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The Thunder have been exceptional after losses all season.

The Pacers know what awaits in Game 2 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) When the Oklahoma City Thunder get hit, they tend to hit back.

Immediately, too.

Everybody knows what probably is coming in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.

The Thunder, down 1-0 in the series with the Indiana Pacers, will be raring to go.

The Thunder are 17-2, including the NBA Cup final loss, in the next game after a defeat.

Those 17 wins came by an average of 17.5 points.

The thing is, the Thunder say thats the way they play after wins as well.

After 2 overtime games, Panthers and Oilers relish days off as Stanley Cup Final shifts to Florida FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

(AP) The first two games of the Stanley Cup Final have gone to overtime, only the sixth time in NHL history thats happened and first since 2014.

Game 1 went on until Leon Draisaitls power play goal 19:29 into the extra period.

Marchand put Game 2 to an end with a breakaway goal 8:07 into the second overtime.

With the series tied 1-1, both teams will embark on a cross-continent trip from Canada to Florida, enjoying an extra days rest between games to recover after a intense start to their championship series.

Game 3 is Monday night in Sunrise, Florida.

Trump attends UFC championship fight in New Jersey, taking a break from politics, Musk feud NEWARK, N.J.

(AP) President Donald Trump walked out to a thunderous standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at the Prudential Center, putting his public feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk on hold to instead watch the fierce battles inside the cage.

Trump was accompanied Saturday night by UFC President Dana White and the pair headed to their cageside seats to Kid Rocks American Bad Ass.

Trump and White did the same for UFCs card last November at Madison Square Garden, only then they were joined by Musk.

Trump shook hands with fans and supporters including retired boxing champion Mike Tyson With record crowd watching, Sky get blown out by Fever in first WNBA game at United Center CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Sky hosted the Indiana Fever in the first WNBA game at the United Center.

It was a big moment even if the result wasn't what they wanted.

The Sky got blown out 79-52 in a game that was moved from the smaller Wintrust Arena even though Indiana was without Caitlin Clark.

The 2024 Rookie of the Year missed her fourth straight game because of a quad injury and watched the primetime, nationally televised game from the sideline.

The enthusiastic crowd of 19,496 surpassed Chicagos previous high of 16,444 in 2016 at Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont, though tickets werent hard to find.

They were listed on StubHub for as little as $9 a few hours before tipoff.

Sovereignty beats Journalism to win the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.

(AP) Sovereignty beat Journalism in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga.

Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado traversed the field of eight on a fast Saratoga track after downpours throughout the morning and early afternoon dried up before post time.

Journalism was second and Baeza was third the same 1-2-3 as the Kentucky Derby.

Sovereignty led off the first leg of the Triple Crown by winning the Derby in early May.

The Bill Mott-trained colt also edged Journalism in that race.

Matteo Manassero and Ryan Fox share the 3rd-round lead in the RBC Canadian Open CALEDON, Ontario (AP) Matteo Manassero and Ryan Fox each shot 6-under 64 on Saturday to share the third-round lead in the RBC Canadian Open, the final event before the U.S.

Open next week at Oakmont.

Manassero rebounded from a three-putt bogey on the par-4 17th with a birdie on the par-5 18th hitting an 80-yard third shot to 2 feet to get to 14-under 196 on the North Course at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley.

Trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour, the 32-year-old Italian player has eight international victories.

Fox also birdied the 18th.

The 38-year-old player from New Zealand won the Myrtle Beach Classic last month in a playoff for his first PGA Tour title.

Coco Gauff handles bad memories and top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to earn first French Open title PARIS (AP) Drawing on the painful memory of her defeat three years ago in the French Open final gave Coco Gauff just the motivation she needed to win the clay-court tournament for the first time.

The 21-year-old American defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 for her second Grand Slam title, two years after winning the U.S.

Open.

Gauff said she knew it was going to be about will power and mental (strength).

The victory put to rest bad memories of her 2022 French Open final loss to Iga Swiatek when, as an 18-year-old, Gauff felt overwhelmed even before stepping onto Court Philippe-Chatrier.

A $2.8 billion settlement will change college sports forever.

Heres how A federal judge has approved terms of a sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust settlement that will upend the way college sports have been run for more than a century.

In short, schools can now directly pay players through licensing deals a concept that goes against the foundation of amateurism that college sports was built upon.

There are many questions about how this monumental change will impact college athletics.

Phillies place Bryce Harper on injured list with wrist inflammation, no timetable for return PITTSBURGH (AP) The scuffling Philadelphia Phillies suffered a blow when they placed first baseman Bryce Harper on the 10-day injured list because of right wrist inflammation before their game losing to the Pirates.

Harper sat out Friday nights 5-4 loss to the Pirates.

There is no timetable for his return.

The two-time National League MVP and eight-time All-Star is hitting .258 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs in 57 games.

The Phillies are expected to play third baseman Alec Bohm at first while Harper is out, with utility player Edmundo Sosa taking over at third.

Hamlin undeterred by ruling siding with NASCAR in lawsuit filed by Jordan-owned 23XI and Front Row BROOKLYN, Mich.

(AP) Denny Hamlin says he is unfazed that a three-judge federal appellate panel vacated an injunction that required NASCAR to recognize 23XI, which he owns with Michael Jordan, and Front Row as chartered teams as part of an antitrust lawsuit.

NASCAR's FireKeepers 400 is Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.

Hamlin says Jordan feels the same way.

NASCAR has not commented on the latest ruling.

23XI and Front Row sued NASCAR late last year after refusing to sign new agreements on charter renewals.

They asked for a temporary injunction that would recognize them as chartered teams for this season..

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