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UPCOMING

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BBO--THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL

DESCRIPTION: Commissioner Rob Manfred has sparked discussion about potential MLB expansion and realignment. This has led to ideas about restructuring the league based on geography and traditional rivalries. But what if market size were used to reorganize teams? With collective bargaining on the horizon, competitive balance is a key issue. If owners push for a salary cap, it could lead to tough negotiations. But if realignment created divisions based on market size, that setup could offer small-market teams a better path to contention. By Noah Trister. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 08/25/2025 6:00 a.m. EDT, Text

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FBC--T25-MICHIGAN-UNDERWOOD

DESCRIPTION: ANN ARBOR, Mich. — No. 14 Michigan is kicking off this season this week against New Mexico and highly touted freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood is expected to take the first snap. By Larry Lage. UPCOMING: 500 words.

UPCOMING: By 08/25/2025 1:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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FBN--NFL-SEASON PREVIEW

DESCRIPTION: Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles aren’t talking repeat, insisting last year’s success means nothing this year. They’re right and plenty of teams will stand in their way. By Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 08/25/2025 3:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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SOC--ENGLISH ROUNDUP

DESCRIPTION: NEWCASTLE, England - Newcastle hosts defending champion Liverpool in the final match of the Premier League’s second round. The game between two top teams has added spice because Liverpool has tried to sign Newcastle’s disgruntled striker Alexander Isak during the summer transfer window. UPCOMING: 400 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 08/25/2025 5:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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BBW--WPBL-MO’NE DAVIS

DESCRIPTION: Former Little League baseball star Mo’ne Davis went from fearing her baseball career might be over to potentially earning a spot in the first women’s pro baseball league in 70 years. Davis, 24, is hoping to revive her baseball career while also showing that her story didn’t end with the success she had at age 13. By Alanis Thames. AP photos, video.

UPCOMING: By 08/25/2025 5:00 p.m. EDT, Video, Photo, Text

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BBO--DIAMONDBACKS-BREWERS

DESCRIPTION: MILWAUKEE - Brandon Woodruff pitches for the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers and Eduardo Rodríguez starts for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a four-game series. By Steve Megargee. UPCOMING: 300 words, with photos.

UPCOMING: By 08/25/2025 11:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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NEW AND DEVELOPING

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TEN--US OPEN-MEDVEDEV MELTDOWN

Medvedev’s US Open match delayed by booing fans after photographer enters the court

SUMMARY: Daniil Medvedev’s match was delayed more than six minutes between points Sunday night, after a photographer entered the court on match point and the 2021 U.S. Open champion became enraged by the chair umpire’s decision to award his opponent a first serve. Benjamin Bonzi had just hit his first serve leading 5-4 in the third set after winning the first two. After he missed it, a photographer left his position before the Frenchman could hit his second. Chair umpire Greg Allensworth told the photographer to get off the court, then announced that Bonzi would get another first serve because of the delay — which is common in tennis. Medvedev then approached the chair to complain about the decision and the booing began.

WORDS: 517 - MOVED: 08/25/2025 1:36 a.m. EDT

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TEN--US OPEN

Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz get the American men off to a strong start at the US Open

SUMMARY: There’s a larger contingent of Americans in the U.S. Open men’s bracket than at any time in the past quarter-century. Might be the best crop in nearly that long, too, and two of the leaders — Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton — got the tournament started on Sunday with dominant performances. Shelton is the No. 6 seed and twice a Grand Slam semifinalist and needed just 2 hours, 7 minutes to get past qualifier Ignacio Buse of Peru 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Fritz is the No. 4 seed and was the runner-up to Jannik Sinner at Flushing Meadows a year ago. He needed about 10 fewer minutes to move on with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 victory over yet another U.S. man, Emilio Nava.

WORDS: 728 - MOVED: 08/25/2025 12:10 a.m. EDT

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TEN--US OPEN-DJOKOVIC-SERENA WILLIAMS

Djokovic jokes that he’s challenging Serena Williams to come back to tennis

SUMMARY: Novak Djokovic thinks he came up with a way to get Serena Williams back on the tennis tour: Dare her to do it. A night after Williams stunned the tennis world by showing up to help induct rival Maria Sharapova into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Djokovic said Sunday after his first-round match at the U.S. Open that he thought that was “a beautiful moment.” Then Djokovic noted that Williams never officially retired from tennis and challenged her to return. He says that “when somebody challenges her, she never refuses. So I challenge Serena: Come back on the tour next year.”

WORDS: 270 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 11:01 p.m. EDT

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SOC--ITALY-RACISM

Juventus condemns racist abuse of US midfielder Weston McKennie after season-opening win in Italy

SUMMARY: Juventus says U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie has been subjected to racist abuse following the team’s 2-0 season-opening win over Parma in Serie A. The Turin-based club posted a statement on social media Sunday saying McKennie faced discriminatory remarks from individuals in the away section while warming down with teammates on the pitch. Juventus pledged full cooperation with authorities to identify those responsible. McKennie, who joined Juventus in 2020, went on as a late substitute in the match. It’s the latest in a series of alleged racist incidents in European soccer. Recent allegations have also surfaced in Germany and Britain.

WORDS: 297 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 10:56 p.m. EDT

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GLF--TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Tommy Fleetwood wins Tour Championship for first PGA Tour title and FedEx Cup

SUMMARY: Tommy Fleetwood ends a summer of heartache with the richest prize on the PGA Tour. He won the Tour Championship for his first tour title to capture the FedEx Cup and its $10 million reward. Fleetwood got plenty of help at the start when Patrick Cantlay began bogey-double bogey and could never catch up. Scottie Scheffler hit his opening tee shot out-of-bounds and still was a threat until a tee shot into the water ended his hopes on the 15th. Fleetwood shot 68 and won by three over Cantlay and Russell Henley. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley tied for seventh.

