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Sports at a glance: Finland takes world gold

ZURICH — Finland won the ice hockey world championship for the fifth time, beating Switzerland 1-0 in overtime on Sunday. The Buffalo Sabres’ Konsta Helenius scored the gold-winning goal 10:42 into overtime. The 20-year-old Helenius netted from the right circle, beating Switzerland goaltender Leonardo Genoni with his team’s 28th shot on goal. Finland also won in 1995, 2011, 2019 and 2022. Norway earlier stunned Canada 3-2 in overtime in the bronze medal game. Vingegaard finishes first ROME — Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard won the Giro d’Italia on Sunday. He is the eighth ...

Brewers’ P suspended for his antics

HOUSTON — Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his inappropriate actions towards the St. Louis dugout earlier this week, MLB announced Friday. Uribe is appealing the suspension so he will be available Friday night when the Brewers open a ...

Spurs, Thunder prepping for Game 7 battle in NBA Western Conference

OKLAHOMA CITY — The last time Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder played a Game 7 it was the ultimate game of ultimate games, one that decided last season’s NBA championship. And that’s why, as the NBA’s two-time Most Valuable Player spoke about the Game 7 that looms ...

Who’s left on men’s side to contend for French Open title?

PARIS — With two-time reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz absent, Jannik Sinner was expected to capture his first French Open crown this year. Instead, the top-ranked Italian lost in the second round, leaving the men’s draw wide open. Three-time champion Novak Djokovic was the most ...

Spaun’s day at Colonial has him believing again

FORT WORTH, Texas — J.J. Spaun is thinking a little bit about his schedule and a lot about his putting while in contention at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial. The reigning U.S. Open champion believes he’s getting both lined up just about right three weeks before he tries to ...

US soccer players find out about making team in different ways

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Antonee Robinson got the news on the 13th hole of a golf course in the English countryside, Gio Reyna in a Connecticut parking lot while enjoying a smoothie alongside his wife and dog. Cristian Roldan tucked a phone into his pocket during a Seattle Sounders team ...