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(NEW YORK) — In tennis, love means zero, but for a two-time Grand Slam champion love was a walk in the park.

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis star Garbiñe Muguruza just announced her engagement to Arthur Borges, a fan who wished her good luck during the 2021 U.S. Open while walking by in Central Park.

“My hotel was close to Central Park and I was bored, so I thought I should go for a walk,” Muguruza told HOLA! Spain in an interview. “Suddenly, he turns and says ‘Good luck at the U.S. Open.’ I was left thinking, ‘Wow, he’s so handsome.'”

The 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon champion took a selfie with Borges and asked him for a date the very next day.

“I really couldn’t believe it … having her ask me, ‘Hey, you want to see each other tomorrow?’ And I was like ‘Yeah.’ It felt unreal. It’s still does when I remember those two weeks,” Borges said in an interview.

After their initial meet-cute, the pair continued on dates for the remainder of the tournament before Borges left his job in New York at the Tom Ford fashion house and moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to be with her, eventually traveling the world together for Muguruza’s tennis career.

“It was definitely the most unreal two weeks of my life. Full of joy, excitement,” he said.

Borges popped the question to Muguruza in March and the pair officially confirmed their news publicly via Instagram over the weekend, with a very fitting Jerry Maguire quote: “You had me at ‘Hello.'”

Muguruza told ABC News’ Good Morning America that she cried with joy for an hour after he proposed.

The former world No. 1, who was ranked in the top 10 as recently as last year, announced just months ago she would be taking a hiatus from the sport to focus on her personal life.

As part of that hiatus, she will be skipping the ongoing French Open and Wimbledon in July.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Tampa Bay 4, Chi Cubs 3
Atlanta 4, Oakland 2
Milwaukee 4, Toronto 2
Cincinnati 5, Boston 4

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 3, Texas 2
LA Angels 12, Chi White Sox 5
Cleveland 12, Baltimore 8
Minnesota 8, Houston 2
Seattle 1, NY Yankees 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 9, San Francisco 4
Washington 10, LA Dodgers 6
Miami 2, San Diego 1
NY Mets 4, Philadelphia 1
Arizona 6, Colorado 0

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Saint Louis City SC at Los Angeles FC (Postponed)
San Jose at Seattle (Postponed)
Houston at Vancouver (Postponed)
New England 3, Atlanta 3 (Tie)
Columbus 3, Colorado 2
CF Montreal 2, D.C. United 2 (Tie)
New York 1, Miami 0
Cincinnati 3, New York City FC 1
Philadelphia 1, Charlotte FC 0
Chicago 0, Toronto FC 0 (Tie)
Austin FC 2, Minnesota 1
Sporting Kansas City 2, FC Dallas 1
LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 2

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(NEW YORK) — Harry Kane made history earlier this year, becoming England’s all-time leading goal-scorer. Now, the star footballer said he has his sights set on the American sport of the same name.

“I was such a big England fan growing up watching [Wayne] Rooney and all those guys scoring goals. So, to be on the top of that list is something pretty special,” he told Good Morning America, referring to his title as England’s leading goal-scorer.

Kane took the title from Wayne Rooney in late March after notching his 54th career goal for England against Italy in a European Championship qualifier.

The 29-year-old, known as one of the best strikers in the history of the sport, joined GMA on Wednesday to reflect on the past Premier League season — in which he scored 30 goals with Tottenham Hotspur, which finished in eighth place — and to look ahead at what may be next in his career.

Fans, broadcasters and Kane’s family all know about his unique post-goal celebration, which always includes a kiss of his wedding ring.

“Ever since I’ve been married, I’ve got a little tape on the wedding ring, and It’s just like a symbol to give something back to my family, my wife, my kids, all their hard work and support has helped me get to where I am now,” Kane explained. “It’s just a little thing, but every time they see me score, they see me do it.”

Soccer has significant global appeal, but with the NFL also growing in global popularity, Kane said he is considering a jump to the American sport down the line, after he eventually retires from soccer.

“It’s something I definitely want to explore. I know it will be a lot of hard work. I don’t expect to just walk up and start kicking field goals,” he acknowledged. “But yeah, it’s something I’d love to do. The NFL I have been following for about 10 years now, and I love it, so I’d love to give it a go.”

Off the pitch, the England National Team captain runs the Harry Kane Foundation, founded in October 2022, to help transform the stigma around mental health with charities and partners working to normalize conversations and promote positive, supportive habits for mental health.

