughout North America.Duke University(Durham, NC)Emerald Dunes(West Palm Beach, FL)Springfield(Springfield, OH)Red Wine Valley(Walla Walla, WA)Headings from the day: Former world No. 13 Cameron Young beat Homa and Rickie Fowler in a stacked
playoff in Columbus … High schooler Mason Howell shot 63-63 (18-under)
to certify in Atlanta … Qualifier Matthew Vogt is a dental practitioner and grew up caddying at Oakmont. The NBA Finals, courtesy of Paul George (Taylor Wilhelm/Yahoo Sports
)As it ends up
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, all you needed to do to reach the 2025 NBA Finals was trade Paul George. Incredibly, both of this year’s finalists were developed from properties they received in exchange for dealing George,
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composes Yahoo Sports ‘Ben Rohrbach.Advertisement Indiana: The Pacers selected George with the 10th choice in the 2010 draft. To avoid losing him for absolutely nothing in totally free firm, they traded him to the Thunder in 2017 for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, who they eventually became Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Ben Sheppard and Johnny Furphy. That’s approximately a
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3rd of their entire roster, half their rotation and both of their leaders.Oklahoma City: George played two seasons with the Thunder(both first-round exits )before they delivered him
to the Clippers in 2019 for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari and a handful of first-round picks, among which became Jalen Williams (No. 12 in 2022). That’s the league MVP and their No. 2 scorer … and more choices are coming this year and next.Keep reading: Diving deeper into both trades Boisson stuns Pegula in Paris
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The only French player still in contention at Roland Garros is the last one you ‘d expect. Advertisement Historical upset: 22-year-old wild card Loïs Boisson stunned No. 3 Jessica Pegula on Monday in front of an adoring home crowd to clinch an area in the final eight.The Dijon local is the lowest-ranked woman(No. 361)to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal considering that Kaia Kanepi(No. 418) at the 2017 U.S. Open. But while Kanepi was a previous top-20 player, Boisson has never even split the top 150. Before this week, Boisson had actually filched$ 148,009 in profession profits. By reaching the quarters in Paris, she’s currently guaranteed $500,284. If she wins again tomorrow, that increases to$784,269. Comeback story: Boisson made a wild-card
entry in 2024 but tore her ACL in a tuneup match and missed nine months. A year later, she’s taken advantage of her second chance and will have the whole arena behind her tomorrow when she handles No. 6 Mirra Andreeva for an area in the semis.Speaking of upsets … No. 62 Alexander Bublik removed No. 5 Jack Draper to reach his first significant quarterfinal in his 26th appearance. Watchlist: Tuesday, June 3
Tommy Paul will have his work
cut out for him today against the protecting champ.(Tim Clayton/Getty Images) French Open, Quarterfinals(TNT/Max)The last two American males standing are in action today, beginning with No. 15 Frances Tiafoe vs. No. 8 Lorenzo Musetti (8:40 am)before No. 12 Tommy Paul takes on No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz (2:15 pm ).
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The last American male to reach the semifinals in Paris? Andre Agassi in 1999. MLB Doubleheader(7pm ET, TBS) The Yankees host the Guardians (7:05 pm) and the Dodgers host the Mets( 10:10 pm )in an uncommon TBS doubleheader.Advertisement More to enjoy:
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WNBA: Wings at Storm (9:30 pm, ESPN)… Paige Bueckers (concussion)will miss her 2nd straight game. Soccer: USWNT vs. Jamaica(8pm, TNT) … Friendly in St. Louis.Today’s full slate. NBA draft trivia(Taylar Sievert/Yahoo
Sports)Rutgers freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey are both forecasted to be top-3 choices in our newest NBA mock draft. Question: Who were the last two
college teammates to be top-3 choices in the same draft?Hint: It took place last decade.Answer at the bottom. The streak continues Jágr and Barkov commemorate a goal in 2017.( Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire by means of Getty Images)
A colleague of Jaromír Jágr has actually made the Stanley
Cup Final in each of the last 45 seasons.1980-2025: The streak started in 1980, when Jágr’s future teammate Bryan Trottier won the Cup with the Islanders. This year(and for the 3rd straight postseason), it’s Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov, who had fun with Jágr in Florida from 2015-17. Trivia answer: Duke’s Zion Williamson(No. 1)and R.J. Barrett (No. 3)
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