Miho Takagi, Tatsuya Shinhama capture first sprint world titles

Miho Takagi and compatriot Tatsuya Shinhama both won their maiden world sprint championships on Saturday.Takagi, last year’s women’s runner-up, finished the two-day sprint competition with ...

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Wuhan soccer team stuck in Spain remains in limbo

It’s been a tough journey for the first-division soccer club from Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the virus outbreak in China.The team came ...

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Japan’s efforts to host China table tennis team face challenges

Plans to invite the China table tennis team to train in Japan have hit a hurdle as a prospective host municipality has backed down to ...

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Johnny Antonelli, pitcher on 1954 World Series champion Giants, dies at 89

Johnny Antonelli, a five-time All-Star who was a key pitcher on the World Series-winning New York Giants in 1954, has died. He was 89.The San ...

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Five Serie A matches postponed over coronavirus fears

Five Italian Serie A weekend matches including Sunday’s clash between Juventus and Inter Milan have been postponed due to the coronavirus, the Italian League said ...

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Nina Ortlieb wins first World Cup race; Federica Brignone extends overall lead

Nina Ortlieb edged Federica Brignone of Italy by one hundredth of a second to win a women’s World Cup super-G on Saturday for the Austrian’s ...

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Giants, Swallows compete without familiar sights, sounds at ballpark

The return of pro baseball to Tokyo Dome on Saturday night was greeted by a jarring silence.There were no songs or chants to welcome the ...

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Legends’ Yudai Baba makes solid contributions in victory over Skyforce

Texas legends bench boss George Galanopoulos, in his first season at the helm, got the type of performance from his team on Friday night that ...

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Ben Ainslie, Britain team reign supreme in first SailGP race

Ben Ainslie’s Britain team completed a near-perfect first round of the SailGP series on Sydney Harbour with a convincing win over defending champion Australia in ...

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Lawmakers push for Curt Flood’s enshrinement in Baseball Hall of Fame

Curt Flood’s widow has a simple explanation for why her late husband, who is revered by players for sacrificing his career to advocate for free ...

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Hurricanes blow away Sunwolves

Winger Kobus van Wyk scored three tries and fullback Chase Tiatia added two Saturday as the Wellington-based Hurricanes pummeled the Sunwolves 62-15.After conceding the first ...

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Olympic organizers will keep fans’ torch relay videos off social media

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics indicated Friday they will not permit individuals to upload video they shoot of the Olympic torch relay ...

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Miho Takagi, Tatsuya Shinhama lead chase for world sprint titles

Miho Takagi won two races to lead the women’s sprint standings at the ISU World Sprint and Allround Speed Skating Championships on Friday, while countryman ...

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MLB players available for Olympic baseball qualifying

The United States may get some better players for its second attempt to qualify for the Olympic baseball tournament.Major League Baseball and the players’ association ...

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Reilly Smith’s two-goal effort helps carry Golden Knights past Sabres

Reilly Smith scored twice, Robin Lehner stopped 32 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Friday night.William Karlsson and Nicolas ...

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Giannis Antetokounmpo sparks Bucks in rout of Thunder

Giannis Antetokounmpo and NBA-leading Milwaukee made quick work of the Oklahoma City Thunder.Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 13 rebounds and Bucks surged to a 24-point ...

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Tiger Woods to skip Bay Hill, take third straight week off

Tiger Woods is taking a third straight week off by deciding against playing the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.Woods hasn’t played since his 76-77 ...

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Hammer finally drops on Chinese star Sun Yang

This time, the hammer dropped on Sun Yang.Long the target of anti-doping crusaders, the Chinese swimming star received a stunning eight-year ban from a Swiss ...

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Yumi Kajihara pedals to world title

Japan was awarded a 2020 Olympic quota spot in the women’s omnium when Yumi Kajihara claimed gold at the World Track Cycling Championships in Germany ...

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Miho Miyahara punches ticket to 2020 Olympics

Miho Miyahara earned a spot on the Japan national karate team on the opening day of the Karate 1-Premier League Salzburg, one of the last ...

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Ethiopia marathon runner Yonas Kinde aims for spot on Refugee Olympic Team

A runner who fled Ethiopia nearly a decade ago is preparing for Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon with hopes of returning to Japan as a member of ...

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Report: LA deputies shared graphic photos from scene of Bryant crash

APAuthorities are investigating whether deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed.The Los ...

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Norwich boosts hopes of survival

Norwich rekindled its hopes of staying in the English Premier League by beating third-place Leicester 1-0 on Friday.A swerving finish from left back Jamal Lewis ...

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Russian Athletics Federation appoints new president

The Russian Athletics Federation elected a state aircraft executive as president on Friday with the goal of getting the country’s national team reinstated in time ...

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Rebels top Highlanders; Waratahs notch first victory of season

Winger Andrew Kellaway scored two long-range intercept tries Friday as the Melbourne Rebels beat the Highlanders 28-22 in Super Rugby.Kellaway scored from inside his own ...

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Rafael Nadal breezes into Mexican Open semifinals

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal remained on course for his third Mexican Open title by breezing past South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo 6-2, 6-1 in their ...

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Olympic champion Sun Yang banned for eight years in doping case

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang was banned for eight years on Friday for breaking anti-doping rules and will miss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.The Court of Arbitration ...

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Senior JSA official casts doubt on Spring Basho

The upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament is unlikely to proceed as planned due to the growing coronavirus crisis, the Japan Sumo Association said Friday.The JSA ...

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Tokyo Marathon last chance for 2020 hopefuls

The 14th edition of the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday could produce cutthroat battles among local men’s runners, including current and ex-national record holders.Though they want ...

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Asian rugby tested as COVID-19 wipes out schedules

Rugby across Asia is feeling the full brunt of the coronavirus outbreak with games and tournaments getting called off at a rate of knots.Such is ...

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Cycling race canceled with two virus cases

A major cycling race in the United Arab Emirates was canceled early Friday after two Italians tested positive for the new coronavirus, setting off a ...

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LPGA’s Pernilla Lindberg misses cut in men’s New Zealand Open

LPGA major winner Pernilla Lindberg of Sweden has missed the cut at the New Zealand Open after becoming the first woman to play in the ...

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MLS sets ambitious tone for 25th year

Three days ahead of the Major League Soccer’s 25th season, owners, executives and players gathered for a day of unbridled optimism and hyperbole.Los Angeles FC ...

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Inter defeats Ludogorets in empty stadium

The voices of the players and both coaches could clearly be heard at an empty San Siro as Inter Milan beat Ludogorets 2-1 on Thursday ...

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Madison Bumgarner solid in Diamondbacks debut

Madison Bumgarner showed the Arizona Diamondbacks he’s more than a rodeo star.The team’s marquee free-agent acquisition of the offseason was solid in his first spring ...

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Tobias Harris steps up for shorthanded Sixers in victory over Knicks

Tobias Harris’ performance had the 76ers feeling good during the game, and the doctor’s report on Joel Embiid afterward had them feeling even better.Harris scored ...

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U.S. women’s pursuit team takes gold at track cycling championships

Once again, the Americans will head to the Olympics as the gold-medal favorite in the women’s team pursuit.The question now is whether they can finish ...

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MLB appoints first black umpire crew chief

Kerwin Danley became the first African American umpire crew chief in Major League Baseball when a series of promotions, additions and retirements were announced Thursday.The ...

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FIFA opens process to develop new match calendar from 2024

FIFA began the process Thursday of sorting out how to fit international games into soccer’s congested schedule from 2024, with complex talks expected to find ...

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IOC president Thomas Bach ‘fully committed’ to Tokyo Olympics taking place as scheduled

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the body is fully committed to the Tokyo Olympics going ahead on schedule despite the ongoing threat of ...

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Six Asian Champions League games postponed due to coronavirus

Six Asian Champions League games were postponed over the coronavirus on Thursday, as the Asian Football Confederation wrestles with the outbreak.Four Iranian clubs were affected ...

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Pernilla Lindberg makes history as first woman to compete in New Zealand Open

Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg struggled in difficult conditions Thursday when she became the first female golfer to compete at the New Zealand Open as Korean teenager ...

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Chad Le Clos seeks Sun Yang’s gold for doping case

Chad le Clos believes he has a claim on Sun Yang’s gold medal from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, with a verdict imminent on the ...

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Coaches, players support decision to postpone games

A state of uncertainty is the current reality for sports leagues, athletes, coaches and organizers spanning the globe.The B. League, now in its fourth season, ...

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Survey: Olympic, elite athletes struggling financially

The comments could easily have come from any middle-class town where workers have trouble making ends meet: “No pension plan, no chance of structural income ...

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Wizards squander big halftime advantage, edge Nets on Jerome Robinson’s clutch 3-pointer

The Brooklyn Nets didn’t want Bradley Beal to beat them with the game on the line Wednesday night.Beal was happy to let Jerome Robinson take ...

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Sailing heavyweights Ben Ainslie, Tom Slingsby set to square off in SailGP

The second season of the SailGP global circuit is shaping up as a heavyweight fight between two of the world’s best sailors, Britain’s Sir Ben ...

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Japan judo federation discusses Olympic team selections

The All Japan Judo Federation held a meeting of its strengthening committee Thursday to discuss selections for its team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.The host ...

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Italian golfers Edoardo Molinari, Lorenzo Gagli quarantined in Oman over coronavirus fears

Italian golfers Edoardo Molinari and Lorenzo Gagli have been quarantined in Muscat and forced to pull out of the Oman Open, which started Thursday, over ...

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Peter Laviolette to coach Team USA at world hockey championships

Peter Laviolette is returning to the bench after being selected as the coach of the United States men’s national team for the world hockey championships ...

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Spectators shut out as sporting events respond to COVID-19 threat across Asia

Spectators hoping to attend major events in Japan are increasingly having to change their plans as the coronavirus crisis forces organizers to shut the doors ...

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Avalanche edge Sabres, extend win streak to four

Martin Kaut received a chilly reception after scoring his first NHL goal.For making a splash, he received one — a playful water-bottle celebration spray courtesy ...

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Paralympic Boccia test event to be held without athletes

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers said Wednesday that a Paralympic Boccia test event will be held without athletes due to concerns over the current coronavirus ...