“It’s something I could relate to,” Kane said. “Growing up trying to become a footballer, showing resilience, hard work, determination — it’s something I want to try and give back to the boys and girls growing up, and just relay some of my experiences to them.”

Finally, Kane, naturally a right-footed player, offered his number one tip for young footballers: “Practice both feet.”

“If you can play with both feet at the highest level, that makes the difference between the very top and maybe just the mediocre,” he said.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Toronto 7, Milwaukee 2
St. Louis 2, Kansas City 1
Cincinnati 9, Boston 8
Chi Cubs 2, Tampa Bay 1
Oakland 2, Atlanta 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE
NY Yankees 10, Seattle 2
Texas 10, Detroit 6
Baltimore 8, Cleveland 5
Houston 5, Minnesota 1
Chi White Sox 7, LA Angels 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 2, San Francisco 1
LA Dodgers 9, Washington 3
NY Mets 2, Philadelphia 0
San Diego 9, Miami 4
Arizona 5, Colorado 1

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Connecticut 81, Indiana 78
Atlanta 83, Chicago 65
Dallas 94, Minnesota 89
New York 86, Seattle 78

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(BOSTON) — It took all seven games but the Miami Heat were finally able to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals Monday night.

After taking a 3-0 lead in the East Finals against the Boston Celtics, the Heat lost three games in a row, which tied up the series 3-3.

In the do-or-die Game 7 in Boston Monday night, the Heat dominated the Celtics, beating them 103-84.

Miami will now go up against the Denver Nuggets in the finals. Game 1 is slated to tip off Thursday, June 1, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Chi Cubs 1, Tampa Bay 0
Kansas City 7, St. Louis 0
Oakland 7, Atlanta 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5, Baltimore 0
Texas 5, Detroit 0
Minnesota 7, Houston 5
LA Angels 6, Chi White Sox 4
NY Yankees 10, Seattle 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona 7, Colorado 5
San Francisco 14, Pittsburgh 4
LA Dodgers 6, Washington 1

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Miami 103, Boston 84 (Miami wins 4-3)

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Vegas 6, Dallas 0 (Dallas wins 4-2)

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(BOSTON) — After falling 0-3 to the Miami Heat in the East Finals, the Boston Celtics have clawed their way back to tie up the series. And on Monday night, both teams will be fighting for a spot in the NBA Finals in a do-or-die Game 7.

The Celtics tied up the series on Saturday night, beating the Heat by just one point, 104-103. The win came down to the final seconds of Game 6.

Which ever team wins the Eastern Conference Monday night will move on to the NBA Finals, where they will face the Denver Nuggets.

Game 7 tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET in Boston.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 3
Detroit 7, Chi White Sox 2
Baltimore 3, NY Yankees 1
Seattle 3, Oakland 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 1
Colorado 7, Miami 6
San Diego 8, Washington 6
Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 5
NY Mets 10, Chi Cubs 1
San Francisco 5, Milwaukee 0

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Boston 110, Miami 97 (Miami leads 3-2)

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Dallas 3, Vegas 2 (OT) (Dallas leads 3-1)

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Las Vegas 94, Los Angeles 85
Phoenix 90, Minnesota 81

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Texas 3, Pittsburgh 2
Milwaukee 4, Houston 0
Minnesota 7, San Francisco 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox 6, Cleveland 0
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3
Baltimore 9, NY Yankees 6
Detroit 6, Kansas City 4
LA Angels 7, Boston 3
Seattle 6, Oakland 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 6, Arizona 5
Cincinnati 10, St. Louis 3
Washington 5, San Diego 3
Chi Cubs 4, NY Mets 2
Atlanta 4, LA Dodgers 3
Miami 10, Colorado 2

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Florida 4, Carolina 3 (Florida wins 4-0)

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Texas 6, Pittsburgh 1
Milwaukee 6, Houston 0
San Francisco 4, Minnesota 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox 4, Cleveland 2
Toronto 20, Tampa Bay 1
Kansas City 4, Detroit 1
NY Yankees 6, Baltimore 5
LA Angels 4, Boston 0
Seattle 3, Oakland 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 5
Arizona 4, Philadelphia 3
LA Dodgers 8, Atlanta 1
San Diego 7, Washington 4
Chi Cubs 7, NY Mets 2
Colorado 5, Miami 4

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Boston 116, Miami 99 (Miami leads 3-1)

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Vegas 4, Dallas 0 (Dallas leads 3-0)

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Connecticut 88, Washington 81
Atlanta 83, Minnesota 77

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