RICHMOND — Making her first public comments since taking over temporary day-to-day operations of the franchise, Washington co-CEO Tanya Snyder addressed the team’s fans Saturday after practice — telling them the Burgundy-and-Gold were in a “new era” with coach Ron Rivera.
Earlier this month, the NFL fined the Washington Football ...
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Ted Nugent said Friday he resigned from the board of directors of the National Rifle Association, attributing "scheduling conflicts" with causing the rock guitarist to give up his seat after some 26 years.
"The time has come for me to face the dangers of burning the candle at both ends," ...
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TOKYO (AP) – There will be a new fastest man of the Olympics crowned Sunday when the 100-meter dash is run without Usain Bolt in the finals for the first time since 2008.
The favorite to claim the gold is American sprinter Trayvon Bromell, a 26-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida. ...
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RICHMOND — After struggling to get players vaccinated, the Washington Football Team is having trouble containing the virus.
Washington placed All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff and tackle David Sharpe on the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list — bringing the franchise’s total to six players who are now sidelined in training camp because ...
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HBO host Bill Maher railed against cancel culture during his weekly cable program late Friday, earning rare praise from several conservatives who found themselves agreeing with the liberal comedian.
The host of "Real Time with Bill Maher" ended the latest episode of the series with a segment in which he ...
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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) – Mikel Oyarzabal helped Spain into a second semifinal in a month. Brazil remains on track for a quick return to another final.
Olympic men's soccer lacks the status of the European Championship or Copa America. The Tokyo Games still offer the chance for the countries to ...
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RICHMOND, Va. — When Landon Collins walked onto the field in May for his first day of practice for the Washington Football Team since tearing his Achilles tendon, he felt something he hadn't "in a long time."
He was nervous.
Collins, who suffered the injury against the Dallas Cowboys in ...
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TOKYO (AP) – Two teams, from two Chinese cities, confronting each other on a badminton court, thwacking the shuttlecock back and forth.
Nothing unusual there. In China, teams play each other all the time. For the mixed doubles pairing from Beijing that emerged victorious, the match this week had the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) – As the fate of Britney Spears' conservatorship is in the hands of a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, two podcast hosts who have spent hours dissecting the case are hopeful change is coming for the singer to become more independent.
Tess Barker and Barbara Gray co-host ...
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TOKYO (AP) – The final night of swimming gives Caeleb Dressel and four-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel more chances to collect hardware on Day 8 of the Tokyo Games.
Dressel is a gold medal favorite in the men’s 50-meter freestyle and is the two-time reigning world champion. Manuel will compete ...
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NEW YORK (AP) – Amanda Knox is speaking out about her name being associated with the new film “Stillwater,” saying any connection rips off "my story without my consent at the expense of my reputation."
“Stillwater” stars Matt Damon as a father who flies to France to help his estranged ...
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The Washington Nationals will release infielder Starlin Castro after he completes an unpaid 30-game suspension as Major League Baseball found he violated the league's domestic violence policy, the team announced Friday.
Castro has been on MLB's administrative leave list since July 16 as the league investigated a violation of its ...
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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) – The U.S. women’s basketball has won six consecutive gold medals by being able to successfully meld first-time Olympians with veterans.
The Tokyo Games are no different. With six newcomers on the team, USA Basketball’s latest crop of Olympic rookies is giving early indications of being more ...
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TOKYO (AP) — Maybe Simone Biles made soaring through the air look too easy. It's not — a fact that she and other gymnasts who constantly negotiate with the laws of physics have long understood.
Every leap, no matter how routine, requires an innate sense of time and space. You ...
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TOKYO (AP) – Caeleb Dressel is expected to be the star of Day 7 at the Tokyo Games as he seeks his third gold medal in Friday night coverage of the Olympics.
The U.S. women's soccer team plays Netherlands in a rematch of the World Cup final, and Allyson Felix ...
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The Washington Nationals began their sell-off Thursday, sending closer Brad Hand to the Toronto Blue Jays, the team announced.
The move comes one day before Friday’s trade deadline, and it could be the first of several trades general manager Mike Rizzo makes. Washington received 25-year-old Riley Adams in return from ...
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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) – The U.S. has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to talented post players, possibly the best ever assembled.
No team in the world has the height, experience or depth to match up with the American bigs - a group of women that includes three of ...
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TOKYO (AP) — An American finished atop the podium in the women's Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always.
Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title on Thursday, edging Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested final while defending champion Simone Biles ...
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TOKYO (AP) — An American finished atop the podium in the women's Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always.
Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title on Thursday, edging Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested final while defending champion Simone Biles ...
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KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) – Rikuya Hoshino did not have the first tee to himself Thursday for the start of Olympic golf.
The grandstand behind him, normally empty like at so many other venues at the spectator-less Games, was filled with volunteers in their Tokyo2020 shirts wanting to see the 25-year-old ...
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Come, young ones: Gather around the glow of the smartphone's screen for a tale of a distant time when we watched TV on big boxy machines, and switched channels when we were bored.
There were commercials - several of them - between the segments of TV shows. What's more, in ...
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HOUSTON (AP) – ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues rock trio’s bearded figures, died at his Houston home, the band announced Wednesday. He was 72.
In their Facebook post, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said Hill died in his sleep. They didn't give a ...
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RICHMOND — Terry McLaurin didn’t hesitate to say it: He’s vaccinated.
The Washington wide receiver can be counted among the 60% of the team’s players who have received at least one dose of the vaccine. He is not in the group that drew the ire of a frustrated Ron Rivera ...
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RICHMOND — There were times during negotiations that, no matter how much he tried to keep his cool, defensive tackle Jonathan Allen found himself “emotional” over the way talks with Washington were progressing. Logan Thomas, similarly, thought the team’s opening offer was not “what I thought I could have had.”
...TOKYO (AP) – Track and Field begins competition on Day 7 of the Tokyo Games and four medal events will be decided in the pool in Friday's coverage of the Olympics.
The gymnastics women’s all-around competition will go on without defending gold medalist Simone Biles, who pulled out citing struggles ...
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The U.S. women’s 3-on-3 basketball team made history Wednesday as it won the Olympics gold medal in the new event.
The quartet of Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Stefanie Dolson and Allisha Gray won gold against the Russian Olympic Committee in Tokyo, 18-15, in the debut of 3-on-3 basketball at the ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk collapsed on the show's New Mexico set on Tuesday and had to be hospitalized.
Crew members called an ambulance that took the 58-year-old actor to a hospital, where he remained Tuesday night, a person close to Odenkirk who was not ...
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TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title.
The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday's all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being.
USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete. The decision comes a day after Biles removed ...
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TOKYO (AP) — Katie Ledecky got her first gold medal of these Olympics, while Simone Biles pulled out of another event she came into the Summer Games favored to win.
Ledecky bounced back from losses in her first two events in Tokyo to win the inaugural 1,500-meter freestyle for women ...
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As training camps open in the NFL, many will be watching the events that take place at St. Norbert College, a private liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin, about a 10-minute drive from Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
Is Aaron Rodgers — who reported to training camp after giving ...
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July proved a disorienting month for patriotic American chess players. We opened the month celebrating our declaration of independence from a foreign king and closed the month with a triple coronation right here at home.
New York GM Hans Niemann is the new U.S. junior champion, clinching his crown with ...
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For Green Bay, it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood now that Mr. Rodgers is back.
After an offseason filled with uncertainty regarding Aaron Rodgers’ immediate future with the Packers, the quarterback reported to training camp Tuesday morning.
Rodgers and Green Bay have been at a crossroads for most of ...
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Simone Biles withdrew from the U.S. gymnastics team Olympics final after the team’s first rotation in the event.
A U.S. coach told the NBC broadcast that Biles left due to a “mental issue she is having.” According to USA Gymnastics, Biles withdrew “due to a medical issue.”
The team said ...
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TOKYO (AP) — Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals after apparently suffering an injury during the vault.
The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, huddled with a trainer after landing her vault. She then exited the competition floor ...
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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) – Emma Meesseman led Belgium to an impressive win in its Olympic debut.
She had 32 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help Belgium beat Australia 85-70 on Tuesday in the opener for both teams.
“It’s amazing because this is part of our history right now, ...
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TOKYO (AP) – When you're a swimmer from Alaska, there are some misguided stereotypes that must be laughed off.
Lydia Jacoby has surely heard them all before.
“She practically swims in iced-over lakes,” teammate Gunnar Bentz said.
Uhh, no.
Jacoby does her swimming at a pool, though even that has ...
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Texas and Oklahoma took a critical first step toward breaking away from the Big 12 Athletic Conference on Monday to join the SEC. In a joint statement, the schools announced they had informed the Big 12 that they won’t renew their grants of media rights once the deal expires in ...
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TOKYO (AP) – Will it be a success? A failure? Or none of the above?
It will take something much more nuanced than those basic notions to access the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics when they wrap up in two weeks. The response will be twisted by dozens of parties with their ...
