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Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament on Sunday in Pinehurst, N.C.

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Bryson DeChambeau wins another U.S. Open with a clutch finish to deny Rory McIlroy

Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open on Sunday for the second time with the best shot of his life. Meanwhile, it was another heavy dose of heartache for Rory McIlroy.

June 16, 2024
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The International Olympic Committee agreed this week to reassign credit for Lloyd Hildebrand’s silver medal in the men's cycling 25 km race at the 1900 Olympics from Britain to France.

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Olympics reassigns a 1900 medal — and its winner — from Britain to France

A French historian recently made a case for a 1900 silver medal to be credited to France, based on the Olympics' informal rules in that era. The cyclist, Lloyd Hildebrand, lived most of his life in France.

June 15, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Saurabh Netravalkar, right, has become the breakout star of the U.S. national cricket team due to heroics like his dismissal of Indian superstar cricketer Virat Kohli, center, during Wednesday's match between the U.S. and India at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

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Here's what to know about the U.S. team's Cinderella run at the Cricket T20 World Cup

The U.S. was seen as a longshot to advance in the tournament. But after beating Pakistan and going toe-to-toe with India, they've captured the attention of a country that has long ignored cricket.

June 14, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy (12) and starting pitcher Max Fried (54) walk to the dugout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)

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GM on Braves' struggles: 'It's about making sure you get to the playoffs one way or the other'

Atlanta general manager Alex Anthopoulos held a media session before a game. He admitted he wouldn't usually do that unless the Braves are struggling — even though they're one of just five NL teams above .500.

June 13, 2024
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins speaks during a news conference Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Flowery Branch, Ga. Cousins has one playoff victory in his long career. The Falcons are betting at least $100 million that he's the guy who can lead them to the first Super Bowl title in franchise history.

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Atlanta Falcons forfeit fifth-round pick, fined for tampering with Kirk Cousins

The Atlanta Falcons were stripped of a fifth-round pick in next year's draft on Thursday for violating the NFL's anti-tampering rules prior to signing quarterback Kirk Cousins.

June 13, 2024
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  • Associated Press
 Elliot Lee moves the ball for Wrexham.

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'Always Sunny' creator Rob McElhenney on his pandemic purchase: a Welsh soccer team

McElhenney says he bought the team to “bring hope to a town that had fallen on hard times." The FX series Welcome to Wrexham chronicles the team and its owners and fans.

June 12, 2024
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  • Sam Briger
Homer Rice of Georgia Tech

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Former longtime Georgia Tech athletic director and NFL coach Homer Rice dies at 97

Homer Rice, who as athletic director hired some of Georgia Tech's most successful coaches and implemented the school's Total Person Program, has died. He was 97. Rice died Monday, Georgia Tech announced on Monday night.

June 11, 2024
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Caitlin Clark, the heralded Indiana Fever rookie, signs autographs after a game against the Washington Mystics that was attended by more than 20,000 fans, the highest attendance for a WNBA game in 17 years.

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The WNBA, capturing excitement around Caitlin Clark, boasts more viewers than ever

With record attendance and viewership, the WNBA seems to have capitalized on the explosion of interest in women's basketball driven in large part by Clark, who is now a rookie with the Indiana Fever.

June 11, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid acknowledges fans as he celebrates Real Madrid defeating Borussia Dortmund during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Final at Wembley Stadium on June 1. The Brazilian star was the target of racist chants last year -- an incident that sparked international outrage and has now resulted in prison terms.

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Racist taunts against soccer star Vinícius Júnior land men 8 months in Spanish prison

The taunts and monkey gestures sparked widespread outrage — and led the soccer star and others to say the problems were far bigger than a handful of fans.

June 10, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Winner Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy as he won the men's final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Sunday.

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Carlos Alcaraz wins the French Open, earning a third Grand Slam title

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev, taking his first championship at the French Open and third Grand Slam title in all.

June 09, 2024
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has confirmed she didn't make Team USA's Olympic roster for the Summer Games in Paris.  She's shown here during a game Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Indianapolis.

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WNBA star Caitlin Clark doesn't make the USA Olympics basketball team

The Indiana Fever rookie confirmed she wasn't selected to join the national team at the Summer Games in Paris. The tentative roster includes stars Brittney Griner and Breanna Stewart.

June 09, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Dornoch, (6), with Luis Saez up, crosses the finish line ahead of Mindframe (10), with Irad Ortiz Jr. up, to win the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race on Saturday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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Dornoch pulls off upset win at the Belmont Stakes

The horse entered the race at 17-1 odds on Saturday at a wildly different Belmont Stakes this year in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

June 08, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
 Ed O'Neill as former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling in <em>Clipped</em>.

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'Clipped' finds bigger questions in the scandal of ex-Clippers owner Donald Sterling

The new miniseries dramatizes the 2014 fallout when racist comments by former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling were recorded and leaked.

June 07, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling delivers a pitch at Fenway Park in 2006.

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Savannah Bananas to play at Fenway Park on Saturday, in team's first game at famed Boston ballpark

The sold-out matchup will be live-streamed, with first pitch set for 7 p.m.

June 07, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
United States' Saurabh Nethralvakar celebrates after the team's win in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Thursday.

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The U.S. defeats Pakistan in a dramatic upset at the cricket World Cup

Cricket is one of the world’s most popular sports, with about 2.5 billion fans. Several of the U.S. team’s starting players are from other countries, including India, Pakistan and New Zealand.

June 07, 2024
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