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Maria Sharapova announces retirement at age 32

Maria Sharapova was a transcendent star in tennis from the time she was a teenager, someone whose grit and groundstrokes earned her a career Grand ...

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Japan Sports Agency asks JSA to adjust spring tourney

The Japan Sports Agency has asked the Japan Sumo Association to make changes to its March grand tournament amid the current coronavirus outbreak, a source ...

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Manchester City rallies to beat Real Madrid

With two late goals in five minutes, Manchester City turned the tables on Real Madrid and boosted its chances of finally winning an elusive Champions ...

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Dick Bank, who called ’64 Olympic track upset, dies at 90

Dick Bank, whose excited television call of “Look at Mills! Look at Mills!” alerted American Billy Mills’ stunning upset in the 10,000 meters at the ...

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Olympic organizers consider downsizing 2020 torch relay due to virus

The CEO of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee said Wednesday the Olympic torch relay could be downsized in order to prevent the spread of the ...

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B. League to postpone games until March 11 because of coronavirus

The B. League made the difficult decision to put its regular season on hold from this weekend through March 11 amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, ...

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Irish government urges cancellation of Six Nations clash over COVID-19

Ireland’s Six Nations rugby match with Italy in Dublin next month should be cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic, the health minister said Tuesday.The National ...

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Virus forces Japan Davis Cup tie behind closed doors

Japan’s home Davis Cup tie against Ecuador next week will be played behind closed doors, organizers said Wednesday, the latest sporting event in the country ...

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Sofia Kenin loses opening match again; Ash Barty cruises in Doha

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin lost her opening match for the second week in a row as Dayana Yastremska defeated the American 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) ...

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Japanese baseball to play remainder of preseason without spectators due to virus fears

Nippon Professional Baseball announced Wednesday it will hold all 72 of its remaining preseason games behind closed doors, becoming the latest Japanese sporting body to ...

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J. League chairman Mitsuru Murai faces another test in COVID-19

Mitsuru Murai knows a thing or two about tough decisions.After all, they’ve defined his tenure as J. League chairman over the last six years. Tuesday ...

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Calling off Spring Basho would be right move for JSA

The Japan Sumo Association is essentially a reactive, rather than proactive, organization.Through the ups, downs and various scandals of the last few years, the JSA’s ...

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LeBron James scores 40 in first game against Pelicans’ Zion Williamson

LeBron James had 40 points and eight rebounds in his first career meeting with Zion Williamson while leading the Los Angeles Lakers to their sixth ...

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Player reps send new CBA to union members for approval

The NFL moved closer to labor peace for another decade early Wednesday when player representatives voted to send a new deal already approved by the ...

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Miami to host 2021 World Baseball Classic final; Tokyo given quarters

Next year’s World Baseball Classic will be played in Taiwan, Tokyo, Phoenix and Miami, with the Marlins hosting the semifinals and final along with half ...

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Top League postpones next two rounds due to coronavirus

The Japan Rugby Football Union said Wednesday it will postpone a total of 16 games across two rounds of the 2020 Top League season due ...

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Gnabry, Lewandowski combine in Bayern’s win at Chelsea

The city where Serge Gnabry’s career stalled now provides the stage for him to shine.After scoring four goals at Tottenham in the Champions League group ...

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Rui Hachimura tops NBA jersey sales in Japan

Rui Hachimura’s impact on Japanese basketball extends far beyond the court.The Washington Wizards rookie forward’s No. 8 is the top-selling NBA jersey in Japan, it ...

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Yankees’ Luis Severino need elbow surgery, will miss season

Luis Severino will miss the season with an elbow injury that requires Tommy John surgery, and the New York Yankees’ rotation no longer looks all ...

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Shares of Juventus plunge amid fears virus will keep fans away

Shares of Juventus Football Club S.p.A., home to star player Cristiano Ronaldo, fell as much as 14 percent in two days amid fears the coronavirus ...

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Olympic champ Wayde van Niekerk returns to competition after career-threatening knee injury

Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk is competing again after more than two years out with a career-threatening knee injury and is facing a race against ...

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Ryan Rossiter, Kosuke Kanamaru provide big boost in Japan’s rout of Taiwan

National team debutant Ryan Rossiter and sharpshooter Kosuke Kanamaru provided stellar performances in Monday’s 96-57 win over Taiwan, and perhaps showcased new dimensions for the ...

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Organizers mark six months until start of Paralympics

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday marked six months until the opening of the games.Athletes and officials commemorated the milestone with a ceremony ...

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MLB will work to keep Binghamton team, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said MLB officials agreed to work to keep Binghamton’s Double-A baseball team, which is among the 42 minor league ...

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Manchester City targets role reversal against Real Madrid

Manchester City will be up against both Real Madrid and their reputation on Wednesday as the Champions League’s biggest winners play one of its biggest ...

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Banged-up Blue Jackets end eight-game slide

The Columbus Blue Jackets ditched their eight-game losing streak — and lost two more players to injuries.Emil Bemstrom scored 4:35 into overtime, and the banged-up ...

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Rays’ Yoshitomo Tsutsugo slugs first preseason home run; Twins’ Kenta Maeda solid in two-inning spring debut

Tampa Bay Rays rookie Yoshitomo Tsutsugo slugged his first major league home run — albeit a preseason one — on Monday in a 2-2 tie ...

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Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu reaches unprecedented milestone in triumph over Stanford

Sabrina Ionescu’s strength inspired her Oregon coaches and teammates all day, from the way she courageously spoke at the memorial service for Kobe Bryant in ...

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Ex-All Black Ben Franks to retire at end of English Premiership season

Former All Black Ben Franks will retire from professional rugby at the end of the 2019-20 season, English Premiership club Northampton announced on Monday.The 35-year-old ...

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Deontay Wilder insists pre-fight costume wore him down before Tyson Fury did

Deontay Wilder says an elaborate outfit he wore on his ring walk wore him down so much that he didn’t have the legs to withstand ...

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World Team Table Tennis Championships postponed due to COVID-19

The World Team Table Tennis Championships, due to take place next month in the Busan, South Korea, were postponed on Tuesday following a leap in ...

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Bucks overcome Wizards in OT despite Bradley Beal’s 55-point performance

Khris Middleton suddenly went cold down the stretch against the Washington Wizards.Fortunately for the Milwaukee Bucks, he kept shooting. With Giannis Antetotkounmpo fouled out, Middleton ...

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Liverpool rallies past West Ham for league record-tying 18th consecutive victory

Liverpool preserved its unbeaten record in the Premier League by coming from behind to beat West Ham 3-2 thanks to second-half goals by Mohamed Salah ...

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Michael Jordan’s emotional Kobe Bryant tribute: ‘A piece of me died’

Michael Jordan says he didn’t see Kobe Bryant as his rival for the mythical honor of being recognized as the best basketball player ever.Instead, he ...

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J. League cancels Wednesday’s Levain Cup group stage matches amid coronavirus outbreak

The J. Leauge said Tuesday it will cancel all YBC Levain Cup group stage matches scheduled for Wednesday because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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‘He was my everything’: NBA’s Kobe Bryant mourned at emotional Los Angeles arena tribute

A gallery of basketball legends joined thousands of Kobe Bryant fans in Los Angeles on Monday to pay tribute to the transcendent NBA star, his ...

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Tokyo 2020 flame to pass historic landmarks in Greece

The flame for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics will pass by historic landmarks in Greece over a period of eight days before it is handed over ...

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Mo Farah caught up in controversy over 2014 London Marathon injection

Mo Farah repeatedly denied to the United States Anti-Doping Agency that he took a legal supplement prior to the 2014 London Marathon, before changing his ...

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Tomokazu Harimoto, Mima Ito clinch first titles of season

Tomokazu Harimoto and Mima Ito each claimed their first titles of the ITTF World Tour season at the Hungarian Open in Budapest on Sunday.Harimoto, the ...

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Ryan Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in Daytona crash

Ryan Newman said he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but did not disclose details in ...

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Viktor Hovland becomes PGA Tour’s first Norwegian winner

Viktor Hovland won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, chipping in for eagle on the par-5 15th and racing ...

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Emergency goalie David Ayres headed to Carolina for curtain call

David Ayres will get another turn in the spotlight — this time in CarolinaA night after Ayres stepped in as an emergency goalie in Carolina’s ...

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K-League season postponed as COVID-19 spreads in South Korea

South Korean soccer authorities have indefinitely postponed the start of the 2020 domestic season.The K League made the announcement after an emergency meeting in Seoul ...

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England flexes muscle in victory over Ireland

England finally turned up in the Six Nations and denied Ireland at least the triple crown and grand slam in an impressive 24-12 victory at ...

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LeBron’s ‘Dream Shake’ helps put away Celtics

Although LeBron James is still relatively new to the Los Angeles Lakers’ rivalry with the Boston Celtics, he relishes the chance to participate in the ...

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Shori Hamada all but wraps up spot on Japan’s Olympic judo team

Shori Hamada virtually guaranteed herself a spot at her first Olympic Games after capturing gold at the Dusseldorf Grand Slam on Sunday.Hamada, the 2018 world ...

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‘Gypsy King’ has earned right to sit on boxing’s throne

The world has never seen a heavyweight champion quite like Tyson Fury, the British behemoth who gave Deontay Wilder a beat down to win the ...

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Sumo left with only one ozeki for first time in over 38 years

For the first time in over 38 years, the Japan Sumo Association’s rankings, published Monday, have only one wrestler at the sport’s second-highest rank of ...

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Shogo Akiyama has eventful spring debut with Reds

Shogo Akiyama gave Cincinnati Reds fans a small taste of what he can provide at the top of the batting order and in the outfield ...

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Reilly Opelka beats Yoshihito Nishioka in Delray Beach Open final

Given a few hours to get ready, Reilly Opelka put this win on ice.The fourth-seeded Opelka worked overtime and won two matches on Sunday, topping ...

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In sporting overture, Israel team races in UAE cycling tour

An Israeli cycling team raced through Dubai on Sunday, taking part in the UAE Tour for the first time in the latest overture between the ...

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South Africa pulls out of Japan U-23 friendly over virus concerns

South Africa has canceled a men’s under-23 friendly against Japan over concerns about the current COVID-19 outbreak, the Japan Football Association revealed Sunday.According to the ...

