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.

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.

Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sanchez extended his consecutive shutout innings streak to 48 2/3 with four more scoreless frames against the San Diego Padres on June 3, moving into third place on the Live Ball Era career list behind Orel Hershiser (59) and Don Drysdale (58). Sanchez struck out Fernando Tatis Jr. and worked through the Padres in order in the first inning, fanned Xander Bogaerts in the second and Jase Bowen in the third. The 29-year-old, who earlier this season surpassed Grover Cleveland Alexander to set the Phillies franchise mark, has walked just 16 and struck out 95 in 79.1 innings (1.47 ERA this season) while holding hitters to roughly a .153 average and relying heavily on a changeup averaging about 86.5 mph. Philadelphia opened the series with a 3-2 victory; San Diego has struggled offensively in recent games. Sanchez’s run has drawn national attention, shifted betting lines and put him in early contention for NL Cy Young consideration as the Phillies lean on dominant starting pitching amid uneven offense.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda arrives at Riviera Country Club as the heavy favourite for the 81st U.S. Women’s Open, which runs June 4-7 in Pacific Palisades, California. Korda has recaptured the top ranking after a dominant start to 2026 that includes a Chevron Championship major and multiple tour victories and runner-up finishes; she took two weeks off to rest and sharpen her game ahead of the $12 million championship. Defending champion Maja Stark returns after last year’s triumph at Erin Hills, while Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul, Lydia Ko, Minjee Lee and a star-studded LPGA field will chase the title. Riviera is hosting the U.S. Women’s Open for the first time during its centennial year, a high-profile stage that also figures into Los Angeles’ golf calendar ahead of the 2028 Olympics. The tournament has drawn renewed attention with the comeback entry of Michelle Wie West and broader interest in the sport’s growth, TV coverage and betting markets across global sportsbooks.

PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva powered into the French Open semi-finals with a dominant 6-0, 6-3 victory over Romanian veteran Sorana Cirstea on Tuesday. Playing under the roof on Court Philippe Chatrier, the 19-year-old raced through the opening set in 24 minutes and closed out the match in 56 minutes to reach her second Roland Garros semi-final. Andreeva, who has recorded 16 main-draw Paris wins — the most by a teenager this century — will face Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk for a place in her first Grand Slam final. The draw has been depleted by the absence of defending champion Coco Gauff and four-time winner Iga Swiatek, elevating Andreeva among the leading contenders alongside world number one Aryna Sabalenka. Cirstea, 36, playing what she has said will be her final season, praised Andreeva’s personality and potential, calling her “a blessing” for the sport. Andreeva credited belief and preparation for her form and said she felt more mature handling the pressures that troubled her in Paris last year.

The Detroit Tigers completed a three-game road sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays with a 7-2 victory in St. Petersburg on June 3, 2026, capping a dominant two-day stretch in which Detroit scored 25 runs on 19 extra-base hits. RHP Troy Melton, making his third start after beginning the year on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, threw a career-long eight innings, allowing two runs on four hits with five strikeouts while retiring the last 17 batters he faced. Dillon Dingler drove in four runs, including a three-run homer in the fourth, finishing the series with three homers and nine RBIs. The sweep followed an 8-0 Tigers shutout the previous night in which Gleyber Torres, Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene homered and Jack Flaherty earned his first win since September. Tampa Bay’s Nick Martinez was knocked out after four innings in the finale; the Rays have lost eight of 10 games and saw their AL East lead shrink to half a game. Detroit opens a homestand Friday with momentum from the sweep.

ANAHEIM, California — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell unintentionally turned a TJ Rumfield fly ball into a solo home run on June 3, 2026, when the ball grazed his glove, bounced off the top of his head and crossed the right-center field wall at Angel Stadium. Umpires confirmed the play a homer after brief on-field confusion when the ball caromed off a scoreboard and back into the outfield; Rumfield initially paused at second before circling the bases. The misplay came in the fourth inning of Colorado’s 8-2 victory over the Angels and compounded a tough night for Adell, who went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts as Los Angeles fell to 23-39. The sequence revived memories of José Canseco’s similar 1993 blunder. Adell, a 2024 Gold Glove finalist who earlier this season robbed three would-be homers in one game, acknowledged the mistake and said the play “looks like I’ve never played in the field before,” adding that he must move on and so must the team.

