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Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, right, sit courtside during the second half of a May 18 game between the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty in New York.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives to the basket against New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton during the first half of a May 18 game in New York.
AP Sports Week in Pictures: Caitlin Clark's debut, Fury on the ropes and golf's winning shot
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after missing a 3-point shot against the Connecticut Sun during the fourth quarter of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson (11) gestures to fans after making a three-point shot during the second half of Game 5 in an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in New York. The Knicks won 121-91. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Boston Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela dives but can't make the play on a two-RBI triple by Tampa Bay Rays' Amed Rosario during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, May 13, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Boston Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez is doused with water after his game-winning RBI single in the 12th inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Boston. The Red Sox won 5-4. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger scores the winning run past Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart off a single by Christopher Morel during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Milwaukee Brewers' William Contreras hits a broken bat single during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 13, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani gets ready inside the dugout before the team's baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Jaime Torres, atop Seize The Grey, reacts after crossing the finish line to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Jose Enamorado of Colombia's Junior celebrates scoring his side's opening goal against Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria during a Copa Libertadores Group D soccer match at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Barcelona's Ilkay Gundogan, left and Real Sociedad's Robin Le Normand challenge for the ball with Le Normand getting kicked in the head during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad at the Olimpic Lluis Companys stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Tom Kim, of South Korea, hits from the bunker on the first hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Xander Schauffele celebrates after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
In this mug shot provided by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections Friday, May 17, 2024, Scott Scheffler is shown. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was detained by police Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was led to a police car. (Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections via AP)
Yonkaira Pena of the Dominican Republic spikes the ball during a Volleyball Women's Nations League match against Serbia at the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Chile's Alejandro Tabilo serves to Germany's Alexander Zverev during a men's tennis semifinal match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk launches an attack on Britain's Tyson Fury during their undisputed heavyweight world championship boxing fight at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Leverkusen's head coach Xabi Alonso celebrates with fans after his team won the German Bundesliga, following the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, May 18, 2024. Bayer Leverkusen have won the Bundesliga title for the first time. It is the first team in Bundesliga history, that won the championship unbeaten for the whole season. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Everton's James Tarkowski consoles Arsenal's Kai Havertz at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Everton at the Emirates stadium in London, Sunday, May 19, 2024. Arsenal won the match 2-1 but it was not enough to clinch the Premier League title as Manchester City won their last match of the season the top the season ending standings. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Manchester City's Phil Foden celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Ground staff pull covers as the rain delayed the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Guwahati, India, Sunday, May. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Former Kansas City Royal Terrance Gore and his daughter watch fireworks after a baseball game between the Royals and the Oakland Athletics Friday, May 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals won 6-2. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Chile's Alejandro Tabilo, reflected in a glass separation panel, serves to Germany's Alexander Zverev during a men's tennis semifinal match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Arsenal's Kai Havertz, left, and Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Everton at the Emirates stadium in London, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
