• Before Carlos Alcaraz Was Great, He Was Good Enough to Be Lucky

  Success has many fathers. In Alcaraz’s case, he was born to an actual tennis-playing father, and then the local candy company swooped in to help.

• The Miami Heat Might Blow a 3-0 Series Lead

  No N.B.A. team has lost a best-of-seven playoff series after winning the first three games, but the Heat are one loss from being the first.

• Josef Newgarden Wins Indianapolis 500

  Newgarden, the two-time IndyCar series champion, won his first career Indy 500 after a late sprint. He passed last year’s winner, Marcus Ericsson, who disagreed with the restart procedure.

• Max Verstappen Wins Monaco Grand Prix, Beating Alonso and the Rain

  Red Bull’s Max Verstappen successfully defended his lead when deteriorating conditions sent teams scrambling for the right tires and he cruised to his fourth win of the Formula 1 season.

• Los e-sports pasan un momento difícil. ¿Se acabó el entusiasmo?

  Al menos dos organizaciones de la liga más destacada de Estados Unidos para jugadores profesionales de videojuegos están vendiendo sus equipos, lo que subraya el futuro incierto de la industria.

• Boston Celtics Force Game 7 Against Miami Heat With Buzzer-Beater

  The Heat let a 3-0 series lead slip away in the Eastern Conference finals with sloppy play, bad shooting and disappearing acts by their stars.

• What Carmelo Anthony Meant to New York City

  Anthony, a Brooklyn native, rejuvenated a beleaguered Knicks fan base and embraced the city’s culture, on and off the court.