Whether she’s winning gold at the Olympics or on the sidelines at Soldier Field, cheering on husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, Simone Biles dazzles spectators with her outfit wherever she goes.

Thusly, the 2025 Met Gala provided her an opportunity to really go all-out and show the sports world what she’s made of from a fashion perspective. Owens, too, got decked out for fashion’s big night in New York.

Biles, alongside several other athletes was part of the host committee this year that plans the event, so the pressure was really on the seven-time gold medalist to shine. And shine she did. Here’s what Biles wore at the 2025 Met Gala.

Simone Biles’ 2025 Met Gala look

Simone Biles career accomplishments

30 World Gymnastics Championship Medals (23 gold, most in gymnastics history)
11 Olympic Gymnastics Medals (7 gold)
32 overall U.S. national titles (most in history)
9 all-around U.S. titles
7 vault titles
7 balance beam titles
7 floor exercise titles

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Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to score 22 points and lift the Denver Nuggets to a 121-119 road victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their second-round Western Conference playoff series.

‘I never felt like anybody wavered,’ Nuggets interim coach David Adelman said. ‘That doesn’t mean you’re going to win the game. … In the NBA, playoffs, these games are so long. You’ve got to give yourself a chance.’

With 9.5 seconds remaining and the Thunder up by one, the Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook fouled Chet Holmgren.

Holmgren missed both free throws, giving Denver an opening to finish off the comeback.

Christian Braun grabbed the rebound, fed it to Westbrook, who barreled down the floor before finding Gordon for the game-winning three.

‘(Gordon) is a Denver Nugget, man,’ Adelman said. ‘He is the soul of our team.’

The Nuggets hadn’t led since the first quarter, trailing by as many as 13 in the fourth quarter.

But the Nuggets ended the game with a 19-6 run to knock off the top seed in the Western Conference.

‘I didn’t think our execution was as clean as it can be,’ Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. ‘But we’ll learn from it. It’s a series.’

Nikola Jokic scored 18 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter, hitting a pair of 3-pointers and eight free throws.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lead the Thunder, who had not played in nine days.

Oklahoma City didn’t make it easy on Jokic, using several different players to defend him.

Jokic showed frustration multiple times with the way he was being guarded.

With less than seven minutes to play, Jokic elbowed Luguentz Dort in the jaw while Dort was guarding Jokic in the lane.

Dort remained down for several moments, and after a lengthy review, Jokic was called for a Flagrant 1 foul. It was Jokic’s fifth foul of the game.

But Jokic never picked up his sixth, and scored 16 points from that point on to help the Nuggets stay in it for Westbrook and Gordon to team up for the final play.

Jokic also added 22 rebounds, tying his career playoff high.

‘He had some unbelievable finishes around the basket,’ Adelman said.

Westbrook, who was a longtime star with the Thunder, helped keep Denver in it.

With less than five minutes left in the third quarter, Oklahoma City led by 14 points.

But the Nuggets ended the quarter on a 17-8 run to cut the deficit to five before the end of the quarter.

Westbrook scored eight of his 10 third-quarter points during the stretch.

Oklahoma City missed its first 10 3-pointers before Alex Caruso’s 3-pointer early in the second quarter.

Caruso added 20 points for the Thunder, who will host the Nuggets in Game 2 Wednesday, eager to get back in the win column.

‘No one just walks their way through a series at this point in the season,’ Daigneault said.

Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder highlights

The NHL draft lottery had a new look and a vastly different result.

The 23rd-place New York Islanders earned the right to pick first overall in the June 27-28 draft by winning the first live draft lottery in league history on Monday. The 19th-place Utah Hockey Club won the other drawing and moved up the maximum allowed 10 spots to fourth place.

The Islanders, currently between general managers, had 3.5% odds of winning the No. 1 overall pick. They will select first for the first time since drafting John Tavares in 2009.

The top-ranked North American prospect is Matthew Schaefer, though NHL Central Scouting said it’s close. The Erie (Pennsylvania) Otters defenseman missed the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone during the winter while playing for Team Canada at the world junior hockey championship. He had 22 points in 17 games.

