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Trump fetes Dodgers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has celebrated the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House, calling the team "one of the great brands anywhere in the world." Thursday's event marked the Dodgers' second consecutive World Series win and second White House ...

Guts Frisbee celebrates 50 years in Marquette

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Guts Frisbee Association has announced the 50th anniversary of the U.S National Guts Frisbee Tournament will be held in Marquette at Tourist Park Aug. 1-2. Guts is a high-speed game of catch between two teams of five competitors standing 14 meters apart. Players ...

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Collier paces Lynx SEATTLE (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 10 rebounds in her season debut, Kayla McBride added 20 points and the Minnesota Lynx headed into the WNBA All-Star break with the best record in the league after an 86-76 win over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday ...

Pogačar protects lead in Tour de France

VOIRON, France (AP) — Jasper Philipsen capped a fine team performance Wednesday to win stage 17 of the Tour de France, where defending champion Tadej Pogačar protected his overall lead. Mathieu van der Poel led his Alpecin-Premier Tech teammate Philipsen to his first stage victory of ...

Red Sox win 15th straight, matching longest in club history

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox won their 15th straight game to match a club record for the longest winning streak in team history from 80 years ago, beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the opener of a split doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. They equaled the 1946 American League ...

Tigers place right-hander Flaherty on 15-day IL

CHICAGO (AP) — The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with right flexor inflammation. Flaherty pitched four innings in Monday night's 8-6 victory at the Chicago Cubs. He allowed three runs and four hits. The 30-year-old Flaherty is ...