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ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman doesn't know if he has time to be ready for the Atlanta Braves' opener. Following a scary journey in his battle with COVID-19, Freeman is grateful to even have a chance. On Saturday, the four-time All-Star revealed he had a ...
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXII Olympiad, in Moscow in 1980. Moscow 1980. The first Games to be held behind the Iron Curtain in a socialist country, they were attended by 5,179 athletes (1,115 women ...
NEW YORK — DJ LeMahieu said it twice, and who could blame him if it was the only descriptor that came to mind about his bout with the coronavirus. "It's definitely a scary thing when you have something that there's no cure for," LeMahieu said. "It's definitely ...
David Luiz dazzled in Arsenal's FA Cup semi-final win against Manchester City - delivering a performance hailed as "fantastic" by Rio Ferdinand and Robin van Persie. Former England centre-back Ferdinand and ex-Arsenal striker Van Persie saw David Luiz ...
Despite its short history, the LAFC-Galaxy rivalry already has grown into the most passionate among pro teams in Southern California, fueled by two noisy, devoted fan bases in stadiums just 12 miles apart. But on Saturday night, the L.A. County neighbors met ...
Norwich's season at Carrow Road came to a calamitous end as they finished the match with nine men in a 2-0 defeat to Burnley. The Canaries have won just five matches all season, four of which came at home, but Daniel Farke's men struggled against a ...
Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai took to Twitter on Saturday to deny he is part of a bid to buy the New York Mets. Current Denver Nuggets and former Nets center Mason Plumlee wrote about his own involvement in a group headed by former MLB star Alex ...
Alexis Saelemaekers and Ismael Bennacer scored their first goals for in-form Milan as they thrashed Bologna 5-1 to go sixth in Serie A. The Rossoneri extended their unbeaten run to nine matches to stay on course for a Europa League spot, outclassing their ...
Deiveson Figueiredo won the vacant UFC flyweight championship Sunday, finishing a dominant performance against Joseph Benavidez with a rear naked choke with 12 seconds left in the first round. Jack Hermansson also stunned Kelvin Gastelum with a ...
Oceanport, N.J.. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert got yet another win in the Haskell Stakes with a talented, developing colt who is now very much in the picture for the Kentucky Derby. Authentic gave Baffert his record-extending ninth victory in the $1 million ...
Maile underwent surgery to address his fractured right index finger Friday and will be sidelined 10-12 weeks. Maile was poised to operate as Pittsburgh's primary backup catcher this season, but the lengthy recovery timeline means he's unlikely to see the field ...
The Patriots' decision to trade quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers back in 2017 was met with mixed reviews, and understandably so. At the time, Tom Brady was loud in saying that his NFL career was far from over, but he was never ...
The 185-pound UFC title fight between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa might not have a location but it now has a date as it will take place Sept. 19. Adesanya (19-0) will be defending his title against Costa (13-0) at UFC 253, with the fight expected to take ...
DUBAI: On hold for the past two months, the fate of this year's T20 World Cup will be up for a decisive round of deliberation when the International Cricket Council (ICC) board meets virtually on Monday with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ...
On Friday night, Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United played to a scoreless draw in Group D action. Here are three things we learned. A rather uneventful scoreless draw between Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United leaves Group D wide open entering the ...
Batting great Rahul Dravid says legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev's advice helped him to explore options after his retirement before eventually taking up the coaching job of India A and Under-19 sides. Dravid said he was also "a little fortunate" that at the back ...
"The Queen of Violence" lived up to her nickname during Saturday night's UFC event at Fight Island. Ariane Lipski was having none of if against Luana Carolina in their flyweight bout. In fact, the Brazilian native moved to 2-2 in her UFC career with a first round ...
Four months after the season was suspended, Celtics guard Kemba Walker is still dealing with a left knee issue that hampered him right up until play stopped. The veteran guard admitted that frustration with the injury is mounting, ESPN's Tim Bontemps writes.