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AFC West
Denver Broncos vice president John Elway had several tough decisions to make following his team’s lopsided Super Bowl loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The first step was building all three…
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British Open
WINNER: Rory McIlroy won the claret jug for the first time with a 1-under 71 and 17-under 271 total. RUNNERS-UP: Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia finished two shots behind. WHERE’S…
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Tour de France
Stage: A long, flat transition stage that took riders out of the Alps, across the lavender fields of Provence and into the ancient Roman city of Nimes near the Mediterranean…
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Norwegian gets stage win No. 2
A bunch of sprinters leading the pack came speeding like a runaway train and plowed past the huffing breakaway duo in the final milliseconds. Stage 15 belonged to Norwegian speedster…
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McIlroy etches his name into history
No one catches the wire-to-wire winner Sunday
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Makja makes Polish history
Nibali retains lead in the Alps with 2nd-place finish on Stage 14
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McIlroy needs one round for glory
Closest rival, Fowler, trails by six strokes with 18 holes remaining
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Rose’s road to redemption
Selig hints banned slugger could have small Cincinnati return
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Tobacco ban talks could be made in ’16
Players’ union head Tony Clark said Monday that several of his members have quit cold turkey following the death of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn on June 16 from oral…
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Considering a game changer
With hitting down, should MLB lower the mound once more?
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McIlroy only has birdies on the brain
Irishman backs up Thursday’s round with yet another 66
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Nibali the only domino remaining in the entire set
Italian saw another top competitor fall back on Stage 13’s final climb
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Tour de France
Australia’s Richie Porte grimaced when climbing toward Chamrousse during Stage 13 of the Tour de France. In the final climb, he struggled so much he nearly fell entirely out of…
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Faith restored via objectivity
Independent talks pacify Armstrong and doping agency
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British Open
Rory McIlroy played so well Friday he even made getting out of a green-side pot bunker look simple on the 16th green.Scott Heppell/Associated Press LEADING: Rory McIlroy with a 6-under…
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Factory to the links
Singleton relishing his chance to play in a major near home
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Opportunity knocked; Kristoff answered
Nibali retains yellow jersey once again with the Alps looming next