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Grant accepts Olympic bid, pushes USA Basketball roster to 12

USA Basketball now has a full 12-man roster for the Tokyo Games, after Chicago's Zach LaVine and Detroit's Jerami Grant accepted invitations Wednesday to join the team that will try to win ...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

MLB to use unique uniforms for All-Star Game at Coors Field

Team jerseys won’t be worn for first time

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Trae Young drops 48 points, Hawks beat Bucks in Game 1

Atlanta continues surprising playoffs run

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Story homers twice, Márquez dominates as Rockies top Mariners

SEATTLE – With how easy German Márquez was cruising through the Seattle Mariners lineup, perfection seemed entirely possible. Márquez missed out on his bid to be perfect, settling instead f...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Study finds third of un-vaxxed New Mexicans don’t want doses

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico has helped lead a national study of hesitancy surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, which found it prevalent in its own state. The school announced Wednes...

DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Ayton soars for last second alley-oop, Suns beat Clippers

PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton jammed an alley-oop pass from Jae Crowder with 0.7 seconds left, giving the Phoenix Suns a thrilling 104-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night i...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Detroit Pistons win NBA Draft lottery

Cunningham the expected top pick

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tour de France to hold women's cycling race in July 2022

PARIS – A women's version of the Tour de France will be held in 2022 with a start on Paris' iconic Champs-Elysees boulevard after the conclusion of the men's race, organizers announced Thurs...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

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 choice. The 60-man field was set Tuesday based on the world ranking with a half-...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tokyo: Olympics like no other with Olympic Village to match

TOKYO (AP) — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics will be like no other when they open on July 23. And they'll have an idiosyncratic Olympic Village to match. Start with the aptly named “Feve...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Jon Rahm finds perspective to go with passion with win at U.S. Open

SAN DIEGO – Jon Rahm's road to becoming a U.S. Open champion might have started with a pair of bogeys. It ended with a pair of birdies at Torrey Pines that will be far more memorable. In the...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Jon Rahm’s steady back nine paves way to U.S. Open title

Everyone who’s played it, from the late, great Ben Hogan to the guys you get paired with down at the local muni, has probably said it at one time or another: Golf is a game of misses. It als...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports