PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James said his longstanding friendship with All-Star Tyrese Maxey and a desire to help Joel Embiid win his first NBA title played significant roles in his decision to sign a two-year, $8 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers in July. The 41-year-old James reveale...
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City plans to fight the Premier League for months if found guilty of alleged financial breaches. Reports Friday said an independent panel had upheld nearly all of the 100-plus financial charges against the club in a case that were put forth m...
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BERN, Switzerland (AP) — World Cup quarterfinalist Switzerland has lost a second player from its Nations League squad because of years-old cases of fake COVID-19 documents. Breel Embolo will not join the squad in Scotland as planned, the Swiss soccer federation said Friday, due t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Valley on Friday morning saw isolated shower activity. Coverage continues all day at 20%, with lower chances over the weekend. It won't be a washout, so don't cancel those Friday night/ weekend plans! Activity also won't be severe but the mo...
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Commanders have not discussed putting Jayden Daniels on injured reserve with the quarterback's return from a dislocated left elbow apparently a possibility within the next month, Washington general manager Adam Peters said Friday. "As of right now, surgery...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Denny Matthews figured he was a longshot to get the job broadcasting games for the expansion Kansas City Royals. It was 1969, and he was fresh out of Illinois Wesleyan, where when not in class he had played football and baseball, and listened to Cubs and C...
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Major League Baseball's postseason is rapidly approaching, with the Los Angeles Dodgers seeking a third straight World Series title. Four teams clinched their playoff tickets Thursday, leaving only two spots remaining as the season reaches its final weekend. The Dodgers are once ...
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SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova won their singles matches to lead Czechia to a 2-0 win over Spain on Friday and a shot at the Billie Jean King Cup title. The Czechs will face either Ukraine or two-time defending champion Italy in Sunda...
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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — George Russell took pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Formula 1 standings leader Kimi Antonelli hit the wall in qualifying Friday. With his teammate Antonelli out of the running, Russell showed why Mercedes is such a big favorite at the Bak...
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NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Chinese freestyler Zhang Zhanshuo completed his sweep of seven gold medals at the Asian Games, taking the 400-meter freestyle in 3 minutes, 41.28 seconds on Friday on the final day of swimming events. His time was just 1.30 seconds off the world record held b...
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Gianni Infantino came under more pressure on Friday as the Premier League and three other top European leagues called for FIFA governance reform following the failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. A statement co-signed with the top leagues from S...
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Sam Presti knows there is no dancing around the fact the Thunder will have a different makeup this season though that doesn't make OKC's longtime general manager nervous. The Thunder won 64 games and took the San Antonio Spurs to seven games in the Western Co...