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Fans heckling Astros spring opener get signs ‘stolen’

Fans hoping to heckle the sign-stealing Houston Astros at their spring opener were met with quite the coincidence.They got their signs stolen. In the Astros’ ...

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FC Tokyo fire back against S-Pulse with goals from Brazilian trio

FC Tokyo withstood early pressure from Shimizu S-Pulse in the J. League first division on Sunday as they kicked off their 2020 season with a ...

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Dwayne Wade expresses his gratitude at jersey retirement ceremony

Dwyane Wade went through a long list of thank-yous as he delivered a 20-minute speech at his jersey retirement ceremony Saturday night, mentioning everyone from ...

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World Cup slalom race in Japan canceled due to bad weather

Sunday’s men’s World Cup slalom race in Japan has been canceled due to inclement weather.With high winds and snow at the Naeba Ski Resort in ...

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Three Serie A matches called off

Three Italian first-division games scheduled for Sunday in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto were suspended late Saturday after the deaths of two people ...

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Steelers hammer Brave Lupus at home to remain unbeaten

The Kobe Kobelco Steelers stayed unbeaten in the Japan Rugby Top League thanks to Sunday’s comprehensive 57-0 win over Toshiba Brave Lupus.Todd Blackadder’s Brave Lupus ...

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Fury dominates Wilder in stunning heavyweight win

Tyson Fury reinvented himself once again, and once again he’s a heavyweight champion.The Gypsy King dropped Deontay Wilder twice Saturday night in their heavyweight title ...

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Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin scores milestone 700th career goal

With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in hockey have been.He became the eighth NHL player to score 700 career ...

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Yoshihito Nishioka rallies to reach Delray Beach final

Unseeded Yoshihito Nishioka rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over sixth-seeded Ugo Humbert Saturday to reach the ATP Delray Beach final.Nishioka, apparently refreshed by ...

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Chelsea gets key win as VAR turmoil persists

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard made all the rightcalls to mastermind another win over his old coach Jose Mourinho and strike a significant blow in the ...

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Grand Slam win keeps Shohei Ono on track to Olympic title defense

Shohei Ono captured gold at the Dusseldorf Grand Slam for the third straight year on Saturday, earning a decisive victory in a bid to defend ...

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Queensland Reds crush Sunwolves

The Queensland Reds overwhelmed the visiting Sunwolves at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Saturday, winning 64-5.The Sunwolves are 1-2 in this year’s Super Rugby competition. Starved ...

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Unbeaten Wild Knights trounce Red Hurricanes

The Panasonic Wild Knights maintained their perfect start to the Japan Rugby Top League season Saturday, beating the NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes 40-3 at Hanazono ...

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Astros outfielder Josh Reddick says he, teammates have received death threats

On the day Houston outfielder Josh Reddick said he and other players have received death threats in the wake of the team’s sign-stealing scandal, union ...

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Reysol victorious over Consadole in J. League opener

With the wind at their backs and a dynamic goal-scoring duo in front, Kashiwa Reysol started the season exactly how they wanted — with a ...

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Abe siblings shine on first day of Dusseldorf Grand Slam

Japan won three gold medals Friday on the opening day of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam, with siblings Uta and Hifumi Abe both topping the podium.Nineteen-year-old ...

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Mavericks’ Luka Doncic dominates in rout of Magic

All-Star Luka Doncic did his usual thing in Orlando and got some unexpected help from teammate Maxi Kleber.Doncic nearly had a triple-double, finishing with 33 ...

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Engineer to Olympian: Spain’s Damian Quintero chases karate gold

More than five years ago, one of Spain’s most successful karate athletes was splitting his time between practice, graduate school and his day job as ...

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Chinese players cleared of coronavirus to play in three tournaments in Europe

China’s badminton players have been cleared of the coronavirus and will play three tournaments in Europe during a “critical stage” of Tokyo Olympic qualifying, officials ...

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Tokyo 2020 organizers postpone volunteer training due to COVID-19 outbreak

Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers on Saturday postponed training for their army of volunteers due to the coronavirus outbreak but reiterated that there was “no consideration” ...

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Mallorca’s Takefusa Kubo notches 70th-minute equalizer in draw with Real Betis

Takefusa Kubo helped Mallorca secure a 3-3 draw against Real Betis in the Spanish first division on Friday, scoring the final goal in a pulsating ...

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Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz earns first NHL shutout

It was one of the best days of Pavel Francouz’s life.Francouz finalized a $4 million, two-year contract extension with Colorado, and then made 26 saves ...

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Hideki Matsuyama two strokes off pace at midway point of Mexico Championship

Bryson DeChambeau kept making so many birdies in the WGC-Mexico Championship that when he rolled in his ninth one from 45 feet, all he could ...

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Islanders honor John Tonelli by retiring his No. 27

John Tonelli’s No. 27 has been raised to the rafters at Nassau Coliseum, joining some of his former teammates from the New York Islanders’ Stanley ...

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Helicopter pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had FAA violation in 2015

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying ...

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Reds open season with road victory over Bellmare

The Urawa Reds, coming off a 14th-place finish last year and without some of their big names, opened the J. League season by beating Shonan ...

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Lake Placid celebrates its Olympic past, eyes its future

The benefits of a miracle have been reaped in Lake Placid for 40 years.The plan now is to keep those miracles — and miracle-seekers — ...

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Lara Gut-Behrami ends two-year wait for victory in a World Cup downhill

Lara Gut-Behrami won a World Cup downhill race on Friday for her first victory in more than two years.Gut-Behrami led a 1-2 Swiss finish on ...

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Asics unveils Japan athletes’ casual attire for Tokyo 2020

The official casual clothing Japan’s athletes will wear at medal ceremonies and around the athletes’ village this summer at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was ...

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Pele misses statue unveiling to honor Brazil’s 1970 World Cup-winning team

Pele did not attend a ceremony Thursday to unveil a statue of him representing Brazil’s historic 1970 World Cup-winning team. The Brazilian has suffered with ...

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England coach Eddie Jones apologizes for ‘half-Asian’ joke

England coach Eddie Jones apologized to a reporter who he suggested could not tell half-Asians apart in a barbed answer to a question on Thursday.Jones, ...

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Consadole Sapporo postpone ticket sales over virus fears

Consadole Sapporo said Friday they will postpone the general sale of tickets for J. League home games because of concerns over the fast-spreading COVID-19.The move ...

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Former Hawks pitcher Matt Skrmetta influenced Carter Stewart’s journey

When records are set in baseball, they so often occur at the confluence of favorable circumstances, the right player in the right place at the ...

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JTTA to assist China amid COVID-19 crisis

The Japan Table Tennis Association has agreed to take in about 50 members of China’s national table tennis team who are unable to return home ...

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High-flyer Misugu Okamoto eyes skateboarding gold

Having won four qualifying tournaments to date, including the world championships in September, the maiden Olympic gold medal in women’s park looks well within the ...

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Evan Lysacek revels in power of sports to connect people

Evan Lysacek glided across the ice so effortlessly you could forget he was doing it on a bum ankle.Skating around Yokohama Bank Ice Arena during ...

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Frankfurt’s Daichi Kamada continues Europa League scoring spree with hat trick

Midfielder Daichi Kamada hit a 40-minute hat trick on Thursday to propel Eintracht Frankfurt to a 4-1 home victory over Salzburg in a Europa League ...

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Hawks guard Trae Young scores career-best 50 points in victory over Heat

Trae Young didn’t attribute his first 50-point game to confidence gained from his first All-Star start.Belief in himself has never been a problem for the ...

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Nets’ Kyrie Irving to have season-ending shoulder surgery

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving will have arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder and miss the rest of the season.The Nets made the announcement Thursday ...

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Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury to answer questions in big heavyweight rematch

The best fights come with questions, and there are many surrounding Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury as they meet in a rematch that is arguably ...

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NFL owners approve labor agreement terms including 17-game schedule, expanded playoffs

The NFL has put the labor ball in the players’ hands.In a somewhat surprisingly strong decision, the 32 team owners voted Thursday to “accept the ...

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Yankees’ Luis Severino shut down with sore right forearm

New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino has been shut down from throwing for the second consecutive spring training, this time because of right forearm soreness.Severino, ...

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Roger Federer to miss French Open following knee surgery

Roger Federer has had surgery on his right knee and will miss the French Open and several other tournaments.Writing on his Facebook page Thursday, the ...

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Nagoya Women’s Marathon limited to elite runners because of coronavirus

The Nagoya Women’s Marathon will exclude all but elite competitors at the March 8 event amid concerns over the current coronavirus outbreak, while the open ...

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Atalanta runs over Valencia in first-leg battle

With roughly a third of the population of Bergamo packed into Milan’s San Siro stadium, Atalanta made the journey well worth it for the club’s ...

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Paralympic test event to take place with only Japanese athletes due to ongoing virus fears

A test event for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for later this month that would have involved some non-Japanese athletes is being revamped because of fear ...

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Ryan Rossiter making case for spot on Japan squad

In preparation for its first game in 2020, the provisional Japan men’s national team has been practicing in a series of training camps at Tokyo’s ...

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Ikee looks back on leukemia fight

Rising swimming star Rikako Ikee called her recent therapy for leukemia the turning point in her life in a televised interview aired on Wednesday.The 19-year-old ...

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Henare’s open-minded approach hitting target with B2’s Five Arrows

After losing 41 of 60 games last season under former head coach Kohei Eto, the Kagawa Five Arrows have made positive strides this season under ...

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Rory McIlroy shoots down prospect of jumping to proposed tour

Rory McIlroy became the first top player to publicly reject the idea of a proposed new tour, saying he values his choice of where to ...

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Aston Martin pulls out of Le Mans after Hypercar delay

Aston Martin will not make its World Endurance Championship or Le Mans bow as it has delayed the development of its “Valkyrie” car for the ...

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Virologist says Olympics could not be held now; hopeful for July

A respected Japanese virologist on Wednesday said if the Tokyo Olympics were tomorrow, the games probably couldn’t be held because of the fast-spreading coronavirus from ...

