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Major League Baseball issued a strong response Tuesday to a lawsuit seeking to force the return of the 2021 All-Star Game to Atlanta, terming the legal action “frivolous.”
Washington-based Job Creators Network (JCN) sued MLB and the MLB Players Association last week in U.S. District Court in New...
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Japan’s Sapporo unprepared for Olympics amid COVID-19 resurgence
TOKYO (Reuters) -When Olympics organisers shifted the marathon event from Tokyo to the northern city of Sapporo, they did so because of concerns about the intense summer heat in the Japanese capital.
Two years down the track, critics say organisers have effectively leapt from...
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Medina Spirit drug test confirmed; Baffert suspended 2 years
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert is on track to have his record seventh Kentucky Derby victory taken away and won’t be able to run any horses in the prestigious race for the next two years.
Churchill Downs on Wednesday suspended the Hall of Fame trainer for two years...
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Soccer-Chile’s Sanchez out of Copa America group stage with foot injury- Australian swimmer breaks 100-meter backstroke world record
- The Latest: Krejcikova aiming for titles sweep in Paris
- Eriksen sends ‘his greetings’ to teammates after collapse
- Soccer-Denmark’s Eriksen still in hospital, condition is stable
- Soccer-Inter director says Eriksen did not have COVID, was not vaccinated
- Soccer-Pukki says Denmark game among most difficult of career after Eriksen scare
- The Latest: Eriksen remains in hospital after collapse
- MLB roundup: Rangers hammer Trevor Bauer, Dodgers 12-1
- Ole Miss beats Arizona 12-3, stays alive in super regional
- Adesanya beats Vettori to defend title at UFC 263
- Rangers snap 16-game road losing streak, rout Dodgers 12-1
- NBA: Nets security guard who shoved Bucks’ Tucker reprimanded by league – reports
- Kennedy, Texas top USF 4-3; 1 win from CWS berth
- Soccer-Eriksen’s former cardiologist says he had no history of heart concerns
- Soccer-Denmark’s Eriksen rushed to hospital after collapsing in Euro 2020 match
- Biden reaffirms support for Tokyo Olympics to Japan’s Suga
- Dallas strikes out 12, Tennessee beats LSU 4-2 in opener
- Leonard, George help Clippers beat Jazz, cut deficit to 2-1
- Berríos pitching, Polanco power carry Twins past Astros 5-2
- Pederson homers in 3rd straight game, Cubs beat Cards 7-2
- Lynx beat Sparks 80-64, spoil return of Augustus
- Taiwan’s Min Lee takes 2-shot lead at Lake Merced
- LEADING OFF: DeGrom clear for next start, Severino set back
- Soccer-Denmark’s Eriksen had cardiac massage on pitch, was able to speak before going to hospital -team doctor
- Soccer-English FA implore fans not to boo players who ‘take a knee’
- NC A&T’s Cambrea Sturgis sweeps NCAA women’s 100 and 200
- Segura’s 2nd straight walkoff lifts Phils over Yankees 8-7
- Yelich, Brewers bail out Burnes in victory over Pirates
- Indians rally in 9th, top Mariners on throwing error in 10th
- Cease improves to 8-0 over Tigers; White Sox romp 15-2
- Vandy, Stanford heading to CWS after super regional sweeps
- Blue Jays slug 5 homers in 7-2 victory over Red Sox
- Thompson earns 1st major league win, Marlins beat Braves 4-2
- Olson, A’s rough up Kowar as Athletics romp past Royals 11-2
- Report: MLB to begin crackdown on doctored baseballs
- Hadley has 4-shot lead at delayed Palmetto Championship
- Dallas Baptist rallies past Virginia 6-5 in super regional
- Miley, Votto propel Reds past slumping Rockies 10-3
- Star dog handler hurt in wreck en route to Westminster show
- Rays hand Orioles record-setting 14th road loss in row, 5-4
- Stroman, Lindor lead Mets past slumping Padres 4-1
- NC State limits Arkansas to 4 hits in 6-5 win, forces Game 3
- NBA disciplines security guard from Durant-Tucker skirmish
- Former All-Star P Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant dies at 85
- Jones hits 3 home runs, Stanford advances to Omaha
- El Salvador beats St Kitts 4-0 in World Cup qualifying
- Tanner’s homer lifts Mississippi State over Notre Dame 9-8
- Lightning, Islanders envision tight Stanley Cup semifinal
- Ericsson scores 1st IndyCar win at action-packed Belle Isle
