The Day In Sports (May 26)

Author:: SI Staff
Publish date:: May 27, 2016

The Day In Sports (May 26)

Spellers Nihar Saireddy Janga (L) of Austin, Texas and Jairam Jagadeesh Hathwar (R) of Painted Post, New York hold a trophy after the finals of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 26, 2016 in National Harbor, Maryland. Both spellers were declared co-champions at the end of the annual spelling competition.

Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder dunks the ball against the Golden State Warriors during Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on May 26, 2016 in Oakland, California.

Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates the series win against the Tampa Bay Lightning after Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Consol Energy Center on May 26, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Serena Williams of the U.S. waves after defeating Brazil's Teliana Pereira during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Thursday, May 26, 2016 in Paris. Williams won 6-2, 6-1.

Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals celebrates after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park on May 26, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Ruben Carter #64 and Laremy Tunsil #67 of the Miami Dolphins run a drill during the team's OTA's on May 26, 2016 at the Miami Dolphins training facility in Davie, Florida.

A rain puddle rest on the infield at Kauffman Stadium prior to a game between Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals on May 26, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. The game was postponed due to rain.

Alex Noren of Sweden hits his 3rd shot on the 18th hole during day one of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on May 26, 2016 in Virginia Water, England.

Olympique Lyonnais' captain Wendie Renard holds the trophy and celebrates with teammates after winning the UEFA Women's Champions League Final football match VFL Wolfsburg vs Lyon at the Citta del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia on May 26, 2016.

Simona Halep of Romania serves during the Ladies Singles second round match against Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan at Roland Garros on May 25, 2016 in Paris, France.

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) drives past Oklahoma City Thunder's Serge Ibaka (9) and Steven Adams (12) during the second half in Game 5 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. Golden State won 120-111.

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) shakes hands with Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos (91) after Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals, Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Pittsburgh. The Penguins won 2-1 and advanced to the Stanley Cup finals.

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Fans hold a sign in support of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies in the eighth inning on May 26, 2016 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tony Parker (R) attends the French Tennis Open Day Five at Roland Garros on May 26, 2016 in Paris, France.

Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing and Australia during practice for the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on May 26, 2016 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.