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Risking life and limb for glory: Olympic surf competition to be held on world's 'heaviest wave'
LOS ANGELES — The world's "heaviest wave" is born near the South Pole, where fierce storms pound the ocean's surface like angry fists, sending pulses of energy racing north, unimpeded, for thousands of miles.
That force...Read more
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Mark Story: After leg amputation, an ex-Kentucky men's basketball player confronts a changed life
LEXINGTON, Ky. — One morning in late May, Todd Svoboda awakened to a searing pain in his right leg.
Nevertheless, the former University of Kentucky men’s basketball folk hero stuck with his plan to attend a 5-...Read more
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Angels' Kenny Rosenberg struggles in his first start of season
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kenny Rosenberg has an opportunity to secure a spot in the gaping hole in the Angels’ rotation, and his first try didn’t go as he’d hoped.
Rosenberg, the 14th pitcher to start for the Angels this...Read more
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Canelo Alvarez fight at T-Mobile Arena to clash with UFC card at Sphere
LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez will headline a Mexican Independence Day weekend boxing card in Las Vegas.
The undisputed super middleweight champion will defend his titles against undefeated Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14 at T-...Read more
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Marlins deal reliever A.J. Puk to Diamondbacks
MIAMI — The Marlins, very much open to trading veterans for prospects, continued that process on Thursday evening by dealing reliever A.J. Puk to Arizona for corner infielder Deyvison De Los Santos and center fielder ...Read more
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Jeff McNeil's walk-off spoils Chris Sale's stellar outing as Mets beat Braves, 3-2 in 10 innings
NEW YORK — Chris Sale might be back, but so is Jeff McNeil.
The Mets opened a key series against their NL East foes Thursday night at Citi Field with wild-card positioning on the line with a 3-2, 10-inning win. With two...Read more
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Linda Robertson: Some say the Olympics has lost its popularity, but can Paris save it?
PARIS — The Seine River, formerly so polluted it was illegal to swim in it, will be the centerpiece of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, when 10,000 athletes from 206 countries float to the Trocadero in a 4-...Read more
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Patrick Reusse: Two decades after historic Minnesota summer, Ryan Moore returns for 3M Open
BLAINE, Minn. — Ryan Moore has had a couple of memorable occasions as a golfer in Minnesota. The first of those came 20 years ago as part of an amateur season that would have been phenomenal if it hadn't been actually ...Read more
Nets agree to one-year deal with former top-10 pick Killian Hayes; will compete for a roster spot in training camp
NEW YORK — Former No. 7 overall pick Killian Hayes intends to sign a one-year deal with the Nets, league sources confirmed to the New York Daily News on Thursday.
Hayes, who will compete for a roster spot in training ...Read more
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Aaron Rodgers and Jets offense impress on Day 2 of training camp: 'They did some good things'
NEW YORK — On the first day of training camp, the Jets offense and Aaron Rodgers struggled, particularly inside the red zone.
That certainly was not the case on Thursday morning.
The practice began with a 30-plus-yard ...Read more
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Mark Zeigler: An ailing Olympic movement turns to Paris for salvation
PARIS — The new sport for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, which open Friday here and continue for 17 days, is breaking.
It is more commonly known as break dancing, but the dancing part has been removed, presumably, to...Read more
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Taj Bradley dominates again as Rays blast Blue Jays, 13-0
TORONTO — What Taj Bradley is doing for the Rays is impressive, remarkable and historic, plus a bunch of other things.
And somewhat routine.
Bradley was dominant again Thursday, throwing six two-hit, no-run innings in ...Read more
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Clayton Kershaw returns, Shohei Ohtani homers, Dodgers grab series win over Giants
LOS ANGELES — When Clayton Kershaw took the mound to his familiar entrance song — "We are Young," by Fun — for his 2024 debut on Thursday, he became the first Dodgers pitcher to play in 17 different seasons, the ...Read more
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Drawn to Khyree Jackson's grit, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores works through his grief at training camp
MINNEAPOLIS — The detours on Khyree Jackson's path to the NFL — the community college he left, the hourly jobs he worked while thinking he was done with football — became the details of his story that resonated with ...Read more
San Diego County, and Gavin Bottger's backyard pool, is skateboarding's global epicenter
PARIS — If you want to see the best park skateboarders on the planet, you can visit any of the dozens of public skateparks across San Diego County. On any given California day, Tom Schaar or Tate Carew or Keegan Palmer ...Read more
A's closer Mason Miller fractures finger in fit of frustration
Mason Miller, the A’s All-Star closer and perhaps their most valuable trade candidate, is heading to the injury list with a broken left hand.
The rookie right-handed reliever fractured the fifth metacarpal in the pinky ...Read more
Bryce Miller: Wildly improbable play protects Dylan Cease no-hitter for Padres
WASHINGTON — Running at full speed Thursday with his back to the infield, Xander Bogaerts raced toward a part of the outfield where you’re not supposed to find second basemen.
Nationals hitter Juan Yepez had lifted a ...Read more
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U.S. women's soccer scores Olympic-opening win over Zambia, but bigger tests loom
NICE, France — The Emma Hayes era officially got under way Thursday, with the U.S. beating Zambia, 3-0, on the opening day of the women's soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics in a game that was far more one-sided than...Read more
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Sky announce plans for $38 million training facility: 'It's not shared. This is ours.'
CHICAGO — The Chicago Sky will break ground this fall on a purpose-built training center, delivering on team ownership’s promise to provide exclusive player facilities.
The $38 million facility will be built in ...Read more
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Unique Olympics opening ceremony keeps Paris on high alert over security
PARIS — Soldiers patrol along the Seine River, dressed in camouflage and blue berets, big rifles slung over their shoulders. The Police Nationale stand guard at checkpoints, turning away people who want to stroll at the ...Read more
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