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Japan’s women’s golf tour to open season without fans

The LPGA of Japan Tour will hold its season-opening tournament as scheduled in March but without fans due to the current coronavirus outbreak, the tour ...

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Saints’ Drew Brees announces intention to return for 2020 season

Quarterback Drew Brees’ record-setting NFL career is on track for a 20th season — and a 15th with the New Orleans Saints.The 41-year-old Brees announced ...

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Reports say Cavaliers, John Beilein splitting after just 54 games

Cavaliers first-year coach John Beilein will end a rough season by stepping down after 54 games, according to multiple reports Tuesday night.The former Michigan coach, ...

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MLS Commissioner Rob Manfred apologizes for calling World Series trophy ‘piece of metal’

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred apologized Tuesday for what he called a disrespectful reference to the World Series trophy as a “piece of metal.”Even before being ...

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U.S. track great DeeDee Trotter motivates junior high school students

Olympic gold medalist DeeDee Trotter has enough energy to warm up a room. Even a chilly gymnasium in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward.The lively American track great ...

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Squads, not stars, could define J. League’s 2020 season

In its chosen hashtag for the season (#2020の主役は誰だ), the J. League literally asks “who will play the lead role in 2020?”That’s never exactly been an ...

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Sumo without American rikishi after Wakaichiro retires

Just like that, there are no American rikishi left in sumo.Wakaichiro, the sole remaining wrestler from the United States, called it quits earlier this month, ...

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Ryan Newman awake, speaking after horrific Daytona crash

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is awake and speaking with family and doctors a day after his horrific crash on the final lap of the Daytona ...

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Atletico holds off Liverpool in opening match

Atletico Madrid’s defense was back at its best on Tuesday, too good even for the European champions.Atletico scored early and then defended superbly to beat ...

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Leandro’s late goal leads FC Tokyo past Perth Glory

A late goal from Leandro gave FC Tokyo a 1-0 win Tuesday over Australian side Perth Glory in the Asian Champions League.Following a 1-1 draw ...

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Vietnam Grand Prix gets go-ahead despite coronavirus concerns

Vietnam’s inaugural Formula One Grand Prix will take place in Hanoi in April as planned, organizers told AFP Tuesday, avoiding the fate of the Chinese ...

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Jurgen Klopp rooting for Lazio to end 20-year wait for Serie A title

Lazio has an illustrious backer in its bid to end a 20-year wait for the Serie A title.Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp is cheering on the ...

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MLB stars hammer commissioner Rob Manfred over ‘piece of metal’ trophy crack

Players who have won a World Series —and those who have come up short — seethed Monday at MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s reference to the ...

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Lightning top Avalanche in overtime for franchise-best 11th straight victory

Things are going so well for the Tampa Bay Lightning that the they’re starting to judge the quality of their wins.“I don’t know. I don’t ...

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NBA stars enjoy brief time off before playoff chase resumes

And now, they rest.Until Thursday, anyway. That’s when the NBA comes back for a frantic eight-week sprint to the finish of the regular season, with ...

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Female golfing legend, Hall of Famer Mickey Wright dies at age 85

Mickey Wright, the golf great with a magnificent swing who won 13 majors among her 82 victories and gave the fledgling LPGA a crucial lift, ...

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Tyson ‘Gypsy King’ Fury primed for another battle against Deontay Wilder

The water was warming up, and so was the sun. On the kind of day that made it easy to forget about dreary weather back ...

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‘United by Emotion’ selected as Tokyo 2020 motto

“United by Emotion” was revealed as the motto for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on Monday as organizers look to hammer home the message ...

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Simone Biles named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year

Gymnastics star Simone Biles was named the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for the third time on Monday, while Lionel Messi and Lewis Hamilton shared ...

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Kim Clijsters falls in first WTA Tour match since 2012

Kim Clijsters’ first WTA Tour match since 2012 ended with a 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) loss to Garbine Muguruza at the Dubai Championships on Monday.The 36-year-old ...

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Manchester United ignites race for Champions League by beating Chelsea

Manchester United threw the race for the final Champions League qualification spots in the Premier League open by beating fourth-place Chelsea 2-0 thanks to headers ...

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Yoshihito Nishioka rallies past John Millman in first round at Delray Beach Open

Yoshihito Nishioka rallied past No. 5-seeded John Millman 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 on the opening day of the Delray Beach Open on Monday.It was Millman’s first ...

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India bars Chinese wrestlers from Asian Wrestling Championships due to coronavirus outbreak

Chinese wrestlers will be unable to take part in the Asian Wrestling Championships this week after being denied visas because of the coronavirus outbreak, an ...

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Mongolia archery teams cancels training camp in Okazaki due to COVID-19 concerns

Mongolia’s archery team has canceled an Olympic training camp scheduled from Wednesday to March 7 due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, the city announced ...

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Ryan Newman hospitalized after scary wreck at Daytona 500

Ryan Newman has barrel-rolled his way through many terrifying crashes over his 20-year NASCAR career. This one, though, caused the sport to pause.Newman slid across ...

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Tokyo Marathon canceled for 38,000 runners over COVID-19 fears

As Japan ramps up its response to the coronavirus outbreak, one of the largest sporting events in the nation will be curtailed, with participation in ...

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University program boosts number of coach developers

Faculty behind the Nippon Sport Science University Coach Developer Academy (NCDA) program are confident that the “athlete-centered” culture it is fostering has made positive international ...

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Shotgun-toting priest preparing to take aim at Olympic gold medal

Most Olympians have to be singularly focused on a specific goal in their pursuit of excellence, but Naoko Ishihara’s life outside the sporting realm gives ...

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Porto teammates appear to stop Moussa Marega from leaving after racist abuse

FC Porto striker Moussa Marega, who tried to walk off the field after being the target of racist abuse from fans, faced apparent attempts Sunday ...

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India’s cricket chief says day-night tests against Australia, England coming next winter

India will play a day-night test in Australia this year and another during England’s visit in 2021, cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly said.The decision of ...

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Former star shortstop Tony Fernandez dies at 57

Tony Fernandez, a stylish shortstop who made five All-Star teams during his 17 seasons in the major leagues and helped the Toronto Blue Jays win ...

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Adam Scott survives difficult final day at Riviera to earn first PGA win since 2016

Adam Scott contemplated the safe shot to get him out of his mess on the 15th hole at Riviera, knowing it would probably cost him ...

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Team Lebron wins revamped All-Star Game

Players were taking charges, bodies were hitting the floor, calls and non-calls were being screamed about on both ends. The fourth quarter of the NBA ...

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Ryoyu Kobayashi finishes behind Stefan Kraft in latest World Cup event

Defending ski jumping World Cup men’s champion Ryoyu Kobayashi finished second on Sunday behind World Cup leader Stefan Kraft of Austria.On a day when the ...

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Yu Darvish says Astros should be stripped of 2017 World Series title

Yu Darvish got hit hard by the Houston Astros during the 2017 World Series — both his ERA and reputation took quite a beating.On Sunday, ...

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Dynaboars hang on to make history with first Top League victory

Heiden Bedwell-Curtis’ second-half try lifted Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars to the franchise’s first Japan Top League victory, a 21-14 win over the NEC Green Rockets on ...

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Jets cruise in dominant win over Evessa

The Chiba Jets controlled the second half on Sunday against the Osaka Evessa, dominating for long stretches and getting a big lift from Yuki Togashi ...

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says NBA, USA Basketball still may play in China in 2020

The NBA and USA Basketball are still considering playing in China later this year, though the complexities of both the political rift caused by a ...

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Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba reunite during All-Star Weekend

Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura met up with basketball-playing compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba as part of NBA All-Star Weekend festivities on Friday in ...

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Ruka Hirano claims first halfpipe World Cup win

Snowboarder Ruka Hirano captured his first World Cup victory in Calgary on Saturday in the men’s halfpipe competition, the last of five events of the ...

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New Japanese women’s soccer league to require female executives at each club

Teams taking part in Japan’s new women’s professional soccer league, that is scheduled to begin play in 2021, will be required to have at least ...

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Scandal-hit Man City facing uncertain future

Manchester City is now a tainted champion.A club transformed by lavish investment, in part to promote the emirate of Abu Dhabi on the world stage, ...

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Japanese men set national record, earn silver medal in team pursuit

Japan finished behind the Netherlands in the men’s team pursuit at the ISU world single distances championships on Saturday.The Dutch team crossed the line in ...

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Three tied for lead heading into final round at Riviera

Put together the best field of the year on a course players regard as one of the ultimate tests, and the result is a final ...

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Derrick Jones Jr. beats Aaron Gordon in controversial finish to dunk contest

Aaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of centimeters — namely, the top of Tacko Fall’s head.Derrick Jones Jr. ...

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Fans told to remove rainbow flags during Israel Folau’s debut

As Israel Folau made a try-scoring debut for his new club Catalan Dragons on Saturday, a man watching from the stands was told to remove ...

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Shohei Ohtani got driver’s license in California during offseason

Shohei Ohtani doesn’t just drive the ball anymore.The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star says he got his California driver’s license in the offseason, putting the ...

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Astros manager Dusty Baker asks MLB to tell other clubs to back off

Dusty Baker wants action from Major League Baseball: End the criticism of the Astros from across baseball over sign stealing, and take steps to ensure ...

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Matt Kuchar holds two-stroke advantage at Genesis Open as Tiger Woods falls nine behind

Matt Kuchar was not at his best but did enough to maintain the lead in the second round at the Genesis Open on Friday, as ...

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Ryukyu finds a way in narrow victory over Akita

The Ryukyu Golden Kings stepped to the free-throw line for 30 shots on Saturday night.The Golden Kings made 25, eight more than the Akita Northern ...

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Wild Knights maintain perfect record in Top League

A late brace by substitute Taiki Koyama earned the Panasonic Wild Knights their fifth bonus-point win of the season, a 46-27 victory over the Toshiba ...

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Caster Semenya proclaims ‘I’m here to stay’ after competing in first race in eight months

Caster Semenya ran her first public race in eight months and broke the national 300-meter record at a low-level meet at a South African university ...

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Chiefs pounce on Sunwolves

The Sunwolves suffered their first loss of the Super Rugby season Saturday, losing 43-17 to the Chiefs.In an entertaining game in front of 18,708 at ...

