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News Articles: Sports

Tiger Woods gestures to the crowd at the end of his second round of the British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland, on Friday.

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Tiger Woods gets an emotional sendoff at the British Open

Golf's most recognizable star may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews. Woods shot a 75 and missed the cut.

July 15, 2022
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Jim Thorpe, the famed American athlete and U.S. Olympic great runs during a Junior Olympics event in Chicago on June 6, 1948. Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon.

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Jim Thorpe is reinstated as the sole winner of two events in the 1912 Olympics

The legendary athlete is declared the sole winner of the Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of amateurism rules.

July 15, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
WNBA star Brittney Griner speaks with her lawyers in the courtroom near Moscow on Friday.

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Brittney Griner had a doctor's note for cannabis use, her lawyer tells Russian court

A lawyer for the WNBA star at her drug possession trial in Russia gave the court a U.S. doctor's letter recommending she use medical cannabis to treat pain. Medical marijuana is not legal in Russia.

July 15, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Empty seats and cutouts are viewed in Dodger Stadium as Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. pitches against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of Game 1 of a baseball American League Division Series in Los Angeles, Oct. 5, 2020. Concession workers at the stadium have voted to authorize a strike days ahead of MLB's All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles.

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Employees at Dodger Stadium threaten to strike days before the MLB All-Star Game

The concessions stands are operated by Compass Group and its subsidiary, Levy Restaurants. The company employs about 1,500 people at the stadium.

July 13, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Mo Farah is one of the world's most successful track athletes, but he says he was first brought to the U.K. and forced to work as a child servant. He's seen here celebrating winning the One Hour Race at the Memorial Van Damme Brussels 2020 Diamond League meeting in Belgium.

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Mo Farah says he was trafficked to the U.K. and forced into child labor

"Most people know me as Mo Farah, but it's not my name — or, it's not the reality," Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah said, in a clip from an upcoming documentary.

July 12, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the Wimbledon men's title on Sunday — his seventh trophy at the British tournament.

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Novak Djokovic wins his 7th Wimbledon trophy and closes the gap on Grand Slam titles

The win marks Djokovic's 21st Grand Slam title overall, putting him one behind record-holder Rafael Nadal.

July 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Allie Quigley competes in the 3-Point Contest at the WNBA All-Star basketball game in Chicago on Saturday. She won her fourth title — the most for any player in either the NBA or the WNBA.

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No one in the WNBA or NBA has the most 3-Point Contest titles as Allie Quigley

The Chicago Sky guard won the WNBA's 3-Point Contest for a record fourth time, stamping herself as one of the greatest shooters in history.

July 09, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina holds the trophy as she celebrates after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to win the Wimbledon women's single final Saturday.

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Elena Rybakina wins the Wimbledon women's final for her first Grand Slam

The 23-year-old won the championship at the All England Club with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ons Jabeur — the first singles trophy at a major tournament for Rybakina's adopted country of Kazakhstan.

July 09, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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Soccer star Megan Rapinoe says patriotism means demanding better of ourselves

Rapinoe has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, pay equity and the Black Lives Matter movement. She was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Originally broadcast Nov. 9, 2020.

July 08, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
Sandra Douglass Morgan speaks during a news conference announcing her as the new president of the Las Vegas Raiders NFL football team Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Las Vegas.

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The Las Vegas Raiders have hired the first Black female team president in the NFL

Sandra Douglass Morgan is a Las Vegas native and graduate of Eldorado High School; the University of Nevada, Reno; and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

July 08, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Rafael Nadal announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon at a news conference in London on Thursday.

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Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon due to an injury

The two-time Wimbledon champion's withdrawal from the men's semifinal means he loses his opportunity to expand his Grand Slam record to 23rd titles.

July 07, 2022
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  • Shruti Rajkumar
President Joe Biden speaks before presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 17 recipients in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

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Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Denzel Washington, Simone Biles, John McCain

The 17 recipients include athletes, artists, and leaders of the civil rights and labor movements.

July 07, 2022
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  • Barbara Sprunt
A sign calls for Britney Griner's release at a game between Portland Thorns FC and Angel City FC in Los Angeles earlier this month.

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  • Politics

As calls grow to free Brittney Griner, Biden says he's spoken with her wife

The White House said President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke with Cherelle Griner on Wednesday, as more of the WNBA star's supporters publicly petition him to do more to secure her release.

July 06, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Mike Grier poses for photos as he is introduced as the new general manager of the San Jose Sharks at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

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  • Sports

Mike Grier becomes the 1st Black general manager in NHL history

The 47-year-old hockey veteran was just named the general manager of the San Jose Sharks. Grier comes from a line of sports executives, with both his father and brother working in the NFL.

July 06, 2022
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  • Shruti Rajkumar
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 1, 2022.

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President Biden receives Brittney Griner's letter from prison in Russia

President Biden has read the letter WNBA player Brittney Griner wrote to him from prison in Russia. The basketball star has been detained there since February.

July 05, 2022
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  • Amina Kilpatrick
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