The Baltimore Orioles reinstated right-hander Mychal Givens from the injured list on Sunday.

The 33-year-old reliever has not pitched in the majors this season because of left knee inflammation.

Givens made six rehab appearances between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk, going 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA. He gave up four runs (three earned) in 5⅔ innings.

Givens is 32-23 with a 3.40 ERA and 31 saves in 419 career games (one start) with Baltimore (2015-20), Colorado (2020-21), Cincinnati (2021), the Chicago Cubs (2022) and the New York Mets (2022).

The Orioles optioned left-hander Cole Irvin to Norfolk in a corresponding move. Irvin, 29, is 0-2 with a 10.38 ERA in four games (three starts) for Baltimore this season.

CHICAGO -- The White Sox promoted Clint Frazier from Triple-A Charlotte and cut fellow outfielder Jake Marisnick on Sunday.

Frazier hit .375 with seven home runs and 13 RBIs in 16 games with Charlotte. The 28-year-old signed a minor league deal with Chicago last month after he was released from his minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.

He was in the starting lineup in right field for Chicago's series finale against Kansas City on Sunday.

Frazier, who is from Georgia, was selected by Cleveland in the first round of the 2013 amateur draft and made his big league debut in 2017 with the New York Yankees. He is a .238 hitter with 29 home runs and 98 RBIs in 247 career games. He appeared in 19 games with the crosstown Cubs in 2022 in his last major league action.

Marisnick was designated for assignment. The 32-year-old went 0-for-2 and scored a run in nine games with the White Sox this year.

Eyob Faniel and Hellen Obiri dominate as Britain’s four-time Olympic champion completes his penultimate race

Not so long ago, the sight of Mo Farah putting in a late sprint meant one thing – victory. At the Great Manchester Run on Sunday (May 21), though, the four-time Olympic champion’s closing burst brought him only eighth place.

In truth, this penultimate race of his career was always likely to be far more ceremonial than competitive but his presence brought the crowds out in force once again. As with last month’s London Marathon, he was afforded the chance to soak up the acclaim of a huge public audience who were more than willing to urge him on.

There was to be no fairytale ending as he finished in 29:11, some way back from winner Eyob Faniel’s 28:27, but the sight of the 40-year-old trying to put his foot down as he approached the line betrayed the competitive character who has struck global gold no fewer than 10 times.

Farah knows, however, that his race is run.

“I will miss it,” he said. “I loved doing what I did over the years and I will the miss the crowd, miss the support. My mind wants to do it but my body can’t quite do it, and obviously you’ve got to call it a day. I’m also looking forward to retiring, spending time with my kids and hopefully still be involved in the sport.”

“I’d just love to see youngsters not put hurdles in front of them.” @Mo_Farah wants to stay involved in athletics after he retires ?

He finished eighth in 29:11 at the Great Manchester Run 10km and says he’ll miss these kind of atmospheres ??

?️ @euancrumley pic.twitter.com/se1rKyZ3JV

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) May 21, 2023

While he considers was his next steps might be, Farah’s final outing will come later this year, in September at the Great North Run – an event he has won six times. “I promised [Great North Run founder] Brendan Foster ‘one day you’ll see me crossing the Tyne Bridge in the lead’, and I’ve done that six times. Hopefully one more time maybe,” he said.

While the sight of Farah battling it out was one to which the crowd were accustomed, less familiar was Faniel being at the head of affairs.

It was perhaps fitting that, at a time when the BAFTA-winning Farah has been highlighting the difficulties which individuals can face when attempting to make a life in a new country, another man who once had to go through his own switch of national identity was leading the way.

Faniel was born in Eritrea but came to Italy as a 12-year-old and became an Italian citizen in 2015. He is no slouch, either, with a marathon best of 2:07:19 to his name and a 10km best of 28:08.

In Manchester, the man who won the 2017 Venice Marathon after he benefited from the leaders taking a wrong turn in the latter stages set out with clear intent and immediately established a gap. “I wanted to start off strong and told myself not to look behind,” said the 30-year-old. “After 1km, I decided to look and I couldn’t see anyone so I said ‘okay, let’s push’.”

By the time Faniel reached halfway in 13:54, he held a 14-second cushion from a sizeable pack which contained last year’s runner-up Jack Rayner, his fellow Australian Stewart McSweyn plus British duo Omar Ahmed and Marc Scott as well as Commonwealth marathon champion Victor Kiplangat.