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Team World’s Rui Hachimura dazzles in Rising Stars Challenge

Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura showed off his dazzling handles in the Rising Stars Challenge, but his big night for Team World was spoiled by ...

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Warren Gatland says Brave Blossoms may play British and Irish Lions in 2021

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland confirmed Saturday that Japan could be in line to face the famed touring team before the Sunwolves head ...

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Kenta Maeda thinks Astros’ sign-stealing scandal hurt Yu Darvish in 2017 World Series

Kenta Maeda wonders whether the Astros’ sign stealing affected the performance of teammate Yu Darvish during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2017 World Series loss to ...

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Netflix to air Naomi Osaka documentary series

Two-time Grand Slam singles winner Naomi Osaka will be featured in an upcoming documentary series to air on Netflix, and the project has the backing ...

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Yoshihito Nishioka, Go Soeda target Olympic berths

Yoshihito Nishioka didn’t mince words when asked about his goals for the 2020 tennis season.“My first goal is making the Olympics,” he told The Japan ...

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WHO not advising organizers on whether to stage 2020 Olympics

The World Health Organization on Friday said it was not advising on whether or not to go ahead with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this year ...

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UEFA hands Manchester City two-season ban from Champions League

English Premier League champion Manchester City was banned from the Champions League for two seasons by UEFA on Friday for “serious breaches” of spending rules ...

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Jason Zucker’s two-goals effort helps Penguins defeat Canadiens

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker is settling in nicely after two games with his new team.Zucker scored his first two goals with the Penguins during ...

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Wolves held at home by Foxes in scoreless draw after VAR rules out goal

The Wolverhampton Wanderers had a goal controversially ruled out by VAR as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Leicester City, which ...

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Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett among eight finalists for Basketball Hall of Fame

The list of finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is considerably shorter than usual.The voters really didn’t need more this year. Kobe ...

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Wild fire coach Bruce Boudreau

The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday with the goal of correcting some inconsistencies and making a late-season push for a playoff spot.First-year ...

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Japan sets record in team pursuit

The Japan women’s trio, sisters Miho and Nana Takagi and Ayano Sato, won the team pursuit in a world-record time on the opening day of ...

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Ex-Penguins player Alexei Morozov named KHL president

Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Alexei Morozov was appointed president of the Kontinental Hockey League on Friday.The Russia-based league said Morozov was the unanimous choice of ...

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Tokyo Marathon officials ask runners from China to voluntarily defer entry until next year

Organizers of the Tokyo Marathon on Friday asked Chinese residents who have registered for the March 1 race to voluntarily defer their entry until next ...

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J. League reaffirms commitment to safety for fans, players as new season approaches

After a record-setting 2019 season that saw larger crowds than ever attending games from Hokkaido to Okinawa, the J. League is committed to keeping both ...

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B-Corsairs rookie Raita Akaho follows in family’s footsteps on basketball court

With a somewhat unusual last name, it’s perhaps a little difficult for Raita Akaho to not be noticed that he’s from a distinguished basketball family.Naturally, ...

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New York museum honors city’s rich basketball history

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiled as he rattled off the names of his former high school teammates and opponents.The Hall of Fame center was intently watching video ...

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Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart steer Celtics past Clippers in 20T

Jayson Tatum didn’t want to smile. But sometimes the moment calls for it.The Celtics were trailing 124-123 in the final minute of overtime in their ...

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Inbee Park grabs share of lead at Women’s Australian Open

Seven-time major winner Inbee Park moved into contention for her 20th LPGA Tour win by taking a share of the second-round lead at the Women’s ...

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Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama begins transition to majors

Shogo Akiyama got into the batter’s box and took his first swing with the Cincinnati Reds at spring training. He barely made contact.“I was very ...

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Colin Kaepernick to release memoir through own publishing company

Colin Kaepernick can add author and publisher to his resume.The former NFL quarterback who knelt during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police ...

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Clippers’ Paul George fined $35,000 for criticizing officiating

The NBA fined Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers $35,000 on Thursday, two days after he was critical of the officiating after his team ...

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Lightning hold off Oilers for ninth consecutive victory

Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 29 saves to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to their ninth straight victory, 3-1 ...

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Twins newcomer Kenta Maeda shifts focus to spring training after week spent in limbo

The acquisition of Kenta Maeda took the Minnesota Twins longer than they anticipated.The trade that was made to get him, the team believes, will be ...

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Pele dismisses talk of depression, says he’s ‘doing fine’

Pele sought to reassure fans on Thursday that he was doing fine, after his son alluded to depression and said the aging star now barely ...

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Africa’s potential will be on display during NBA All-Star Game

The moment was not lost on Giannis Antetokounmpo. The NBA’s reigning MVP, a Greek of Nigerian descent who is now starring in Milwaukee, was about ...

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Mike Fiers focused on intense workouts to help clear mind during offseason

In the ocean off the Florida coast, Mike Fiers found a way to get his mind off everything this winter for a couple of hours ...

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Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas spending time off course and in same pairing

Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas are separated by about 17 years on the calendar and 70 victories on the PGA Tour, neither of which has ...

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NFL team’s deep Catholic ties behind role in abuse crisis

Why would an NFL team, even one called the Saints, strike a behind-the-scenes alliance with the Roman Catholic Church on an issue as emotionally fraught ...

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Hong Kong, Singapore rugby sevens events postponed due to coronavirus

The Singapore and Hong Kong legs of the World Rugby Sevens Series have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, World Rugby announced on Thursday.The ...

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Roki Sasaki’s first bullpen session draws raves reviews from former major leaguers on Lotte staff

Thirteen days into spring training, 18-year-old Roki Sasaki threw 25 pitches on Thursday in his first bullpen session since turning pro this year with the ...

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Veteran forward Jawad Williams, rookie point guard Kai Toews bolster Brex for season’s stretch run

The Utsunomiya Brex, who are built to win now, upgraded their roster in recent weeks.The addition of veteran forward Jawad Williams, who played an integral ...

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Salt Lake City reassesses focus after Sapporo decides to make 2030 Olympic bid

Salt Lake City may shift its focus to bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics rather than the Games being held four years earlier following the ...

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Browns defensive end Myles Garrett reinstated by NFL from indefinite suspension

Myles Garrett is allowed to play and chase quarterbacks again after the NFL reinstated the Cleveland Browns’ star defensive end from his indefinite suspension for ...

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Hawks’ ambitious project with Carter Stewart could spark huge changes

When Carter Stewart and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks agreed to a six-year, $6 million contract in 2019, it made news as the historic first such ...

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Shohei Ohtani says he’s fine with Angels’ plan to delay mound return

Shohei Ohtani has no problem with the Los Angeles Angels’ plan to delay his return to the mound so they can preserve his pitching arm ...

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Nets end Raptors’ 15-game win streak

The Toronto Raptors were hoping to keep rolling right into the All-Star break.Instead, they had their franchise-record winning streak stopped at 15 games with a ...

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Bruins’ David Pastrnak gets fourth hat trick of season in win over Habs

David Pastrnak has been one of the Bruins’ most reliable scorers this season.His latest big night came at the expense of one of Boston’s longtime ...

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Blues’ Jay Bouwmeester remains hospitalized one day after collapsing on bench during game

Jay Bouwmeester remains in Southern California, but the veteran St. Louis Blues defenseman was alert and talking with teammates one day after collapsing on the ...

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MLB goes ahead with three-batter minimum, roster changes

Major League Baseball went ahead with its planned rules changes for this season, including the requirement a pitcher must face at least three batters or ...

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Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix postponed due to COVID-19

Formula One organizers on Wednesday postponed the Chinese Grand Prix that was due to be staged in Shanghai in April, the latest sporting event impacted ...

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Jets coach Paul Maurice signs contract extension

Paul Maurice, in his 22nd season as an NHL coach, signed a multiyear contract extension on Wednesday to remain with the Winnipeg Jets.The 53-year-old Canadian ...

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Marinos win clash of champions in ACL

Yokohama F. Marinos proved to be too fast for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, winning their Asian Champions League Group H opener 2-1 away in Wednesday’s ...

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Red Sox name Ron Roenicke as interim manager; ‘permanency’ on hold

It took Ron Roenicke almost five years to get another chance as a major league manager.He’ll need to wait at least until next week for ...

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Running of Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix in limbo over COVID-19 fears

The fate of the Chinese Grand Prix is expected to be announced on Thursday as reports said it will not take place as planned on ...

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Overwatch league starts strong on ambitious global schedule

They stood, they cheered, they booed and they boozed. Turns out, esports fans in New York aren’t much different from their traditional sports counterparts.Packing a ...

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Theo Epstein claims ‘no hard feelings’ between Cubs, Kris Bryant

Theo Epstein claims there are “no hard feelings on either side” in the relationship between the Chicago Cubs and Kris Bryant.Bryant’s grievance against the team ...

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Siba wins best in show at Westminster to end 18-year drought for poodles

Primped and poised, Siba the standard poodle owned the ring.Even with the crowd at Madison Square Garden chanting for a popular golden retriever, the statuesque ...

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Tokyo Games tickets to go on sale worldwide in May

The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games said Wednesday that Olympic tickets will be made available to people living outside Japan starting in mid-May.Spectators ...

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Blues-Ducks postponed after St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapses on bench

St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench during a break in play in the first period, prompting the Blues and Anaheim Ducks to ...

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Barcelona B forward Hiroki Abe sidelined for five months

Barcelona B forward Hiroki Abe will be sidelined for five months after undergoing surgery for a ruptured tendon in his right hamstring, the Spanish team ...

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Zion explodes for 31 to guide Pelicans to win

Zion Williamson has recorded his first 30-point performance just nine games into his NBA career.Williamson scored 31 points in barely 28 minutes on the court, ...

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Sneaker marketplace taps Rui Hachimura as latest brand ambassador

Online sneaker marketplace Goat is teaming up with NBA rookie Rui Hachimura, hoping his popularity in his native Japan will help the company make inroads ...

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Ferrari unveils new car, looks to correct errors

Ferrari team members acknowledged that they need to “learn from mistakes” committed last season as they presented their new Formula One car Tuesday during an ...

