PARIS — Real Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final that started 37 minutes late because of disturbing crowd issues outside the Stade de France on Saturday. Brazil winger Vinícius Júnior applied a close-range finish in the 59th minute from Federico Valverde’s drive across…
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By SUSAN HAIGH and PATRICK SEMANSKY | Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mourners laid to rest the last of 10 Black people killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket with a service on Saturday that became a call to action and an emotional plea to end the hate and violence that has wracked…
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The Chicago White Sox designated starter Dallas Keuchel for assignment, the team announced Saturday. Keuchel had a 2-5 record and a 7.88 ERA with 20 strikeouts in eight starts this season. The left-hander, who won the American League Cy Young Award in 2015 with the Houston Astros, was a major addition during the 2019 offseason,…
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The month of May has been full of ups and downs for the Galaxy. In its last two MLS home games, the Galaxy has been outscored 6-1. In between those two games was Wednesday’s riveting 3-1 victory over Los Angeles Football Club in the U.S. Open Cup. Sunday, the Galaxy will end the month at…
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By YURAS KARMANAU and ELENA BECATOROS | Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — As Russia asserted progress in its goal of seizing the entirety of contested eastern Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin tried to shake European resolve Saturday to punish his country with sanctions and to keep supplying weapons that have supported Ukraine’s defense. The Russian Defense…
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Inning after inning, Nathan Eovaldi retook the mound. The Boston Red Sox right-hander has shown the ability for extended outings this season, reaching 101 pitches on three occasions. But there was nothing like this — and he’s never done it in his 11-year career, either — blowing past 101 pitches and not stopping until he’d…
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INDIANAPOLIS — Chip Ganassi skipped his 1982 graduation ceremony at Duquesne to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. The Pittsburgh native made the field but turned out to be just an OK race car driver. His strengths were outside the car and inside the boardroom. In the 40 years since, Ganassi has built one of the…
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UVALDE, Texas — Living in a rural Texas town renowned for white-tailed deer hunting, where rifles are a regular prize at school raffles, Desirae Garza never thought much about gun laws. That changed after her 10-year-old niece, Amerie Jo, was fatally shot inside Robb Elementary School. “You can’t purchase a beer, and yet you can…
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The Orlando Magic, owners of the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, took a step forward in their pre-draft evaluations during the mid-May NBA draft combine in Chicago. Now the Magic, who also have the Nos. 32 and 35 picks in the second round, are hosting prospects for workouts in Orlando ahead of the…
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“President Biden,” Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike said Friday evening, pausing and then raising her voice: “President Biden! “Please,” she said. “Use all available resources to get Brittney Griner home.” Ogwumike’s direct appeal to President Joe Biden came toward the end of a four-minute statement she delivered jointly with Sparks teammate Katie Lou Samuelson after their…
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