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It was just one year ago that Nelly Korda won the Women’s PGA Championship to secure her first major and reach No. 1 in the world. A lot has happened to her since then — both good and bad. Korda …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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6/22/22
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Bans on transgender women in swimming and rugby this week opened the door for track and field to consider following suit in what could turn into a wave of policy changes in Olympic sports. The …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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6/22/22
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Paolo Banchero thinks he should be No. 1. Jabari Smith Jr. is sure he won’t go beyond No. 2. Chet Holmgren would be happy with either. The freshmen have been considered the top three players …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY
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6/22/22
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Swimming has fired the first major salvo against transgender women athletes. That will surely clear the way for other sports to impose similar bans ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. AP Sports …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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6/22/22
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San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin returned to the dugout after being sidelined by COVID protocols for 11 games. Melvin says he's been asymptomatic for the last nine days. He went into the …
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6/22/22
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Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh has won the women’s 200 butterfly for her first title at the world swimming championships. The 15-year-old McIntosh set a world junior record to pip the three …
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By CIARÁN FAHEY
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6/22/22
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Fanatics founder Michael Rubin is selling his stake in the company that owns the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. Rubin is worth an estimated $8 billion, according to Forbes. He wrote on …
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6/22/22
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Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died at age 26. Ferguson's agent, Safarrah Lawson, confirmed his death Wednesday but did not provide the cause of death. Ferguson played three NFL …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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6/22/22
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Players who have joined the new Saudi Arabia-funded league will still be allowed to compete at the British Open next month. The U.S. Open had allowed players who were banned by the PGA Tour for …
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6/22/22
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Shohei Ohtani hit two three-run homers and drove in a career-high eight runs, but Whit Merrifield led off the 11th inning with an RBI double in the Kansas City Royals’ 12-11 victory over the Los …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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6/22/22
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Philadelphia slugger Bryce Harper could return to the lineup Wednesday for the finale of a two-game series at Texas after an infected blister on his left index finger sidelined him for two games last …
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By The Associated Press
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6/22/22
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Colorado's Valeri Nichushkin has been the best player on the ice through three games of the Stanley Cup Final against two-time defending champion Tampa Bay. The Avalanche lead the Lightning 2-1 in …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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6/22/22
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Las Vegas and Chicago will meet in the second annual Commissioner’s Cup championship game next month. This year the in-season competition title game will be played at the home of the team with the …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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6/22/22
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The Associated Press has learned Brooks Koepka is the latest PGA Tour to sign on with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series. Koepka gives LIV another big name because of his four majors. He's also the …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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6/21/22
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Toronto’s Auston Matthews won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, beating out Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers to win the award for the first …
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By FRED GOODALL
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6/21/22
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The Dallas Stars have hired Peter DeBoer as their new coach. The move comes a month after he was fired by the Vegas Golden Knights after they missed the playoffs for the first time in the franchise's …
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS
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6/21/22
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The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is doubling the size of its purse to $9 million. It's another boost to the women’s game that brings prize money for the five majors to nearly triple the amount …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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6/21/22
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The Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit is mostly about easy money. Still to be determined is whether it's also an easy way out. There's no question golf is trending young. Matt Fitzpatrick's win at the …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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6/21/22
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So much for the notion that the Tampa Bay Lightning might be running out of gas against the speedy Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning still trail the best-of-seven series 2-1 …
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By FRED GOODALL
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6/21/22
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Pitcher Max Fried became the fifth member of the World Series champion Atlanta Braves to go to salary arbitration, asking for $6.85 million while the team argued for $6.6 million. The 28-year-old …
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6/21/22
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