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Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates after defeating Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.

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U.S. Open winner Gauff to play Australian Open titleholder Sabalenka in semifinals

U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff will meet defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semifinals after beating Marta Kostyuk 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 in an error-strewn match at Melbourne Park.

January 23, 2024
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Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after scoring a 22-yard touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Sunday.

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Here's what happened in the NFL playoffs over the weekend — on and off the field

This Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens will clash in the AFC Championship Game, while the Detroit Lions will tangle with the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.

January 22, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer smiles as players celebrate her 1,202nd victory as a college coach, against Oregon in an NCAA basketball game Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in Stanford, Calif.

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Tara VanDerveer is now the winningest coach in college basketball history

VanDerveer, in her 38th season as Stanford coach, passed Duke's Coach K's record. She's helped the women's sport come a long way since she started her college basketball career over 50 years ago.

January 21, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Eleven-year-old Monte Johnson and 9-year-old Waylon Parker run for the ball at a 7-on-7 practice at Tahoe Park in Sacramento, California on Jan. 14, 2023

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California governor sacks effort to limit tackle football for kids

A California proposal to phase out tackle football for children under twelve came to a screeching halt when the governor stepped in and said he wouldn't support it.

January 21, 2024
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  • Kate Wolffe / CapRadio
A George Mason University fan holds up the cover of a <em>Sports Illustrated</em> magazine at a send-off for the university's team on March 29, 2006, in Fairfax, Virginia. The union representing the magazine's staff said that SI's publisher plans to cut "a significant number, possibly all" of its union-represented staff.

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'Sports Illustrated' to lay off most of its staff amid severed licensing deal

The union representing the magazine's staff said that SI's publisher plans to cut "a significant number, possibly all" of its union-represented staff.

January 20, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Jack Burke Jr. is helped by Cary Middlecoff as he puts on the traditional coat after winning the 20th Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Ga., on April 8, 1956. Burke, the oldest living Masters champion, died Friday in Houston. He was 100.

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Jack Burke Jr., who was the oldest living Masters champion, dies at age 100

In 1956, Burke staged the greatest comeback ever at Augusta National. He was a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, won the PGA Championship and was equally skilled as a teacher.

January 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević smiles during an NBA preseason basketball game against the Denver Nuggets San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.

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Dejan Milojević, the Golden State Warriors assistant coach, has died at 46

Milojević was in his third season with the Warriors. He was a head coach in his native Serbia for eight years and won three MVPs in the Adriatic Basketball Association as a player.

January 18, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
A Kansas City Chiefs fan holds a sign during the AFC Wild Card Playoffs between the Miami Dolphins and the Chiefs on Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.

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Several fans treated for hypothermia at the fourth-coldest game in NFL history

Dozens of people were treated for hypothermia or frostbite at Saturday's wild-card game between the Chiefs and Miami Dolphins.

January 17, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. celebrates after scoring the winning run on an Ozzie Albies base hit during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Atlanta. Acuña stole two bases in the game to become the first player in the majors to steal 70 bases and hit 40 home runs in a season.

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Braves sign Venezuelan teen Jose Perdomo, thanks to 'Acuña effect'

The Atlanta Braves earlier this week signed a 17-year-old amateur prospect from Venezuela for $5 million dollars. As the Braves recruit new players there, they may benefit from the so-called “Acuña effect.”

January 17, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick faces reporters during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass., held to announce that he has agreed to part ways with the team.

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Bill Belichick interviews with Falcons for head coaching job

Bill Belichick signaled he's ready to get back to coaching less than a week after parting with the New England Patriots, speaking with the Atlanta Falcons about their vacant position.

January 16, 2024
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A worker helps remove snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday Jan. 14, 2024. A potentially dangerous snowstorm that hit the Buffalo region on Saturday led the NFL to push back the Bills wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers from Sunday to Monday.

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The Buffalo Bills are hiring fans to shovel snow before its game against the Steelers

The Bills vs. Steelers game was postponed due to inclement weather in Buffalo. The Bills are offering people $20 an hour to help clear the stadium of snow before Monday's game.

January 15, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Canada's Vasek Pospisil is a co-founder of the Professional Tennis Players Association, a players advocacy group. He says problems with tennis balls used on tour are linked to wrist, elbow and shoulder injuries among players.

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Tennis balls are causing arm injuries, top players say. Now, a review is underway

Professional tennis players are increasingly vocal in claims that the lack of consistency in balls used in tournaments is linked to elbow and wrist injuries.

January 14, 2024
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  • Uri Berliner
From left: Tiger Woods, Ayo Edebiri, Chris Christie.

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  • National

This week's news quiz separates the winners from the losers. Which will you be?

Barbie lost the Golden Globe, a plane lost a door, Tiger Woods and Nike lost each other, and Chris Christie decided not to lose. There were also some winners this week.

January 12, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
Bill Belichick appears on the sideline during his last game as head coach of the New England Patriots on Jan. 7, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass.

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Bill Belichick is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and 6 NFL titles

Belichick's departure from the team caps a remarkable run that was defined by dominant season after dominant season. He leaves the team as the second-most-winning coach in NFL history.

January 11, 2024
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  • Jason Breslow
Alabama head coach Nick Saban reacts after a second-half touchdown during the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against eventual national champion Michigan on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif.

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Nick Saban retires as Alabama's football coach after a record 7 national titles

Saban is famed for his sideline scowl and fiery demeanor — and for winning. He won more national titles than any other major college coach, the last coming in 2020.

January 10, 2024
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