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Tsitsipas eases into the French Open fourth round; Swiatek, Gauff advance

PARIS (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas was in a reflective mood after beating Zhang Zhizhen 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Friday. The 2021 runner-up says tennis plays a fundamental part in shaping his thinking. “I get the feeling that without tennis my life would have been so much different, with regards to challenging myself and setting personal goals for myself,” Tsitsipas said. “Tennis helps me fill out those dreams and fulfil my deepest desires as a human being.” The ninth-seeded Tsitsipas, who won the Monte Carlo Masters in April, feels his ...

Surfers get ‘best waves of our lives’ at dress rehearsal for Olympic venue

After days of barreling along the huge waves of Tahiti’s island paradise, French Polynesian surfer Vahine Fierro has even more reason to look forward to this summer’s Olympics. Fierro and Italo Ferreira of Brazil won the World Surf League Championship Tour event in Teahupoʻo on Tahiti this week as surfers got a taste of the tropical venue that will host the surfing events for the Paris Olympics. While Fierro is from these parts, even she was impressed. “Thank you Teahupoʻo for sending me the best waves of my life,” Fierro said. The event garnered the attention of the ...

Ryan Fox, Robert MacIntyre share lead in RBC Canadian Open

HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — Ryan Fox closed with a 14-foot birdie putt late Friday afternoon for a 6-under 64 and a share of the second-round lead with Robert MacIntyre in the RBC Canadian Open. Finishing on the front nine at Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Fox birdied the par-5 fourth and par-4 fifth, then rebounded from a bogey on the par-3 sixth with the birdie on the par-4 ninth. The 37-year-old New Zealander is winless in 47 career PGA Tour starts. “I drove it great, I hit may irons really well and had a few more putts drop today,” said Fox, the the son of former New Zealand ...

Pato O’Ward looks to bounce back from Indy 500 heartbreaker in Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — Pato O’Ward had tears triggered following the Indianapolis 500 after pushing the No. 5 Honda to the limits only to come up just short, getting passed two corners from the finish by Josef Newgarden. “What I had to do in order to get that car forward, that’s what ultimately made it just so emotional,” O’Ward said Friday. “I couldn’t have done more. I gave it everything I had.” The 25-year-old Mexican, who was vying to become the first from his country to win the Indy 500 last Sunday, said he had no regrets about his race strategy and ultimately was proud ...

Doncic’s 36 points spur Mavericks to NBA Finals

MINNEAPOLIS — Luka Doncic was in his element, hitting shots from everywhere on the court, hushing the crowd and flashing those sly smiles as the Dallas Mavericks delivered a knockout performance. Now one of the global sport’s young superstars gets his first trip to the NBA Finals. Doncic had a 20-point first quarter on his way to 36 points for his high this postseason, and the Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 on Thursday night to breeze through the Western Conference finals in five games. “He let his teammates know that it’s time and they’ve got to take ...

Masks Off, Everybody — Almost Everybody

At least 18 states don’t allow people to go about their streets wearing pointed Ku Klux Klan hoods. The white costumes serve the double purpose of racial intimidation and hiding the identities of the creeps inside them. Most of those anti-masking laws were passed early last century in response to Klan violence. Today’s masking controversies attach to a very different issue, but the motives bear some similarities. Many of the pro-Palestinian campus demonstrators are pairing face masks with keffiyehs, a symbol of intifada. When the costumes reveal just a slice of face, the wearers ...