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NBA Finals: Haliburton caps huge rally with winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Tyrese Haliburton scored with 0.3 seconds left for Indianas first and only lead of the game and the Pacers, the last-minute comeback kings of these playoffs, did it again to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.

The Pacers were down by 15 with 9:42 left, matching the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in a finals game since Dallas came from 15 down to beat Miami on June 2, 2011.

The coach of those Mavericks: Rick Carlisle.

The coach of these Pacers: Rick Carlisle.

Aaron Rodgers ends months-long dance with Steelers by agreeing to a 1-year deal PITTSBURGH (AP) Aaron Rodgers is back for a 21st season.

The four-time NFL MVP agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The decision ends months of Will he? Or wont he? speculation for Rodgers, who even visited the teams facility in March but took his time before deciding to join Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh.

Rodgers is coming off a season in which he threw 28 touchdowns against 11 interceptions for the Jets, who limped to a 5-12 finish.

Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

Defending champion Panthers are unfazed after losing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Oilers EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Florida Panthers got outplayed for stretches of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final and ultimately lost to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime after a puck over the glass penalty.

The defending champions in the final for a third year in a row are not expecting to make any major changes for Game 2 on Friday night.

Coach Paul Maurice figures the biggest adjustment will be back to to the Panthers' winning form that got them this far.

A win would send the series to Florida all tied up.

Inside the Comeback: How the Pacers pulled off a stunner in Game 1 of the NBA Finals OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The game plan was the obvious one.

Just chip away, the Indiana Pacers said, because there was no other option that would have made any sense at that point.

They were down by 15 with 9:42 remaining.

They were turning the ball over about once every three possessions, couldnt stop Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and had the Oklahoma City crowd in a deafening fury.

What happened next, for the Pacers, was theater.

Canady tosses 6-hitter as Texas Tech beats Texas 4-3 to set up decisive Game 3 at WCWS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) NiJaree Canady scattered six hits and pitched her way out of a seventh-inning jam, and Texas Tech forced a decisive third game in the Womens College World Series with a 4-3 victory over Texas on Thursday night.

The Game 3 showdown on Friday matches two teams looking for their first national title.

Caitlin Clark's quad strain will be re-evaluated this weekend.

She considers herself day-to-day INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said she remains day-to-day with a left quadriceps strain but will be re-evaluated this weekend after the teams game at the Chicago Sky on Saturday.

Clark spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since sustaining the injury during Indianas loss to the New York Liberty on May 24.

She was expected to miss at least two weeks.

The Fever have gone 1-2 in the three games that Clark has missed since the injury.

She is averaging 19.0 points, 9.3 assists and 6.0 rebounds this season.

`Mr.

57' Cristobal Del Solar flirts with 59, settles for 61 and share of Canadian Open lead CALEDON, Ontario (AP) Cristobal Del Solar came off the Korn Ferry Tour with the nickname Mr.

57.

He flirted with a 59 on Thursday in the RBC Canadian Open.

Ten under with two holes left on the par-70 layout, Del Solar bogeyed the par-4 17th and parred the par-5 18th for a 9-under 61 and a share of the first-round lead with Thorbjorn Olesen.

Del Solar, the 31-year-old PGA Tour rookie from Chile, and Olsen took advantage of soft greens on the North Course at TPC Toronto after rain Wednesday night that continued into the morning.

Del Solar earned the Mr.

57 moniker in February 2024 when he shot a 57 in the Astara Golf Championship in Colombia for the lowest score in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.

Mets' Francisco Lindor sits vs Dodgers with broken toe, not headed to the injured list just yet LOS ANGELES (AP) Francisco Lindor is not immediately headed to the injured list after his toe was broken by a pitch in the New York Mets game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Lindor wasnt available to play for the Mets on Thursday, but manager Carlos Mendoza called him day-to-day.

Lindor told reporters that he will continue to play if he can manage the pain this weekend against Colorado.

Lindors right pinky toe was broken by a pitch from right-hander Tony Gonsolin in the first inning of the third game of the Mets four-game series at Dodger Stadium.

Lindor played the rest of the game.

Texas Tech alum Patrick Mahomes cheers Red Raiders on to victory in Game 2 of the WCWS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Texas Tech evened up the finals of the Womens College World Series on Thursday night with one of the Red Raiders biggest supporters on hand.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and former Texas Tech signal caller Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, cheered on the Red Raiders, who hung on to beat Texas 4-3 in Game 2 of the series behind the solid pitching of NiJaree Canady, forcing a decisive third game on Friday night.

Both teams will be trying to win their first national championship.

Come on!!! Lets go! Mahomes posted on social media during the game, which started 50 minutes late because of storms.

Federal judges rule in favor of NASCAR in lawsuit filed by Jordan-owned 23XI and Front Row CHARLOTTE, N.C.

(AP) A three-judge federal appellate panel has ruled in favor of NASCAR in the antitrust lawsuit filed by two teams, one owned by Michael Jordan.

The judges at the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday vacated an injunction that required 23XI and Front Row be recognized as chartered teams as their case snakes through the legal system.

Both race teams sued NASCAR late last year after refusing to sign new agreements on charter renewals.

Jordan owns 23XI.

The charter system is similar to franchises in other sports, but the charters are revocable by NASCAR..

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