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The U.S. track and field Olympic trials will return to Eugene, Oregon, leaving Los Angeles on the sideline weeks before it hosts the 2028 Summer Games.
The trials, set for June 17-22, 2028, will …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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8/17/26
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The 2026 AP Top 25 preseason poll drops at noon ET giving college football enthusiasts a look at how voters view the top teams approaching the season. The Top 25 voters are decided by more than 60 …
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By The Associated Press
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8/17/26
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Here are the AP’s top sports stories that have moved or are planned to move today. All times U.S. Eastern. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit AP Newsroom’s Coverage Plan. …
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8/17/26
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Two teams desperate for success meet when England and Pakistan begin a three-test series on Wednesday in Leeds.
Neither has won a series of two tests or more in almost two years. England's last …
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By FOSTER NIUMATA
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8/17/26
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Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia and Notre Dame would be the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff based on the preseason AP Top 25 poll with Texas, Indiana, Miami and Texas A&M hosting …
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By ERIC OLSON
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8/17/26
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The 90th season of The Associated Press Top 25 rankings has arrived with the preseason poll released on Monday. Here are some things to know:
-- Five teams received first-place votes from the Top …
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By The Associated Press
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8/17/26
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Ohio State and Oregon were 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 released Monday, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for the first time in 65 years and just the …
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By ERIC OLSON
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8/17/26
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(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Tuesday, Aug. 18
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
6 p.m.
ESPNU — American Legion World Series: TBD, Championship, Shelby, …
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By The Associated Press
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8/17/26
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Aug. 18
1915 — Boston opened Braves Field with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
1931 — New York’s Lou Gehrig played in his 1,000th consecutive game. Gehrig went hitless in …
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By The Associated Press
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8/17/26
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Aug. 18
1923 — Helen Mills, 17, ends Molla Bjurstedt Mallory’s domination of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships and starts her own with a 6-2, 6-1 victory.
1958 — Floyd …
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By The Associated Press
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8/17/26
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The middle of the American League standings has turned into a medicore mess.
It might make for a fascinating playoff race.
There are seven teams fighting for the final AL wild-card spot and …
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By DAVID BRANDT
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8/17/26
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Making the playoffs wasn't nearly enough last season for the Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles.
Despite winning 11 games each and making it to the postseason, the Chargers and Eagles …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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8/17/26
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Cristiano Ronaldo says this Saudi Pro League season is likely to be the last of his professional career.
The 41-year-old superstar’s contract with Riyadh club Al-Nassr, signed in December 2022, …
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8/17/26
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The post-Pep Guardiola era is getting underway in English soccer amid uncertainty and upheaval — not just at Manchester City but across the whole of the Premier League.
Get this: Heading into …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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8/17/26
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Detroit Tigers (60-64, second in the AL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (61-65, fourth in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Framber Valdez (7-8, 4.26 ERA, …
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By The Associated Press
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8/17/26
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Los Angeles Dodgers (74-51, first in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (50-74, fifth in the NL West)Denver; Monday, 8:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Blake Snell (0-1, 5.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 15 …
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8/17/26
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Miami Marlins (64-61, third in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (67-58, second in the NL East)Philadelphia; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Janson Junk (6-7, 4.41 ERA, 1.32 …
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8/17/26
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Athletics (49-75, fourth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (51-74, fifth in the AL Central)Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Mason Barnett (1-3, 6.16 …
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8/17/26
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San Diego Padres (67-58, second in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (56-69, fifth in the NL East)New York; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Walker Buehler (7-5, 4.88 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 100 …
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8/17/26
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Baltimore Orioles (61-63, fourth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (74-49, first in the AL East)St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 6:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Brandon Young (9-3, 3.33 …
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8/17/26
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