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MLB plans to use robot umpire challenge system in All-Star Game

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to use its robot umpire technology for ball-strike challenges in Tuesday's All-Star Game at Atlanta, another step toward possible regular-season use next season. MLB said Wednesday it intended to make the All-Star announcement today. Teams won ...

Valkyries rout Fever 80-61 as Clark struggles in her return from injury

NDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Veronica Burton had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists, Kayla Thornton added 18 points and eight boards, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Indiana Fever 80-61 on Wednesday to spoil Caitlin Clark's return. The Valkyries held Clark to just 10 points on 4-of-12 ...

Cousins reveals he played through arm injury to keep Falcons’ starting job

ATLANTA (AP) — Kirk Cousins said on the Netflix series "Quarterback" that he played through an injury to his right, throwing arm last season in part to keep from losing his starting job with the Atlanta Falcons to rookie backup Michael Penix Jr. At minicamp last month, Cousins said he ...

NHL and the NHLPA ratify their CBA extension through 2030

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have ratified their extension of the collective bargaining agreement, securing labor peace in the sport through 2030. The league and union announced in a joint news release Tuesday that the deal had been approved. It took a vote of the Board of Governors ...

Chelsea beats Fluminense 2-0 to reach Club World Cup final

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — João Pedro scored twice against his boyhood team in his first start for Chelsea, leading the Blues over Fluminense 2-0 Tuesday to assure an all-European Club World Cup final. A 23-year-old who had been at Fluminense from about age 10 until leaving for Watford ...

US soccer readies for 2026 World Cup

Now comes the U.S. national team's version of "Survivor." Having expanded his player pool during a CONCACAF Gold Cup that ended with a 2-1 loss to Mexico in Sunday's final, coach Mauricio Pochettino has eight friendlies left from September through March to evaluate players to pick for the ...