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UPCOMING

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BBO--BREWERS-CUBS

DESCRIPTION: CHICAGO — Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers face Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. By Baseball Writer Jay Cohen. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Game starts at 8:05 p.m. EDT.

UPCOMING: By 08/19/2025 11:05 p.m. EDT, Text

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BBO--DODGERS-ROCKIES

DESCRIPTION: DENVER — Rockies lefty Austin Gomber (0-6, 6.75 ERA) makes his 12th start as he searches for his first win of the season. The Dodgers will throw righty Emmet Sheehan (3-2, 3.86). UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Game starts at 8:40 p.m. EDT.

UPCOMING: By 08/19/2025 11:40 p.m. EDT, Text

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NEW AND DEVELOPING

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TEN--US OPEN-MIXED DOUBLES

The new US Open mixed doubles tournament begins with the defending champions showing how it’s done

SUMMARY: The U.S. Open overhauled its mixed doubles tournament in hopes of drawing the top singles players. The defending champions don’t intend to move out of the way so easily. Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori earned the first win in the tournament, beating the No. 2-seeded team of Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina 4-2, 4-2. Now a 16-team event played over two days, the mixed doubles starts well before the singles tournaments begin Sunday, with organizers believing singles stars would be more interested in playing if it didn’t interfere with their rest and recovery during that event. Errani and Vavassori next face Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev, who beat Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka. Will be updated.

WORDS: 696 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 1:44 p.m. EDT

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FBN--JETS-RUN FIRST

Fields on Jets’ passing game: ‘We’re fine with 8-yard completions’ and tiring defenses with runs

SUMMARY: The New York Jets’ passing game has been short on long passes this summer. Fans are anxious about whether Justin Fields and the offense can stretch the field this season. Fields says they’re fine with taking short completions and wearing down defenses. Last Saturday, Fields and the starters played just two series in a preseason loss to the Giants. Fields went 1-for-5 passing for 4 yards. The Jets ran the ball 13 times for 55 yards. Fields insists there’s a method to testing teams on the ground. The Jets’ running game is a strength, with Breece Hall, Braelon Allen, and Isaiah Davis leading the way.

WORDS: 746 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 1:38 p.m. EDT

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BBO--YANKEES-STANTON-JUDGE

Yankees get Stanton back as Judge tests throwing arm that could hinder him all season, Boone says

SUMMARY: Giancarlo Stanton will return to the New York Yankees’ lineup in right field after missing three games with what the team described as general soreness. Manager Aaron Boone told radio station WFAN that Stanton will return Tuesday night. He also provided an update on Aaron Judge. Boone said there is no timetable on a fielding return for Judge, who he said might not return to full health this season. Judge has been limited to being a designated hitter since being activated from the injured list on Aug. 5. He was scheduled to test his right elbow with long toss on Tuesday.

WORDS: 345 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 1:28 p.m. EDT

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GYM-USA-GYMNASTICS-ABUSE INQUIRY

Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at renowned US gymnastics academy is arrested by FBI

SUMMARY: A coach at a center in Iowa that has trained Olympic champions is facing allegations that he abused young female gymnasts and secretly photographed others undressing at a prior job in Mississippi. Sean Gardner, who coached at Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, has been temporarily barred from all contact with USA Gymnastics since July 2022 due to unspecified allegations of misconduct. He has not been charged criminally while a police investigation continues. But three years after abuse allegations were reported to police and he was removed from USA Gymnastics, the FBI arrested him last week on a federal child pornography charge. He has been ordered detained pending further proceedings in Mississippi. With GYM-USA-Gymnastics-Abuse-Takeaways (sent).

WORDS: 2034 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 1:24 p.m. EDT

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BKN--WALL RETIRES

John Wall, 5-time All-Star, retires after 11 NBA seasons

SUMMARY: John Wall is retiring after 11 NBA seasons. The 34-year-old Wall spent most of his career with the Washington Wizards, who picked him first overall in the 2010 draft. He also played for the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers. Wall announced his retirement Tuesday in a social media post, saying he’s stepping off the court but not away from the game. He retires with career averages of 18.7 points and 8.9 assists per game. Injuries plagued the second half of his career and he hasn’t played in the last two years.

WORDS: 224 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 1:22 p.m. EDT

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FBN--COLTS-JONES

Colts name Daniel Jones the opening-day starting quarterback over Anthony Richardson

SUMMARY: Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen says he has selected Daniel Jones as his starting quarterback over Anthony Richardson. Steichen said Tuesday the decision was based in part on consistency and accuracy and that Jones would be the starter for the season, noting that Richardson is just one play away from being needed. Jones reclaims the starting job he lost with the New York Giants last season. He asked for and was granted his release during the season, signed with the Minnesota Vikings and then joined the Colts as a free agent in the offseason.

