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Israel Adesanya, right, kicks Jared Cannonier in a middleweight title bout during the UFC 276 mixed martial arts event Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Adesanya's UFC title reign still lacks something special

Israel Adesanya has the otherworldly fighting ability and the personal charisma necessary to become mixed martial arts’ next crossover superstar. What the UFC middleweight champion doesn’t have … more

By GREG BEACHAM | 7/3/22

Scott McLaughlin, center, celebrates in Victory Circle after winning an IndyCar auto race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

McLaughlin picks up IndyCar victory in front of his parents

Scott McLaughlin has picked up his second career IndyCar victory, which may go down as one of the most special wins of his career. The New Zealander won at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with his nervous … more

By JENNA FRYER | 7/3/22

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Marlins' López has no-hitter through 6 innings at Nationals

Pablo López of the Miami Marlins has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Washington Nationals. Miami leads 2-0 after Bryan De La Cruz doubled and scored in the third and Luke Williams … more

7/3/22

FILE - Megan Rapinoe waves to fans following the team's international friendly soccer match against Colombia, June 28, 2022, in Sandy, Utah. President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, at the White House next week. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Rapinoe's role changing as US preps for World Cup qualifying

Megan Rapinoe’s on-field role on the U.S. national team is changing as the team looks to qualify for the 2023 event. The wily winger is now 36 and admittedly slowing down a bit. Off the field … more

By ANNE M. PETERSON | 7/3/22

Toronto Blue Jays' Santiago Espinal (5) celebrates with first base coach Mark Budzinski after hitting a single against the Boston Red Sox during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in Toronto. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Jays coach Budzinski leaves team following daughter's death

Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Mark Budzinski will be away from the team following the death of his eldest daughter, Julia. Budzinski and manager Charlie Montoyo left the dugout in the third … more

7/3/22

France's Caroline Garcia serves to Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in a fourth round women's singles match on day seven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Wimbledon crowds down 7% from 2019; 2nd-lowest since 2007

There is a reason it might seem there are more empty green seats in the stands at Wimbledon this year: There are fewer spectators than usual. Official attendance through the first six days of … more

By HOWARD FENDRICH | 7/3/22

Germany's Tatjana Maria celebrates defeating Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during a fourth round women's singles match on day seven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Ostapenko loss leaves just one GS women's champ at Wimbledon

Tatjana Maria has pulled off another upset at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the age of 34. She’ll face not another high-seeded opponent but 22-year-old Jule Niemeier who … more

By KEN MAGUIRE | 7/3/22

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco steers his car during the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Sainz Jr. wins 1st career F1 race with British GP victory

Carlos Sainz Jr. has won his first career Formula One race with a victory in the British Grand Prix. It was the most dramatic race of the season and began with a frightening first-lap crash and … more

7/3/22

Stage winner Netherlands' Dylan Groenewegen crosses the finish line ahead of second placed Belgium's Wout Van Aert during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182 kilometers (113 miles) with start in Vejle and finish in Sonderborg, Denmark, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Groenewegen pips Van Aert to win TDF stage 3 in photo finish

Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen overtook Wout van Aert and Peter Sagan at the line to win the third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish while Van Aert extended his overall lead. Groenewegen got … more

7/3/22

Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Switzerland's Roger Federer speak during a 100 years of Centre Court celebration on day seven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Roger Federer hopes to play 'one more time' at Wimbledon

Roger Federer says he hopes to play one more time at Wimbledon before retiring from tennis. The 40-year-old Swiss star has won a men's-record eight singles championships at the All England Club but … more

By HOWARD FENDRICH | 7/3/22

Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou of China crashes at the start of the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Zhou involved in frightening 1st-lap crash at British GP

Zhou Guanyu was taken for to the medical center after a frightening first-lap crash at the British Grand Prix on Sunday. His Alfa Romeo team says the only Chinese driver in Formula One does not … more

7/3/22

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis during their singles tennis match on day three of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Wimbledon updates | No rest for Djokovic, Alcaraz on Day 7

Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic will be back on Centre Court on Day 7 at Wimbledon as fourth-round play gets started. The traditional day of rest on the middle Sunday at the All England … more

7/3/22

Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts during his third round men's singles match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas on day six of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Tsitsipas calls Kyrgios bully after Wimbledon hubbub, loss

Nick Kyrgios cursed at the Wimbledon chair umpire and demanded that his opponent, Stefanos Tsitsipas, be defaulted. There was never a dull moment during the third-round match. And in the end, after … more

By HOWARD FENDRICH | 7/3/22

Alexander Volkanovski, left, hits Max Holloway in a featherweight title bout during the UFC 276 mixed martial arts event Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Volkanovski defends title, beats Holloway again at UFC 276

Alexander Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the third time Saturday night. The Australian champion defended his featherweight title by unanimous decision with a dominant striking performance at … more

By GREG BEACHAM | 7/3/22

FILE - New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson watches a shoot-around before Game 6 of the team's NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns, April 29, 2022, in New Orleans. Two people familiar with the decision say Williamson has agreed to a five-year extension worth $193 million. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because NBA rules do not allow the extension to become official until July 6. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Agent: Williamson agrees to 5-year, $193M extension

Zion Williamson agent Austin Brown says the star forward has agreed to a five-year extension with the New Orleans Pelicans worth $193 million. Brown tells The Associated Press that the deal could be … more

By BRETT MARTEL | 7/2/22

St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Arenado (28) follows through on a two run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Arenado, Cards hit 4 straight HRs in 1st; late HR tops Phils

Nolan Arenado sparked a record barrage of four straight home runs by St. Louis in the first inning, then hit a tiebreaking drive in the ninth that sent the Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies … more

By AARON BRACY | 7/2/22

J.T. Poston reacts on the 18th green after completing his third round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament, Saturday, July 2, 2022, at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Poston eagles 17th, takes 3-shot lead in John Deere Classic

J.T. Poston made up for two back-nine bogeys with an eagle on the par-5 17th, shooting a 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the John Deere Classic. Trying to … more

7/2/22

FILE - NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. Bubba Wallace says the pointed criticism he made toward members of his crew last weekend were a result of his passion to win and shouldn’t harm his relationship with them. “We have a team capable of winning, cars capable of winning,” Wallace said as he prepared for the Cup Series race at Road America on Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Wallace says his frustrations result from his passion to win

Bubba Wallace says the pointed criticism he made toward members of his crew last weekend were a result of his passion to win and shouldn’t harm his relationship with them. That passion was on … more

By STEVE MEGARGEE | 7/2/22

Cardinals become 1st team to hit 4 HRs in row in 1st inning

The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to ever hit four straight home runs in the first inning when Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carson connected against … more

7/2/22

FILE - New York Mets' Jacob deGrom delivers a pitch during the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in New York. New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom is finally ready to begin a minor league rehab assignment. Sidelined by injuries since last July, the two-time Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to start Sunday night, July 3, 2022 for Class A St. Lucie against the Jupiter Hammerheads.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Mets ace deGrom to make 1st injury rehab start Sunday

New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom is finally ready to begin a minor league rehab assignment. Sidelined by injuries since last July, the two-time Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to start Sunday night … more

By MIKE FITZPATRICK | 7/2/22