Month: July 2016

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is about to reach the 3,000-hit mark in Major League Baseball. The 42-year-old Japanese icon is expected to conquer the milestone this week during Miami’s 10-game homestand. The Marlins are hosting the New York Mets July 22-24, the Philadelphia Phillies July 25-27 and the St. Louis Cardinals July 28-31 at […]

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Dennis Green, the trailblazing coach who led a Minnesota Vikings renaissance in the 1990s before a less successful run with the Arizona Cardinals, has died. He was 67. Green’s family posted a message on the Cardinals website on Friday announcing the death. “His family was by his side and he fought hard,” the statement read. […]

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The International Olympic Committee is weighing up whether to ban Russia from next month’s games in Rio de Janeiro after revelations of a massive doping cover-up, but relations between the two were once much sunnier. When IOC president Thomas Bach was elected in 2013, he was called almost immediately by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose […]

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Usain Bolt looked in fine shape for the Olympics by winning his last race before Rio de Janeiro on his return from injury. Keni Harrison also looked more than ready for Brazil by breaking a 28-year record in the 100-meters hurdles in London on Friday. Only unlike Bolt, Harrison is not going to the Olympics. […]

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Lawyers say Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green will pay $560 for a noise violation in a deal that gets rid of a misdemeanor assault-and-battery charge. David Meyers, an attorney for the city, said the noise violation is not a criminal charge so no guilty plea is required. Green’s attorney, James Heos, said Friday it’s […]

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Junichi Tazawa returned to the roster after being activated from the 15-day disabled list, the club said Friday. Tazawa, who complained of discomfort in his right shoulder after a game against the Los Angeles Angels on July 3, has pitched in 35 games this year — the second most on […]

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Hull manager Steve Bruce has left the newly promoted Premier League club three weeks before the new season starts. Hull said the 55-year-old Bruce left by “mutual consent” after four years in charge. The departure comes as the club has failed to make major signings in the summer transfer window amid uncertainty over its ownership. […]

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