Last year, the last-place San Jose Sharks and the 31st-place Chicago Blackhawks held onto their current spots and picked first and second, respectively. They will pick second and third this year.

Previously, the draw was conducted off camera, and deputy commissioner Bill Daly would turn over cards with team logos on them until the winner was revealed. But everyone got to watch the draw of the lottery balls live, and commissioner Gary Bettman was in the room, too.

NHL draft order after the lottery

New York Islanders
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
Utah Hockey Club
Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
Seattle Kraken
Buffalo Sabres
Anaheim Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver Canucks
Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames)

Draft lottery winners

Next Islanders general manager

Nice perk for whoever lands the job to replace Lou Lamoriello. The Islanders didn’t have much of a chance to win the draft lottery, but they now will land a solid prospect. Dan Marr, vice president of NHL Central Scouting, said, ‘Schaefer easily projects as a future All-Star in the NHL.”

Utah Hockey Club

They were competitive in their first season in Salt Lake City and missed the playoffs by nine points. By winning the second drawing, they’ll pick fourth this year after choosing sixth in 2024.

Sharks and Blackhawks

Because Utah could only move up to fourth, the Sharks and Blackhawks move back only one spot each. If Schaefer goes first, these teams could end up with Michael Misa, James Hagens or Anton Frondell.

Draft lottery losers

Nashville Predators

They had a surprisingly bad season despite adding free agents Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault. Despite having the third-best odds to win, they drop to fifth.

The live drawing

There’s probably a reason this is done off camera. ESPN did a great job of explaining, but it was a little tedious to watch, starting with the deliberate loading of the lottery balls. Then we watch them bounce around for 30 seconds before one was drawn, then the process was repeated twice. Before the fourth and deciding ball was drawn, they cut to commercial, followed by another 30 seconds of bouncing.

Calgary Flames

After three balls in the second drawing, the Flames were in the mix to move from 16th to sixth. If that happened, under trade terms with Montreal, they would have held onto that pick and instead sent the Canadiens the pick that Calgary had acquired in a trade with the Panthers. But Utah won. So no sixth pick, no 16th pick (heading to Montreal). They’ll pick wherever the Panthers land, which could be much later.

Top North American skaters

Erie (OHL) defenseman Matthew Schaefer
Saginaw (OHL) center Michael Misa
Boston College center James Hagens
Brantford (OHL) center Jake O’Brien
Seattle (WHL) defenseman Radim Mrtka
Brampton (OHL) right wing Porter Martone
Moncton (QMJHL) center Caleb Desnoyers
Brandon (WHL) center Roger McQueen
Barrie (OHL) defenseman Kashawn Aitcheson
Everett (WHL) left wing Carter Bear

Top international skaters

Djurgarden (Sweden) center Anton Frondell
Djurgarden (Sweden) right wing Victor Eklund
Modo Jr. (Sweden) Milton Gastrin
Karlovy Vary (Czechia) left wing Vojtech Cihar
Ufa Jr. (Russia) right wing Alexander Zharovsky

When is the NHL draft?

The 2025 NHL Draft will be held June 27-28. The first round will be on June 27 and rounds 2-7 will be held the next day. The times haven’t been announced yet. It will be held in Los Angeles at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater. Top prospects will be there, but not team representatives, who will take part virtually.

What’s wrong with Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis?

The Celtics pulled Porzingis midway through the second quarter of their opening game against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night.

While he briefly appeared after halftime, he went back to the locker room, and the Celtics announced he was questionable to return to the game thanks to a non-COVID illness. He did not return, and the Knicks overcame a 20-point deficit to win 118-115 in overtime.

Porzingis was not on the injury report before Game 1. It is unclear if he will be available for Game 2 on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET, TNT).

“It impacts the game because of his ability on both ends of the floor. … Hopefully, he’s ready for Game 2,’ Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said after the Game 1 loss. Mazzulla did not provide any specifics about the illness.

He missed all four of his shot attempts and grabbed four rebounds in the 14 minutes he played. The 7-2, 240-pound center/forward is averaging 19.5 points and 6.8 rebounds.

In the opening round vs. the Orlando Magic, Porzingis suffered a cut on his forehead that required stitches.

He missed 11 games in February and March with an upper respiratory illness. During Boston’s run to the title last season, Porzingis sat out six games with a calf strain. He returned for the NBA Finals, only to suffer a foot injury that required offseason surgery.

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William Nylander had two goals and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs held on for a 5-4 win against the visiting Florida Panthers in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series on Monday.

‘Outstanding,’ defenseman Morgan Rielly said of Nylander, who gave Toronto a 2-0 lead a little over halfway through the first period. ‘Obviously he came out and was feeling it. That obviously helps set the tone. It’s nice to get the first one and then just go from there.’

Matthew Knies and Chris Tanev each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who will host Game 2 on Wednesday.

Toronto goalie Anthony Stolarz stopped eight of nine shots before exiting the game midway through the second period a few minutes after he was hit in the head by Florida center Sam Bennett. Joseph Woll made 17 saves in relief.

Seth Jones, Eetu Luostarinen, Uvis Balinskis and Bennett scored for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves.

Down by three after two, Luostarinen narrowed Florida’s deficit to 4-2 at 1:39 of the third period, getting his stick out to tip a pass from Anton Lundell over Woll’s glove.

Balinskis scored far side from the left faceoff dot to pull the Panthers within one at 4:30.

‘Just settle down,’ Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said. ‘I mean, I thought that we were backing off too much, not being aggressive anymore. … Let them get to their game too much.’

Knies added insurance late in the frame, roofing a backhand on a breakaway to make it 5-3 at 14:00. Bennett cut it to 5-4 at 18:05 with a rising shot from the left circle, but the Panthers could not find one more goal.

Nylander gave Toronto a 1-0 lead 33 seconds into the first period, sneaking a wrist shot short side from the bottom of the right circle past a screened Bobrovsky.

He made it 2-0 at 12:51. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, on the left side, fed Nylander coming into the slot, where the forward briefly stickhandled before getting to the front of the net and lifting it over Bobrovsky’s glove.

‘It was the perfect storm of that’s not the way you want to start when everybody’s got lots of energy and jump, but there’s some tension to it always at the start,’ Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. ‘That was the first period. We didn’t look like ourselves, and then got right at the second and after that had a pretty good push to the third.’

Jones cut the deficit in half with a power-play goal at 16:57, firing a snap shot through traffic that beat Stolarz over his right shoulder to make it 2-1.

Rielly responded 19 seconds later off a 2-on-1 rush, beating Bobrovsky with a wrister stick side to make it 3-1 at 17:16.

Tanev extended it to 4-1 at 7:50 of the second period when his shot from the right point bounced in the low slot and went under Bobrovsky’s blocker.

‘The way we played in the third is more like our game, just fast and more physical,’ Luostarinen said. ‘Obviously, we want to bring that to the next game.’

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers highlights

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Kenny Atkinson, who guided the Cleveland Cavaliers to the best record in the Eastern Conference at 64-18, was named NBA Coach of the Year on Monday.

It was the first time Atkinson won the award. Atkinson received 59 out of a possible 100 first-place votes. Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff finished second (31 first-place votes), while the Houston Rockets’ Ime Udoka (seven first-place votes) finished third. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Mark Daigneault (two first-place votes), LA Clippers’ Tyronn Lue (one first-place vote) and LA Lakers’ JJ Redick also received votes.

The Cavs had the second-most victories in franchise history and the most wins for a non-LeBron James Cavs team in the franchise’s existence.

Atkinson, 57, spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors under Steve Kerr and took over a team that won 48 games last season.

From the start of the season, Atkinson’s imprint on the team was obvious. The Cavaliers opened with 15 consecutive victories and became just the second team in NBA history to have winning streaks of at least 12 games three times in a season. When they won their 16th consecutive game on March 14, the Cavaliers were 56-10 and well on their way to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Atkinson used depth and the strength of the ‘Core Four’ (Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley). He improved the offense without sacrificing defense, and the Cavs were one of three teams to finish in the top eight offensively and defensively. They were first in offense and eighth in defense, scoring 121 points and allowing 111.8 points per 100 possessions for a plus-9.2 net rating, which was third-best in the league.

The Cavs were second in field-goal shooting percentage and 3-point shooting percentage, and led the league in points per game (121.9).

Before joining Kerr’s staff, Atkinson was an assistant for Ty Lue’s Los Angeles Clippers and was the head coach in Brooklyn for four seasons.

“I think using my experience with those two situations can make me a better coach,” Atkinson said when he got the Cavs job a year ago. “And I sold that to (Cavaliers president of basketball operations) Koby (Altman). I said, ‘I look back and there are so many things I could do better. And then I saw it live, I saw it. I was kind of like: Look, how does Steve do it? How does Ty do it? And I think it’s really going to help me.’

“And I do think one of my strengths is, I think the league is changing, and can you get ahead of the league? What’s happening? How quickly is it happening and how are we shifting? And I think me and my staff, that’ll be a strength of ours. We will be able to be right with the league or be a step ahead.”

The Baltimore Ravens are kicking Justin Tucker out of town.

Tucker, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women, was officially released by the Ravens on Monday, according to the team.

‘Sometimes football decisions are incredibly difficult, and this is one of those instances,’ Ravens general manager and executive vice president, Eric DeCosta said in a statement. ‘Considering our current roster, we have made the tough decision to release Justin Tucker.’

‘Justin created many significant and unforgettable moments in Ravens history,’ the statement said. ‘His reliability, focus, drive, resilience and extraordinary talent made him one of the league’s best kickers for over a decade.’We are grateful for Justin’s many contributions while playing for the Ravens. We sincerely wish him and his family the very best in this next chapter of their lives.’

It ends a long-term relationship between kicker and team, with Tucker having spent 13 seasons in Baltimore. He arrived as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and has been one of the best kickers in the league during that stretch. Tucker has made 89.103% of kicks during his career, the best percentage in NFL history.

Countless game-winning kicks, clutch playoff moments and more made Tucker nearly automatic from just about anywhere on the field.

The release comes on the heels of the Ravens’ decision to draft a kicker for the first time in the franchise’s history, selecting Tyler Loop with the 186th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Yet the 6th-rounder’s selection isn’t the only thing that complicated Tucker’s future with the team.

Tucker has been the subject of sexual misconduct allegations, which were made by more than a dozen massage therapists. The NFL began an investigation in February, with the league yet to reveal its findings.

‘I cannot be any clearer,’ Tucker said in a statement. ‘These accusations are false and incredibly hurtful to both me, and more importantly, my family.’

Tucker’s time with the Ravens figured to be on thin ice before the allegations surfaced. He made just 73.3% of kicks in 2024, a career-low. He did make both kicks and didn’t miss an extra point in two playoff contests, but the 35-year-old’s best days appear to be behind him.

The Ravens will now move forward with Loop in the hopes that he can give the franchise a similar amount of longevity and success.

The eight remaining NHL playoff teams have been to the third round a combined 15 times since 2018.

Four teams can add to their totals by winning their second-round series.

The Vegas Golden Knights lead the way with four trips. They’ll take on the Edmonton Oilers, who have been twice, including last season on the way to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Dallas Stars (three trips in the last five years, including the last two) will take on the Winnipeg Jets, who last made it in 2018.

The defending champion Florida Panthers have won the last two Eastern Conference finals. They’ll take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, the only team without a recent berth (2002).

The Washington Capitals (2018) will face the Carolina Hurricanes (2019, 2023) in the other second-round series.

Which teams will advance to the conference finals? USA TODAY Sports offers its predictions for the second round of the playoffs:

Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Season series: 2-2. Playoff history: 1-0 Hurricanes.

