Rafael Nadal Cruises Again at French Open

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Rafael Nadal completed another straight-set win to reach the third round of the French Open, extending his Roland Garros record to 81-2.https://nyti.ms/2J6WoHM

N.B.A. Finals Round Table: Does LeBron James Have a Chance?

By SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Our experts weigh in on several N.B.A. finals topics. What’s at stake? How do the Cavaliers keep it close? If the Warriors win, is it a problem?https://nyti.ms/2xsck6d

Paolo Guerrero, Peru’s Captain, Can Play at the World Cup

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports A Swiss supreme court judge cleared Guerrero to play at the World Cup despite a doping ban.https://nyti.ms/2xu7s0h

Zinedine Zidane Quits as Real Madrid Coach

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports The surprise announcement comes less than a week after Zidane led Madrid to its third straight Champions League title.https://nyti.ms/2H8Zl8R

The Save of the Year Saves the Capitals

By BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Braden Holtby shoved out his stick and helped the Capitals even up the Stanley Cup Finals.https://nyti.ms/2J1kqYU

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N.F.L.’s Alternate ‘Cheerleaders’ Don’t Cheer or Dance. They Mingle.

By JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Noncheering cheerleaders are hired on looks and dressed like cheerleaders, but their primary job is to charm the team’s fans.https://nyti.ms/2L92Hev

N.B.A. Finals: Warriors and Cavs Star in Basketball’s Version of Groundhog Day

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports In an unprecedented fourth straight year of the same finals matchup, the Warriors are huge favorites over the Cleveland Cavaliers.https://nyti.ms/2LJ2oZ3

Chiefs Lineman Becomes First Active N.F.L. Player to Earn M.D.

By SALIM VALJI from NYT Sports Guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has made a request to add “M.D.” to the back of his jersey.https://nyti.ms/2kzil7P

Golden Betting Slips for the Golden Knights

By MATT RYBALTOWSKI from NYT Sports Some gutsy sports fans bet the long odds that the Las Vegas expansion hockey team would win the Stanley Cup. They are three wins from collecting.https://nyti.ms/2H4GYlt

U.S. Marshals Looking for Ex-Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon to Serve Subpoena

By JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Her lawyer is said to have refused to accept a subpoena on her behalf to testify before a Senate committee next week.https://nyti.ms/2JdmMDl

Triple Jeopardy in College Sexual Assault Case Ends an N.F.L. Career

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports Keith Mumphery was twice cleared for an alleged sexual assault. Then he was tried a third time, without even knowing it. And then his life collapsed.https://nyti.ms/2L8po2G

2018 French Open: Novak Djokovic Reaches Third Round

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Djokovic advanced in straight sets despite a solid performance by the Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar.https://nyti.ms/2Ji3a0A

The Italian Open Embraces Its Past While Looking to Its Future

By ADAM SCHUPAK from NYT Sports After a 15-year absence, Gardagolf Country Club plays host to the 75th Italian Open, which could have a permanent home once the 2022 Ryder Cup venue is completed in Rome.https://nyti.ms/2kBVGYk

Sixers’ Bryan Colangelo Said to Critique Team Anonymously on Twitter

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports The executive admitted to having one anonymous Twitter account, but a report accuses him of having others, and using them to criticize his players.https://nyti.ms/2IXyPFg

Decluttering His Life Helps Ian Poulter Clean Up His Game

By JOHN CLARKE from NYT Sports As the two-time winner of the Italian Open approaches another one, he has gone back to basics, hired a former coach, and has his eye on making the Ryder Cup team.https://nyti.ms/2snT7wE

The PGA Tour and the European Tour Shuffle the Tournament Deck

By JEFF SHAIN from NYT Sports The golf tours are responding to each other’s changes by shifting their championship events, among other moves.https://nyti.ms/2IUoKZL

American M.M.A. Fighter Granted Russian Citizenship

By OLEG MATSNEV from NYT Sports Jeff Monson had professed a desire for at least five years to officially become a Russian.https://nyti.ms/2sp9xEY