WORDS: 855 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 1:19 p.m. EDT

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BKL--AROUND THE WNBA

WNBA postseason race heats up with teams jockeying for playoff position behind Minnesota

SUMMARY: With less than a month left in the WNBA regular season, the Minnesota Lynx have a firm lock on the top seed in the playoffs. The rest of the postseason picture is still up in the air, with more than half the league jockeying for positioning. Minnesota has looked like the best team all season even with star forward Napheesa Collier sidelined with a right ankle sprain. The Lynx have won five straight heading into Tuesday night’s game at New York. The Lynx look in great shape to have home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, which could be key since they lost a decisive Game 5 in overtime to the Liberty in the WNBA Finals last year.

WORDS: 574 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 12:49 p.m. EDT

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BKN--CELTICS SALE

The Boston Celtics have a new owner. The drive to add more NBA championships won’t change

SUMMARY: The sale of the Boston Celtics has been finalized. Private equity mogul Bill Chisholm has taken control of the NBA’s most-decorated franchise from a group led by Wyc Grousbeck that had owned them for more than two decades. The team was put on the market last summer, soon after it won its record 18th NBA championship. Chisholm won the bidding in March with an offer that valued the franchise at more than $6.1 billion — a record price paid for an American professional sports team. The NBA approved the deal unanimously last week, and the money changed hands on Tuesday.

WORDS: 814 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 12:23 p.m. EDT

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FBN--PROVE-IT PLAYERS

NFL stars under pressure: Which players have the most to prove this season?

SUMMARY: Several big-name NFL players are under pressure this season, with their futures and their teams’ success on the line. New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields is on his third team in five years. Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, who signed a massive contract, has struggled with injuries. Young quarterbacks such as Minnesota’s J.J. McCarthy, Indianapolis’ Anthony Richardson, Carolina’s Bryce Young and Chicago’s Caleb Williams are also in the spotlight. It’s not just quarterbacks feeling the heat; players such as Buffalo’s James Cook and San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey need to prove themselves because of injuries or big contracts.

WORDS: 1359 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 12:02 p.m. EDT

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FBC--PICK SIX-AWARDS

Cade Klubnik, Caleb Downs among early favorites for college football’s top awards

WORDS: 855 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 11:10 a.m. EDT

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GLF--ON THE FRINGE-FEDEX CUP

How to win the FedEx Cup has never been more clear. The significance has never been more confusing

SUMMARY: How to win the FedEx Cup is clear. The 30 players at the Tour Championship all start from scratch, and the low score over 72 holes is the FedEx Cup champion. But that’s what makes the season-long competition a little confusing. There are 12 players at East Lake who got there without winning a tournament. If they win the Tour Championship, are they the FedEx Cup champion? Patrick Cantlay is one of those players without a win and he believes they are. So does Scottie Scheffler, who already has five wins. It’s about getting the opportunity for one big week.

WORDS: 1017 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 10:55 a.m. EDT

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GLF--PGA TOUR SCHEDULE

Trump Doral back on a PGA Tour schedule crowded with big tournaments

SUMMARY: Trump Doral in Florida is back on the PGA Tour schedule for the first time in 10 years. The Miami Championship in early May will be a $20 million signature event. And it’s part of an extremely crowded schedule in the spring. Players will have a six-week stretch that starts with the Masters and ends with the PGA Championship with three $20 million events in between. That also means players who aren’t eligible for the biggest events might have only two tournaments for which they are eligible. The PGA Tour lost the Barracuda Championship in Lake Tahoe opposite the British Open.

WORDS: 585 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 10:24 a.m. EDT

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ATH--ATHLETISSIMA-LYLES

Olympic sprint champion Noah Lyles ‘super excited’ about racing toward world title defenses

SUMMARY: Noah Lyles says he’s “super excited” about his progress toward defending his 100 and 200 meters titles at track and field’s world championships in Tokyo next month. The Paris Olympics champion at 100 lost weeks of training to an unspecified injury in April. He ran his first sub-10 seconds time this season on Saturday in Poland finishing runner-up to Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. Lyles says he’s “seeing the progression” ahead of just his fourth 100 race this season at Lausanne, Switzerland. The 28-year-old American says “I know something great is going to happen” over the next month.

WORDS: 392 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 10:04 a.m. EDT

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BKN--CAVALIERS-NANCE-SOCCER

Cavs forward Larry Nance Jr. will debut a digital show on the ties between the NBA and soccer

SUMMARY: Larry Nance Jr. is going to shed some light on why so many NBA players have become big fans of international soccer. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward has teamed up with the Men in Blazers Media Network to launch a digital show called “Switch the Play,” a weekly program that will feature those NBA players who are soccer aficionados and discuss happenings in the game. The first episode, featuring Alex Caruso of the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, debuts Thursday.

WORDS: 458 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 9:43 a.m. EDT

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RGU--RWC PREVIEW

Potent host England helping massive ticket sales for Women’s Rugby World Cup

WORDS: 869 - MOVED: 08/19/2025 8:16 a.m. EDT

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MOVING TOMORROW

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FBC--MOVING ON UP

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State and Delaware are moving from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision this season. And they are doing it at perhaps the most tumultuous time in the history of college athletics. The transition is marked by new facilities, increased funding and higher competition levels. Both schools say it’s worth it. By Dave Skretta.

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FBC--BIG TEN TEAM PREVIEWS

Season previews of each Big Ten college football team.