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Shohei Ohtani to lead off in All-Star Game; Cal Raleigh cleanup for AL

Jul 14, 2025, 02:31 PM ETATLANTA -- Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff as the designated hitter for the National League in Tuesday night's...

Tennessee State pushes back men’s hockey debut until 2026-27

Jul 10, 2025, 02:14 PM ETNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee State is delaying the inaugural season of its men's hockey program by a year...

3-time Tour de France winner LeMond gets Congressional medal

WASHINGTON -- Greg LeMond, who is one of the most decorated cyclists in American history as a three-time Tour de France winner, was...

Sarah Hildebrandt joins Hulk Hogan-led Real American Freestyle

Jun 12, 2025, 11:42 AM ETOlympic gold medalist Sarah Hildebrandt headlines a group of four women who have signed with Real American Freestyle...

Dick Vitale inks new deal, gets new hoops tourney in his honor

Dick Vitale is inextricably intertwined with college basketball, with his iconic voice, exuberant style and enthusiastic catchphrases melding into a soundtrack for nearly...

Flyers sign forward Noah Cates to $16 million extension

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Noah Cates to a four-year contract extension worth $16 million.Flyers general manager Danny Briere announced...

WHO chief defends US$2.1 billion budget request after US cuts funding

Stripped of US funding, the World Health Organization chief on Monday appealed to member countries to support its “extremely modest” request for a...

Israel faces global backlash over Gaza strikes that kill 60 as aid trickles in

Israeli strikes pounded Gaza and killed at least 60 Palestinians overnight and into Tuesday, hitting a family home and a school-turned-shelter, local health...

Milei orders immigration crackdown to ‘make Argentina great again’

Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei issued a decree on Wednesday curbing immigration to the South American nation, a move coinciding with the immigration...

Trump’s mass lay-off plans temporary halted by US judge

The Republican administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered on Friday.Judge Susan Illston in...

Sue Bird to be first managing director of U.S. women’s team

NEW YORK -- Sue Bird is giving another assist to USA Basketball, becoming the managing director of the women's national team.The five-time Olympic...

Asian-American veterans share their stories 50 years after Vietnam war

During his adolescence, William Fong’s entire world was contained in San Francisco. But in 1967, over a decade into the Vietnam war, he...

11 killed as car ploughs into Filipino street festival crowd in Vancouver

A man drove a car into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver at the weekend, killing...

Stars’ Colin Blackwell rises to occasion with Game 2 OT goal

Apr 22, 2025, 06:46 AM ETDALLAS -- Colin Blackwell was hoping for another crack at the playoffs when he signed with the Dallas...

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