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The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.” For 18 ...

DATE: Jul 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Offseason Acquisitions: Fort Lewis College men’s soccer

Skyhawks bring in talented international recruiting class

DATE: Jul 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tour de France update: Kuss jumps into top 25, Simmons into top 50 of GC after Stage 10

Kuss and Simmons finished inside top 30 of first mountain stage

DATE: Jul 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Nationals take Eli Willits with No. 1 pick in MLB draft, first of record 17 first-round shortstops

ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in a selection seen b...

DATE: Jul 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Jannik Sinner beats 2-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title

LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner insisted early on at Wimbledon that he put an excruciating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in their epic French Open final behind him. Sinner was sure that one defeat woul...

DATE: Jul 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tour de France update: Kuss inside top 40, Simmons inside top 70 after Stage 8

First mountain stage will be on Monday; first rest day on Tuesday

DATE: Jul 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Iga Swiatek's 6-0, 6-0 win over Amanda Anisimova delivers her her first Wimbledon title, 6th major

LONDON (AP) — For years, Iga Swiatek never quite felt comfortable on Wimbledon's grass courts, never thought she could add a trophy there to her other Grand Slam triumphs. Oh, did that turn ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

The Alcaraz-Sinner final at Wimbledon is the first French Open rematch since Federer-Nadal in 2008

LONDON (AP) — It's fitting that the Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner on Sunday represents the first time the same two men meet for that title right after playing for ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports