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Primoz Roglic wins Tour mountain stage, Alaphilippe stays in yellow
sets the tone for teammate’s stage win
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Fast five: Avalanche take Game 5 with a first-period attack
The Avalanche trail the Stars 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. They’ve never won a series in team history when facing a 3-1 deficit. Game 6 is Wednesday. Andre Burakovsky, Nathan…
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Wil Myers homers, busy Padres blank Rockies
Even as San Diego capped a series of roster additions ahead of Monday’s trade deadline, it was mostly holdovers providing the pitching and pop in the Padres’ latest victory. Fernando…
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Caleb Ewan slaloms to sprint win; Alaphilippe leads Tour de France
Kuss, Jumbo-Visma ride safely with eyes on Stage 4
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Rockies acquire Kevin Pillar from Red Sox
Kevin Pillar is going from Boston to Colorado in a trade between the Red Sox and Rockies.Michael Dwyer/Associated Press In exchange, the Red Sox will received a player to be…
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Bubble talk dominates first day of U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka, above, greets Misaki Doi at the net after defeating her during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Monday, in New York.Frank Franklin II/Associated Press Yes,…
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Jamal Murray outduels Donovan Mitchell to force a Nuggets-Jazz Game 7
has 142 points in last three games
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Sepp Kuss, Jumbo-Visma safely through Stage 2 of Tour de France
Dumoulin falls, recovers well with help from Van Aert
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Stars storm past Avalanche in a flurry
Colorado faces 3-1 deficit in Game 5 on Monday
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For his father: A poignant Alaphilippe win at Tour de France
“I promised myself that I’d win for him,” the French rider said. The tribute and the thrilling manner of his victory showed that even amid the coronavirus crisis, the Tour…
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Jon Rahm makes the biggest putt to win playoff against Dustin Johnson
Championship a weekend to remember in FedEx Cup Playoffs
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Eric Hosmer, Chris Paddack lead Padres to pounding of Rockies
Machado extends hitting streak
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Kuss, Jumbo-Visma survive crash-filled opening stage of Tour de France
Durango rider stays upright with team leaders Roglic, Dumoulin
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NFL teams huddling up to devise plans for social change
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, center, watches the team as guard David DeCastro, bottom warms up and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, left, walks by during a training camp practice…
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Broncos get practice for opener in empty stadium scrimmage
“Yeah, it was really weird, without a doubt,” quarterback Drew Lock said. “It sounds like there’s fans here and you look up and there’s no one behind anyone on the…
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Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama tied for lead at tough Olympia Fields
Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama survived another demanding day at Olympia Fields, both scratching out a 1-under 69 that felt better than it looked to share the lead Saturday at the…
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The strangest Tour de France sets off with big crashes
Alexander Kristoff of Norway, left, celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 97 miles with start and…
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An unexpected climb to Tour de France debut for Sepp Kuss
ascension to pinnacle event of road cycling was never in the life plans for Durango star
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NHL playoffs to resume with 3 games each Saturday, Sunday
In the NHL’s Eastern Conference hub city of Toronto, Tampa Bay and Boston will play Game 4 of their series at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by Philadelphia and the New…
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NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments
Black Lives Matter is displayed near the NBA logo in an empty basketball arena Friday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Ashley Landis/Associated Press And they want to keep playing basketball. Teams…
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McIlroy, Cantlay sole survivors to par at Olympia Fields
McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay made their share of mistakes Friday and shrugged them off because that’s bound to happen on the toughest test the PGA Tour has seen this year.…
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UCI relaxes COVID-19 exclusion rules at Tour de France
After meeting with team officials, the UCI said Friday that a team won’t be automatically sent home if two of its riders test positive for the virus within a period…
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Kenosha unrest hits home for Broncos newcomer Melvin Gordon
The veteran running back who joined the Denver Broncos in free agency this spring is a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a Black man was shot in the back seven…
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Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85
Olson’s family said he died Thursday evening. The cause of death wasn’t given. “Coach Olson is the absolute best, one of the greatest coaches ever and one of the greatest…
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BMW Championship a grueling test early at Olympia
Matsuyama leads after one round; three players under par
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NHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protests
The NHL playoffs are on hold for the next two days.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press file Reaves woke up Thursday to find a text from Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk,…
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More MLB games, including Rockies, postponed in response to racial injustice
Some teams are playing. Some aren’t. Some have played with individual players sitting out. But across the sport, one theme became clear: Baseball shouldn’t avoid potentially difficult conversations and decisions…
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Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing against COVID-19
That’s if the rolling roadshow gets that far. Staging cycling’s premier race when COVID-19 infections are rising again in France represents both a health risk and an embodiment of French…
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NFL teams cancel practice in response to James Blake shooting
Broncos among the teams to step away Thursday
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Osaka-Goff rematch could happen in U.S. Open’s 3rd round
The U.S. Tennis Association quietly posted the women’s and men’s singles draws online, without the usual TV hoopla. The draw was announced on the same day all matches in the…