The U.S. women’s national team breezed past Jamaica Tuesday night, running up a 4-0 scoreline in a friendly at Energizer Park in St. Louis, Missouri.

Ally Sentnor and Lynn Biyendolo both provided two goals. Sentnor, the Utah Royals attacker, did her damage by scoring twice in a nine-minute span in the first half, while Biyendolo came off the bench to score with her first touch, then provided the final margin with an 88th-minute finish.

With USWNT legend and St. Louis native Becky Sauerbrunn honored before kickoff, the USWNT made light work of a Reggae Girlz side missing some of its biggest names. The U.S. would finish the match with 82% possession, while goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce did not have to register a save on either of Jamaica’s two shot attempts.

U.S. coach Emma Hayes got more things to think about long-term, with Kerry Abello going the full 90 in her first-ever USWNT appearance. Claire Hutton and Avery Patterson, who were in that situation very recently, played major roles in USWNT goals on the night, while Ajax youngster Lily Yohannes pulled the strings in a more advanced role than she played in the 3-0 win over China on May 31.

USWNT vs. Jamaica highlights

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Sexual assault survivor advocate Brenda Tracy filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees and two individual board members on June 3, alleging they harmed her and her livelihood by mishandling her sexual harassment complaint against former head football coach Mel Tucker.

Her 51-page lawsuit accuses the officials of violating their legal and ethical duties to keep Tracy’s identity confidential throughout the university’s investigation of her December 2022 sexual harassment complaint. It alleges that Trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno likely caused her name to be leaked to news outlets and others during the investigation. Michigan State officials, Vassar and Denno did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The lawsuit also says that university officials breached their duty of care by failing to address the onslaught of threats and harassment Tracy suffered after she ultimately went public with her story. In addition, the lawsuit says that board members knew or should have known that Tucker had behaved inappropriately with other women and presented a threat to Tracy and the campus community. 

The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages for seven counts, including breach of contract, misconduct in office, gross negligence and violating Tracy’s due process rights. She says she suffered psychological and emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, lost earnings and incurred additional expenses for medical and therapy treatments as a result.

“It’s taken a long time to get here, and I’ve been through a lot, but at some point I want to move forward with my life,” Tracy told USA TODAY. “I feel like this is an important step in doing that. I want the people who harmed me to be held accountable, and that’s more than just Mel Tucker.”

The lawsuit is one of several that have been filed in connection with the sexual misconduct scandal that led to the firing of one of the nation’s highest-paid coaches. Tracy in October sued Tucker in state court, alleging he defamed her by claiming they had developed a mutual romance.

Tucker, who has maintained that he and Tracy had a consensual sexual relationship, sued Michigan State in August 2024 for wrongful termination and defamation. The school fired him for cause weeks after the scandal erupted into public view in September 2023 and canceled roughly $80 million remaining on the record 10-year contract he had signed less than two years earlier.

At the crux of Tracy’s sexual harassment allegations is an April 2022 phone call between her and Tucker in which she says he masturbated without her consent. The call came eight months after Tucker hired Tracy, an established gang-rape survivor and educator, to speak to his players about sexual violence prevention.

Over the course of their yearlong business relationship, Tracy said that Tucker made a series of unwanted sexual advances, culminating in the April 2022 call. Tucker says that they had a flirtatious relationship, that Tracy told him she was looking for a “sugar daddy,” and that during the April 2022 call they engaged in a one-time instance of mutual phone sex.

Michigan State’s Title IX office completed its investigation into Tracy’s complaint in October 2023, finding Tucker responsible for sexually harassing and exploiting Tracy multiple times before, during and after the now-infamous April 2022 phone call. The university in January 2024 denied Tucker’s appeal of the findings. 

Golfer Max Homa took an unusual step on Monday in an effort to turn his season around.

After falling out of the top 60 in the Official World Golf Rankings, the six-time winner on the PGA Tour had to play his way into the upcoming U.S. Open by taking part in a 36-hole final qualifying tournament.

And do it while carrying his own bag.

After shooting a 77 in the final round of the Memorial Tournament last weekend, Homa showed up without a caddie at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club outside Columbus, Ohio, in his bid to grab one of the six available spots.

Homa did not go into detail when asked why he was flying solo at the qualifier.

‘It seems to be better when someone is not standing next to me, for some reason,’ Homa said. ‘So I might just need to walk by myself more.’

The novel approach nearly paid off as Homa made it into a playoff for the final spot. However, fellow Tour pro Cameron Young edged out Homa, Rickie Fowler and two others to secure a place in the U.S. Open, which will be contested at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh in two weeks.

Homa began the year comfortably inside the top 60 in the rankings, which would have automatically qualified him for the U.S. Open. However, after a string of missed cuts he and long-time caddie Joe Greiner parted ways before the Masters.

When he arrived at Monday’s qualifying event, new caddie Bill Harke was nowhere to be found. And Homa wasn’t in any mood to answer questions about it.

‘I haven’t carried my bag 36 holes in a while, so a little tired,’ Homa said.

He will have one more opportunity to qualify for the U.S. Open − at this week’s RBC Canadian Open. Though he’ll likely have to win the tournament to do so.

This story has been updated with new information.

After crashing out in the NBA Eastern Conference finals, their deepest run in a quarter century, the New York Knicks will nonetheless be looking for a new head coach.

The Knicks announced Tuesday that they are parting ways with Tom Thibodeau as coach. ESPN was the first to report the news of Thibodeau’s dismissal, which USA TODAY Sports confirmed, before New York’s official announcement.

