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US loses to France 83-76, 25-game Olympic win streak ends
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — For the first time since 2004, the U.S. men’s basketball team has lost in the Olympics. And the Americans’ que...
Mind the gap: The basketball world is catching up to the US
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — When the Dream Team era started in 1992, most of the NBA players in the Olympics represented the United States.David Stern...
Farmer sparks Reds comeback for 6-5 win over Cardinals
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tyler Stephenson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 win over the St. ...
Browns’ Mac Speedie clears Hall hurdle, overdue induction
CLEVELAND (AP) — Mac Speedie spent his life overcoming hurdles both physical and figurative. He’s about to clear another.A quick, sure-han...
Big Ten says schools will decide on COVID-19 protocols
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said the conference will take take a “decentralized” approach to COVID-19 protocols by allowing each sch...
US players learning differences between Olympic hoops, NBA
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. men’s basketball team was about to start playing its final warm-up for the Tokyo Olympics a few days ago in Las Vega...
Green headlines list of shooting guards in NBA draft
Jalen Green bypassed college to get the jump on his professional career. The next step comes in Thursday’s NBA draft.Green is among the shooting...
Cleveland’s baseball team goes from Indians to Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians.The ballclub announced t...
With muted ceremony and empty stadium, Tokyo Olympics begin
TOKYO (AP) — Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-...
Big 12 leaders discuss how to keep Texas, Oklahoma
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big 12 leaders held a call without Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday to discuss how to keep the league’s flagship schools...
