Month: June 2025

The Edmonton Oilers rallied from two goals down to defeat the Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on Wednesday. Leon Draisaitl scored a power-play goal with 31 seconds left in overtime, to give the Oilers the win.

Mattias Ekholm made the game-tying goal at 6:33 of the third period, and Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who fell behind 3-1 on Sam Bennett’s goal early in the second period. Kasperi Kapanen had two assists, with Stuart Skinner madking 29 saves.

Draisaitl said after the game: “Especially on the power play you’re looking to finish it. Some incredible plays that made it pretty easy for me to put that home. It’s a special feeling. It’s great for right now, but we’ve got to look ahead and get ready for Game 2.”

Game 2 will take place on Friday in Edmonton.

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No. 2 seeded Coco Gauff will advance to the final four at the French Open for the third time in four years, after defeating No. 7 seeded Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday in an all-American quarterfinal match. Keys had her first Grand Slam loss of the season, following her title run at the 2025 Australian Open.

Gauff dropped the opening set, but outlasted Keys on Wednesday at Roland-Garros. The 2-hour, 11-minute match saw Gauff hit 15 winners and one ace, while Keys finished with 25 winners, and 60 unforced errors. Gauff said during her post-match interview: “”I was just trying to get the ball deep and be aggressive, but it’s tough because she’s hitting the ball so fast and so low. I was just trying to fight for every point.

The 21-year-old Gauff also made history and became the youngest woman since Martina Hingis to reach 25 main-draw singles wins at the French Open.

Gauff will next take on French underdog Lois Boisson, ranked No. 361, who pulled off a stunning upset over No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva in her own quarterfinal, 7-6(6), 6-3. The winner of Thursday’s Gauff-Boisson semifinal will face either No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka or No. 5 Iga Swiatek—who also meet Thursday—in the championship match on Saturday.

Both women’s semifinals will be played Thursday on Court Philippe-Chatrier, with Gauff vs. Boisson and Swiatek vs. Sabalenka. Coverage begins at 9 a.m. EDT on TNT and Max.

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World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and fifth-ranked Iga Swiatek dominated in their respective quarterfinal matches Tuesday, and will advance to the French Open semifinals at Roland Garros.

Sabalenka edged past No. 7 Zheng Qinwen of China to secure a 7-6(3), 6-3 win on Court Philippe-Chatrier.  Sabalenka has reached the last four in nine of her past 10 grand slam tournaments, her only earlier loss coming in the quarter-finals in Paris last year (when she was ill with food poisoning). Sabalenka said after the match: “It felt like, ‘Alright, you want to see power? Here it is,’  I always treat these moments like a challenge—like, ‘Let’s see who’s better today.’”

Shortly after Sabalenka’s win, reigning champion Swiatek also advanced with a 6-1, 7-5 win over No. 14 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. The Polish star delivered 3 aces to Svitolina’s none and tallied 23 winners. Swiatek has now won 26 consecutive matches at the French Open, and is just two victories away from becoming the first woman in the Open era to win the French Open four years in succession. Swiatek shared: “Even though the score in the first set might look one-sided, every game was a battle. I’m proud of how I responded after she broke me in the second set and how I managed to keep up the pressure through the finish.”

The other half of the women’s quarterfinals will feature an all-American showdown between No. 8 Madison Keys and No. 2 Coco Gauff, set for Wednesday. Following that match, No. 6 Mirra Andreeva of Russia will take on French underdog Lois Boisson, currently ranked No. 361, in the final women’s quarterfinal. The winners of those two matches will go head-to-head in the other semifinal, with a chance to face either Swiatek or Sabalenka in the championship.

Sabalenka will face Swiatek in a high-stakes semifinal at Roland-Garros on Thursday; with the winner earning a spot in Saturday’s women’s singles final.

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The NY Yankees have placed closing pitcher Luke Weaver on the injured list (IL) with a hamstring injury, and will potentially miss four to six weeks.

Weaver, 31, suffered the injury over the weekend during the Yankees’ three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The closer stopped after warming up to pitch the ninth inning of New York’s 7-3 win on Sunday due to hamstring discomfort, after throwing 14 pitches in one inning during their 18-2 loss.

New York manager Aaron Boone told reporters after the game that Weaver would undergo testing, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the right-hander underwent an MRI. Per the report, the official timetable of Weaver’s absence will be determined on Tuesday.

Weaver has excelled this season, going 1-1 with a 1.05 ERA and 0.701 WHIP in 24 games spanning 25 2/3 innings. He took over for two-time All-Star closer Devin Williams in late April, who will likely return to the spot in Weaver’s absence. In addition, right-handed reliever Fernando Cruz, 35, is expected to take Weaver’s roster spot; in 21 relief appearances this season, Cruz is 1-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 23 2/3 innings. He last pitched for New York on May 17 before landing on the IL due to inflammation in his pitching shoulder.

The Yankees currently lead the American League East by 5 1/2 games, and opened a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday..

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