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Svechnikov, Aho strike as Hurricanes top Golden Knights 4-2 to move within a win of the Stanley Cup 06/12/2026 12:36am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes had spent the NHL playoffs waiting for their power play to get going, along with top-line performers Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho. And they had spent the first four games of the Stanley Cup Final being outplayed in critical second-period sequence A’ja Wilson scores 32 points, Chelsea Gray ties WNBA record with 9 3-pointers, Aces beat Fire 105-89 06/12/2026 12:35am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 32 points for her second straight game with at least 30, Chelsea Gray had 29 points and tied a WNBA record with a career-high nine 3-pointers and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Portland Fire 105-89 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. Gray ti West Indies beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in opening T20 cricket match at Kingston, Jamaica 06/12/2026 12:29am • KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Rovman Powell hit a six in the final over Thursday to clinch a seven-wicket win for the West Indies over Sri Lanka in the first of three Twenty20 cricket matches. West Indies made a match of it with its late slow run rate chasing 147-9, despite scoring 66 runs in its first Pushed to brink, Vegas may have lost William Karlsson for the Stanley Cup Final 06/12/2026 12:15am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — William Karlsson left the ice, and the Vegas Golden Knights' night went south. He may not be back to help them recover. With Karlsson knocked out of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final because of injury, the Golden Knights took four penalties that turned into two power-play goals World Cup kicks off in Mexico City and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean 06/12/2026 12:13am • June 5 — 11, 2026 Co-host Mexico had an exuberant start to the largest World Cup in history with a 2—0 win over South Africa in the tournament's opening match in front of 80,824 fans at the iconic Azteca Stadium. The gap between Peru’s two presidential candidates narrowed with 96% of ballots c Shakira opens the World Cup as Mexico faces South Africa and South Korea takes on Czechia, in photos 06/12/2026 12:13am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — A star-studded opening ceremony featuring Shakira, Burna Boy and J Balvin kicked off the 2026 World Cup before a crowd of more than 80,000 at the revamped Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Mexico opened the 48-team tournament against South Africa, while South Korea faced Czechia in Kennedy Center board seeks pause of ruling ordering removal of Trump's name by Friday deadline 06/12/2026 12:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's handpicked board at the Kennedy Center is mounting a last-minute effort to keep his name on the facade of the iconic performing arts facility before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday. The board voted Thursday to seek a stay of U.S. Distri Men's World Cup Glance 06/12/2026 12:03am • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Men's World Cup Glance 06/12/2026 12:03am • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Korea Republic 2, Czechia 1 06/12/2026 12:03am • Czechia 0 1 — 1 Korea Republic 0 2 — 2 Can the man behind a giant pro-Trump sign ride the president’s praise to Congress? 06/12/2026 12:01am • GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Republican political candidates routinely highlight their devotion to President Donald Trump. But in upstate New York, Anthony Constantino is taking it to another level. Constantino, a political newcomer and candidate in the June 23 Republican primary to succeed Rep. Eli Boston, Clark are 1st WNBA teammates with 30-point double-doubles as Fever top Sky 114-106 in OT 06/11/2026 11:54pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 34 points and 12 rebounds and Caitlin Clark added 32 points and 10 assists to become the the first pair of teammates in WNBA history to have 30-point double-doubles in the same game, leading the Indiana Fever past the Chicago Sky 114-106 in overtime Thursday n Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal's high-scoring Stanley Cup Final by the numbers 06/11/2026 11:52pm • Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal scored again Thursday night in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights, extending his goals streak that has put the 37-year-old center among some of the best players in NHL history. “It’s a good time to get hot," Staal said. "I wa Texas AG warns Big 12 could face legal action if league pursues sanctions against Tech over Sorsby 06/11/2026 11:17pm • The Texas attorney general's office warned the Big 12 on Thursday of potential legal action from Texas Tech as the conference considers what to do after Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby won a court order restoring his eligibility and setting aside his ban by the NCAA for gambling on pro and co Shohei Ohtani leaves Dodgers game vs. Pirates in 7th inning with left knee inflammation 06/11/2026 11:15pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Thursday night’s 8-6 win over Pittsburgh due to left knee inflammation. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts downplayed the significance of the injury. Roberts said the move was precau