Knicks president Leon Rose thanked Thibodeau in a statement but said, in part, ‘Our organization is singularly focused on winning a championship for our fans. This pursuit led us to the difficult decision to inform Tom Thibodeau that we’ve decided to move in another direction.’

The move comes a little less than one year since the Knicks had signed Thibodeau to a three-year contract extension that was supposed to keep him with the franchise through the 2027-28 season.

In five seasons with the Knicks, Thibodeau, 67, posted a 226-174 record (.565) and led New York to the playoffs in four of those seasons. This year marked the first time in 25 seasons that the Knicks had reached the Eastern Conference finals, though the Knicks lost the first two games of the series at home, before bowing out in six games to the Indiana Pacers.

The Knicks had made multiple win-now offseason moves ahead of the 2024-25 season in an attempt to compete with the defending champion Boston Celtics and other top teams in the East. New York traded Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo for stretch center Karl-Anthony Towns and also unloaded a haul of picks for wing Mikal Bridges.

The Knicks went on to win 51 games to finish third in the conference behind the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston.

New York eventually faced the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, closing out Boston in six games. The Knicks won the first two games of the series on the road, and clinched the series in a 38-point blowout.

Despite the loss in the Eastern Conference finals, New York’s players had expressed confidence that the team was capable of contending for NBA championships. Thibodeau had recently received an unwavering endorsement from New York’s captain and biggest star, Jalen Brunson.

“Is that a real question right now?” Brunson said Saturday, after the Pacers eliminated the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals. “Did you just ask me if I believe that he’s the right guy? Yes. Come on.”

Despite that confidence, there were concerning signs in New York’s unraveling in the postseason.

For one, the Knicks repeatedly began first and second halves slowly, marked by sluggish energy and effort. Part of that fell to general struggles the starting lineup faced, often leading to significant deficits. The Knicks were also slow to adapt to adjustments made by opposing teams; it wasn’t until Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals — after New York had already lost the first two games of the series at home — that Thibodeau tweaked the starting lineup and extended his bench to get fresher legs on the court to match Indiana’s athleticism and pace.

Known as a demanding coach who plays his starters deep into games — even blowouts — Thibodeau also has had the reputation of being set in his ways, often chafing with other members of an organization.

After a March 12 game against the Trail Blazers – a 114-113 overtime victory – Bridges revealed to reporters that he had approached Thibodeau, asking that he reduce the minutes starters played. According to the New York Post, Bridges described Thibodeau as being receptive to a change, but that “sometimes I think he just gets in his ways.”

Although he has spent 13 seasons as a head coach in the NBA, Thibodeau has never remained at one stop more than five seasons. His first head coaching stint came in Chicago, where he led the Bulls from 2010-15. Thibodeau oversaw three top-three finishes in the Eastern Conference in his five seasons with the Bulls, including a pair of No. 1 seeds in his first two seasons.

A rift with the Chicago front office, however, spelled Thibodeau’s doom with the Bulls, who eventually fired him in May 2015.

Thibodeau was away from coaching for the following season before the Timberwolves hired him in April 2016. He spent two-and-a-half seasons in Minnesota before being fired 40 games into the 2018-19 campaign.

Thibodeau is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year award winner, following the 2010-11 season with the Bulls and the 2020-21 season with the Knicks, his first in New York.

(This story was updated with more information.)

Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter issued an apology on Tuesday after a video clip during Monday night’s season-ending loss to Tennessee appeared to show him using a homophobic slur during an at-bat by Vols infielder Andrew Fischer.

‘I am very sorry for my outburst in frustration last night, and I recognize the hurt and disappointment it has caused,’ Walter said in a statement. ‘I have seen the videos and while I do not remember the specific moment clearly, that language doesn’t reflect my values or the standards of the program. Regardless, I own the consequences and I apologize to the University of Tennessee, to Wake Forest University, and the SEC & ACC.’

Wake Forest’s statement does not indicate whether Walter, who has been the school’s head coach since 2010, will be subject to further sanctions.

The incident occurred during the fourth inning, with Tennessee leading 6-2 in a game it would ultimately win 11-5 to advance to the super regional. It’s unclear to whom Walter was directing his displeasure, but ESPN’s camera cut to him as he was speaking toward somebody on the field. Though there was no audio available, the words he mouthed were obvious enough that the video clip immediately went viral. Strangely, Walter was not asked about it in his postgame news conference even though the clip had already been circulating widely for a couple hours.

Walter has built Wake Forest into one of the ACC’s top programs, with a College World Series appearance in 2023.

‘I am both surprised and deeply disappointed in our head coach Tom Walter for his outburst during last night’s baseball game,’ athletic director John Currie said. ‘I feel badly for those most hurt by such words. I spoke with Coach Walter immediately after the game and again this morning to address this incident, which is completely out of character for him and does not meet the standards of Wake Forest Athletics, Wake Forest University or the Atlantic Coast conference.’

The ACC did not immediately weigh in on the issue. 

This marks the second high-profile incident of the NCAA baseball tournament highlighting poor behavior from a coach. On Monday, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin issued a statement admonishing coach Kevin O’Sullivan, who laced into tournament officials at the Coastal Carolina-hosted regional because the game was delayed for field maintenance, producing another video clip that went viral on social media.

Stricklin said O’Sullivan’s tirade ‘fell well short of expectations of how Gators treat people,’ and O’Sullivan apologized to the site representatives, saying he ‘let my emotions get the best of me and channeled that energy in a way I should not have.’