Jon Cooper, the Tampa Bay Lightning head coach, was awarded the 2026 Jack Adams Award on June 3, the first time the 58-year-old has received the NHL’s coach of the year honour. The presentation came as a surprise during a ribbon-cutting for his Coop’s Catch for Kids family lounge at a Tampa hospital. Cooper, the league’s longest-tenured coach, led the Lightning to a 50-26-6 record (106 points) and a ninth straight playoff berth despite heavy injuries that forced Tampa Bay to use 33 different skaters; the team was ousted in a seven-game first-round series by the Montreal Canadiens. A three-time finalist, Cooper adds the award to a résumé that includes Stanley Cup titles in 2020 and 2021, 14 seasons with the club and more than 600 career wins. He prevailed over finalists Lindy Ruff of the Buffalo Sabres and Dan Muse of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Two-time defending champion Scottie Scheffler returns to Jack Nicklaus’s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village this week aiming to become one of the few players to win the same PGA Tour event three years running. World No. 1 Scheffler, who won at Dublin, Ohio in 2024 and 2025, faces a compact 72-player, $20 million signature field on a demanding par-72 layout of about 7,569 yards where precision often matters more than length. Rory McIlroy, fresh from back-to-back Masters titles, is making his 14th start at the Memorial and seeks his first victory at the event — a win he has long coveted to add to his list of career goals. England’s Aaron Rai makes his return after capturing the PGA Championship, while Collin Morikawa is absent. Jack Nicklaus continues as tournament host and the handshake on the 18th green remains a symbolic prize for winners. With the U.S. Open looming later this month at Shinnecock, top players have been scouting and balancing form and strategy, and pairings include McIlroy with Justin Thomas and Scheffler with Rai.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred warned on June 3 that owners’ newly floated salary cap proposal — the first such formal bid since 1994 — could trigger a work stoppage reminiscent of the 1994-95 strike. Owners argue the current luxury tax system, in place since 2003, has failed to ensure competitive balance as more clubs willingly exceed thresholds; total luxury tax payments rose from $78.5 million in 2022 to $402.6 million in 2025, with nine teams paying the tax in both 2024 and 2025 and the Los Angeles Dodgers shouldering a reported $169.4 million bill. Management’s plan would cap 2027 payroll at about $245.3 million, set a $171.2 million floor, create a 50-50 defined revenue split and use escrow to claw back excess player shares. The five-year collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1, and owners are expected to impose a lockout if talks falter. Players have pledged to fight a cap, seeking expanded free agency and arbitration rights, a much higher minimum salary and increased revenue sharing. MLB also said expansion talks and national broadcast negotiations would be deferred until a new CBA is reached.

Bo Bichette had four hits and three RBIs as the New York Mets defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on June 3 in Seattle. Bichette’s 19th career four-hit game — and his first as a Met after signing a three-year, $126 million contract this offseason — included a broken-bat single in the fourth inning that broke a 1-1 tie and a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Freddy Peralta (4-4) threw six strong innings, allowing one run on six hits with six strikeouts. Relievers Joe Gerber, Brooks Raley and Luke Weaver kept Seattle hitless over the final three innings to close the game. Jared Young and A.J. Ewing each had two hits, while Mariners starter George Kirby was chased after four innings (now 5-5). J.P. Crawford supplied Seattle’s lone run with a leadoff homer. The Mets head to San Diego Friday with RHP Christian Scott lined up to start; the Mariners begin a 10-game road trip with RHP Bryan Woo scheduled to start.

