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Ohio beats South Dakota 5-2, reaches LLWS championship game

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.  — Cooper Oden struck out six and allowed two runs over five innings Saturday as Ohio hung on to beat South Dakota 5-2 in a… Read more

Paralympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness

TOKYO — There are 4,403 Paralympic athletes competing in Tokyo, each with unique differences that have to be classified. Lines have to be drawn — in… Read more

Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics

TOKYO  — The Paralympics began Tuesday in the same empty National Stadium — during the same pandemic — as the opening and closing ceremonies of the… Read more

European debutants avoid biggest clubs in new competition

ISTANBUL, Turkey — UEFA’s newest competition will give several teams their first chance to play in the group stage of a European tournament.

Lincoln… Read more

Jaguars offense 'struggling to get in some rhythm' after two preseason games, Urban Meyer says

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer and rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence acknowledged Monday night the offense has to get better.

The… Read more

Patrick Reed, 2018 Masters champion, hospitalized with double pneumonia

Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, was hospitalized Monday with double pneumonia.

Reed told The Golf Channel in a statement he had been… Read more

Liverpool refuses to release Salah for World Cup qualifiers

CAIRO — Liverpool has refused to release Mohamed Salah for Egypt’s upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of coronavirus restrictions, the country’s… Read more

Bronx cheer: Velazquez helps streaking Yanks sweep Red Sox

NEW YORK — Growing up in the Bronx, Andrew Velazquez remembers attending plenty of Yankees games — though not any specific ones against Boston.

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