The Italian kept his lead, though, and while Scott did get close, his move came a little too late as he finished four seconds behind Faniel’s 38:27. Just as he had done 12 months previously, McSweyn came third – in a time of 28:35.

Scott was happy with performance as he continues his return to form following a stress fracture in December. He now plans to attack the British 10km record of 27:44 which is jointly held by Farah and Emile Cairess in July, before making his marathon debut in the autumn.

The women’s race followed a similar pattern to the men’s as Hellen Obiri made it two Manchester wins on the bounce with a commanding gun to tape performance.

There were perhaps question marks as to how well she might fare so soon after winning the Boston Marathon last month, but the two-time Olympic 5000m medallist tore into the lead and put 14 seconds on her closest rival, fellow Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir, when the halfway mark was reached in 15:08.

Though she was ultimately some way slower in the warm and windy conditions than the time of 30:15 she clocked 12 months previously, Obiri did not let up and won by 45 seconds in 31:14, with Jepchirchir second and local favourite Calli Thackery (32:51) winning the battle for third with fellow Briton Steph Twell (32:54).

In the elite wheelchair races, the 2021 Great North Run winner Sean Frame secured victory in 21:52 with a late charge to overtake England’s Commonwealth marathon bronze medallist Johnboy Smith (22:09). Spanish record-holder Rafa Botello Jimenez was third in 23:56.

The women’s contest was won by Jade Hall, who obliterated her personal best to clock 26:27. Joanna Robertson also produced her fastest ever performance with 31:14.

Michael Jensen was overall winner of the half marathon, clocking 66:20. Next across the line was Long Eaton’s Simon Crawford in 68:27, with Chorlton Runners’ Thomas Charles completing the top three in 68:50. Caroline Brenchley won the women’s contest in 78:44.

Britain's Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open to prioritise the grass-court season in the build-up to Wimbledon.

The three-time Grand Slam champion won the clay-court Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence in May but has struggled for consistency on the surface.

The French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, takes place from 28 May to 11 June.

Murray lost to long-time rival Stan Wawrinka in Bordeaux earlier this week and also had early exits at the ATP Tour events in Rome, Madrid and Monte Carlo.

He did, however, beat world number 17 Tommy Paul when he came back from a set down against the American to secure his first clay-court title since 2016 and his first singles trophy for four years.

Murray said earlier in May that he was not sure about playing at Roland Garros, telling the Guardian: "It's just what the right thing is to prioritise at this stage in my career.

"I trust my body now but I'm aware that my best chance of having a deep run is more likely to happen at Wimbledon."

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European Professional Club Rugby will investigate a half-time incident during the Heineken Champions Cup final between Leinster and La Rochelle.

"EPCR is aware of reports of an incident at half-time during the Heineken Champions Cup final," it said.

"The tournament organiser will be investigating this as soon as practicable."

La Rochelle staged a thrilling comeback to beat Leinster 27-26 to win the tournament for a second successive year.

Gregory Alldritt, who captained the French side and was named player of the match, was left frustrated by opposing skipper James Ryan's attitude during the pre-match coin toss.

"He didn't look in my eyes when we shook hands," the newly crowned European player of the year said.

"He didn't respect me," Alldritt added.

Ronan O'Gara says he wants to coach his native Ireland after guiding La Rochelle to a second successive Heineken Champions Cup success.

"Yes, of course, I want to coach Ireland as well but you have got to earn that right," he said.

"Of course it will [stand him in good stead if he gets the Ireland job]. You're always getting better."

O'Gara added that that the victory ranks as his best memory from the Lansdowne Road venue at which he enjoyed huge success as a player for Ireland.

"It's brilliant, fantastic," he told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

"It's such a happy place. The boys emptied the tank, it wasn't looking promising obviously for a lot of the game, but we got back into it at half-time.

"Being nine points down was a big bonus for us, even though that sounds contradictory, but we were very happy with that.

"We knew we had them in the maul, we didn't get enough pay back out of that but we got it in the end. It's beyond a special day for us."

As Ireland's second most-capped player and the country's record points scorer, winning three Triple Crowns and a Grand Slam in 2009, O'Gara has enjoyed many highs at the Dublin venue where La Rochelle successfully defended the trophy they won last year by beating Leinster 24-21 in a dramatic final.

As he reflected on his team's performance, the former fly-half did not shy away from answering when asked where this victory ranked in his career - while also finding words of consolation for his opponents.

"Because it is the freshest it is always the best, isn't it?" he said.

