National Sports

Teunissen wins Tour opening stage, Thomas crashes at end

BRUSSELS — Apart from the celebrations of Eddy Merckx's first victory at the Tour de France half a century ago, nothing went according to plans on the race opening day.

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On the eve of the World Cup final, Rapinoe calls out FIFA

LYON, France — Megan Rapinoe called out FIFA on the eve of the Women's World Cup title match.

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"Build this man a statue": Twitter responds to Leonard's move to Clippers

Raptors Twitter was ignited Saturday morning following reports that Kawhi Leonard will be signing with the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Sweden beats England 2-1 to take third at Women's World Cup

NICE, France — Kosovare Asllani set Sweden on its way to a 2-1 victory over England for third place in the Women's World Cup on Saturday night but the midfielder almost didn't play in the bronze medal match.

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Raptors face uncertain future, but will have truckload of cap space next summer

TORONTO — Less than a month ago, Pascal Siakam was crossing the stage at the NBA awards in Santa Monica, Calif., to accept the league's Most Improved Player award.

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Williams warms up for doubles with singles win at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams warmed up for her opening mixed doubles match at Wimbledon by reaching the fourth round in singles.

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Canada's Pavan, Humana-Paredes win gold at beach volleyball world championship

Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes saw their confidence grow with every hard-fought win at the world beach volleyball championship in Germany over the past two weeks.

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Canada to play for seventh at U19 World Cup after loss to Puerto Rico

HERAKLION, Greece — Canada will play for seventh place at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup after a 98-81 loss to Puerto Rico on Saturday.

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Baseball faces crowded sports market in Britain, Europe

LONDON — Making the long walk from the Stratford train station through a mall and to Olympic Stadium, fans headed to the first Major League Baseball games in Europe passed retailers filled with gear from Premier League clubs.

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Southern California reels from magnitude 7.1 quake

LOS ANGELES — A quake with a magnitude of 7.

Jul 6, 2019 2:00 AM Read more >