Nadal Nearly Loses a Set; Sharapova Nearly Loses Her Match

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Rafael Nadal narrowly avoided dropping a set at the French Open for the first time in three years, and Maria Sharapova was pushed to three sets in her first Paris match in three years.https://nyti.ms/2sgNHo6

Serena Williams Wins in Her Return to the French Open

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports In her first match at a Grand Slam tournament in nearly 16 months, Williams defeated Kristyna Pliskova, 7-6 (4), 6-4, in the first round at Roland Garros.https://nyti.ms/2LCBdyZ

In the Stanley Cup Finals, Alex Ovechkin’s Legacy Continues to Evolve

By BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Ovechkin has become a somewhat paradoxical figure: the reason for the Capitals’ success — and the reason for their playoff failures.https://nyti.ms/2L5GU7A

You Knew the Warriors Were Coming Back. The Rockets Did, Too.

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports Another sublime third quarter. More pain for Mike D’Antoni. “We thought we had it.”https://nyti.ms/2si9WK9

Rockets and Celtics Are Doomed by the 3-Point Shot

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The Celtics and Rockets lost largely because they could not make the long shots at home.https://nyti.ms/2xujkQa

Over, Easy: A Basketball Aficionado Foresees the Warriors’ Surge Past the Rockets

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Fabulous Flournoy, a Bronx native, has been a player-coach for a professional team in Britain for the past 17 seasons.https://nyti.ms/2kv2LtQ

The Equestrian Coach Who Minted Olympians, and Left a Trail of Child Molestation

By SARAH MASLIN NIR from NYT Sports For decades, Jimmy A. Williams cultivated the best horses and Olympic champion riders. Now the sport is finally reckoning with his past.https://nyti.ms/2IUdA7g

Look Who Answered LeBron’s Call: Jeff Green, the Former Celtic

By HARVEY ARATON from NYT Sports Green was a twice a Celtic before rising Sunday night to help defeat his former team in the conference finals and get LeBron James to yet another N.B.A. Finalhttps://https://nyti.ms/2L4nb8p

The Stanley Cup’s Namesake Produced a Great Trophy. Not Much Else.

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Turns out Lord Stanley is the last person you would think would be a namesake for the best trophy in sports.https://nyti.ms/2kus9Qk

To Reverse a Decline, New York Triathlon Skips an Incline

By ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports For the first time since the race began in 2001, organizers have modified the run portion of the race, with a flatter course in Central Park to draw more entrants.https://nyti.ms/2GUNqeN

Stan Wawrinka Out of the French Open

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Wawrinka lost a five-set battle with Guillermo Garcia Lopez. Marco Trungelliti, the “lucky loser” who drove for nine hours to get into the event, won.https://nyti.ms/2Jd0EZu

Stefanos Tsitsipas Balances His Greek and Russian Sides to Rise in Tennis

By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports Ranked 205th a year ago, Tsitsipas, 19, is now 39th. He is a former No. 1 junior player, just like his mother, Julia Salnikova.https://nyti.ms/2ITvmYF

French Open Begins — and Quickly Ends for Ostapenko and Venus Williams

By FILIP BONDY from NYT Sports Ostapenko, the defending champion, falls in straight sets to Kateryna Kozlova of Ukraine. And the 37-year-old Williams is defeated in straight sets as well.https://nyti.ms/2xixnrJ

Stanley Cup Finals Preview: Capitals and Golden Knights Take Different Routes

By ANDREW KNOLL from NYT Sports Both Vegas and Washington can trace their roots to George McPhee. The teams' shared history is one story line to watch when the series begins Monday. https://nyti.ms/2siRd1l

This Sophisticated Admirer of the Warriors Says, ‘More Draymond, Please’

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports If anyone can relate to what Golden State faces it’s Cheryl Reeve, who has coached the Minnesota Lynx to four W.N.B.A. championships.https://nyti.ms/2scqIKB

1968 Was a Revolutionary Year for France and the French Open

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Among civil unrest in France, the Open was the first Grand Slam tournament to allow professionals to play.https://nyti.ms/2IQCiRX

