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Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting wins women's featherweight gold amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, made light work of Polish opponent Julia Szeremeta to claim the women's featherweight title on Saturday.,Lin and Algeria's Imane Khelif, who won gold in the welterweight category on Friday, have been in the ...

Nationals activate RHP Jordan Weems, recall SS Jose Tena
The Washington Nationals activated right-hander Jordan Weems from the 15-day injured list Saturday and recalled shortstop Jose Tena from Triple-A Rochester.,In corresponding moves, third baseman Trey Lipscomb and right-hander Joan Adon were optioned to Rochester.,Weems, 31, has been out since July 2...

CB Stephon Gilmore visiting Vikings on Monday
Two-time All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore plans to visit the Minnesota Vikings on Monday.,Gilmore told NFL reporter Josina Anderson that he is flying to Minneapolis in his bid to gain employment for the 2024 NFL season. ,Gilmore, who turns 34 on Sept. 19, recorded 68 tackles, two interceptions and...
Saturday August 10 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for Team USA vs. France and MLB
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the men's Olympic gold medal basketball game between France and Team USA, with some bonus MLB bets....

Olympic breaking: Refugee DQ'd, Japan's Ami wins gold
PARIS -- Afghan-born Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team at the Paris Games, was disqualified after displaying the words "Free Afghan Women" on her cape during her breaking routine in the competition's pre-qualifiers on Friday.,Talash, a 21-year-old who lives in Spain, wore a light ...

Four tied for lead after first round at Boeing Classic
Woody Austin, Steven Alker of New Zealand, Robert Karlsson of Sweden and Gene Sauers each shot a 6-under-par 66 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Wash.,Austin, who is seeking his fifth win on the Champions Tour, made eight birdies, including...

Nationals turn away Angels with walk-off win in 10th
Alex Call's one-out RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the host Washington Nationals to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.,With Angels left-hander Matt Moore (5-3) on the mound to start the 10th, the Nationals' Nasim Nunez bunted automatic runner Jacob Young t...

Japan captures two freestyle wrestling gold medals
PARIS -- Powerhouse Japan claimed two of Friday's three freestyle wrestling gold medals at the Paris Olympics through Rei Higuchi and Tsugumi Sakurai to maintain their dominance on the mat at the Champ de Mars Arena.,Bulgaria's Magomed Ramazanov won the men's 86kg gold against an injured Hassan Yazd...

paiN Gaming among five to advance at IEM Cologne
Five teams advanced to the group stage during a busy day of play-in action at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne in Germany on Friday.,paiN Gaming was the only team to pick up two wins Friday. In the lone lower-bracket first-round matchup, paiN rallied to beat Imperial Esports 2-1. After losing 13-10...

Uzbek boxers shine, Algeria's Imane Khelif wins amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev and Lazizbek Mullojonov won gold on Friday as Uzbekistan took the lead in the boxing medal tally for the Paris Olympics, while Algeria's Imane Khelif claimed victory in the women's welterweight final.,Muydinkhujaev beat Mexico's Marco Verde in the men's welterweight ...

Cowboys, Vikings swap CBs Nahshon Wright, Andrew Booth
Dallas and Minnesota have agreed to exchange Cowboys cornerback Nahshon Wright for Vikings cornerback Andrew Booth, according to multiple media reports Friday.,The Cowboys selected Wright in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and he has played in 32 games (three starts), primarily on special tea...

Report: NWSL, union agree to long-term CBA
The National Women's Soccer League and its players have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement that will run through at least 2030, Sportico reported Friday.,Per the report, the league owners approved the deal "in the last few weeks" but both sides have kept the deal quiet, with details sparse....
Friday August 9 Best Sports Betting Picks for Olympics, MLB and NFL Preseason
Friday's sports calendar is packed with an MLB slate of games, Olympic women's basketball, and NFL preseason. These are our top betting picks for August 9, 2024....

Japan's Akari Fujinami ambles to freestyle wrestling gold
PARIS -- Japanese wrestling juggernaut Akari Fujinami extended her outrageous winning streak to claim the women's 53-kilogram freestyle gold of the Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Thursday.,The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and capped her campaign with ridiculous ease...

Uzbek boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov beats local favorite for gold
PARIS -- Rio Olympics champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan claimed the men's flyweight boxing final after beating France's Billal Bennama at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, while Cindy Ngamba made history by winning the refugee Olympic team's first-ever medal.,Dusmatov's win by unanimous decisio...

Red Bull employee's appeal dismissed in case against Horner
Red Bull F1 team boss Christian Horner has been cleared again of allegations of inappropriate behavior after an appeal in the case was dismissed.,Red Bull GmbH, the Austria-based parent company of the Formula One racing team, made the announcement Thursday after reviewing the findings of a second in...

Vikings' Sam Darnold to start preseason opener vs. Raiders
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold will start Saturday's preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders before turning the keys over to rookie J.J. McCarthy, coach Kevin O'Connell said Thursday.,"Sam Darnold will start the game and then we will transition to J.J. McCarthy for what I'm very, v...

China's Xie Siyi returns from long layoff, defends 3M diving gold
PARIS -- China's Xie Siyi successfully defended his gold medal in three-meter springboard diving at the Paris Olympics on Thursday despite a two-year break from the sport since he claimed top honors in Tokyo.,Teammate Wang Zongyuan took silver while Mexico's Osmar Olvera got the bronze medal.,Xie, 2...

Spirit G Lyza Bosselmann (wrist) out for season
Washington Spirit goalkeeper Lyza Bosselmann will miss the rest of the NWSL season with a wrist injury.,The team placed Bosselmann, 23, on the season-ending injury list on Thursday.,Drafted 28th overall out of Gonzaga in 2023, Bosselmann is in her second season with the Spirit.,She made her NWSL deb...

Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead to carry U.S. flag at closing ceremony
Swimmer Katie Ledecky and rower Nick Mead, gold-medal winners at the Paris Olympics, will serve as U.S. flag bearers during the closing ceremony of the Games on Sunday.,Ledecky, 27, won four medals, including two gold, in Paris to give her 14 career medals -- the most of any American female Olympian...