Jason Anderson: Hurricanes in 7. Washington looked more or less like a No. 1 seed in the first round, holding their nerve and not letting some physical play in Montréal throw them off. If this series were against either of the teams in the other Eastern Conference matchup, the prediction would be Caps in 6. However, Carolina’s ability to control games with and without the puck will prove too strong to overcome, with the Hurricanes outlasting the Capitals.

Mike Brehm: Hurricanes in 6. The Hurricanes don’t give opponents a lot of room to maneuver, which will make life difficult for the Capitals. Washington goalie Logan Thompson faced the Hurricanes only once this season, but he gave up three goals before not coming out for the second period because of an injury.

Jace Evans: Hurricanes in 6. The Capitals have home ice and have defied the odds all season, so it won’t be surprising if they win – especially with goalie Logan Thompson looking locked in again. But Rod Brind’Amour’s possession-focused system has given the Capitals problems over the years, and I think that will play a factor given the Caps are a team that can get dominated in shots from time to time.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers

Season series: 3-1 Panthers. Playoff history: 1-0 Panthers

Jason Anderson: Panthers in 5. Florida looked impressive in the first round, dismissing Tampa Bay in five games. That bodes poorly for the Leafs, who wobbled at times against Ottawa. Matthew Tkachuk seems all the way back, Sergei Bobrovsky is stopping the shots he should and the Panthers just pose too many problems for Toronto to solve.

Mike Brehm: Panthers in 6. The Panthers downed the Maple Leafs in five games in the 2023 playoffs by playing a physical game against their stars. Toronto is built differently but Florida has the personnel to do that again, especially since they added Brad Marchand, who was a thorn in Toronto’s side when he was with the Boston Bruins.

Jace Evans: Panthers in 5. The way the defending champs ripped through a seemingly potent Tampa Bay team should put every team left in the playoffs on notice. The Panthers are the Stanley Cup favorites for a reason. Their depth and championship experience will be too much for the Leafs.

Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars

Season series: 3-1 Jets. Playoff history: First meeting

Jason Anderson: Stars in 6. Winnipeg’s incredible Game 7 comeback is one for the ages, and Connor Hellebuyck seemed to find his groove as one overtime became a second at the Canada Life Centre. Sounds like the start of a Cup run, right? Wrong. Jake Oettinger seems like the far more reliable goalie in this series, Mikko Rantanen is on fire and Dallas should march on to the Western Conference final.

Mike Brehm: Stars in 6. The Stars defeated a strong Avalanche team while missing Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen. Those two are expected back in this series. The Jets are dealing with injuries to Mark Scheifele and Josh Morrissey. If they can’t go or aren’t 100 percent, Winnipeg will be at a disadvantage.

Jace Evans: Stars in 5: The Jets needed a Game 7 miracle to beat the West’s last playoff team. It’s not going to take the soon-to-be reinforced Stars that long to dispatch with this bunch, particularly if Connor Hellebuyck is still letting in 17% of the shots he faces. 

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers

Season series: 2-2 Playoff history: 1-0 Golden Knights

Jason Anderson: Golden Knights in 5. Edmonton finished the first round on a roll, winning four in a row after falling into a 2-0 hole against the Kings. That momentum comes to a shuddering halt against Vegas, who had to fight tooth and nail to get past Minnesota to get here. Neither of these teams has actually played all that well, particularly in front of their respective nets, but the Golden Knights have a clear top-to-bottom talent edge.

Mike Brehm: Golden Knights in 7. Vegas, which had trouble shutting down Kirill Kaprizov early in the first round, will have to face Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in this series. But the Golden Knights eventually limited Kaprizov and they held McDavid to one assist and Draisaitl to one point a game in the regular season. If they can minimize the Oilers stars’ damage, the Golden Knights will win with their depth.

Jace Evans: Golden Knights in 6. The continued absence of Mattias Ekholm will finally catch up to the Oilers in this series. So, too, will the team’s goaltending – Calvin Pickard saved the day for the Oilers … with an .893 save percentage, after Stuart Skinner was rocked to the tune of a 6.11 GAA and .810 save percentage in the first round. Adin Hill will have to step up for the Golden Knights, though, as his save percentage was down at .880 in the first round.