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Caster Semenya easily won the women’s 800 at the Prefontaine Classic on Sunday, as an international court continues to debate her future in the event. The reigning Olympic champion and embattled three-time world champion won in 1 minute, 55.70 seconds, nearly three seconds ahead of second-place Ajee Wilson, in the highly anticipated race at Cobb […]

The Latest on NBA free agency (all times ET): 9:45 p.m. A person familiar with the situation says the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to sign Al Horford to a four-year contract with $97 million guaranteed. The person says the deal could be worth up to $109 million if certain incentives are reached. The person spoke

Britain treasures tradition, and the New York Yankees wrapped up Major League Baseball’s first trip to Europe with one of their sport’s classic customs: a late-inning pinstriped comeback. Gary Sánchez hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a nine-run seventh , and the Yankees overcome a four-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 12-8 Sunday

Sung Hyun Park two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and seventh overall. The 25-year-old Park is projected to move from second to first in the world ranking Monday. She will take the top spot from friend

The Latest on the NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway (all times local): 5:35 p.m. The NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway has resumed after being delayed for more than three hours by thunderstorms. The drivers completed 11 laps before the race was stopped because of lightning in the area. Jimmie Johnson was

Blake Snell has felt good on the mound despite not getting a lot of wins. After a difficult stretch, the left-hander got a good outcome Sunday. Snell (5-7, 4.87 ERA) struck out 12 over six innings for just his second win in 10 starts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 on

Jorge Soler homered and had two RBI, Brad Keller pitched five innings to win for the first time since May 22 and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 Sunday. Soler reached base three times as the Royals snapped a three-game losing streak and won for the first time in six games

Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is set to become the youngest participant in Home Run Derby history when he swings for the $1 million prize in Cleveland on July 8. Major League Baseball confirmed Sunday that Guerrero will participate, joining a field that includes Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich, the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, Pittsburgh’s

Nelson Cruz got the onslaught started in the first inning and punctuated it with one mammoth home run in the ninth. He wasn’t the only Twins player connecting. Cruz and Max Kepler each hit two home runs, Miguel Sano went deep, and Michael Pineda threw six solid innings to lead Minnesota to a 10-3 victory

A year ago, Novak Djokovic arrived at Wimbledon in a rut. Still working his way back from elbow surgery, still fine-tuning a new service motion, he was more than 24 months removed from his most recent Grand Slam title. His ranking had tumbled out of the top 20 for the first time in over a