"I am just proud of the character of the team, 17-0 down and away from home, they could have easily found a way to find an excuse but these boys have character and character is important in sport.

"We love it. We care a lot for each other. We don't talk about that but we act and there is no bigger proof in the pudding than back-to-back [European wins]. We are probably beginning to be seen as a special team and I think the boys deserve to be there."

He added: "Sport is ruthless. I must admit that as a head coach or leader of this group, you feel for Leinster management and the players, it is horrible. One bus goes happy and the other bus is devastated."

French side launch fightback

Leinster opened up a 17-0 lead with three tries in 12 minutes in a scintillating start, but La Rochelle fought their way back to go in at the break 23-14 down.

The brilliant fightback was capped by Georges-Henri Colombe's late try that secured their victory and denied Leinster a record-equalling fifth European triumph.

However, when asked about his role in galvanising the team, former Munster captain O'Gara instead praised the character of his players.

"I know where I come from, the boys know where I come from," he continued.

"I am very proud to come from Cork, it means a lot to me, a lot of great sportspeople have come out of Cork and they inspire me.

"You mix that with the best of French, South African, New Zealand, Australian, Samoan - we have players from all around the world who I would like to think are made to feel at home.

"It's a brilliant feeling. We back our environment, we have fun. Rugby is meant to be enjoyed and I think you saw it was a group of 23 that didn't down tools and that means a lot to me."

The NHL's Western Conference finals got off to a thrilling start in Game 1 on Friday night, with the Vegas Golden Knights winning 4-3 in overtime over the Dallas Stars.

Game 2 on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) promises to bring the excitement again. Can the Stars even things up before the series shifts to their home ice? Or will the Knights arrive in Texas with a 2-0 lead?

To help get you ready for the game, we've put together a guide on what to watch from each team, including in-depth statistical insights from ESPN Stats & Information.

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Line: VGK -125 | O/U: 5.5

Notes from ESPN Stats & Information

Golden Knights

• The Golden Knights have trailed in each of the past seven games they have played dating to Game 1 of their series against the Edmonton Oilers. But they have won five of those seven games.

• In fact, seven of their nine wins this postseason have been comeback victories -- equaling their most for one playoff year in franchise history (also seven, in 2021). Only five teams have recorded more in a playoff season over the past two decades: Colorado Avalanche (10 in 2022), Pittsburgh Penguins (10 in 2009), Dallas Stars (nine in 2020), Carolina Hurricanes (nine in 2006) and Los Angeles Kings (eight in 2014).

• The Golden Knights have outscored their opponents 20-5 in the second period this postseason. That is the third-highest goal differential in the second period by any team through 12 playoff games, trailing only the Cup-winning 1981 New York Islanders (+17) and 1979 New York Rangers (+16), who got to the Cup Final but couldn't stop the Montreal Canadiens from a four-peat.

• Thirty-five of the 45 goals scored by the Golden Knights this postseason have come at 5-on-5, which leads the league. Vegas was one of six NHL teams to score 70% or greater of its goals at 5-on-5 during the regular season (187/267), along with the Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, Canadiens and Islanders.

• Vegas was the most disciplined NHL team during the regular season, committing just 2.92 penalties per 60 minutes, but it entered Game 1 as the least disciplined NHL team during the playoffs, committing 5.62 penalties per 60 minutes this postseason.

Stars

• The Stars joined the 2003 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as the only teams in Stanley Cup playoff history to require overtime three times in series openers in one postseason. The Mighty Ducks managed to leave the arena victorious in each of those three games, while this Stars team has been on the losing end in each of its games. Anaheim reached Game 7 of the Cup Final in 2003 before falling to the New Jersey Devils.

• Only three clubs have reached the Stanley Cup Final after losing Game 1 of a best-of-seven series three times in a single playoff year. However, each of those three teams ultimately took their lap around the rink hoisting the Stanley Cup (1991 Penguins, 2011 Boston Bruins, 2018 Washington Capitals). The Stars have a 2-0 series record this postseason after losing Game 1. They had a record of 6-20 (.231) in best-of-seven playoff series after losing Game 1 prior to 2023.

• Roope Hintz factored on all three of Dallas' goals in Game 1 (one goal and two assists) to boost his playoff totals to 10 goals and 12 assists, the first Stars skater to reach double digits in both goals and assists during one postseason since both Mike Modano (10 goals and 13 assists) and Brett Hull (11 goals and 13 assists) in 2000.

