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  • Associated Press

    No marathon this time as Swiatek sprints into French Open quarterfinals

    After the French Open marathon came the sprint. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes after a crushing 6-0, 6-0 win against Anastasia Potapova. Swiatek won without even facing a game point against her.

  • Reuters

    Mexicans vote in election seen crowning first female president

    Mexicans will vote in national elections on Sunday with the ruling party candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, commanding a hefty lead in the polls and expected to become the country's first female president. Sheinbaum's mentor and popular outgoing president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has loomed over the campaign, seeking to turn the vote into a referendum on his political project that Sheinbaum, a leftist, has vowed to continue. "We already won the campaign, we already won the debates and now we have to win the election to consolidate the continuity of the national project," 61-year-old Sheinbaum, a trained physicist and former Mexico City mayor, said as she wound up her campaign.

  • Detroit Free Press

    Detroit Red Wings prospect spotlight: How soon will Marco Kasper make impact in NHL?

    Marco Kasper already has played three seasons in men's leagues, giving him an edge on earning a job with the Wings. Could it be this year?