An arbitrator has ruled that NBA guard Terry Rozier breached his contract and must forfeit most of his $26.6 million 2025-26 salary after finding bond conditions tied to a federal gambling probe prevented him from fulfilling services. The decision, disclosed in court filings on June 3, 2026, follows an earlier arbitrator ruling that had ordered the league to pay Rozier while he was on unpaid administrative leave after his October 2025 arrest. Rozier, 32, has pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, sports bribery and honest services fraud; prosecutors say he accepted a $100,000 payment to exit a March 2023 Hornets game early to benefit bettors. His lawyers have asked a Brooklyn judge to lift a no-contact restriction with the Charlotte Hornets — retained while prosecutors removed a similar bar for the Miami Heat — arguing the condition blocks his ability to pursue NBA opportunities ahead of free agency beginning June 30. Rozier and co-defendants are due back in federal court in Brooklyn on June 10 for further proceedings and arraignment on new charges.

Trinity Rodman, Sophia Wilson and Mallory Swanson — the U.S. women’s national team’s prolific attacking trio nicknamed “Triple Espresso” — have been recalled together for two friendlies in Brazil on June 6 and June 9, with matches scheduled in São Paulo and Fortaleza. The three forwards, who combined for 10 of the U.S. goals during the 2024 Olympic gold-medal run and saw Swanson score the decisive goal in the final against Brazil, have not played together since the Paris Games. Wilson and Swanson return after maternity leave; Rodman is back after managing a recurring back issue. Head coach Emma Hayes has overseen a phased reintegration using tactical refreshers and tailored preparation to rebuild match fitness and chemistry. The reunion offers the USWNT a chance to test line-up combinations ahead of CONCACAF qualifying later this year and long-term World Cup preparations, while also highlighting the team’s approach to player welfare and return-to-play protocols.

Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby said June 3 he has moved past a trade to the Baltimore Ravens that was agreed March 6 and then collapsed four days later when Baltimore withdrew. The Ravens reportedly backed out after Crosby failed a physical, with NBC Sports citing concern about a degenerative knee issue. Crosby, who had meniscus surgery on Jan. 7 and missed the final two games of last season, told reporters in Henderson, Nevada that the episode is "water under the bridge" and that he is focused on rehab and preparing for the upcoming season. He has been participating in organized team activities, working out inside the Raiders’ facility, and coach Klint Kubiak expects him to be ready for training camp in late July. Crosby signed a three-year, $106.5 million extension in March 2025 that keeps him under contract through 2029. The team has been active in free agency, committing nearly $300 million to eight players, while defensive coordinator Rob Leonard shifts the unit from a 4-3 to a 3-4 alignment in which Crosby will have a key role.

Jake Maier will make his Ottawa Redblacks debut as the Canadian Football League opens Week 1, with the Redblacks hosting the Edmonton Elks in the season slate running June 4-6, 2026. Maier, who signed in the off-season after backing up Trevor Harris with Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan in 2025 and starting for Calgary from 2021-24, was named Ottawa’s starting quarterback for the opener. Ryan Dinwiddie also begins his tenure as Ottawa’s head coach and general manager after five seasons with the Toronto Argonauts. Edmonton will start veteran Cody Fajardo and added offensive-line pieces in the off-season — including Coulter Woodmansey, Brendan Bordner and Jordan Murray — to address a league-high 40 sacks allowed by Fajardo last year. Week 1 also features a rematch of last year’s East Division final as the Montreal Alouettes visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (June 4) and a Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Calgary Stampeders game (June 5) highlighted by Calgary’s strong rushing attack. Media outlets and betting outlets have picked Ottawa in the opener, with pundits noting team changes and key player milestones across the schedule.

