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Liberty look to close out series against Lynx and clinch franchise’s first WNBA championship

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The New York Liberty are one victory away from securing the franchise’s first WNBA championship. They’ll have their first chance Friday night when they face the Minnesota Lynx in Game 4 of the Finals. One of the original franchises when the league began play in 1997, New York has reached the championship […]

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Dallas Wings fire coach Latricia Trammell after 2 seasons

The Dallas Wings fired coach Latricia Trammell on Friday. Trammell went 31-49 in two seasons with the Dallas Wings, including 2-3 in playoff appearances. This past season the team went 9-31 and missed the WNBA postseason for the first time since 2020. “After an extensive review of our basketball operations department, which included interviews and

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Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler charged with DUI, possession of handgun after traffic accident

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun after a minor collision on Thursday. Cutler, 41, was given a $5,000 bond and was released, according to a statement from the Franklin Police Department. Police say they responded to an accident

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Ancelotti says Mbappé ‘not affected’ by reports of investigation in Sweden

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Kylian Mbappé “is not affected” by the Swedish media reports this week that said the France captain was the subject of a rape investigation. Mbappé’s legal team dismissed those reports as false. “I do not pay attention to speculations that come from outside the team. The

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Oregon exploited a loophole in its win over Ohio State, part of a long tradition in rule-bending

By his own admission, Oregon coach Dan Lanning and the rest of his staff — currently at 30 and counting — spend “an inordinate amount of time” exploring all kinds of potential situations that may pop up during a game. Some happen. Some don’t. Some get saved for a rainy day. And sometimes, that rainy

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Patriots to practice on Winston Churchill’s old stomping grounds in London

LONDON (AP) — They’ll toil and sweat but hopefully without the blood and tears. A London game is more than just a typical road trip for NFL teams. It’s a chance to learn about local history, too. In fact, the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars — who play Sunday at Wembley Stadium — don’t

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Rwanda shrugs off ‘sportswashing’ criticism in pursuit of a winning development formula

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — He may be the president of a small, landlocked state in central Africa, but Paul Kagame has always had outsize dreams. In recent months, Rwanda’s president has embarked on perhaps the biggest of them all by pitching to bring a Formula 1 Grand Prix to a country that was mired in

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Mets look for biggest comeback yet after falling behind Dodgers 3-1 in NLCS

NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets insist their greatest rebound of 2024 may be yet to come. “If we come back from this, then it’s going to be it’s going to be a heck of a story. We’re going to be adding to that whole Grimace, OMG stuff,” Brandon Nimmo said after New York fell

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Kraken score 4 goals in 2nd period, hold off late Flyers rally in 6-4 win

SEATTLE (AP) — Eeli Tolvanen, Jordan Eberle, and Shane Wright scored three goals in less than three minutes in the second period and the Seattle Kraken held off a Philadelphia Flyers rally in a 6-4 victory on Thursday night. Tolvanen’s goal broke a 2-2 tie at the 14:57 mark. Eberle made it a two-goal game

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