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The NBA season set to begin with the Celtics seeking a 19th title and several challengers looming

Jayson Tatum was already a proven winner before last season. In Tatum’s first six seasons, no NBA player won more games with one team than he did. Tatum played in 334 wins with the Boston Celtics over that span, including playoffs. He was a perennial All-Star, a legitimate MVP candidate, a multi-time All-NBA pick, even […]

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Tiger Woods to make TGL indoor league the 2nd week of the season after NFL wild-card weekend

Tiger Woods makes his debut in the second week of the indoor TMRW Golf League, part of a schedule released Monday that has the six teams wrapping up the inaugural season on ESPN two weeks before the Masters. Rory McIlroy, among the owners with Woods of TMRW Sports, won’t play until the fourth week after

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AP Top 25 Extra Points: As 4th team to reach No. 1 this season, Oregon’s rise is sign of the times

Never mind that a faction of fans lament college sports’ transition from amateurism to above-board professionalism. This football season is delivering when it comes to unpredictability and entertainment value. It’s reflected week by week in The Associated Press college football poll. Oregon on Sunday became the fourth team to hold the No. 1 spot. No

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Jonquel Jones delivers WNBA Finals MVP performance to bail out Ice-cold Ionescu and Stewart

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu’s first shot hit the side of the backboard. Another one soon after hit nothing at all. After making one of the most memorable shots in WNBA history to win Game 3, the All-Star guard became Ice-cold Ionescu the rest of the way. Ionescu shot 1 for 19 from the

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On Football: Crafty Chiefs keep winning despite Mahomes’ struggles and injuries

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. Patrick Mahomes is having his worst season statistically and the Chiefs keep losing playmakers to injuries. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions are 6-0 anyway. Kansas City is the NFL’s only unbeaten team following an

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Becky Sauerbrunn and over 100 women’s soccer players protest FIFA deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco

ZURICH (AP) — Former U.S. national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 women’s soccer players who have signed an open letter protesting FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco. The letter calls the deal, which includes sponsorship at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in

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Ohtani heads to World Series for first time, achieving goal he had when signing with Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani got what he came for when he decided to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers: a trip to the World Series. “I really feel like we finally arrived. I finally arrived at this stage,” Ohtani said through a translator after Sunday night’s 10-5 win over the New York Mets

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Coach Cheryl Reeve says WNBA title was ‘stolen’ from the Lynx during complaints about officiating

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said the WNBA championship was “stolen” from the Lynx during her complaints about the officiating Sunday night. The New York Liberty beat the Lynx 67-62 in Game 5 in overtime, getting there after a disputed foul gave Breanna Stewart two free throws that tied the game with

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Russell Wilson throws for 2 TDs, runs for another TD in Pittsburgh debut as Steelers rout Jets 37-15

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in his Pittsburgh debut to lead the Steelers to a 37-15 win over Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets on Sunday night. The 35-year-old Wilson, who spent the first six weeks watching from the sideline while recovering from a calf

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