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Though the Las Vegas Aces begin the WNBA Finals on Sunday, Mark Davis, who owns the franchise, has decided to attend the NFL season opener for the Las Vegas Raiders, the other team he owns, in California.

Iga Swiatek became the first woman since 2016 to collect two major titles in a season after topping Ons Jabeur in the US Open final.

Tim Hardaway, Manu Ginobili, Swin Cash, Bob Huggins, Del Harris, Lindsay Whalen, Marianne Stanley, Theresa Shank Grentz and George Karl were all enshrined on Saturday.

The Connecticut Sun rallied for an 18-0 run to close Thursday nights Game 5 and defeated the Chicago Sky 72-63 to advance to the WNBA Finals.

A BYU investigation into an accusation that a Duke womens volleyball player was subjected to racial slurs during a match in Provo last month found no evidence, the school announced.

Iga Swiatek will face Ons Jabeur in the US Open womens final after the No. 1-ranked player came back to beat No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka in the second semifinal on Thursday night.

The Sun imposed their will on the Sky with a wire-to-wire 104-80 victory on Tuesday, staving off elimination and forcing a deciding game in their semifinal series.

Play has been suspended for the rest of Thursday and for Friday at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth after the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

American Coco Gauff, 18, is out of the US Open following a straight-sets loss to Frances Caroline Garcia, 28, in the quarterfinals Tuesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The Aces returned to the WNBA Finals for the second time in the past three years with a 97-92 victory Tuesday in Game 4 of their semifinal series against the Storm, in the process bringing an end to Sue Birds legendary career.