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The Latest on the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs (all times local): 11:55 a.m. The Texas Rangers say a moment of silence will be held before Tuesday night’s game in honor of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died a day earlier. Major League Baseball postponed Monday night’s scheduled series opener […]

Megan Rapinoe was not in the starting lineup for the United States in the Women’s World Cup semifinal match against England on Tuesday night. Rapinoe has two goals in each of the last two games for the United States and five for the tournament. She shares the lead for most goals at the World Cup

The Washington Mystics have gotten downright defensive. The Mystic’s stellar defensive effort has helped coach Mike Thibault’s squad win five in a row which has landed Washington atop The Associated Press WNBA power poll Tuesday. The Mystics are second in the league in points allowed, giving up just 73.2 a game. “It’s held its own

“The Ingraham Angle” host blasted Nike for halting the release of a new sneaker after Kaepernick reportedly objected to the design, which features a 13-star version of the American flag known as the “Betsy Ross flag.”  Ingraham, who apparently had the day off from her Fox News show, tweeted her disapproval. She called the move “pathetic”

More than 200 corporations, including many of America’ best-known companies, are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal civil rights law bans job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The corporations outlined their stance in a legal brief released Tuesday by a coalition of five LGBTQ rights groups. The

Nike is pulling a flag-themed tennis shoe after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complained to the shoemaker, according to the Wall Street Journal. The shoe’s heel has a U.S. flag with 13 white stars in a circle on it, known as the Betsy Ross flag. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, the Journal said

Steve Yzerman is practicing patience in his first year as the Detroit Red Wings’ general manager. On the opening day of free agency, the Hockey Hall of Famer and former Red Wings great made some subtle moves to improve his roster without saddling the rebuilding franchise with big contracts. Detroit signed both center Valtteri Filppula

The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Ninth-seeded Sloane Stephens avoided another first-round exit at Wimbledon, beating former quarterfinalist Timea Bacsinszky 6-2, 6-4 for her first victory at the All England Club since 2016. The American was one of four top-10 seeded women to lose in the first round last year, and also

Serena Williams renews her bid for her 24th Grand Slam title and eighth at Wimbledon with a Centre Court match against Giulia Gatto-Monticone of Italy. Williams lost in the final at the All England Club to Angelique Kerber last year. Kerber opens Tuesday’s first-round action in the main stadium against Tatjana Maria. Eight-time Wimbledon champion

The Columbus Blue Jackets watched three of their best players leave for other teams on the opening day of free agency and did relatively little to fill the holes. When the dust settled after Monday’s comings and goings, many questions remained about whether general manager Jarmo Kekalainen will be able reassemble enough pieces for Columbus