A mass exodus has led to a seismic shift in the Pac-12 Conference. The “Conference of Champions” suffered what could be crushing blows after five schools announced defections from the league within hours of each other.
Carlos Alcaraz has ended Novak Djokovic’s 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon by beating him in an engaging, back-and-forth final to win his first championship at the All England Club.
Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship, has died. He was 80.
Justin Verlander gritted out the World Series win that long eluded him, Jeremy Peña hit a go-ahead home run as the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 to head home with a 3-2 lead.
Christopher Bell worked his way into NASCAR’s championship round the only way he could, winning at Martinsville Speedway to claim a spot in the finale.
Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa Payanal and Kama Angell in the first inning, sparking a 13-3 win in just four innings Sunday over Curacao in the championship of the Little League World Series.
Freddie Freeman fittingly caught the last out for the Atlanta Braves as they won their first World Series championship since 1995. He tucked the baseball in his back pocket.