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One of the Wimbledon semifinalists has won 23 major titles. The other three women playing Thursday have combined to win one. If experience and accomplishments count for anything, Serena Williams has the clear advantage. “I definitely feel a lot more pressure as I got older,” Williams said after beating Alison Riske in three sets in […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An extended audio recording of an argument between Kansas City Chiefs star Tyreek Hill and his fiancee, Crystal Espinal, about who hurt their 3-year-old boy was broadcast on a local radio station on Tuesday. Kansas City sports station 610 KCSP aired the entire 11-plus minute conversation, which was recorded in a Dubai airport

India needed to score 240 to reach a fourth Cricket World Cup final after New Zealand added 28 runs to its overnight total on the resumption of the rain-hit last-four match in Manchester on Wednesday. The Black Caps resumed under cloudy but relatively bright skies at Old Trafford on 211-5 with 3.5 overs left, and

U.S. women’s national soccer star Alex Morgan scored the second goal against England during the FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinal Tuesday and celebrated with a move that had Twitter positively chuffed: She pantomimed sipping tea. ASSOCIATED PRESS Alex Morgan celebrates after scoring a goal against England in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Just a half-hour

The only errors on the scoreboard at the All-Star Game were by the scoreboard. At least one player noticed — and wasn’t too pleased. The giant board at Progressive Field was filled with mistakes Tuesday night, including a couple of misspelled names, a wrong picture and a pair of incorrect team logos. “They had what,

The U.S. women’s national soccer team beat England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal in Lyon, France, on Tuesday, continuing the Americans’ winning streak as they head to the championship game. Christen Press scored the first goal for the U.S. around the nine-minute mark with a header into the top left corner. The U.S. team has scored

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants the hat game fixed. Mindful that it was awkward for draft picks this year who were selected by one team and had already been traded to another — but because of league rules, were unable to be introduced by their actual franchise for more than two weeks — Silver said

Mike Trout is considered by many to be the best player in Major League Baseball. But he was no match for the grief Tuesday in his first game since Angels teammate Tyler Skaggs was found dead this week in a Texas hotel room. Police said they do not suspect foul play and an autopsy was

For one night, the pitchers took back the power. Hours after an awesome Home Run Derby got everyone buzzing even louder about monster shots and juiced balls, only a couple flew out of Progressive Field on Tuesday. Instead, Justin Verlander blazed 97 mph heat, Shane Bieber and Aroldis Chapman each struck out the side and

The former head of the U.S. Olympic Committee got a hefty severance package when he resigned in disgrace last year, even though he had failed to act in response to allegations of sexual abuse against former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Scott Blackmun received a $2.4 million payout when he stepped down as CEO in February 2018, according