• Hintz surpassed Connor McDavid (20 points) to take over sole possession of the playoff lead in points with 22, which is tied with Steve Payne in 1981 for the most by a Stars/North Stars skater through 14 playoff games. He can become the third skater in franchise history to lead (outright/tied) the Stanley Cup playoffs in points after Hull (24 in 2000) and Bill Goldsworthy (15 in 1968) accomplished that feat.

• A bright spot for the Stars in Game 1 was seeing Jason Robertson -- who was the first Stars skater since the franchise moved to Dallas ahead of the 1993-94 season to register 100 points during the regular season -- score his first goal at 5-on-5 in the Stanley Cup playoffs (each of his prior two goals this postseason were on the power play).

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina clinched her fourth WTA title with victory in the Italian Open as Anhelina Kalinina retired with a leg injury.

It was Rybakina's third walkover victory of the tournament in Rome.

The win gives the 23-year-old a top-four seeding at the French Open, which starts at Roland Garros on 28 May.

Rybakina has made a superb start to the year, runner-up at the Australian Open and winning the Indian Wells title.

She is the sixth woman since 2009 to win a Grand Slam or Masters title on every surface after Serena Williams, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza and Ashleigh Barty.

"With my game, I can play good on all the surfaces," Rybakina said.

"It's just for clay I need to be ready more physically and have a lot of preparation, which I don't always have the time for after the hard-court season."

The final got off to a late start as rain backed up play on centre court for most of the day.

Playing in her first WTA 1,000 final, Kalinina got off to a quick start, breaking Rybakina in the opening game and holding her own serve to take a 2-0 lead.

But world number six Rybakina broke back to level at 3-3 and, despite Kalinina saving four break points in the eighth game, broke again to take the first set 6-4.

"I'm really sorry that I couldn't play. I was trying to do my best," 26-year-old Kalinina said.

"Congratulations for the title and everything you have done this year. It's really inspiring and hopefully I can get to your level some day."

Medvedev to face Rune in Sunday's final

In the men's semi-finals, Daniil Medvedev defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in a rain-disrupted encounter, while Holger Rune fought back from a set and a break down to beat Norway's Casper Ruud.

Russia's Medvedev, who had not won a match in Rome before this year, triumphed 7-5 7-5 after play was suspended twice because of rain.

Medvedev took advantage of Tsitsipas surrendering a 40-0 lead at 5-5 and eventually took the first set.

The players traded breaks in the second, but Medvedev, who is hunting a fifth ATP title of the year, moved in front again after the 11th game and held serve to claim victory,

In the other semi-final, French Open and US Open runner-up Ruud claimed a tight first set before taking a 4-2 lead in the second.

However, a medical timeout by Rune for a minor shoulder problem seemed to disrupt Ruud's rhythm and the 20-year-old Dane broke back twice to force a decider.

A double fault from Ruud gifted Rune a 3-1 lead and he faced no break points in the third set as he won 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 6-2 to reach his eighth ATP final.

Bristol Bears came from behind to earn a 24-21 bonus-point win over Exeter Chiefs and strengthen their grip on fourth place in the Premier 15s table.

Sarah Bern reduced the deficit, but Maisy Allen crossed for Chiefs to hand them a nine-point lead at the break.

Amber Reed's try and a second for Bern were unanswered by Chiefs as Bears claimed a seventh consecutive win.

The result means play-off-chasing Bears have moved nine points above fifth-placed Harlequins, who have one game in hand.

Meanwhile, the 14 players of Saracens secured their spot in the play-offs with a 38-15 bonus-point victory at Worcester Warriors.

Carys Phillips cancelled out Poppy Cleall's opening try before Sarries were reduced to 14 when Hannah Botterman was sent off.

Despite losing the prop, Sarries scored tries through Marlie Packer and Georgia Emily Evans to lead 21-10 at the break.

Jess Breach raced away to seal the bonus point a minute after the interval before Grace Moore added a fifth late on, while Vicky Laflin scored a consolation for the hosts.

Elsewhere on Saturday, there were thumping bonus-point wins for Loughborough Lightning and Sale Sharks.

Loughborough scored 12 tries, including a hat-trick for Carys Williams, in their 74-0 win at DMP Sharks.

Sale went even bigger and notched up 14 tries, with Hollie Bawden and Lauren Delany both scoring trebles in their 88-7 win at bottom club Wasps, who scored a consolation through Fiona Cooper.