WORDS: 1120 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 9:09 p.m. EDT

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BBO--MARINERS-RALEIGH

Cal Raleigh hits his 48th, 49th homers to set MLB season mark for catchers, passing Salvador Perez

SUMMARY: Seattle Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 48th and 49th home runs on Sunday against the Athletics, setting a single-season record for catchers and passing Salvador Perez’s total with the Kansas City Royals in 2021. Raleigh’s record-breaking home run also marked his ninth multi-home run game of the season, passing Mickey Mantle (eight for the 1961 New York Yankees) for most multi-home run games by a switch-hitter in a season in major league history. The overall record is 11 multi-home run games in a season. The switch-hitting Raleigh, batting from the right side, homered off Athletics left-handed starter Jacob Lopez in the first inning to make it 2-0 and tie Perez. In the second inning, Raleigh drilled a changeup from Lopez 412 feet.

WORDS: 733 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 8:33 p.m. EDT

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BBO--DODGERS-OHTANI-HECKLER

Shohei Ohtani high-fives a heckler after his homer to cap Dodgers’ comeback rivalry win over Padres

SUMMARY: A heckler next to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ dugout spent his entire Sunday giving an earful to the visitors, including a nonstop barrage of digs and chirps at Shohei Ohtani for his hitless performance in a portentous weekend series against the San Diego Padres. When Ohtani crushed his 45th homer in the ninth inning of the Dodgers’ 8-2 victory, he stopped on his way back to the dugout to slap hands and get the last word with the chagrined Padres fan. The Dodgers loved to see it, along with just everything else that transpired in the final four innings.

WORDS: 832 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 8:32 p.m. EDT

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GLF--LPGA TOUR

Canadian star Brooke Henderson wins at home in CPKC Women’s Open

SUMMARY: Canadian star Brooke Henderson won her second CPKC Women’s Open title Sunday, beating playing partner Minjee Lee by a stroke for her first victory in more than 2 1/2 years. Henderson closed with a 4-under 68 at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club to finish at 15-under 269. Lee, the Australian player ranked fourth in the world, had a 68. Henderson broke a tie for the lead with a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-3 14th. On the short par-4 17th, she followed Lee’s 13-foot birdie putt with a 12-footer of her own to keep the lead. Also the 2018 champion at Wascana in Saskatchewan, the 27-year-old Henderson won her 14th LPGA Tour title and first since January 2023. She’s from Smith Falls, Ontario.

WORDS: 407 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 7:54 p.m. EDT

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BBO--CELEBRATING UECKER

Brewers pay tribute to longtime broadcaster Bob Uecker in star-studded pregame ceremony

SUMMARY: Bob Uecker’s Hall of Fame broadcasting career began only after the Milwaukee Brewers initially hired him as a scout. Former Brewers owner and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig relayed that story Sunday during a pregame ceremony celebrating the life of the man who spent 54 seasons broadcasting Brewers games. Uecker died Jan. 16 at the age of 90. The star-studded celebration was hosted by former NBC broadcast partner Bob Costas and featured Hall of Famers George Brett, Ted Simmons and Robin Yount as well as Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich.

WORDS: 1072 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 6:39 p.m. EDT

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BBY--LITTLE LEAGUE

Taiwan shuts out Nevada 7-0 to win its first Little League World Series title since 1996

SUMMARY: Lin Chin-Tse retired the first 13 batters he faced and allowed just one hit in five innings as Taiwan beat Nevada 7-0 in the Little League World Series championship Sunday, ending a 29-year title drought for the Taiwanese. Taiwan won its first LLWS since 1996, although its 18 titles are the most of any country beside the United States, including five straight from 1977 to 1981. Lin, a 5-foot-8 right hander, also hit a bases-clearing triple in Taiwan’s five-run fifth inning. Nevada was appearing in its first championship game.

WORDS: 529 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 6:05 p.m. EDT

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LT--MEXICO-BOXER-CARTELS

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. released from prison in Mexico, awaiting trial over alleged cartel ties

SUMMARY: Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been released from a prison in northern Mexico. He was sent there in August after being deported from the United States. Chávez, the son of boxing legend Julio César Chávez, is awaiting trial on accusations of cartel involvement and arms trafficking into Mexico. Chávez’s lawyer has described the claims against his client as “speculation” and “urban legends.” On Sunday, a judge in Hermosillo decided he wouldn’t have to remain jailed before the trial but prohibited him from leaving Mexico. Chávez was detained in the U.S. in July after a match against Jake Paul. The case is part of a broader investigation into the Sinaloa Cartel.

WORDS: 229 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 5:45 p.m. EDT

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GLF--RYDER CUP-TRUMP

Trump says he’ll be at Ryder Cup and he thinks captain Keegan Bradley should play

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he’s coming to the Ryder Cup. And he thinks U.S. captain Keegan Bradley should be playing in the Sept. 26-28 matches against Europe. Trump posted on his social media site that he would be at Bethpage Black for the opening round. The Ryder Cup already is the most flag-waving, raucous event in golf. It has gone up a notch this time because of the venue. Bethpage Black on New York’s Long Island is notorious for having the rowdiest fans. Bradley is debating whether he should be the first playing captain in the Ryder Cup since Arnold Palmer in 1963.

WORDS: 435 - MOVED: 08/24/2025 2:18 p.m. EDT

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