Bears to start Fields in preseason finale, Dalton in Week 1
By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears will start rookie quarterback Justin Fields in the preseason finale…
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How does the Paralympic classification system work?
By Ben Morse, CNN Sixteen days after the closing ceremony of the Olympics, Japan is hosting its next global sporting event as the Tokyo 2020…
Continue Reading Storer wins 10th Vuelta stage, Roglic loses lead after crash
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA, Spain (AP) — Michael Storer has won his second stage in this year’s Spanish Vuelta and Primoz Roglic fell in the final…
Continue Reading Newton on track to return to practice after testing mishap
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick says he expects Cam Newton to return to the…
Continue Reading The Tokyo Paralympics may see a record-high number of LGBTQ athletes
By Scottie Andrew, CNN At least 30 athletes competing in the Tokyo Paralympics identify as LGBTQ — a new high for LGBTQ representation at the…
Continue Reading Bajrami tackles FIFA rules on switching national teams
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Empoli midfielder Nedim Bajrami and the Albanian soccer federation are challenging FIFA rules on how players can…
Continue Reading Beasley among four Bills players in COVID-19 reentry process
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Receivers Cole Beasley and Gabriel Davis are among four Buffalo Bills players who must…
Continue Reading PGA Tour postseason heads to Caves Valley near Baltimore
By The Associated Press The PGA Tour heads to the Baltimore area for the first time in nearly 60 years. The BMW Championship has a long history of…
Continue Reading ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 ally to ‘protect the collegiate model’
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 are forming an alliance to work together on the future…
Continue Reading Fati back to training nearly 10 months after knee injury
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Ansu Fati is smiling again on the practice field. The 18-year-old Barcelona forward has returned to…
Continue Reading What is RPC? Here’s what to know about Russia and the Paralympics
By Sana Noor Haq and Rachel Trent, CNN If you’re watching the Paralympic Games, you may notice an unfamiliar abbreviation, RPC. It stands for…
Continue Reading What is RPC? Here’s what to know about Russia and the Paralympics
CNN By Sana Noor Haq and Rachel Trent, CNN If you’re watching the Paralympic Games, you may notice an unfamiliar abbreviation, RPC. It stands…
Continue Reading Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paralympics have begun in the same empty National Stadium that hosted the opening and closing…
Continue Reading Women soccer players leave Afghanistan on evacuation flight
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan women’s national soccer team players are among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from…
Continue Reading The Tokyo Paralympics may see a record-high number of LGBTQ athletes
CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN At least 30 athletes competing in the Tokyo Paralympics identify as LGBTQ — a new high for LGBTQ representation at…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Padres try new pitch, Reds-Brewers, O’s skid
By The Associated Press One day after firing pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the slumping San Diego Padres begin a three-game series Tuesday night…
Continue Reading Ella Bruning turns into a big name for Little League
By PRESTON SHOEMAKER Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Ella Bruning has become a star at the Little League World Series. The starting…
Continue Reading Grosjean successfully knocks down first IndyCar oval
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Romain Grosjean had modest goals for his first career race on an oval — finish all the laps, find a feel for…
Continue Reading Gillen, Elmore, Lieberman to be honored with Lapchick Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Gillen, Len Elmore and Nancy Lieberman will be this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Gillen helped the…
Continue Reading A’s lose late lead again, Bauers rallies Mariners to 5-3 win
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Bauers hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning off…
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