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Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill lands the No. 1 spot in AP’s NFL top 5 wide receiver rankings

Tyreek Hill had such an impressive season last year that he finished ahead of Patrick Mahomes in MVP voting. Like Mahomes, Hill was ranked No. 1 at his position. The five-time All-Pro was voted the NFL’s best wide receiver by The Associated Press in a preseason survey. A panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers […]

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Jets’ Sauce Gardner voted No. 1 cornerback in the AP’s top 5 NFL cornerback rankings

Sauce Gardner has been elite since he first stepped on an NFL field two years ago. The two-time All-Pro again was voted the NFL’s No. 1 cornerback by The Associated Press in a preseason survey. He also landed the top spot in 2023. A panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five

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All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb isn’t reporting to Cowboys camp, AP source says

CeeDee Lamb is not reporting to training camp while he waits for a new contract, a person familiar with the All-Pro wide receiver’s decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because contract discussions are private. Lamb skipped the Cowboys’ June minicamp, which started the day after Minnesota’s Justin

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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdraws from the Paris Olympics tennis competition

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner pulled out of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday because of tonsillitis. The 22-year-old from Italy posted on social media that he was advised by a doctor that he should sit out the Summer Games. Sinner won the Australian Open in January for his first Grand Slam title and moved

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Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels is the focus of Washington Commanders training camp

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels insists he is just a rookie, not yet a star quarterback. Dan Quinn is not jumping at the chance to name Daniels the starter at football’s most important position before the new coach feels it is time. With all that in mind, Daniels is undoubtedly the focal point of

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Women’s boxing fights its way to parity with the men’s game, just 12 years after its Olympic debut

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Charley Davison’s husband and their three young children were already in bed back home on the east coast of England before she pulled on her headgear and stepped into the World Boxing ring in southern Colorado earlier this year. The 30-year-old Davison was able to pursue her Olympic dreams half a

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Olympic fans can eat, drink and cheer in a mini World’s Fair in Paris park

PARIS (AP) — Sip a cool caipirinha cocktail in Brazil. Sample a spicy samosa in India. Boogie down with a DJ in France ’til the early hours. Or, do all three in a day — and perhaps meet some athletes, too. If you’re in Paris but don’t have tickets for the Olympics, organizers want you

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Winter Olympians will compete at these 13 venues when the Games return to Salt Lake City in 2034

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Winter Olympics will make its grand return to Salt Lake City in 2034, the International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday, marking the success of Utah’s decades-long effort to preserve Olympic venues and retain public enthusiasm. Local leaders have had their sights set on hosting again — and becoming part of

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France foils a plot on the Paris Olympics days before the opening ceremony, authorities say

PARIS (AP) — French security authorities have thwarted a plot against the Paris Olympics, the country’s interior minister said Wednesday, two days before the official start of the Summer Games. France has been on high alert over the past few weeks as preparations to host the 2024 Olympics hit the final stretch. The Games officially

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