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Swiss attorney general recused from FIFA investigation
Switzerland’s federal criminal court says it recused attorney general Michael Lauber from overseeing a sweeping criminal investigation of FIFA officials.
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Morgan’s 17 sixes highlights England World Cup record day
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Eoin Morgan set the tone for England’s record sixathon when he slogged a free hit for six and followed it up by clearing the boundary over long-on off the very next…
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The Latest: Platini in custody under ‘garde a vue’ procedure
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French investigation involving Michel Platini (all times local): ___ 4:30 p.m. Michel Platini is in police custody under a French procedure known as “garde a vue.” In the…
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Former France soccer great arrested in 2022 World Cup probe
PARIS (AP) — Former UEFA president Michel Platini denied wrongdoing during police questioning Tuesday following his arrest as part of a corruption probe into the vote that gave the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Platini,…
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Column: Score not the measure of when US Open is a good test
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The leaderboard next to the 18th green at the U.S. Open again was filled with red numbers under par. The only difference was the scenery. This was Pebble Beach, set…
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DR officials identify man believed to have paid Ortiz hitmen
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they are closing in on the mastermind and motive behind the shooting of Red Sox baseball great David Ortiz as he recovers in a hospital in Boston.
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PodcastOne Sports Now: ‘No Egos on This Team.’
Soccer fans who think the U.S. Women’s National Team is running up the score and celebrating too much against weaker teams may be missing the point. Veteran FOX announcer JP Dellacamera says playing full-speed for…
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Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre extends contract
Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre has extended his contract with the Bundesliga club by one year to 2021.
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Racehorse takes lead, dies at Laurel Park; Maryland’s 12th
The mare named Follow the Petals collapsed on Sunday immediately after she had taken the lead in her race. The jockey was unharmed.
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FIFA says wrong to stop Iran activists in World Cup stadiums
NICE, France (AP) — It was wrong to remove people campaigning for women to be allowed into Iranian soccer stadiums from a Women’s World Cup game in France, FIFA said Tuesday. Stadium security officials intervened…
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For US men, Gold Cup finally brings chance for revival
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — The overarching goal for the fledgling U.S. men’s soccer team, as frequently stated by new coach Gregg Berhalter, has been to improve the perception of this sputtering program within the cutthroat…
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Nassar judge, Olympians back USOC oversight push in Congress
DENVER (AP) — The judge who sentenced former sports doctor Larry Nassar to prison and a group of Olympians are backing an effort to create a commission to look into the operations of the U.S.…
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Sunday’s US win most-watched Women’s World Cup group match
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Americans’ 3-0 win over Chile set a record for the most-watched group-stage Women’s World Cup match on U.S. English-language television. Fox drew 5,324,000 viewers for Sunday’s game, topping 4,492,000 for…
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Fox posts highest US Open ratings since 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — This year’s U.S. Open was the most watched since Fox started televising the event in 2015. Nielsen ratings show Sunday’s final round averaged 7.31 million viewers and peaked at 10.17 viewers…
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Man charged in Wright’s killing pleads guilty to gun charge
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man charged with killing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Monday to a separate gun charge. Billy Ray Turner entered his plea in a Memphis court before the…
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