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These could be the final days of Max Scherzer in a Washington Nationals uniform.
MLB's trade deadline is Friday, and with the Nationals eight games behind in the NL East, Scherzer could be one of the biggest names on the market if Washington does look to become sellers.
If Scherzer ...
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Dean Boxall's 15 minutes of fame started with a 16-second clip.
After Ariarne Titmus's thrilling upset over Katie Ledecky in the 400-meter freestyle final, NBC cameras cut over to the Australian coach, who was celebrating his pupil winning the gold medal with, uh, enthusiastic energy.
Boxall ripped off his mask, ...
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The Houston Texans are now reportedly willing to trade quarterback Deshaun Watson. But the price to land the 25-year-old remains quite high.
Multiple outlets reported Monday that the Texans are seeking at least three first-round picks for Watson, who demanded out from Houston earlier this year after the team hired ...
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TOKYO (AP) – First, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain.
The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the pandemic and opened under oppressive heat, are due for another hit of nature’s power: a typhoon arriving Tuesday morning that is forecast to disrupt at least some parts of the Games.
“Feels ...
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The Washington Wizards took care of one significant task this offseason when they hired Wes Unseld Jr. to be their coach. But they could soon have a much more pressing issue to address.
According to multiple reports, Bradley Beal is “seriously mulling” whether he wants to stay in the District. ...
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Deshaun Watson will reportedly show up to the Houston Texans' training camp on Sunday when players are required to report.
The 25-year-old quarterback returns to the franchise at a tumultuous time. Watson is dealing with 22 civil lawsuits from women who accused him of sexual misconduct when receiving massages. Watson ...
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Time to hit the panic button.
The U.S. men's basketball team fell 83-76 to France in its debut at the Tokyo Games on Sunday — marking the first Olympic loss by the country since 2004, when America finished only with a bronze medal.
Sunday's loss followed a shaky series of ...
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With no fans in attendance at this year’s Olympics, you would think there would be little need for an entertainment act at half-time.
Think again.
During Sunday’s basketball game between the United States and France in Japan, a 7-foot-tall robot was trotted out and displayed its mechanical shooting form. The ...
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Funk legend George Clinton has called off plans to retire from performing live, announcing his change of heart in an interview released on the Parliament-Funkadelic's bandleader's 80th birthday this week.
"I'm pulling back from that," Mr. Clinton recently told Rolling Stone magazine about his previously announced retirement plans. "It's hello ...
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Max Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled start about two hours before first pitch Saturday due to “mild discomfort” in his right tricep, the Washington Nationals announced. Jon Lester will take the ball for Washington against the Orioles instead.
The injury stems from a recent batting practice session rather than ...
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The Tokyo Olympics made history by honoring the Israeli team members killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics, marking the first time the games have recognized the slain athletes at an opening ceremony.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett led those commending organizers for holding a moment of ...
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Arizona state Sen. Wendy Rogers was condemned by critics as racist after the Republican posted on social media Friday about liking two Confederate generals who fought against the U.S. to preserve slavery.
Ms. Rogers, a U.S. Air Force veteran elected to office in 2020, showed her support for Confederate Generals ...
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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — The Americans rebounded from their opening loss with a 6-1 rout of New Zealand in front of the First Lady on Saturday in the women's soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.
With the United States leading 2-0 at the break, Jill Biden arrived in time to ...
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The same day as the opening ceremony of the Olympics unfolded, Tokyo Games organizers announced Friday that 19 more coronavirus cases had been discovered among people connected to the competition, including three athletes.
The latest string of positive cases is a single-day high, and the newest batch ...
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Fox News host Sean Hannity denied Thursday night that he said viewers should get vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and ripped "idiots in the media mob" for reporting otherwise.
"I never told anyone to get a vaccine," Mr. Hannity said during his cable show. "I've been ...
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The Cleveland Indians have changed their mascot name to the “Guardians,” the team announced Friday.
Like other pro franchises, the team for years faced charges its name and logo were offensive to Native Americans.
A video narrated by actor Tom Hanks traced the club’s history in the city before revealing ...
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Roughly 100 of more than 600 U.S. athletes competing in Tokyo for the Summer Games have not been vaccinated, the U.S. doctor said Friday.
Despite holdouts, NBC News reports that team doctor Jonathan Finoff is happy with the vaccination rate of 83% that he calculated from sorting through athletes’ health ...
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First lady Jill Biden hailed Team USA’s sacrifices, “drive” and “faith” in Tokyo before the Summer Games formally kicked off Friday amid a sweeping coronavirus crisis.
