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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Game on the line, final seconds ticking away, and Slovenia's Klemen Prepelic had nobody between him and a layup that would have sent his country into the gold medal game at …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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8/5/21
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YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Eddy Alvarez became only the third American to earn medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics when the United States beat defending-champion South Korea 7-2 Thursday …
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By RONALD BLUM
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8/5/21
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KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd each scored a pair of goals and the United States won the bronze medal in women's soccer at the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-3 victory over Australia …
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By ANNE M. PETERSON
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8/5/21
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A look at what's happening around the majors today:
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WILD RIDE
Anthony Rizzo and the New York Yankees host surprising Seattle in the opener of a four-game series between AL wild-card …
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By The Associated Press
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8/5/21
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out 10 in his Dodgers debut and got plenty of offensive support as Los Angeles hit four home runs to defeat the Houston Astros 7-5 on Wednesday night, capping …
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By JOE REEDY
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8/5/21
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TOKYO (AP) — Australia’s Keegan Palmer won the last skateboarding gold from the Tokyo Games on Thursday, breaking what had been Japanese domination in all three previous events.
The silver …
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8/5/21
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shohei Ohtani signaled for Juan Lagares to take off from second base on a wild pitch, then the two-way standout just got out of the way when his speedy teammate kept on …
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By SCHUYLER DIXON
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8/4/21
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TOKYO (AP) — A slow exchange left the American 4x100-meter relay team in an all-too-familiar spot at the Olympics on Thursday — out of medal contention.
And this time, not even racing for …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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8/4/21
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WASHINGTON (AP) — There were moments, to be sure, when Rafael Nadal played quite like someone competing for the first time in nearly two months. The shaky serving. The consecutive netted forehands …
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
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8/4/21
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A look at what's happening around the majors on Thursday:
MISSING IN MILWAUKEE
The NL Central-leading Brewers are again shuffling their pitching staff with reliever John Axford now out for the …
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By The Associated Press
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8/4/21
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will have season-ending surgery on his right hip, finishing off an injury-plagued second year in Southern California.
The …
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By SCHUYLER DIXON
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8/4/21
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CANTON, Ohio (AP) — If you’re looking for stars during Hall of Fame enshrinement week, concentrate on the museum itself and the inductions this weekend.
You won’t find many, if any, stars …
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By BARRY WILNER
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8/4/21
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers’ pitching staff has taken a couple more hits with John Axford now out for the season with elbow trouble and Eric Lauer joining the team's growing COVID-19 …
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
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8/4/21
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his relationship with general manager Brian Gutekunst is a “work in progress,” but he has nothing but affection for the man Gutekunst drafted as …
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
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8/4/21
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WEBBERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Calvin Johnson is simply in awe that he will soon join Jim Brown and Gale Sayers as Pro Football Hall of Famers inducted at 35 years old or younger.
“That’s …
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By LARRY LAGE
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8/4/21
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will open the 2022 season on March 31 — as long as there isn't a work stoppage — and will try for the fourth time to have every team play its first game on …
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8/4/21
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Helio Castroneves exhausted himself sprinting down Indianapolis Motor Speedway in celebration and then tacked on another -- -- fence climb that left the Brazilian wanting …
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By DAN GELSTON
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8/4/21
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American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco vehemently denied that his league has ever “plotted” with ESPN to undermine another conference by poaching its schools.
Aresco addressed …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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8/4/21
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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to make the connection. Kevin Durant is looking like Kevin Durant. And USA Basketball is looking like USA Basketball.
There are other …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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8/4/21
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TOKYO (AP) — Perhaps the world's next sprint star wasn't so hard to find after all.
He's Andre De Grasse, the Canadian who ran his first sprint in baggy basketball shorts and borrowed spikes, …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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8/4/21
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