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Legendary Ryogoku Kokugikan has adapted to modern needs

One of sport’s most overused cliches is the labeling of a ballpark or stadium as the mecca of football, baseball or basketball.True, there are adherents ...

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Epidemic-wary clubs move to protect players

COVID-19 has already had an outsized effect on Asian soccer, forcing the relocation of a women’s Olympic qualifying group to Australia from Wuhan, China, as ...

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Olympic BMX cycling hopeful Kai Sakakibara critically injured in crash

Australian Olympic BMX cycling hopeful Kai Sakakibara is in a medically-induced coma in Canberra Hospital after sustaining serious head injuries in a weekend racing accident.The ...

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Panthers owner says Cam Newton’s future depends on health

Panthers owner David Tepper remains noncommittal on Cam Newton’s future with the organization, saying it will largely depend on how the quarterback recovers from foot ...

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Jurgen Klinsmann quits as Hertha Berlin coach, leaves club in chaos

Jurgen Klinsmann surprisingly resigned as coach of Hertha Berlin on Tuesday after only nine Bundesliga games.The former Germany and United States coach said in a ...

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Angels manager Joe Maddon intrigued by Shohei Ohtani

Three days after Joe Maddon’s 66th birthday, the Los Angeles Angels’ new manager sat down in a familiar spring training complex and reminded everybody he ...

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Tokyo draws with Ulsan Hyundai after late own goal

FC Tokyo opened their Asian Champions League campaign on Tuesday with a 1-1 draw against Group F opponents Ulsan Hyundai after an own goal from ...

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‘Pine Tar Game’ items headed to auction later this month

Nearly three decades ago, Kansas City Royals star George Brett raced out of the visiting dugout at Yankee Stadium and got in the face of ...

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Jurgen Klinsmann resigns as Hertha Berlin coach after nine Bundesliga games

Jurgen Klinsmann resigned as coach of Hertha Berlin on Tuesday after only nine Bundesliga games.The former Germany and United States coach said in a statement ...

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Batterymates Katsuya Nomura, Joe Stanka shared special bond decades after playing for Hawks

The ball that brought an end to the 1964 Japan Series between the Nankai Hawks and Hanshin Tigers landed, as so many others had over ...

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Hustle’s Yuta Watanabe named to Midseason All-NBA G League team

Yuta Watanabe was selected to the 2019-20 Midseason All-NBA G League’s Western Conference team in recognition of his overall performance in the first half of ...

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Twins finalize deal to acquire pitcher Kenta Maeda from Dodgers

The Minnesota Twins said Monday they have officially acquired Kenta Maeda from the Los Angeles Dodgers after a reported three-team trade involving the Boston Red ...

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MLB considering expanding playoffs to 14 teams: source

Major League Baseball is considering expanding the playoffs to nearly half the 30 teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to choose opponents.The playoffs would grow ...

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LeBron James, Kevin Durant named to Team USA’s 44-man preliminary squad for Olympics

LeBron James and injured superstars Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were named on Monday to a 44-strong preliminary pool of players in contention for spots ...

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Jordan Clarkson, Rudy ignite Jazz in triumph over Mavericks

Another perfect night for Rudy Gobert against Dallas didn’t feel much like one with a lead slipping away in the third quarter.The Utah Jazz and ...

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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers to file for free agency after 16 seasons

Philip Rivers’ 16-year career with the Chargers has come to an end.The franchise announced Monday that Rivers will enter free agency and won’t return to ...

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James Van Riemsdyk, Carter Hart guide Flyers past Panthers

Wearing a mask honoring Ray Emery, Carter Hart gave a performance “Razor” would’ve been proud to see.James van Riemsdyk had a goal and assist, Hart ...

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Masahiro Tanaka says Astros cheated Yankees out of 2017 World Series

Masahiro Tanaka feels cheated by the Houston Astros.Tanaka’s Yankees lost to the Astros in a seven-game American League Championship Series in 2017. MLB Commissioner Rob ...

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Japanese baseball legend Katsuya Nomura dies at 84

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame catcher and former Nankai Hawks manager Katsuya Nomura has died, a source close to the matter said Tuesday. He was ...

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Eddie Jones unimpressed with plans to expand Six Nations tournament

Eddie Jones thinks it shouldn’t happen, New Zealand insists it cannot happen, and tournament organizers say there’s no sign of it happening.The possibility of the ...

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China advances to final round of women’s Olympic qualifying tournament

The Chinese women’s soccer team has won back-to-back games in Asia’s Olympic qualifying tournament after spending almost two weeks quarantined in an Australian hotel because ...

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Ja Morant outperforms Rui Hachimura as Grizzlies defeat Wizards

The second meeting between Japan’s NBA stars, Yuta Watanabe and Rui Hachimura, ended the same way as the first — with Watanabe’s Memphis Grizzlies celebrating ...

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U.S. women beat Canada in Olympic qualifying final

Lynn Williams and the rest of the U.S. women sensed it was just a matter of time before they wore down Canada.Williams broke open a ...

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Corinne Suter wins first super-G, month after first downhill triumph

A month ago Corinne Suter had not won a women’s World Cup downhill or super-G race in her career, now the Swiss skier is leading ...

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LPGA Tour cancels two more Asia tournaments due to coronavirus

The LPGA Tour has canceled two more tournaments in Asia because of the coronavirus, knocking out three of the five tournaments that comprise its first ...

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Women’s hockey looks to keep momentum after Rivalry Series

Women’s hockey has been in the spotlight the past couple weeks with the Rivalry Series and the NHL’s All-Star weekend.It’s valuable exposure in a non-Olympic ...

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Nick Taylor holds off Phil Mickelson for Pebble beach Pro-Am title

Nick Taylor had more trouble with the wind than he did with Phil Mickelson. The Canadian managed both just fine Sunday and won the AT&T ...

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Kokoro Kageura settles for silver after upset win over Teddy Riner at Paris Grand Slam

Kokoro Kageura ended the Paris Grand Slam on a somewhat deflated note Sunday, losing in the over-100-kg division final after ending Teddy Riner’s 10-year undefeated ...

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Virus fears affecting ACL matches

The coronavirus will have an impact on the opening week of the Asian Champions League despite the absence of Chinese clubs.The champions from South Korea ...

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Sloppy France holds off Italy in Six Nations

France followed up its impressive win against pre-tournament favorite England with a scrappy 35-22 victory against Italy in the Six Nations on Sunday.It was a ...

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Brave Blossoms head coach Jamie Joseph in middle of conflict between JRFU, World Rugby

An escalating spat between World Rugby and the Japan Rugby Football Union was behind Brave Blossoms coach Jamie Joseph’s recent comments about the timing of ...

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Kenta Maeda being traded to Twins; Dodgers agree to separate deal with Red Sox for Mookie Betts

The Los Angeles Dodgers are still planning to send Kenta Maeda to the Minnesota Twins, MLB.com said Sunday, after a reported three-team trade involving the ...

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Much-improved Lakestars complete weekend sweep of NeoPhoenix

The Shiga Lakestars thoroughly dominated the second quarter on Sunday against the San-en NeoPhoenix, outscoring the visitors 21-7 in that 10-minute span.That played a pivotal ...

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Thirteen-year-old diver Rikuto Tamai advances to final Olympic qualifier

Rikuto Tamai, Japan’s 13-year-old men’s national diving champion, overcame his nerves on Sunday and earned a spot in April’s Diving World Cup, the final qualifying ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu captures Four Continents title for first time

Yuzuru Hanyu took gold at the Four Continents on Sunday, following his record-breaking men’s short program performance by topping the field in the free skate.Despite ...

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Jon Jones fends off challenge from Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in disputed decision

Jon Jones retained his title at UFC 247, beating Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision.After the bout, opinions on the outcome were anything but unanimous. Jones ...

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Nao Kodaira zooms to victory in women’s 500 in Calgary

Nao Kodaira won the women’s 500 meters in a speedskating World Cup meet on Saturday, a day after prevailing in the 1,000 for the first ...

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New signing Odion Ighalo to miss Manchester United’s Spain training camp

Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo, who joined the club on loan from China’s Shanghai Shenhua, will miss a training camp in Spain as he may ...

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Keisuke Honda says passion of Brazilian fans attracted him to Botafogo

Keisuke Honda said the passion of Brazilian fans persuaded him to sign with Botafogo among other attractive offers from European and Asian clubs.His decision received ...

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Nick Taylor takes one-stroke advantage into final round at Pebble Beach

Nick Taylor maintained the lead after the third round at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Saturday with Phil Mickelson breathing down his neck in search ...

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Return of the Hoosier: Bob Knight back at Indiana after 20 years

Bob Knight’s short stroll from the practice gym to Assembly Hall ended a 20-year journey home.It seemed as if he never left. When the former ...

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Record-breaking pole vaulter Armando Duplantis can soar higher, former record holder says

World silver medalist Armand Duplantis who soared to a pole vault world record 6.17 meters on Saturday can reach even higher heights, said Frenchman Renaud ...

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Bruins defeat Coyotes for 16th straight time

Charlie Coyle scored two goals to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 victory over Arizona on Saturday.It was Boston’s 16th straight win over the ...

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Raptors edge Nets, extend franchise-record winning streak to 14

Overcoming the absence of injured stars is becoming a regular occurrence for the Toronto Raptors.So is winning games. Fred VanVleet scored 10 of his 29 ...

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Rikako Ikee marks one year of leukemia diagnosis with hope for future

Swimmer Rikako Ikee took to social media on Saturday to express her positive outlook one year after revealing she had been diagnosed with leukemia.In an ...

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Popular outfielder Hunter Pence returning to Giants

Hunter Pence could hardly hide his enthusiasm about returning to San Francisco.“I have GIANT news… I’m back!” he posted on Twitter along with a photo ...

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Everton strikes twice in second half to beat Crystal Palace

Everton scored twice in the second half thanks to a piece of brilliance from Richarlison and late opportunism from Dominic Calvert-Lewin to claim a 3-1 ...

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Spain completes sweep of Japan in Fed Cup tie

Spain clinched its Fed Cup qualifying tie with Japan on Saturday when Carla Suarez Navarro faced 137th-ranked Kurumi Nara instead of world No. 10 Naomi ...