“Becoming an Olympian is a rare accomplishment in a normal time. But you did it during a global pandemic,” Mrs. Biden told the team ...
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ALGONA, Iowa — An Iowa race track said Thursday that it will cut ties with an announcer who went on a racist rant against Black fans and athletes who kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racial inequality.
The Kossuth County Speedway in Algona, Iowa, said its leaders ...
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The NFL has said it won’t force players to get vaccinated. But on Thursday, the league issued a memo that revealed there could be huge consequences for not doing so.
The league told teams that any game that can’t be rescheduled within its 18-week schedule would be forfeited by the ...
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As the boxes and boxes of merchandise kept arriving at Capital One Arena, the scope of the task ahead of Jamal Jones became clear. Jones, the director of retail for Monumental Sports and Entertainment, was amazed at how much was hiding in storage here and there, gathering dust, almost forgotten.
...The opening ceremonies ringing in the Tokyo Olympics on Friday will look familiar: there’s the distinctive five-rings logo, the traditional torch-lighting and the procession of athletes marching in under their flags. But make no mistake, these pandemic-delayed Games will be unlike any that have come before — from events staged ...
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Eric Clapton "will not perform on any stage" or venue that requires attendees to verify they are vaccinated against COVID-19, the famed British musician said in a statement his friend shared this week.
Robin Monotti Graziadei, a vaccine skeptic close to Mr. Clapton, shared the statement Tuesday after U.K. Prime ...
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TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games.
Thursday’s 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan. 15.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — There's a new chapter in the friendship between Barack and the Boss.
"Renegades: Born in the USA" is a bound edition of the popular “Renegades” podcast featuring conversations on everything from fame to cars to the country itself between former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen. ...
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As a coach, Ron Rivera learned early on it was important to own up to a mistake.
Speaking at a coaching clinic Wednesday, Rivera recalled how as the coach of the Panthers, he admitted to a candidate for an open position on his staff that he whiffed on not hiring ...
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Famed "Saw" sequel director Darren Lynn Bousman took on the enormous task of trying to continue the beloved franchise this year for an astounding ninth movie in the series offering a mystery thriller mixed with some familiar human mutilations.
Critics were not impressed, but its UHD debut allows home theater ...
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The Seattle Kraken selected goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the Capitals in the expansion draft, according to a report from Frank Seravalli, leaving Washington without a netminder who won 21 games during his rookie season.
Of the players the Capitals made available to the Kraken, Vanecek may have ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center Honors will return in December with a class that includes Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, “Saturday Night Live” mastermind Lorne Michaels and actress-singer Bette Midler. Organizers expect to operate at full capacity, after last year’s ceremony was delayed for months and later conducted under ...
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The U.S. women’s soccer team’s opening game at the Olympics didn’t go according to plan, with Sweden running away with a 3-0 victory Wednesday to snap the U.S.’ 44-match winning streak.
The U.S. entered as heavy favorites for a gold medal, and Wednesday’s result doesn’t rule a run for a ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden embarks Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading an American delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the coronavirus is surging and COVID-19 infections have climbed to a six-month high.
She will stop in Alaska on the way to Japan, ...
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MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had the Larry O'Brien Trophy in one arm, the NBA Finals MVP trophy in the other and there was a cigar on the table in front of him.
All the work it took to lift the Milwaukee Bucks from a team that won 15 games when ...
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TOKYO (AP) — Brisbane was picked Wednesday to host the 2032 Olympics, the inevitable winner of a one-city race steered by the IOC to avoid rival bids.
The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956.
“We know what it ...
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Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo does not expect infielder Starlin Castro to return to the team this season after he was placed on administrative leave Friday following an accusation of domestic violence.
MLB is investigating the domestic violence accusation.
According to joint MLB and MLB players association policy, Castro ...
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Hackers and cybercriminals of all sorts may seek to disrupt or otherwise attack the already delayed 2020 Olympics, the FBI warned ahead of the Summer Games set to start Friday in Tokyo.
The FBI issued an alert Monday warning about the possibility of hackers launching attacks on private-sector targets either ...
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UFC President Dana White says his company's safe and successful mixed martial arts contests during the COVID-19 pandemic are a blueprint for getting things "back to normal."
The entrepreneur told Fox News this week that Americans are living in "a very weird time" where opportunities abound — but people aren't ...
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"How do you find enough material to fill a weekly column?”
The question comes up surprisingly frequently from my poor, deprived non-chess-loving friends. Little do they realize there’s a fire hose of chess news shooting out every day, that dozens of events and thousands of games are being played nearly ...
