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Sparks seek complete effort in rematch vs. Tempo
May 15, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) reacts after defeating the Toronto Tempo at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images After picking up their first victory of the season, the Los Angeles Sparks have a chance to even their record when they play host to the Toronto Tempo for the second time in three days.
The Sparks (1-2) earned a 99-95 victory over the Tempo on Friday when Kelsey Plum scored 20 of her 27 points in the second half, while adding nine assists. Back from a two-season stint with the Seattle Storm, Nneka Ogwumike added 20 points.
The Sparks nearly squandered an early 19-point lead, as well as a 20-point advantage in the third quarter to the expansion Tempo when their lead dwindled to two points with 2:26 remaining. They held on by getting five points from Plum over the final 1:36.
“The goal is to put together 40 minutes,” Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts said about an early 21-2 lead before the close call at the end. “We haven’t done that yet this season, but the season’s early, we’ll get there.””
Dearica Hamby scored 19 points for Los Angeles, while Cameron Brink added 10 off the bench. Erica Wheeler also scored 10 points with seven assists while starting in place of Ariel Atkins (concussion).
After winning the first game in franchise history earlier in the week, Toronto (1-2) nearly rallied to win its first road game.
Brittney Sykes led the Tempo with 27 points against her former team, while Laura Juskaite, in her first WNBA season from Lithuania, scored 16 off the bench.
Nyara Sabally recorded 14 points and nine assists for Toronto, while rookie Kiki Rice scored 11 off the bench. After winning a national championship with UCLA last month, Rice was playing in her first professional game at Los Angeles.
The Tempo slowly chipped away at their deficit following the slow start but never led in the game.
“We were sleeping. It’s like we were already (in) bed in Toronto,” Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello said. “I have to get them more ready. That’s unacceptable. I was so proud of the fight back … but we did nothing that we had spoken about, so the starters have to do a better job come Sunday.”
After scoring at least 26 points in each of the opening two games, Marina Mabrey was held to seven points on 3-of-10 shooting, including 1 of 6 from 3-point range.
–Field Level Media
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Rain wipes out Indy 500 practice, threatens qualifying
Fans move through the rain Friday, May 15, 2026, before Fast Friday practice ahead of the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Intermittent rain forced the cancellation of morning practices and threatened Saturday’s Indianapolis 500 qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The IndyCar Series canceled the full-field practice session scheduled for 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. ET.
Time trials for the May 24 race were scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. ET on the 2.5-mile oval.
Cars continued to move through the pre-race inspection line in the rain Saturday morning, according to local reports.
Scattered showers and storms are expected throughout the day and into the early evening hours.
If all 33 drivers are unable to complete one qualifying run on Saturday, the whole process would be pushed back to Sunday.
“That would make for a long and busy day, considering one full round of qualifying runs takes roughly 3 hours, followed by three knockout rounds to determine the starting grid,” the Indianapolis Star reported.
The 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. ET on May 24. Spain’s Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing is the defending champion.
–Field Level Media
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Franchise icons to call Red Sox, Yankees game in June
Oct 11, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Left to right: Fox Sports broadcasters Kevin Burkhardt and Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz and Derek Jeter before game five between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Three legendary players representing the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will join play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt on the call of the teams’ game on June 6 at Yankee Stadium.
Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and David Ortiz typically are together in the Fox Sports studio during big games. This time, however, they will be sitting in the broadcast booth for the network.
National Baseball Hall of Fame members Jeter and Ortiz have never served as analysts during a game, but this one won’t be heavy with numbers. Instead, they are being asked to weave stories of their careers into game action.
“We know people are tuning in to see the game,” Fox Sports president Brad Zager told The Athletic. “We always appreciate that fact. What will be different is the depth of storytelling that we can tell with these guys all in the booth for the length of the game.”
Special guests are expected to drift in and out of the studio during the game to chat with the trio. Rodriguez, Jeter and Ortiz played together in 130 games between the teams, according to the network.
“We feel like one story will trigger the next story,” Zager said. “I think the biggest difference you are going to see is that it is going to be much more free-flowing, much more of a hang and much more of a walk down Yankees-Red Sox history than a normal broadcast.”
–Field Level Media
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Jannik Sinner survives rain-delayed Rome semifinal
Jun 8, 2025; Paris, FR; Jannik Sinner of Italy returns a shot during the men’s singles final against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on day 15 at Roland Garros Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Top-seeded home favorite Jannik Sinner will clash with clay-court specialist Casper Ruud of Norway in Sunday’s final at the Italian Open in Rome.
Sinner concluded his rain-delayed semifinal Saturday against No. 7 Daniil Medvedev of Russia, finishing off a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory in two hours and 37 minutes.
Sinner was leading 4-2 in the third set when rain halted play for the night on Friday. Returning to the court 18 hours later, the World No. 1 wrapped things up in just 15 minutes.
Sinner won his service game at love to take a 5-3 lead and had two match points before Medvedev held serve. Sinner served out the match and returned to the ATP 1000 tournament final, where he lost to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in 2025.
“It was a very different challenge and a tough challenge,” Sinner said. “Usually, during the night, I don’t struggle to sleep but this time it was not easy. You are in the third set, nearly done, but you still have to show up again and you never know what is happening. It is like the start of the match as there are nerves again. I am very happy with how I handled this situation and that I back in the final.”
Sinner, 24, is one win away from completing a career Golden Masters. Only Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has won all nine Masters 1000-level titles on the ATP Tour. Sinner extended his record Masters 1000 winning streak to 33 matches.
Sinner recorded seven aces, saved five of seven break points and finished with a 39-23 advantage in winners against Medvedev, who had seven double faults and 37 unforced errors to Sinner’s 30.
Sinner is bidding to become the first home champion at the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta lifted the trophy in 1976.
Sinner improved to 10-7 against Medvedev. He is 4-0 against Ruud.
Ruud, the No. 23 seed, booked his spot in the final with a 6-1, 6-1 win in 65 minutes against Italy’s Luciano Darderi on Friday.
–Field Level Media
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