Cavaliers’ Kevin Love to Miss Game 7 vs. Celtics With a Concussion

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Love, who banged heads with the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum in Game 6 on Friday night, has at least two other known concussions in his career.https://nyti.ms/2J8bccE

Champions League Final 2018: Real Madrid vs. Liverpool, Live Updates and Analysis

By RORY SMITH and ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports Real Madrid and Liverpool meet in Kiev for Europe’s club championship. Stay here for live updates and analysis.https://nyti.ms/2IS9IQa

Ben McLachlan Rises in Doubles, but a Regular Partner Would Be Nice

By RAVI UBHA from NYT Sports McLachlan, who represents Japan now instead of New Zealand, enters the French Open ranked 25th in doubles, despite having had 10 partners this year.https://nyti.ms/2sgPOaD

Vegas? D.C.? Lord Stanley Would Be Baffled

By ERIC ZWEIG from NYT Sports Vegas facing Washington for the Stanley Cup in a series that will stretch into June is a long way from what Lord Stanley had in mind in 1893.https://nyti.ms/2sjJuzg

He’s Just as Good as Roger Federer, in One Category, at Least

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Feliciano Lopez will tie Federer’s streak of playing in 65 consecutive Grand Slam singles tournaments at the French Open.https://nyti.ms/2scItbX

Players to Watch at the French Open

By GEOFF MACDONALD from NYT Sports Rafael Nadal is the overwhelming favorite on the men’s side. Serena Williams is a mystery in the women’s draw. But keep an eye on these players at Roland Garros, too.https://nyti.ms/2J3RiPN

A Reliever Gets a Game’s First Three Outs, and Then Some Backlash

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports After Sergio Romo was asked to set up the Rays’ two starters last weekend instead of setting up their closer, at least one opponent said it was bad for baseball.https://nyti.ms/2IOHMNd

Shohei Ohtani Is a Perfect Fit. Just Not in New York.

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The Yankees never got a chance to make a pitch to the Angels’ two-way star, but they have seen enough to know he is something special.https://nyti.ms/2LpoY93

One Smart Coach: How Are the Rockets Getting Away With All That Dribbling?

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Eric Musselman used to coach the Warriors, and prefers their style of play. He marvels at what the Rockets are doing in the conference finals.https://nyti.ms/2INsc8N

Jelena Ostapenko Returns to the French Open a Hero at Home in Latvia

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Ostapenko was born and raised in Latvia and stayed in the Baltic nation to train, becoming the country’s first Grand Slam singles champion.https://nyti.ms/2KUwA1Y

M.L.B. Hired Scientists to Explain Why Home Runs Have Surged. They Couldn’t.

By DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports The ball is not juiced, it’s just more aerodynamic. But not even scientists hired by M.L.B. can explain precisely why.https://nyti.ms/2GLV0Z2

LeBron James and the Twilight of the Cavaliers

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports The 33-year-old James has been a force. The Celtics accepted that, and whipped the Cavs anyway.https://nyti.ms/2LquEiZ

Why Max Scherzer Is the Perfect Pitcher for This Baseball Era

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Nobody has mastered the modern game the way Scherzer, the Nationals’ three-time Cy Young Award winner, has. He is averaging 14.25 strikeouts per nine innings.https://nyti.ms/2J0g6Zb

Trump Expected to Pardon Jack Johnson as Heavyweight Champions Gather

By JOHN ELIGON from NYT Sports Decades after Johnson was convicted under the Mann Act, his case drew significant attention as a gross miscarriage of justice.https://nyti.ms/2x6reil

Mike D’Antoni Lost the Mustache, and Found Himself

By MARC STEIN from NYT Sports Once known just for flashy offense, D’Antoni has the Rockets on the verge of the finals. His brother Dan is even considering coming to a game.https://nyti.ms/2Ltwe3B

David Quinn Comes to the Rangers With a Gift for Developing Young Players

By NEAL E. BOUDETTE from NYT Sports Quinn’s tenure at Boston University was marked by the string of highly touted prospects that came through his system.https://nyti.ms/2J3KwJN