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Road-tested Aces aim to spoil Dream's home opener
May 13, 2026; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) reacts after a play against the Connecticut Sun in the second half at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images Entering the final contest of a four-game road trip, the Las Vegas Aces look more than comfortable away from home.
The reigning league champions will aim to complete the road sweep Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Dream.
After flushing a 33-point season-opening home loss to the Phoenix Mercury, Las Vegas (3-1) posted a win over the Los Angeles Sparks before earning back-to-back victories against the Connecticut Sun.
Four-time league MVP A’ja Wilson had 45 points on Friday in the Aces’ 101-94 triumph over the Sun, going 15-for-18 from the floor.
Wilson continues to evolve as a 3-point shooter, according to head coach Becky Hammon. Wilson had a career-year behind the arc last season, shooting 42.4%, and made both of her attempts Friday, adding to her offensive arsenal.
“Her ability to step out and make someone guard her out there, you leave her open and she’s going to knock that down,” Hammon said. “She’s shooting over 40%, obviously not a high volume (4-for-7 this season). I’d like to get that volume up a little bit more, but as long as she’s shooting it efficiently, I think it puts a lot of pressure on the defense.”
Behind Wilson’s 26.3 points per game, Chennedy Carter adds 19.3 and Jackie Young averages 14.0 points and 6.0 assists per contest.
Atlanta (2-0) will make its home debut after setting a franchise record with 30 wins in 2025. The Dream went 16-6 at home in head coach Karl Smesko’s first year at the helm.
The game is sold out.
Atlanta has picked up a pair of road wins to begin the year, despite a lackluster shooting performance. The team is shooting just 40.1% from the field and has made only 16 of its 62 (25.8%) 3-point attempts.
“We realize that if we’re going to beat Vegas, we’re probably going to have to shoot the ball better than we have so far,” Smesko said. “I’m hoping to continue to see the improvement of one or two things that we really want to see get better for the Vegas game and hopefully that can make the difference.”
Allisha Gray is averaging a team-high 25.0 points per game, while Jordin Canada chips in 15.5. Offseason addition Angel Reese has posted 11.5 points and 15.0 boards through her first two games with Atlanta.
–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.”
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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
Rain wipes out Indy 500 practice, threatens qualifying
Franchise icons to call Red Sox, Yankees game in June
