Professional Sports

Andreeva and Kostyuk set up Russia-Ukraine clash in French Open semifinals

PARIS (AP) — Marta Kostyuk, the best player on clay this season and a vocal supporter of Ukraine amid the war with Russia, will play her first major semifinal at the French Open against a Russian. Kostyuk won an intense all-Ukraine quarterfinal against Elina Svitolina 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on ...

Dybantsa, Peterson lead AP’s mock NBA Draft list

There’s a clear top tier of one-and-done prospects in this month’s NBA draft. BYU’s AJ Dybantsa was widely discussed as the No. 1 pick before becoming a first-team Associated Press All-American. His top challenger for the overall top selection is Kansas combo guard Darryn Peterson, ...

NBA Finals will be a whole new world for many of its players

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — For a few hours on Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks held practices on a floor that had the NBA Finals logo painted at midcourt. They did interviews with the logo as a backdrop. They saw finals mentions basically everywhere they looked. It might have ...

Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense ends

PARIS (AP) — A minor car crash couldn't sidetrack Coco Gauff before she began her French Open title defense. It took a player who could match the American's court coverage in long baseline rallies to mark the end of the road for Gauff in Paris. That player was Anastasia Potapova, who ...