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Joe Gibbs Racing emerges as championship favorite after first-round sweep of the NASCAR Cup playoffs
Whether it’s winning three Super Bowls or five NASCAR Cup Series championships, Joe Gibbs knows…
Defending world champion Rogers leading qualifier for women’s hammer throw final
TOKYO — Canada’s Camryn Rogers is one step closer to defending her title at the…
Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks, experts warn
DENVER (AP) — From the moment conservative activist and icon Charlie Kirk was felled by…
Man City and Man United fans unite to pay tribute to boxing icon Hatton
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Fans of Manchester City and Manchester United paid tribute to Ricky…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce steps away from track and field where it all began – in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — It began 18 years ago in Japan as a reserve on a…
Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal, known as ‘The Mad Genius,’ dies at 89
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hermeto Pascoal, an eccentric and prolific Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, composer and…
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Oblique Seville win 100-meter titles at track and field world championships.
TOKYO (AP) — Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Oblique Seville win 100-meter titles at track and field…
Dodgers put All-Star catcher Will Smith on 10-day injured list with bruised right hand
LOS ANGELES (AP) — All-Star catcher Will Smith was placed on the 10-day injured list…
Shohei Ohtani hits his 49th homer and Dodgers rally to beat Giants 13-7
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 49th homer, Teoscar Hernández delivered a go-ahead…
With hurdles removed, McLaughlin-Levrone tackles new race and maybe even a 40-year-old record
TOKYO (AP) — On the hallowed list of world records in track and field, most…
Muller scores hat trick, Whitecaps clinch playoffs with 7-0 rout of Union
VANCOUVER — Thomas Muller told his parents he didn’t want to focus on his birthday…
Brewers become first MLB team to clinch playoff spot this season
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to outperforming forecasts every year, but…
Trump’s travel ban keeps international students from coming to the US for college
With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her…
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Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100%…
A shoulder to lean on: Steeplechaser stops, lends a helping hand to a struggling competitor
TOKYO (AP) — Steeplechaser Tim Van de Velde looked behind him and saw a fellow…
Ben Griffin holds slim Napa lead with an amateur right behind and Scheffler closing fast
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Ben Griffin is clinging to a one-shot lead and has a…
Ingebrigtsen, a key character in 1,500-meter drama, drops out early at world championships
TOKYO (AP) — Former Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen failed to advance out of the first…
Bob Goodenow, the former head of the NHL Players’ Association, has died
Former NHL Players’ Association executive Bob Goodenow, who led the union through three labor disruptions…
Blue Jays earn 45th comeback win of the year with 5-4 walkoff vs. Orioles
TORONTO — Forty-five times there has been magic in the Toronto Blue Jays dugout. Alejandro…
Schools tried to ban phones and avoid politics. Then came Charlie Kirk’s assassination
Some students watched the video in the middle of class. Others pulled out their phones…
Nick Fortes homers in the 9th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays top the Chicago Cubs 5-4
CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Fortes hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, and the…
Lewis Crocker beats Paddy Donovan by split decision to become IBF world welterweight champion
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Lewis Crocker earned a split-decision win over Paddy Donovan to…
Anthony Rizzo retires with the Chicago Cubs, nearly catches home run in Wrigley bleachers
CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo celebrated his retirement in the famed bleachers in Wrigley Field.…
Italian skier Matteo Franzoso in medically-induced coma in Chile after fall in training
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Italian skier Matteo Franzoso was in a medically-induced coma in a…