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday became the first Super Bowl champion to visit the White House in more than four years, and the team was greeted by President Biden hailing the defending champs’ perseverance during the season.
“This Buccaneer team is a testament to the fact that it’s never ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder has filed a lawsuit challenging a decision by California election officials to block him from running in the state's Sept. 14 recall election, saying he's the target of political “shenanigans” by Sacramento Democrats.
The Republican Elder said in a statement ...
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Wes Unseld Jr. was ready to take a break. In 1997, he had just graduated from Johns Hopkins and the former college basketball player planned to take a year off, go to grad school and move on from the sport that he had been around his entire life.
But when ...
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STAMFORD, Conn. — Michael Phelps will be part of NBC's Olympics coverage as a correspondent and swimming commentator, the network announced Monday.
Phelps – who has won the most medals (28) and gold medals (23) in Olympic history – will call selected swimming events with Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines ...
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Lucas Kozeniesky hadn't even taken off his Olympic shooting jacket and gear in Rio de Janeiro before he'd made up his mind: He wanted to return and improve on his performance on the world’s largest stage.
The Fairfax marksman was disappointed — not at his 21st-place finish in the men’s ...
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It's a decision that hasn't come up a lot, if at all, over the last almost century-and-a-half of Major League Baseball. Two young pitchers, just drafted by the MLB and ready to start their careers, face a choice when it comes to playing on the seventh day of the week: ...
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LEMOORE, CALIF. (AP) — Johanne Defay of France was devastated when the mega sponsor Roxy dropped her right before she became a pro surfer in 2014, shattering her confidence and threatening her career altogether.
“They were just like ‘Oh, you don’t look this way, you know, for, like, pictures,” Defay ...
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Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop on Monday became the first active player on an NHL contract to come out as gay.
Prokop, a 19-year-old defenseman, issued a statement on social media.
“From a young age I have dreamed of being an NHL player, and I believe that living my authentic ...
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An alternate on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in training ahead of the Summer Games in Tokyo, raising fresh concerns about transmission just days before the Olympics begin.
The positive test could have spillover effects on teammates, including world-class star Simone Biles, if they ...
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TOKYO (AP) — A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19 with the Czech Republic team reporting the latest case Monday.
Beach volleyball player Ondřej Perušič's opening game in seven days' time is now at risk after a PCR test confirmed his infection.
Perušič ...
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Dave Martinez’s voice cracked with emotion when he was asked during his pregame press conference Sunday, just hours after a Saturday night eruption of gunfire outside Nationals Park left three injured and sent fans in the stands, as well as players on the field, scrambling for cover.
“I ...
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Matt Williams had a nickname for Wes Unseld Jr. when the college student worked for him in the Washington Wizards public relations department.
“I called him Captain America,” said Williams, who was the franchise’s executive vice president and media relations chief from 1988 through 2010.
Why? “Because he seemed like ...
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Tennis star Coco Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
Gauff made the announcement Sunday, saying she was "disappointed" to share the result. Gauff is the latest tennis star who won't participate in this year's Games, with Serena Williams, Rafel Nadal and Roger Federer (knee) also ...
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Dave Martinez heard the gunshots right away. The Nationals manager looked above the third base dugout and saw fans starting to scramble. As the commotion ensued, and Martinez was told the gunfire was outside the ballpark, Martinez focused on getting everyone off the field — ushering players, coaches and even ...
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Alex Ovechkin was not among the players the Washington Capitals protected in the upcoming expansion draft, but his pending free agent status gave the franchise the wiggle room to do so.
With Ovechkin set to become a free agent this month, the Capitals star would be free to sign elsewhere ...
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PHOENIX — Jrue Holiday seized his chance to give the Milwaukee Bucks the lead in the NBA Finals.
Took it right out of Devin Booker's hands, actually.
Holiday's steal and alley-oop pass to Giannis Antetokounmpo for a dunk sealed a wild Game 5 and gave the Bucks a 123-119 victory ...
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The revelation that a documentary filmmaker used voice-cloning software to make the late chef Anthony Bourdain say words he never spoke has drawn criticism amid ethical concerns about use of the powerful technology.
The movie “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” appeared in cinemas Friday and mostly features real footage ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The game between the San Diegooutside the stadium Padres and Washington was halted in the sixth inning Saturday night after the Nationals said a shooting was reported .
There were no immediate details on what had occurred. More than two dozen police cars, ambulances and fire engines ...
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Wes Unseld Jr. has been named the Washington Wizards' new head coach, the organization announced Saturday.
