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Jamaican sprinter Fraser-Pryce to make Paris Games her fifth and final Olympics

Jamaican great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said the Paris Games will be her fifth and final Olympics. The 37-year-old sprinter, who won two gold medals at 100 meters and another in the 4×100 relay, told Essence.com she still loves the sport but will retire after Paris so she can spend more time with her husband and her 6-year-old son, Zyon. “My son …

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Vanderbilt takes on No. 15 South Carolina following Taylor’s 20-point game

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-16, 1-8 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (20-3, 8-2 SEC) Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt visits the No. 15 South Carolina …

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Sweden and Denmark team up to bid for Euro 2029 in women’s soccer

PARIS (AP) — Denmark and Sweden will bid to host the 2029 Women’s European Championship, the two federations said Thursday. They are no longer with their Nordic neighbors Norway and Finland after their four-nation bid for the 2025 edition lost out to Switzerland in a final round of voting by UEFA’s executive committee last year. The tournament of 16 teams …

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San Francisco visits Pepperdine after Williams’ 20-point showing

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. San Francisco Dons (18-6, 7-2 WCC) at Pepperdine Waves (9-15, 2-7 WCC) Malibu, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dons -9.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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Pachuca derrota a León y el nuevo líder del torneo Clausura de México

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Con un gol de Erick Sánchez en la segunda parte, el Pachuca derrotó 3-2 al León el miércoles y se convirtió en el nuevo líder del torneo Clausura de México. Alan Bautista anotó a los 12 minutos, el marroquí Oussama Idrissi amplió a los 60 y Sánchez hizo el tercer tanto de los Tuzos a …

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Little Rock takes on Western Illinois for conference showdown

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Little Rock Trojans (13-11, 7-4 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (15-8, 8-2 OVC) Macomb, Illinois; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Leathernecks -1; over/under is 141 BOTTOM …

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Jimmy Butler gets triple-double, Heat pull away late to top Spurs 116-104

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler got his first triple-double in more than two years. And as always, personal stats didn’t matter much to him. Butler finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, Tyler Herro led the way with 24 points and the Miami Heat pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-104 on …

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