The U.S. Women’s Open opened Thursday at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, the first time a USGA women’s championship has been staged at the 100‑year‑old venue. The 81st Open (June 4‑7) features a 156‑player field competing for a $12 million purse. World No. 1 Nelly Korda arrives as the favourite after reclaiming the top ranking and winning the Chevron Championship plus multiple LPGA events this season; she was runner‑up at last year’s Open. Defending champion Maja Stark seeks a repeat while managing the pressure that followed her 2025 victory. Other leading contenders include Jeeno Thitikul, Lydia Ko, Minjee Lee, Rose Zhang and two‑time Open champion Yuka Saso. Michelle Wie West is using a final exemption to return from retirement, and recent amateur champion Megha Ganne makes her pro debut. NBC/Peacock and USA Network carry coverage as Riviera — a regular PGA Tour site and future 2028 Olympic course — provides a high‑profile stage for women’s golf.

The Los Angeles Rams acquired two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns in a blockbuster deal finalised June 1–2, 2026. Los Angeles sent edge rusher Jared Verse plus a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 third-round pick to Cleveland. Garrett, 30, set the NFL single-season sack record (23) in 2025 and has 125.5 career sacks; he waived a no-trade clause to join a Rams team built to win immediately. Browns general manager Andrew Berry said the offer — a young, cost-controlled starter in Verse and three premium picks — met multiple short- and long-term objectives and was “too great” to refuse, rejecting suggestions the move signals tanking. Verse, 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year, initially said he was upset but pledged to work. Financial details increase the stakes: Garrett’s 2026 cap hit was modest ($8.14m) but his contract escalates into large payments in 2029–30 under a four-year, $160m extension; Verse carries a roughly $4.1m cap hit and is under team control. Rams coach Sean McVay and media reports have fuelled speculation that retired Rams great Aaron Donald may consider an unretirement to pair with Garrett.

Cristopher Sánchez’s historic consecutive scoreless-innings run ended at 50 2/3 on June 3, 2026, when Jackson Merrill delivered a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank Park. The left-hander worked seven innings, struck out eight and allowed one run and four hits with one walk, earning the decision as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Padres 3-2. Sánchez’s streak — the longest ever by a left-hander, third-longest in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) behind Orel Hershiser (59) and Don Drysdale (58), and fifth-longest in major-league history including the pre-1920 era — began April 30 and included a franchise-record run that surpassed Grover Cleveland Alexander’s 41 scoreless innings. Sánchez, named National League Pitcher of the Month for May, entered the start with an MLB-low 1.47 ERA and moved to 7-2 after the win. The Phillies provided late support with J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber homering in the seventh; Jhoan Durán closed for the save.

PARIS, June 3 — The French Open produced more shocks on Wednesday as qualifier Maja Chwalinska and Russia’s Diana Shnaider advanced to the women’s semi-finals while world number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a stunning collapse. Poland’s Chwalinska beat Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya 7-6(3) 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier to become only the second qualifier in the Open era to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals; her run guarantees a career-changing payday (about $870,000) and a jump into the top 30. Earlier, 25th-seed Diana Shnaider rallied from a set and a double break down to topple Sabalenka 3-6 7-5 6-0, with the world number one conceding a deep mental collapse after losing 12 of the last 13 games. The shock results leave the women’s draw without a former major champion in the last four — the first time since 1977. On the men’s side, Matteo Arnaldi progressed to the semi-finals after Matteo Berrettini retired with a hip problem while trailing 7-5, 5-2, setting up an all-Italian semi with Flavio Cobolli. Windy conditions and the decision to keep Chatrier’s roof open drew criticism after several matches were disrupted.

The Miami Marlins swept the Washington Nationals in a three-game series at Nationals Park, capped by a 4-1 victory on Wednesday that followed back-to-back 7-3 wins. In Tuesday’s game Miami erupted for three consecutive homers — Joe Mack, Heriberto Hernández and Otto López — in a five-run fifth inning; Hernández finished with a multi-homer game and added a ninth-inning shot in one contest. Miles Mikolas was charged with six runs in one start as Washington’s rotation faltered. In the series finale right-hander Max Meyer allowed two hits over seven innings, struck out seven and improved to 6-0, tying a franchise record for starts without a loss. Joe Mack supplied the tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth of the sweep-clinching game, while relievers Calvin Faucher and closer Pete Fairbanks preserved the win. The sweep handed Miami consecutive series wins and highlighted a mix of breakout hitting and strong starting pitching, while Washington struggled with timely offense, defensive miscues and uneven pitching across the three games.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum reiterated plans to launch a new NBA Europe competition in October 2027, saying the project remains on schedule. The proposed 16-team league would include 12 permanent franchises and four qualification spots; final bids for permanent franchises are due by the end of June 2026 with awards expected by autumn. The NBA is working closely with FIBA and says talks with the EuroLeague are ongoing but it will proceed with partners if no agreement is reached. Reports suggest permanent-franchise fees could range from $500 million to $1 billion. Ownership rules remain unresolved: active NBA players are currently barred from owning teams, yet players such as Luka Dončić are reported to be part of investor groups (a Rome bid). Target cities under consideration include Paris, Manchester, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Rome, Berlin, Munich, Athens and Istanbul. Silver also reiterated domestic expansion discussions for Seattle and Las Vegas, with a Board decision expected by the end of 2026, and called for timely resolution of the Los Angeles Clippers investigation.