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Levanga cruise past Mikawa in high-scoring contest

The Levanga Hokkaido offensive clicked on Saturday afternoon against the visiting SeaHorses Mikawa.Kennedy Meeks and Markeith Cummings combined for 56 points and Hokkaido increased its ...

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Rika Kihira defends title at Four Continents

Rika Kihira won the women’s free skate on Saturday to capture the Four Continents title for the second consecutive year.The 17-year-old Kihira, who was in ...

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Vissel Kobe win wild penalty shootout against Yokohama F. Marinos in Super Cup

It took Vissel Kobe 25 seasons to win their first trophy.The second one took just 90 minutes — and a penalty shootout that will, for ...

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Tigers newcomer Justin Bour bears burden of Randy Bass’ legacy with club

We should all have people in our lives as loyal to us as some fans and media around the Hanshin Tigers are to the memory ...

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BayStars join jet balloon ban over coronavirus scare

The Yokohama BayStars on Saturday became the second NPB team to halt mass balloon launches at their games during spring training due to concerns about ...

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World No. 1 Kento Momota to be sidelined for three months after facial surgery

Kento Momota, badminton’s top-ranked men’s singles player, is expected to be out for another three months after having facial surgery on Saturday, his club NTT ...

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No engine failure in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: probe

Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any evidence of engine failure, ...

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Roger Federer bests Rafael Nadal in exhibition match at Cape Town Stadium

Roger Federer wasn’t going to lose this one to Rafael Nadal.Not on what felt like a homecoming for Federer, who beat his great rival 6-4, ...

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Bradley Beal lifts Wizards past Mavericks with last-second layup

Bradley Beal’s last-second layup handed the Dallas Mavericks another loss without Luka Doncic.They felt as though things slipped away well before that. Beal made a ...

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U.S. women rout Mexico, book spot in Olympic soccer tournament

Samantha Mewis scored twice and the U.S. national team secured a spot in the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-0 semifinal victory Friday night over Mexico ...

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Maple Leafs squander two-goal lead, triumph over Ducks in overtime

For the second time this week, the Toronto Maple Leafs gave up a two-goal lead at home in the third period. This time, they recovered ...

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Nao Kodaira claims first 1,000-meter victory since November 2018

Nao Kodaira won the women’s 1,000 meters at a speedskating World Cup meet on Friday, claiming her first win in the event since November 2018.The ...

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Spain wins both singles matches against Japan on opening day of Fed Cup tie

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets on Friday as Japan opened its Fed Cup qualifying tie against ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu breaks own world record in men’s short program at Four Continents

Two-time defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu broke new ground to an old tune on Friday when he took the lead at the Four Continents Championship ...

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Ichiro Suzuki receives qualification to teach amateurs

Former major league star Ichiro Suzuki moved a step closer to achieving his goal of bridging the gap between Japan’s professional and amateur baseball worlds ...

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Tigers fans asked to abort balloon launches due to coronavirus threat

The traditional jet balloon launches by fans of the Hanshin Tigers may fall victim to the current coronavirus outbreak after the team asked fans on ...

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VAR, contact guidelines will change look of J. League officiating

Under normal circumstances, the Japan Football Association would prefer that its referees be conductors, blending into the background and occasionally providing a guiding whistle as ...

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New York court rules fantasy sports contests are illegal gambling

Daily fantasy contests like those operated by FanDuel and DraftKings face an uncertain future in New York after an appellate court ruled Thursday that a ...

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Past World Cup stars join Major League Rugby teams

Tendai Mtawarira, who helped South Africa capture the 2019 World Cup title, and two former New Zealand All Blacks highlight new stars joining Major League ...

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Memorial service for Kobe Bryant, others killed in helicopter crash to be held Feb. 24: source

A public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center, ...

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Boston Marathon tweaks start times to emphasize women’s race

The Boston Marathon is tweaking its start times to send the elite men off before the women for the race’s 124th edition this year, a ...

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Clippers land Marcus Morris Sr., Isaiah Thomas in three-team deal

The Los Angeles Clippers landed a pair of players on Thursday to help boost their title chances, getting forward Marcus Morris Sr. from the New ...

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Ikuma Horishima wins World Cup moguls event

Ikuma Horishima won his second World Cup men’s moguls event of the season Thursday.Horishima scored 89.17 points in Park City, Utah, to finish 1.8 points ...

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Sofia Kenin excited to participate in Fed Cup after first Grand Slam win

When Sofia Kenin looks back on the past week, it truly is a blur.As last Saturday night turned to Sunday morning, Kenin was basking in ...

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England boss Eddie Jones says fan abuse part of the job

England coach Eddie Jones has insisted being taunted by supporters comes with the territory as he prepared his side for another Calcutta Cup clash away ...

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Giannis Antetokounmpo carries Bucks past 76ers

Giannis Antetokounmpo believes the Milwaukee Bucks did the right thing by standing pat at the trade deadline.The reigning league MVP and his teammates kept rolling ...

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Lightning outplay Penguins, extend home winning streak to eight

Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov scored, Andre Vasilevskiy made 29 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 Thursday night.Vasilevskiy improved to ...

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Nationwide flame festivals for Paralympics to begin Aug. 13 ahead of relay

The first flames of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics will be lit in over 140 municipalities across 28 prefectures Aug. 13 in the run-up to the ...

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Female athlete to launch Olympic torch relay for first time

For the first time, a woman has been chosen to launch the torch relay for the 2020 Tokyo Games at the birthplace of the ancient ...

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Underdogs rule Copa del Rey as Real Madrid, Barcelona eliminated

The Copa del Rey’s new single-elimination format claimed its biggest victims on Thursday, with Real Madrid and Barcelona both being eliminated in the quarterfinals.Madrid lost ...

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Defending champion Rika Kihira leads at Four Continents after short program

Defending champion skater Rika Kihira produced a strong short program to lead the opening day of the Four Continents on Thursday.Skating to “Breakfast in Baghdad,” ...

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Raptors beat Pacers for team-record 12th straight win

Serge Ibaka had missed five of his six attempts from 3-point range, but didn’t hesitate when it was time to take the biggest shot of ...

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Companies making good use of platform at Sports Business Expo

Beginning with last year’s Rugby World Cup, Japan has begun a golden period of hosting some of the world’s biggest sporting events, including, obviously, this ...

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Rose cites steroids, Astros in latest plea for reinstatement

Pete Rose again asked Major League Baseball to end his lifetime ban, saying the penalty is unfair compared with discipline for steroids use and electronic ...

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Abe says schedule for Olympics, Paralympics unaffected by coronavirus outbreak

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday there has been no change to the hosting of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer despite the recent ...

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Capela, Covington headline complex four-team trade

Robert Covington is going to the Houston Rockets and Clint Capela is going to the Atlanta Hawks as the headline moves in a complicated trade ...

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Japan Wrestling Federation punishes referees for failing to stop illegal moves

The Japan Wrestling Federation announced Wednesday it has suspended six officials who oversaw matches at last year’s national championships in which two competitors scored takedowns ...

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Grizzlies agree to trade Andre Iguodala to Heat

A person familiar with the negotiations says Andre Iguodala is headed to Miami after the Heat and Memphis Grizzlies agreed Wednesday night on his long-awaited ...

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Barcelona B team forward Hiroki Abe to undergo hamstring surgery

Forward Hiroki Abe, who plays for Barcelona’s B team, will undergo surgery next week after tearing the hamstring in his right thigh, the Spanish powerhouse ...

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Hannaryz hope to finish season on high note

The Kyoto Hannaryz have endured a roller-coaster ride in the first 35 games of the season.Will this be the defining characteristic of their final 25 ...

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Chiefs celebrate with fans at victory parade

Hundreds of thousands of Kansas City Chiefs fans braved sub-freezing wind chills on Wednesday to celebrate the team’s first Super Bowl victory in 50 years, ...

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Nike to offer retail version of disputed shoe

Nike announced on Wednesday that later this month it will begin selling a version of the running shoe Eliud Kipchoge wore when he broke the ...

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Iraq war veteran turned Paralympian hopes to make 2020 podium in Tokyo

Sixty years since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, the athletes are going back to its roots and helping military personnel make their traumatic transition ...

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New Zealand Cricket defends midseason vacation for embattled coach

New Zealand Cricket on Tuesday defended Black Caps coach Gary Stead’s decision to take a vacation after critics accused him of abandoning his team in ...

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Jaguars to play consecutive home games in London next season

The Jacksonville Jaguars have long-term plans in place to generate more revenue. They expect to break ground on an entertainment district adjacent to their aging ...

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Nadeshiko League legend Shinobu Ono hangs up cleats

Former Japan striker Shinobu Ono, the all-time top goal scorer in the women’s Nadeshiko League, has retired from soccer after 21 seasons, her former club ...

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Korean fans win compensation for Cristiano Ronaldo no-show

Compensation awarded to two South Korean fans for the cost of tickets and for so-called “mental anguish” because Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t play in a pre-season ...

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Dodgers to sign Mookie Betts from Red Sox, send Kenta Maeda to Twins in megatrade: sources

Banking on Mookie Betts to be the missing piece in their World Series pursuit, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally pulled off a blockbluster deal with ...

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Olympic concerns grow over coronavirus impact

Tokyo Olympics organizers on Wednesday said they are increasingly concerned about the disruption the fast-spreading virus in China is causing ahead of the games, which ...

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Paralympic basketball under threat as IPC instructs federation to reclassify players

Wheelchair basketball’s governing body must reassess the eligibility of 50-75 players by late May or face removal of the sport from the Tokyo Games, an ...

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Ban on social media wrong call for sumo’s popularity, transparency

Japan’s national sport is semiglobalized.For the first 1,957 years of its history, sumo was practiced exclusively by people born and raised in this country. From ...

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Knicks president Steve Mills fired

The New York Knicks made a big move before the trade deadline — by getting rid of the guy who would have been making their ...

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Liverpool’s youngsters win replay

Liverpool reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time under Jurgen Klopp.He wasn’t at Anfield to see it. With Klopp determined ...

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Walter Mazzarri steps down at Torino after back-to-back blowout losses

Walter Mazzarri stepped down as Torino coach on Tuesday after his club conceded 11 goals over its last two matches, and Moreno Longo was hired ...

