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Mike Trout elected to 11th All-Star Game, 4 Texas players chosen to start
NEW YORK Mike Trout will see a bunch of new faces surrounding him at this year s All-Star Game.
Taylor Moore, Peter Kuest lead Rocket Mortgage Classic; Dylan Wu 1 back after albatross
DETROIT Taylor Moore and Monday qualifier Peter Kuest shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Thursday, with a slew of players chasing in what s expected to
Little League: Plains softball edges Mountain Top in eight innings
Addison Gilmore struck out 18 as Plains edged Mountain Top 3-1 in eight innings Thursday in District 16 Little League 8-10 Softball.
Novak Djokovic’s bid for Wimbledon title No. 8 and Grand Slam trophy No. 24 starts next week
WIMBLEDON, England Listen to Novak Djokovic s opponents explain why he is as successful as he is why he will begin his pursuit of a fifth consecutive and eighth overall Wimbledon championship on M
The already hectic NBA offseason now poised for free agents to make moves
Chris Paul has already been traded twice this offseason, ending up with Golden State. Bradley Beal is now with Phoenix, John Collins was sent to Utah, and Kristaps Porzingis is about to start anew wit
NFL suspends 3 players indefinitely for violating the gambling policy, a fourth gets 6 games
INDIANAPOLIS Cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr. lost the biggest bet of his life Thursday.
6 riders from American contingent could help decide Tour de France
The goal for Neilson Powless at the Tour de France starting Saturday is simple: win a stage.
RailRiders drop second-half opener
Scranton/Wilkes Barre dropped the second half opener 7-4 to Syracuse on Wednesday night.
Gymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since 2020 Olympics
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Mets owner considering trade deadline selloff; Showalter, Eppler safe
NEW YORK Mets owner Steven Cohen threatened his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth, while promising job
Wembanyama’s height no longer a mystery: 7 feet, 3-1/2 inches is official, Spurs say
Victor Wembanyama has grown a little. Or not, depending on perspective.
Iga Swiatek is No. 1 and owns 4 Grand Slam titles at age 22. Can she win Wimbledon, too?
Iga Swiatek is coming off her third title in the past four years on the French Open s red clay.
Little League Softball: Pittston shuts out Mountain Top for District 16 title
ASHLEY The first inning produced one hit and no runs for Pittston, but it also produced something else a sense of confidence.
Big fourth inning leads Back Mountain softball to District 31 crown
ASHLEY After cutting Back Mountain s lead in half and bringing the go-ahead run to the plate in the top of the fourth inning, it looked as though Northwest might be finding some momentum in Wednesda
Blackhawks set to begin rebuild with anticipated No. 1 selection of Connor Bedard in NHL draft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson arrived for the NHL draft in Music City this week reflecting on the tear-down job he began conducting a summer ago by trading away A
NASCAR brings its 75th season to Chicago for the first street race in Cup Series history
CHICAGO During the runup to NASCAR s first street race in downtown Chicago, Julie Giese walked through the site twice a day.
Megan Rapinoe’s role is evolving as the US prepares for a title defense at the Women’s World Cup
CARSON, Calif. Megan Rapinoe s role is changing as the United States prepares for the Women s World Cup.
The women’s tennis tour plans for its players to earn the same as men at more events
It took more than three decades after the founding of the Women s Tennis Association for all four Grand Slam tournaments to agree to give the same prize money to female and male players. Now the women
Defending Tour de France champion Vingegaard, 2-time winner Pogacar meet for next chapter of rivalry
One rider, two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar, was so strong at the start of the season that he was compared to the great Eddy Merckx before an injury stopped his seemingly unstoppable ris
Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Connor McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP on Monday night, falling one vote short of unanimous selection after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarte