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With four-time winner Chris Froome out, nursing broken bones, two of the big questions at this Tour de France have been whether other contenders who’ve long ridden in his shadow will now be more willing to attack and who, on his team, will fill the vacuum left by the British rider’s absence. On Thursday, the […]

A former Caribbean soccer official fighting extradition in the FIFA bribery scandal has been ordered to pay $79 million in damages from a related U.S. lawsuit. U.S. District Judge William Kuntz ordered the default judgment against Jack Warner in the 2017 civil action accusing him of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from the Confederation

Matthew Wolff made a name for himself by winning the 3M Open in his fourth PGA Tour start after turning pro. The 20-year-old who starred at Oklahoma State will try to make it two in a row this weekend at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. Wolff was the tour’s youngest winner since Jordan

It all starts up front. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, former Notre Dame All-America offensive lineman and current CBS Sports analyst Aaron Taylor joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about the art of blocking. One of the founders of the Joe Moore Award, given annually to the team with the best

In an oddly hilarious celebration, U.S. women’s national soccer team player Allie Long ate a piece of paper from the team’s equal pay lawsuit after the World Cup championship parade in New York City on Tuesday morning.  In a video posted to fellow teammate Ashlyn Harris’ Instagram stories, Long crumples up the piece of paper

The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local): 7 p.m. For the first time since their classic 2008 final, Rafael Nadal will face Roger Federer at Wimbledon. Nadal set up a much-anticipated rematch by beating Sam Querrey 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Nadal and Federer will play each other in Friday’s semifinals. The two met

Rose Lavelle paraded through New York City’s Canyon of Heroes Wednesday to celebrate her team’s triumph in the Women’s World Cup. She collected her share of personal glory as well, scoring a goal in the final match and winning the bronze ball as the third-best player in the tournament. But in a backyard long ago,

Novak Djokovic took what was shaping up as an entertaining, well-played matchup in the Wimbledon quarterfinals and quickly turned it into a lopsided romp with a 10-game run. Down an early break, the defending champion grabbed control midway through the opening set Wednesday and never let go, overwhelming the 21st-seeded David Goffin 6-4, 6-0, 6-2

The Latest on a New York City parade for the U.S. women’s national soccer team (all times local): 10:45 a.m. Fans of the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team are gathered at City Hall in New York for a ceremony where Mayor Bill de Blasio will give the players symbolic keys to the city.

Construction workers sounded air horns above crowds chanting “USA! USA!” on Wednesday as the U.S. women’s national soccer team reigned supreme once again in New York City’s Canyon of Heroes. It was four years ago to the day that crowds tossed heaps of confetti to celebrate the team and its 2015 Women’s World Cup title.