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Naomi Osaka loses to Angelique Kerber in the first round of the Paris Olympics

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PARIS (AP) — Angelique Kerber eliminated Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Olympics tennis competition on Saturday night in a matchup between former No. 1-ranked players who own multiple Grand Slam titles. Kerber has said she will retire after competing for Germany at these Summer Games. Osaka was hoping for […]

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Dylan Cease throws second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, 3-0 win over Washington Nationals

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received some help from the man who threw the first. Cease was at 94 pitches through seven innings when Padres manager Mike Shildt glanced at Joe Musgrove. “Joe is like, `His

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Mets ace Kodai Senga expected to miss rest of regular season with calf strain

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NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga’s season is over almost as soon as it started. The New York Mets pitcher is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season after straining his left calf Friday night in the sixth inning of his 2024 debut against Atlanta. The team’s projected No. 1 starter this year,

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Drone-spying scandal: FIFA strips Canada of 6 points in Olympic women’s soccer, bans coaches 1 year

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PARIS (AP) — FIFA docked six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone-spying scandal. The stunning swath of punishments include a 200,000 Swiss francs ($226,000) fine for the Canadian soccer federation in a case that has spiraled at the

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Georgian shooter becomes the first 10-time female Olympian. She made her debut for the Soviet Union

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CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — Georgian shooter Nino Salukvadze has become the first woman to compete at 10 Olympic Games in a career which began representing the Soviet Union. The 55-year-old Salukvadze has competed at every Summer Olympics since 1988 — when she won gold as a 19-year-old Soviet prodigy. She set her latest record when

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Boxing might hear its last Olympic bell in Paris. Gennady Golovkin supports the fight to save it

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VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Gennady Golovkin believes he owes his incredible boxing career in part to his Olympic beginnings, and the possibility of his sport vanishing after the Paris Games has staggered one of the greatest fighters of his generation. “The situation is sad,” Golovkin told The Associated Press recently. ”The question of boxing being

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2020 QB draft class cashes in with more than $1.2 billion in contract extensions

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The 2020 quarterback draft class is well on its way to being the highest-paid group of QBs from any draft in NFL history. The quintet of quarterbacks taken in the top two rounds four years ago also has a chance at being the most prolific. With Tua Tagovailoa and Jordan Love being the final two

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Wemby’s Olympic debut: 19 points as France eases past Brazil at Paris Games

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VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — This was Victor Wembanyama’s opening ceremony. No Eiffel Tower, no Celine Dion, no Zinedine Zidane, no Rafael Nadal, no Serena Williams and no floating cauldron required. Just a 7-foot-4 kid with the eyes of the basketball world on him for his Olympic debut. And he didn’t disappoint. Lighting a torch of

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Olympic triathletes hope the Seine River is clean enough for swimming after recent rains

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PARIS (AP) — Days before they’re set to plunge into the Seine River during the Paris Olympics, triathletes held out hope Saturday that the famous waterway’s bacteria levels would be safe enough for swimming. The swimming portion of the triathlon and the marathon swimming event are both expected to be held in the river that

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