Unseld Jr joins Washington after six seasons in Denver, including this past season as the Nuggets’ associate head coach.
“Becoming a head coach in the NBA is a goal that I have pursued my ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic committee said Saturday it removed banners at the Olympic athletes’ village in Tokyo that referred to a 16th-century war between Korea and Japan after the International Olympic Committee ruled they were provocative.
In agreeing to take down the banners, the South Koreans ...
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TOKYO (AP) — The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday.
Officials said it was not an athlete with the Games opening in just under a week on July 23.
Tokyo officials including Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the organizing ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has died. He was 57.
Markie’s representative, Jenni Izumi, said the rapper-DJ died peacefully Friday evening with his wife by his side. The cause of death has ...
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The Washington Wizards are finalizing the hiring of Wes Unseld Jr. as the team's next head coach, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Unseld Jr., the son of Washington Bullets Hall of Famer Wes Unseld, was on the Wizards’ staff as an assistant coach from 2005-2011. The six-year stint on ...
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Washington Nationals infielder Starlin Castro has been placed on administrative leave while MLB investigates an allegation of domestic violence, the league announced Friday.
Castro will be on administrative leave for up to seven days, according to joint MLB and MLB players’ association domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. ...
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Sydney McLaughlin turns 22 three days after the final of the 400-meter hurdles, in which she might win Olympic gold and may even lower her current world record.
Her big birthday plans?
“Try and find a cupcake and then blow out the candles by myself,” McLaughlin said.
Welcome to the ...
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HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach got a mixed reception in his visit on Friday to Hiroshima to mark the first day of the so-called Olympic Truce.
Such a one-day visit by a dignitary would ordinarily be routine a week ahead, but the Olympics are set to open ...
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Sportscaster Bob Costas lit into Republicans, CPAC and former President Donald Trump as delusional, fantasists, dummies or, if well-educated, pure cynics.
In an interview on St. Louis radio station KFTK, the longtime face of NBC Sports didn’t limit his fire to a few fringe lawmakers. The entire ...
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Director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe's opus to the rock 'n' roll lifestyle debuts in the ultra-high definition format with added extras for the hardcore fans in Almost Famous: Steelbook Edition (Paramount Picture Home Entertainment, not rated, 1.78:1 aspect ratio, 161 minutes, $30.99).
The semi-autobiographical film, built from Mr. Crowe's Academy ...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Richard Sherman’s father-in-law armed himself with a handgun and fired pepper spray at the NFL cornerback to protect his family as Sherman tried to bust in the door of his in-laws’ home, according to a police statement obtained by The Associated Press.
Sherman was arrested early Wednesday ...
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Wizards guard Bradley Beal will not be representing Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics after being placed in health and safety protocols, the team announced on Thursday.
Beal, who entered the protocols on Wednesday night, will remain in them, ending his Olympic hopes.
Another member of the U.S. Olympics squad, ...
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With the beginning of the Olympics eight days away, new coronavirus cases in Tokyo surged to a six-month high on Thursday, raising fears that hospitals could become overcrowded during the Games.
Tokyo’s caseload reached 1,308 on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. That tally is the highest ...
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When 20-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal takes the court at the Citi Open in August, it'll be in front of a full-capacity crowd.
The tournament was cleared for the full-capacity crowd on Thursday after it originally had been set to only host 50% of capacity at Rock Creek Park. ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Screaming fans won't be the only thing missing from this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. Behind the scenes, there won't be much schmoozing for corporate sponsors either, thanks to the pandemic.
The corporate sponsorship program has been a key part of the Olympic experience since it ...
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The wife of former Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins was charged with domestic battery, stemming from an alleged assault on the football player in Las Vegas in early July.
According to multiple reports, Kalabrya Gondrezick-Haskins faces a felony charge of battery and domestic violence after she allegedly punched her ...
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MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton's big finish has the NBA Finals all even.
Middleton scored 40 points, including 10 straight for the Milwaukee Bucks down the stretch to send them past the Phoenix Suns, 109-103 on Wednesday night in Game 4.
Middleton's hot hand and a big block from Giannis Antetokounmpo ...
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A person with knowledge of the situation says U.S. Olympic guard Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards has entered the health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus, which raises the possibility that he might miss the Tokyo Games.
Beal will be tested multiple times in the coming days, according ...
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Actor John Leguizamo is irate at those who oppose critical race theory and says they need to "calm the f--- down."
The liberal activist/celebrity recently told nearly 900,000 Instagram followers that "high-brow" CRT has consumed his existence due to its cultural importance.