The Carolina Hurricanes fell 5-4 to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in Raleigh on June 3, exposing persistent issues with their top line and power play. Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis — Carolina's primary scoring trio — remain largely goal-less at even strength, combining for just three five-on-five goals through 14 postseason games and failing to register points in Game 1. The Hurricanes went 0-for-2 on the power play in the opener and have converted just 7 of 58 chances (12.1%) this postseason, down from a 24.9% conversion rate in the regular season. Coach Rod Brind'Amour urged better execution and more offensive zone time for his top forwards; teammates pointed to missed chances and the need for patience. The single-game lapse included Jarvis firing directly into goaltender Carter Hart and Tomáš Hertl converting the eventual game-winner against Frederik Andersen. Carolina has 48 hours to regroup before Game 2 at Lenovo Center, with a heavier reliance on secondary scoring from players such as Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven if the top line does not rebound.

Charles Leclerc has signed a new multi-year contract to remain with Scuderia Ferrari, the Italian team announced on June 3, 2026, ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. The 28-year-old Monegasque — a Ferrari academy graduate who joined the senior team in 2019 — has raced 155 times for the Scuderia, winning eight grands prix and taking 27 pole positions, placing him second only to Michael Schumacher in several Ferrari career tallies. Ferrari described the deal as keeping Leclerc for the “coming seasons” without specifying duration; media reports suggest the extension could run beyond 2029 and possibly into the early 2030s. Leclerc is third in the 2026 drivers’ standings after five rounds, trailing Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, and sits three points ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Team principal Fred Vasseur said the renewal was “something very natural,” praising Leclerc’s fit with the team. The announcement secures one of F1’s most marketable young drivers as Ferrari seeks stability while it develops a race-winning car under the new technical regulations and heads into a pivotal run of European races beginning in Monaco.

The Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday re-signed defender Renata Fast and goaltender Raygan Kirk to three-year PWHL standard player agreements, ensuring both players are protected from the league’s expansion process. The moves lock Fast, 31, and Kirk, 25, under contract through the 2028-29 season and count among the Sceptres’ three foundational protections ahead of Phase 2 of the roster distribution process. Fast, a Burlington, Ont., native and three-time Olympian, was the PWHL Defender of the Year in 2024-25 and has 45 career points, making her one of the league’s top blue-liners. Kirk earned the starting job last season and posted an 8-8-6 record with three shutouts, a 1.87 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage. The signings come as the PWHL prepares to add four expansion franchises — Detroit, Las Vegas, San Jose and Hamilton, Ont. — which begin signing foundational players later this week. The Sceptres have yet to name their third protected player and had until Wednesday, June 3 at 5 p.m. ET to finalize Phase 1 protections.

Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor returned to the lineup Wednesday, June 3, after exiting Monday’s game with back spasms following a game-tying home run off Mets reliever Brooks Raley. Naylor, batting third, had sat out Tuesday but was available off the bench; manager Dan Wilson said he felt much better. The 28-year-old is hitting .254 with six homers and 25 RBIs, recovering from a 0-for-15 start that left him at .102 through the club’s first 15 games before a strong May (.296 in 108 at-bats). Acquired in 2025 from Arizona, Naylor signed a five-year, $92.5 million contract in November and has been a key contributor as Seattle won a season-best eight straight games to build a 2½-game AL West lead. Backup Patrick Wisdom filled in at first during Naylor’s absence. Catcher Cal Raleigh, on the injured list since May 14 with a right oblique strain, has begun pregame work in Seattle and is expected to start a rehab assignment as the Mariners embark on a 10-game road trip beginning Friday in Detroit.

Erick Fedde pitched five scoreless innings for his first win in 10 months as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 8-0 in Minneapolis on June 3, 2026, staving off a series sweep. Fedde (1-5) retired the first 11 batters and didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning, throwing 61 pitches. Rookie Sam Antonacci went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and a hit by pitch. Andrew Benintendi homered and walked three times, while Jacob Gonzalez delivered the first RBIs of his big-league career with a two-run single. The victory improved Chicago to 33-29. Twins starter Taj Bradley (5-2) failed to work five innings, and Minnesota — hampered by rotation injuries — could not complete the three-game sweep it had been pursuing after Tristan Gray’s earlier grand slam in the series. Chicago travels to Philadelphia next; Minnesota hosts Kansas City to begin a four-game set.