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Knicks’ superstar Brunson has wrist surgery

NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson has undergone left wrist surgery and is expected to be back on the court when the New York Knicks begin defense of their NBA title, a person with knowledge of the details said Tuesday. The NBA Finals MVP is expected to resume basketball activities later this summer, ...

Dallas star had brain trauma

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had a brain abnormality linked to repeated head trauma when he killed himself after a high-speed chase with police in November 2025. The findings of a postmortem analysis of Kneeland’s brain tissue were released Tuesday by his family through the Concussion and CTE Foundation. Researchers at the Boston University CTE Center determined Kneeland was in stage one of four of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Kneeland was 24. He had played at Western Michigan University, before he was selected by the Cowboys in the ...

Djokovic wins quarterfinal match after 5-plus hours

LONDON — Side to side. Corner to corner. Novak Djokovic kept pushing Felix Auger-Aliassime back and forth along the Centre Court baseline at Wimbledon to retrieve one shot after another. Finally, on the 22nd shot of a grueling rally deep in a fifth-set super tiebreaker, Auger-Aliassime had ...

Belgium win shows Americans still have deficiencies

SEATTLE — The United States’ hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans’ defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth. While the U.S. was ...

FIFA has its reasons for letting USA star Folarin Balogun play

GENEVA — Soccer leaders questioned the World Cup’s integrity on a chaotic and unprecedented day in the event’s modern history Monday. The furor centered on a phone call that President Donald Trump made last week to FIFA head Gianni Infantino to make the case that U.S. striker Folarin ...

Maple Leafs sign No. 1 pick of Penn State for 3 years

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Former Penn State standout Gavin McKenna put pen to paper on his three-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs over the holiday weekend. McKenna, the first overall selection in the 2026 NHL Draft, becomes the fifth different Nittany Lion from the ...