Tag: Men’s sports
Australia squads to play Fiji, NZ in Olympic tuneup event
TOWNSVILLE, Australia — Australia men's rugby sevens coach Tim Walsh has his squad up against some fairly strong competition in a warm-up tournament this...
Kelly helps D-backs end 17-game skid, beat Brewers 5-1
PHOENIX — Merrill Kelly pitched seven effective innings, Ketel Marte had two hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped a 17-game losing streak by beating...
Switzerland bids to end run of last-16 losses at Euro 2020
Switzerland had to wait a day to find out it advanced to the round of 16 at the European Championship.
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Washington Spirit’s Yokoyama comes out as transgender
Kumi Yokoyama, a forward for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League, has come out as a transgender man.
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AP Sportlight
June 23
1917 — In baseball’s greatest relief effort, Ernie Shore...
Darvish fans 11, Padres get 2 big homers to beat Dodgers 6-2
SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish struck out 11 in six brilliant innings to become the fastest big leaguer to reach 1,500 for his career,...
Secret recording has Wisconsin seniors criticizing Gard
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s seniors were openly critical of coach Greg Gard during a late-season team meeting that was secretly recorded and later sent...
19-year-old Bukayo Saka stands tall for England at Euro 2020
LONDON — Bukayo Saka was put on the field to turn possession into penetration, to create chances for an England team that had scored...
LEADING OFF: Franco debut, Kershaw vs Snell, Hendricks hot
A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
DEBUT DAY
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Top-heavy field for Olympic golf still missing some stars
Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by...