"Critical race theory is my whole reason for ...
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Over the last three Olympic cycles, the Team USA men’s basketball team was practically untouchable. But now there’s cause for the U.S. to look over its shoulder.
The squad went 24-0 on its way to gold in 2008, 2012 and 2016. But the road to a fourth consecutive Olympic title ...
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Actress and pop star Olivia Rodrigo popped into the White House briefing room Wednesday to prod young Americans to get vaccinated as the federal push for widespread immunity stalls out.
Ms. Rodrigo said she was "beyond honored and humbled" to visit the White House and make promotional videos with President ...
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Free agent cornerback Richard Sherman was arrested Wednesday morning on a burglary domestic violence charge, according to online King County, Washington, court records.
Sherman was booked into the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle at 6:08 a.m. and was denied bail. The record states the incident is ...
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For years, when a medal-winning athlete reaches the podium, they bend down to have an Olympic official place the medal around their neck. But that practice is no more — at least for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics later this month.
Athletes will instead place those medals around their own necks ...
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Former TV host Catt Sadler said she got sick with COVID-19 after caring for someone with the virus — even though she was vaccinated and wearing a mask.
Ms. Sadler, a 46-year-old entertainment reporter who worked for E!, said she thought the person she cared for had the flu. It ...
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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred tied the All-Star Game to Georgia’s voting law when he moved the event out of Atlanta, but he refused to elaborate Tuesday on how he plans to apply that standard going forward.
Mr. Manfred, speaking to the Baseball Writers Association of America hours before ...
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When the NCAA agreed two weeks ago to allow individual athletes, finally, to profit from their own names, images and likenesses, everyone knew the change would dramatically alter the future of college sports.
What’s been surprising is the possibility that the new rules will also rewrite the past.
High-profile athletes ...
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore’s $95 million lawsuit targeting comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and filed after Moore complained he was tricked into an interview that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations against him.
Judge John Cronan wrote that Moore signed a clear ...
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Roger Federer will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, writing on social media Tuesday that he “experienced a setback" with his knee during the grass-court season.
Federer had said before Wimbledon that he would make a decision about going to the Summer Games after the Grand Slam tournament ended.
The ...
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Actor and Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson was spotted giving a military salute to former President Donald Trump at an Ultimate Fighting Championship match Saturday in Las Vegas.
The "Hacksaw Ridge" director was filmed making the gesture and saying something to Mr. Trump as the former president made ...
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These games don't matter in the grand scheme of things, and for Team USA basketball, that could be a good thing.
But Team USA experienced something it hasn't in quite some time: Not just losing once, but losing back-to-back games. Before Saturday's exhibition loss against Nigeria, the U.S. had posted ...
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France’s Bastille Day, which we mark this week, celebrates the final days of a notorious royalist prison in 1789 that inmates were trying to escape from.
Which for chessplayers is more than a bit ironic, as France ever since has represented a place to escape to.
Budding Iranian superstar GM ...
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First lady Jill Biden will travel to Japan for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, the White House said Tuesday.
President Biden in June said his wife was eyeing the trip, but officials hadn’t confirmed the July 23 visit as it examined the COVID-19 situation.
The ...
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TOKYO (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week and with the pandemic-postponed Olympics opening in just 10 days.
Bach spent his first three days in isolation at the International Olympic Committee's five-star hotel in central Tokyo, ...
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It’s not easy. It’s never been easy. It’s not supposed to be easy.
This is the latest lesson for the Phoenix Suns.
Retire the “Suns in four” chants, Phoenix. Those sweep dreams are gone, after a Game 3 in Milwaukee in which Devin Booker missed just about all his shots ...
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After drafting high school infielder Brady House in the first round Sunday night, the Washington Nationals added six more position players on Monday afternoon.
Washington has been known to snap up pitchers early in the draft, but this year has been the opposite, taking their first pitcher in ...
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Each fastball Brady House saw whizzed by a foot off the plate, a nearly unhittable offering that left the Winder-Barrow High School shortstop with his bat on his shoulder, waiting for his free pass. He had dealt with that approach before during his senior season, with teams unwilling to leave ...
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When Babe Ruth came to Japan in 1934 for a historic tour of the country by Major League Baseball stars, Japanese fans lined the street when he arrived to get a glimpse and rose to their feet, waving American and Japanese flags, whenever he came to bat. They had not ...
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The Washington Football Team’s new nickname is far from being finalized, but team president Jason Wright ruled out one option that had gained momentum within the fan community: “Warriors” will not be a consideration.
