Stars bounce Knights to reach Finals

Denis Gurianov scored on a onetimer during a power play 3:36 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-2, on Monday night to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2000.

The Stars forced overtime in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals with two goals in the final 10:06 of regulation. They closed it out after Zach Whitecloud was sent off for delay of game for knocking the puck out of play.

The Stars are 5-0 in overtime this postseason.

DJOKOVIC LEARNED LESSON

Novak Djokovic learned “a big lesson” when he was disqualified from the U.S. Open for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball.

The incident eight days ago marked a stunning end to Djokovic’s 29-match winning streak and his bid for an 18th Grand Slam title.

“I’m working mentally and emotionally as hard as I am working physically,” Djokovic said Monday at the Italian Open. “I’m trying to be the best version of myself on the court and off the court and I understand that I have outbursts and this is kind of the personality and the player that I have always been.

“I’m going to take this in as profound as possible for me as a big lesson. I’ve been thinking about it. I’ve been comprehending. I’ve been talking to my team. It’s just one of these things that is just unfortunate and happens. You have to move on.”

Japan is celebrating Naomi Osaka’s victory at the U.S. Open, especially her array of corporate sponsors.

But like much of Japan, they are more muted in backing — or understanding — her campaign against racial injustice in the United States. Unlike the U.S., Japan has relatively few immigrants and has a generally lower level of awareness about racism — even at home.

Osaka was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and a Haitian father, but moved to the United States when she was three and was raised there.

Before each of her seven U.S. Open matches, she wore a mask with the names of Black Americans who died as the victims of violence.