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    Giants special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey didn’t have to blast the NFL’s new kickoff rule on Thursday to make it clear where he stands. He said it all with his shoulder shrugging, his grim acceptance of a change that heavily impacts his livelihood, and his response to whether special teams coaches feel like an endangered species these days. “That’s a really good question,” McGaughey ...

      Oregon came back from eight runs down to beat Oral Roberts 9-8 in the NCAA super regionals and move within a win of its first College World Series appearance since 1954. It was the biggest deficit overcome ever in super regionals. Duke beat Virginia 5-4 to edge closer to its first appearance in the CWS in 62 years. No. 2 national seed Florida beat South Carolina 5-4 and TCU defeated Indiana State 4-1.

        Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Nikola Jokic added 23 and the Denver Nuggets moved one win away from their first NBA championship by beating the Miami Heat 108-95 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the title series. Bruce Brown scored 21 off the bench for the Nuggets, who took both games in Miami to grab complete command. They’ll have three chances to win one game for a title, two of those in Denver, the first of them coming there in what’s sure to be a raucous atmosphere for Game 5 on Monday night.

          Zach Wilson never expected to be here at this point in his NFL career. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft is the New York Jets’ backup quarterback behind Aaron Rodgers. It has been a two-year stretch that has seen Wilson go from the future of the franchise to a reclamation project. Wilson says he's not bitter the Jets brought in Rodgers because he simply didn't play well. Wilson is instead putting his struggles behind him and embracing the chance to learn how to be successful from the player he idolized while growing up.

          In their first trip to the state tournament in 16 years, Denison-Schleswig fell to undefeated Marion 3-1 in the Class 3A quarterfinals.

          Oregon came back from eight runs down to beat Oral Roberts 9-8 in the NCAA super regionals and move within a win of its first College World Series appearance since 1954. It was the biggest deficit overcome ever in super regionals. Duke beat Virginia 5-4 to edge closer to its first appearance in the CWS in 62 years. No. 2 national seed Florida beat South Carolina 5-4 and TCU defeated Indiana State 4-1.

          Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women's College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games.

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          Manchester City won the Champions League title for the first time in its history by beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul’s Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium. Rodri struck in the 68th minute to see the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners complete a treble of trophies this season. It is the third time Pep Guardiola has won European club soccer's biggest competition as a coach.

          NASCAR's entry for the 24 Hours of Le Mans at last got racing Saturday after NBA superstar LeBron James waved the French flag to start the most iconic sports car race in the world. NASCAR has a special entry in the centenary running of Le Mans as part of its celebration of its 75th season. The car is fielded by Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet and Goodyear and features seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson.

          The toughest test in golf takes on several meanings for this U.S. Open. Tough starts with the golf course. Los Angeles Country Club should be all of that. Tough also means traffic. Imagine a U.S. Open on the edges of Beverly Hills between Sunset and Wilshire boulevards. And it's been tough on the USGA. It's premier championship is being overshadowed by the shocking deal that puts the PGA Tour in a partnership with Saudi Arabia's wealth fund.

          Novak Djokovic has pursued Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for quite some time. They were the guys he measured himself against. The players who established the standards he sought to surpass. Now Djokovic can stand alone atop the men's Grand Slam trophy list for the first time by earning his record 23rd championship in the French Open final on Sunday.