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French Open
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Novak Djokovic struggles for set at French Open after government official critiques his comments on Kosovo
French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera warned Djokovic on Wednesday morning not to wade into such international issues again at Roland Garros. 5 minutes ago
Sports Business
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The people behind the star-studded The Soccer Tournament beginning this week? Of course they’re from Boston.
The founders of The Basketball Tournament, a winner-take-all summer series, knew they were on to something. So they expanded. This week in North Carolina, 32 teams will play for $1 million.
Sun 81, Fever 78
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Tiffany Hayes pours in 22 to help the Sun hold off Aliyah Boston and the Fever
Big nights from Hayes and Brionna Jones helped Connecticut move to 4-1.
Auto racing
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NASCAR suspends Chase Elliott one race for deliberately wrecking Denny Hamlin
NASCAR suspended Elliott under a section of rulebook covered under “Member Code of Conduct.”
French Open
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No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev loses to qualifier ranked 172nd in first round of French Open
Thiago Seybolt Wild needed to win three matches in qualifying rounds last week just to make it into the men’s bracket.
NHL
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Stanley Cup Final, between Bruce Cassidy’s Golden Knights and a Panthers team that bounced the Bruins, set to open Saturday
The championship round lacks big market teams in a unusually warm-weather matchup.
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Your view: What one word sums up the 2022-23 Celtics season?
Celtics fans are still trying to wrap their heads around Monday night’s loss to the Heat, which officially put an end to the season.
French Open
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Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz cruise through first round at French Open
“I played really well and held things under control for 2½ sets and then lost my serve and things got a little bit on a wrong side for me,” said the 36-year-old Serb, who can break the men’s mark for most Slam titles he currently shares with Rafael Nadal, the 14-time French Open winner sidelined by a bad hip.