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Asian Champions League games with Chinese clubs postponed

Asian Champions League soccer games involving Chinese clubs were postponed Tuesday because of the spread of the coronavirus in the country.The Asian Football Confederation announced ...

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Packers great Willie Wood dies at 83

Willie Wood, the Hall of Fame defensive back who won five NFL championships with the Green Bay Packers under coach Vince Lombardi and made the ...

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49ers’ great turnaround season comes up short in Super Bowl

The San Francisco 49ers’ remarkable turnaround ended up just a few minutes shy of a Super Bowl title.After becoming only the third team to go ...

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French skating chief grilled over sexual assault claims

The head of the French skating federation has been asked to resign by the country’s sports minister after she grilled him over a string of ...

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JSA eager to use 2020 spotlight to call attention to sumo culture

The Japan Sumo Association is putting its considerable weight behind the 2020 Tokyo Games as it looks to use the international extravaganza to promote the ...

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Astros hire Rays executive James Click as new general manager

The Houston Astros hired James Click as their new general manager Monday, taking the Tampa Bay Rays executive and putting him in charge of the ...

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Underdog Sheffield United eyes Champions League spot

When it comes to the Premier League’s greatest underdog tale, nothing can top Leicester winning the championship at odds of 5,000-1 in the 2015-16 season.There’s ...

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Reverting to past program was Hanyu’s choice

Yuzuru Hanyu’s bid to recapture the world title he last won in 2017 meant turning back the clock and being himself, one of his coaches, ...

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Board of Russian track federation resigns over failure to resolve issues

The entire board of the Russian Athletics Federation resigned on Monday as Russia faces another ban from Olympic track and field.The federation, known as RusAF, ...

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Tight end Vernon Davis retires after 14 NFL seasons

Vernon Davis announced his retirement after 14 NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins that included winning a Super Bowl ...

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Defender Gen Shoji joins Gamba Osaka after stint in France

Former Japan defender Gen Shoji is moving from French club Toulouse to Gamba Osaka, the J. League club announced Monday.Shoji, a Hyogo Prefecture native, played ...

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Flyers goalie Brian Elliott records 40th career shutout in victory over Red Wings

Brian Elliott made 16 saves for his 40th career shutout in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 3-0 win over the sinking Detroit Red Wings on Monday night.It ...

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Wizards’ Rui Hachimura makes return to court after missing 23 games with groin injury

Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura returned to action after missing 23 games and scored 11 points in 26 minutes in Monday night’s 125-117 loss to ...

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Super Bowl champion Chiefs already eyeing repeat

It took the Chiefs five full decades to bring the Vince Lombardi Trophy back to Kansas City.They don’t intend to wait that long again. With ...

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Staples Center removes public’s massive Kobe Bryant memorial

A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday, with an ...

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Japanese players put skills on display for CFL

The Canadian Football League’s global scouting team came away “very, very impressed” by the performances of the athletes who participated in the Japanese stop of ...

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French skating head questioned amid sex abuse claims

The head of the French skating federation will be grilled Monday by the country’s sports minister following a string of accusations of sexual abuse and ...

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Aussie Open winner Novak Djokovic returns to No. 1; Sofia Kenin rises to No. 7 in women’s rankings as Naomi Osaka drops to 10th

Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings Monday after winning his eighth Australian Open title, while Sofia Kenin’s first Grand Slam trophy ...

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Chiefs coach Andy Reid wasn’t going to let this Super Bowl slip away

Andy Reid hugged Patrick Mahomes early, and everyone else moments later. Good practice, because all of Kansas City wants to hug him now.Reid wasn’t about ...

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Giannis Antetokounmpo lifts Bucks over Devin Booker-led Suns

The Milwaukee Bucks have lost 28 games since the start of last season. Only once did they follow one defeat with another.Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 ...

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FIFA declares Fatma Samoura’s cleanup of African soccer complete

FIFA’s six months in control of African soccer appeared to end when Fatma Samoura’s temporary leadership of the continent’s governing body was not extended on ...

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France stands firm late to hold off England

France came out fighting in the rain and pinned tournament favorite England onto the back foot in their Six Nations opener, leading the World Cup ...

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Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola wonders if Premier League is OK with Liverpool’s big lead

Pep Guardiola doesn’t forget.After Manchester City failed to cut into Liverpool’s 22-point lead by losing 2-0 at Tottenham on Sunday, Guardiola’s mind turned back to ...

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Chiefs rally past 49ers to win Super Bowl LIV

The comeback Chiefs did it again and are Super Bowl champions.Patrick Mahomes threw for a pair of touchdowns in the game’s final 6:13, helping the ...

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Ryoyu Kobayashi third in Ski Jumping World Cup Austria’s Stefan Kraft triumphs in Sapporo

Ryoyu Kobayashi finished third in Sunday’s FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Sapporo as Austria’s Stefan Kraft won the second of two competitions held in ...

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Novak Djokovic beats Dominic Thiem for eighth Australian Open championship in five-set thriller

Novak Djokovic battled through intense pressure from Dominic Thiem to reassert his dominance at the Australian Open Sunday, claiming a record eighth title and in ...

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Golden Kings split series with narrow win over Sunrockers

After a down-to-the-wire overtime loss on Saturday night, the Ryukyu Golden Kings maintained their poise down the stretch in Sunday’s intense duel with the Sunrockers ...

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Virus restrictions hit Asian Champions League fixtures in Australia

The Asian Champions League was thrown into further chaos Sunday with Australia announcing that fixtures due to be held in Perth and Sydney can no ...

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Yuta Nakayama nets second goal of season in win for Zwolle

Defender Yuta Nakayama netted the winner in PEC Zwolle’s 1-0 win over Groningen in the Dutch top flight on Saturday.Nakayama broke the deadlock in the ...

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Five-try Taumua Naeata powers Steelers in rout of Red Hurricanes

Tongan No. 8 Taumua Naeata scored five tries as Top League champions Kobe Kobelco Steelers remained unbeaten after four rounds with a 97-0 win over ...

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Kobe Bryant’s stolen jersey returned for ceremony at high school

Kobe Bryant’s high school jersey spent more time in China of late than it did hanging on the wall of the gym named in honor ...

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Yuzuru Hanyu to return to Olympic gold-winning programs at Four Continents

Double Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will go back to the short and free programs that won him the men’s singles gold medal at the 2018 ...

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Steelers great Troy Polamalu headlines latest NFL Hall of Fame class

He grew his hair so long, it flowed out of his helmet and obscured the name on the back of his jersey.Didn’t matter. Everyone knew ...

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Liverpool moves 22 points clear

Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool beat Southampton 4-0 to move 22 points clear at the top of the English Premier League on Saturday.Liverpool stayed ...

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Emotional Lakers cruise past Kings

The Lakers say they are fully prepared for the steady stream of tributes for Kobe Bryant that they will surely see the rest of the ...

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Japanese stars sweep men’s, women’s wheelchair crowns

Japanese wheelchair tennis players swept the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Australian Open on Sunday.Shingo Kunieda earned his 10th singles title in Melbourne ...

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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson wins NFL MVP award

Lamar Jackson’s stunning season not only earned him The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award, but he won it unanimously.That’s right: The second-year quarterback ...

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Russian-born Sofia Kenin stakes claim as next great American star with first Grand Slam title

Back in 1987, 11 years before new Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin was born, her parents left Moscow for New York City, eager to escape ...

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Wales routs Italy to begin Six Nations title defense

The post-Warren Gatland era got into full swing for Wales with a 42-0 win over Italy that started its Six Nations title defense in impressive ...

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Alvark edge Brave Thunders, earn series split

The visiting Alvark Tokyo avenged their Friday defeat by outplaying the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in Saturday’s marquee rematch.In the two-time reigning champions’ 72-68 victory, they ...

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Sofia Kenin rallies past Garbine Muguruza in Australian Open final

This, essentially, was where Sofia Kenin was going to win or lose the Australian Open final: She was down love-40 while serving at 2-all in ...

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Ski jumper Yukiya Sato soars to victory in Sapporo

Yukiya Sato won his second career individual ski jumping World Cup event on Saturday, when he landed a strong second jump at Okurayama Hill.The 24-year-old ...

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World Athletics approves Nike’s controversial Vaporfly shoes for 2020 Games

World Athletics ruled Friday that a shoe recently developed by sports equipment manufacturer Nike Inc., can be used in competition at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics.The ...

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Suntory Sungoliath pound winless NEC Green Rockets

A hat trick of tries from man-of-the-match Tevita Li lifted Suntory Sungoliath to a 40-14 bonus-point victory over the winless NEC Green Rockets on Saturday.The ...

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Snowboarder Yuto Totsuka earns first World Cup victory of season

Snowboarder Yuto Totsuka grabbed his first win of the season at the men’s halfpipe World Cup in California on Friday, while compatriot Ruka Hirano placed ...

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Sunwolves down Rebels in final season opener

The Sunwolves began their farewell season in Super Rugby in blistering fashion Saturday, with flyhalf Garth April orchestrating a 36-27 upset over the visiting Melbourne ...

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Lakers salute Kobe Bryant before loss to Trail Blazers

The Los Angeles Lakers dried their eyes and took the Staples Center court for the first time since Kobe Bryant’s death with a resolve that ...

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Nets star Kyrie Irving scores 54 to honor Kobe Bryant in win over Bulls

NBAKyrie Irving channeled his inner “Mamba mentality” by torching Chicago for 54 points on Friday as the Brooklyn Nets crushed the Bulls 133-118 at Barclays ...

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Chiefs, 49ers ready for battle

The Chiefs and 49ers went through their final practices Friday in preparation for the Super Bowl, and both coaches said their teams have everyone healthy ...

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Zion Williamson, Rui Hachimura selected to play in NBA Rising Stars game

NBA rookie star Zion Williamson and Japanese newcomer Rui Hachimura were among those named Friday to the NBA Rising Stars showdown between United States and ...

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Wheelchair basketball faces possible exclusion from 2020 Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball was removed from the 2024 Paralympic program on Friday, and could be cut from the upcoming Tokyo Games as well.The International Paralympic Committee ...

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