LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bam Adebayo has two primary goals to accomplish at the Paris Olympics. The first one is obvious: a gold medal.
The second one: getting a picture with Simone Biles.
Among …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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7/8/24
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LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina wiped away tears after her victory at Wimbledon on Monday following news of a Russian missile attack in her home country.
She beat Wang …
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7/8/24
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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Becky Hammon has had to prove she belongs among the best in basketball throughout her career.
She was a consensus All-American in 1999 at Colorado State but went …
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By MARK ANDERSON
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7/8/24
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The Washington Capitals have named Chris Patrick as their general manager with longtime GM Brian MacLellan remaining as president of hockey operations. The team announced the front office promotions …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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7/8/24
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Finding the next American captain of the Ryder Cup was never supposed to be this complicated or take this long.
The long wait ends when the PGA of America introduces its next captain on Tuesday. …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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7/8/24
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DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — The referee for England's semifinal game against the Netherlands at Euro 2024 will be Felix Zwayer, who once had ties to a match-fixing scandal in Germany.
Wednesday's …
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7/8/24
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A'ja Wilson scored 28 points and became the franchise's all-time leading scorer Sunday as the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 104-85.
Wilson also grabbed 10 rebounds for …
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7/8/24
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NEW YORK (AP) — Defenders Miles Robinson and Walker Zimmerman along with forward Djordje Mihailovic will be the three overage players on the 18-man U.S. Olympic men’s soccer roster after failing …
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7/8/24
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MUNICH (AP) — Several France players are already celebrating something at the European Championship — the result of the elections back home.
A leftist coalition that came together to try to …
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By DANIELLA MATAR
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7/8/24
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MONTE GORDO, Portugal (AP) — Kateryna Tabashnyk’s success depends upon utter concentration on the here and now, on the height of the bar in front of her and her body’s ability to leap it.
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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7/8/24
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Top of the AL Central. Top of the MLB draft.
It's been a season of firsts for Cleveland.
Along with opening a surprising lead in their division with a strong three-plus …
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By TOM WITHERS
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7/8/24
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ATLANTA (AP) — Reynaldo López threw six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves hit four homers in a 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
López (7-2) lowered his league-leading …
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By The Associated Press
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7/7/24
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SAN FRANISCO (AP) — Bronny James was scratched from the Los Angeles Lakers’ second California Classic game Sunday because of a swelling in his left knee, a day after scoring four points in his …
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By ANTONIO RAY HARVEY
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7/7/24
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Pete Alonso will participate in his fifth straight Home Run Derby, with the New York Mets first baseman trying to win for the third time. Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Philadelphia’s Alec Bohm …
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7/7/24
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CLEVELAND (AP) — An unexpected season for the Guardians has produced another surprise: the most All-Stars in the American League.
On Sunday, closer Emmanuel Clase, designated hitter David Fry …
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By TOM WITHERS
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7/7/24
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes' first All-Star selection was as speedy as his fastball.
Just eight weeks after his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the 22-year-old right-hander was …
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By WES CROSBY
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7/7/24
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CHICAGO (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen was knocked out of the rainy NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday, ending his chance for another win on the street course in downtown Chicago.
Van Gisbergen was …
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By JAY COHEN
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7/7/24
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins both homered, had three hits and drove in three runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 Sunday to snap a seven-game …
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By JOE REEDY
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7/7/24
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Heston Kjerstad hit a three-run homer, Grayson Rodriguez had eight strikeouts in six innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3. Kjerstad’s homer put the Orioles ahead 4-0 in …
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By ERIC HE
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7/7/24
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SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Davis Thompson won his first PGA Tour title Sunday with a a 7-under 64 to set the 72-hole scoring record at the John Deere Classic and leave all the drama to second place.
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7/7/24
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