Wright wrote on the team’s official site that Washington would stay away from ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cedric the Entertainer will host the Emmy Awards in September as the ceremony returns to a live telecast after last year's pandemic-forced virtual event.
There will be a limited audience of nominees and guests at the Microsoft Theatre for the Sept. 19 show, CBS and the ...
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England’s Football Association condemned online racist abuse of players in a statement early Monday morning after the team’s penalty shootout loss to Italy in Sunday’s European Championship final.
In the match, England and Italy finished extra time level at 1-1. In the shootout, Italy won 3-2, with English players Marcus ...
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Rep. Matt Gaetz says the #FreeBritney movement is bigger than Britney Spears.
Mr. Gaetz said the pop singer’s legal battle to regain control of her life and her estimated $60 million fortune sheds light on an injustice suffered by Americans deemed unfit by the courts. That’s why he is leading ...
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The Republican National Committee on Monday unveiled a television ad that will run during the All-Star Game and slams Major League Baseball for moving the showcase from Atlanta to Denver over Georgia’s elections overhaul.
The 30-second spot accuses the league of bowing to misleading liberal criticism to the detriment of ...
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In last year's "Borat" sequel, the character played by Sacha Baron Cohen infiltrates CPAC 2020 in a Donald Trump suit, but American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp said he doubts the comedian was ever there.
Mr. Schlapp disputed Mr. Baron Cohen's claim about sneaking into CPAC, saying he believes stunt ...
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The Washington Nationals broke from the norm in the first round of the 2021 MLB Draft on Sunday night when they selected shortstop Brady House out of Winder-Barrow High School in Winder, Georgia, with the 11th overall pick.
House became the fifth position player chosen in the first round by ...
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Dave Martinez couldn’t have imagined writing out Sunday’s lineup card for Game 89 this season, the Washington Nationals’ final contest before the first half of the season gave way to the All-Star break.
There was Alcides Escobar, batting first and hitting leadoff. Tres Barrera was behind the plate catching. Neither ...
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LONDON — Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on.
And it just had to be because of a penalty shootout.
Italy won the European Championship for the second time by beating England 3-2 on penalties on Sunday. The match finished 1-1 after ...
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ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra — Sepp Kuss couldn't suppress a wide grin as he raced toward the finish line to become the first American in 10 years to win a stage at the Tour de France.
Just before winning Sunday’s grueling 15th stage, Kuss threw his sunglasses into the crowd ...
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As England prepares to play its first major tournament final since the 1966 World Cup, chaos unfolded outside Wembley Stadium in London as Three Lions fans stormed the security barriers, attempting to gain entry into the European Championship final against Italy.
Footage on social media showed an onrushing wave of ...
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WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by claiming his 20th Grand Slam title Sunday, coming back to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon final.
The No. 1 -ranked Djokovic earned a third consecutive championship at the All England Club and ...
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It's become commonplace for the Washington Nationals to draft a pitcher when the MLB Draft rolls around each year.
Right-handed pitcher Cade Cavalli, last year’s first round pick, has soared through the minors in his first year, earning a promotion to Double-A Harrisburg. This season, between High-A and Double-A, Cavalli ...
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Willie Ross had intended to be a fan Saturday at Oracle Park, watching the San Francisco Giants play against the Washington Nationals — the team his son, Joe, plays for. Instead, Ross needed to make a critical play to save a woman’s life, tapping into what he does when he’s ...
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DALLAS (AP) - An unopened copy of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda that was made in 1987 has sold at auction for $870,000.
Heritage Auctions in Dallas said the video game sold Friday.
The auction house said it was a rare version that was created during a limited production run ...
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ash Barty got off to a perfect start in the Wimbledon final by collecting the first 14 points, then needed to hold off a comeback bid before beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Saturday for her second Grand Slam title.
The top-seeded Barty adds ...
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Andy Williams, 49, the former drummer for the highly popular Christian rock band Casting Crowns, died Friday at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, less than two weeks after he was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle.
His wife, Kelly, wrote on the Grace Chapel Fairview Facebook page, “Early ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rocker Marilyn Manson surrendered to police in Los Angeles last week in connection with a 2019 arrest warrant out of New Hampshire where he allegedly assaulted a videographer at a concert, authorities said.
Manson, whose legal name is Brian Hugh Warner, is charged with two misdemeanor ...
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Hybrid virtual/real-life weddings, a trend that has gained popularity during the pandemic, could be here to stay as a cost-saving, more inclusive way to celebrate these unions even as COVID-19 subsides. The weddings allow those closest to the couple to attend in person while other guests "attend" from afar via ...
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