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Cincinnati Reds right fielder Jay Bruce (32) takes off for first on a double in the bottom of the eighth inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. The Reds fell 9-2 to the Cubs for loss No. 50 of the season.(Photo: Sam Greene) Jay Bruce was in the Reds dugout Sunday, a…

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT: – RIO DE JANEIRO – Five days before the opening of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach holds a news conference that is expected to be dominated by the Russian doping scandal and the final preparations for South America’s first games. News…

Walker played more than 200 events on the PGA Tour before winning his first of his five titles American Jimmy Walker won his first major with a one-shot victory at the US PGA Championship at Baltusrol. The 37-year-old closed with a bogey-free three-under-par 67 to hold off Australia’s world number one Jason Day (67) and win on 14 under. American Daniel Summerhays (66) was third on 10 under, while Open…

1) Pigeon racing – Paris, 1900 The success of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 had many believing that the Greek capital should be the nascent movement’s permanent host. No doubt, many citizens whose cities have been left with a hefty deficit and an expensive white elephant or two wish it had been. But somehow failing to foresee things like terrorism in Munich, smog in Beijing, and…

x Embed x Share Comcast has created new technology that will allow its users to watch the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro wherever and whenever. The 2016 U.S. Women’s Olympic team pose for a photo after the team trials at SAP Center: front: Laurie Hernandez, MyKayla Skinner, Simone Biles, Ragan Smith; back: Ashton Locklear, Aly Raisman, Madison Kocian,Gabby Douglas.(Photo: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports) Quick, name a superstar female…

MARNE – Carson Hocevar stood in Victory Lane after winning the July 16 Super Late Model feature at Berlin Raceway, and he explained that his goal is to someday race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The 13-year old Portage youth told the crowd Saturday night that his goal hasn’t changed a bit, even though NASCAR ruled last week that he is too young to race at sanctioned tracks like…

x Embed x Share A look back at some of the different uniforms Team USA has worn at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies of the past several decades. USA TODAY Sports Green Britain’s modern pentathlon team, from left to right: Jan Bartu, Modern Pentathlon Performance director, Mark England, Team GBs Chef de Mission, Kate French, James Cooke, Joe Choong, Samantha Murray and Dominic Mahony.(Photo: Warren Little, Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO…

Welcome to Sunday’s daily fantasy post! Remember that you can find our posts on the brand-spanking new DFS home page, as well as the fantasy page. Bookmark those sites now! Let’s get to Sunday’s interesting facts, using DraftKings prices. Five Things to Watch: 1.Here are the three highest projected over/unders, provided by OddsShark… KC-TEX 10.5 PIT-MIL 9 HOU-DET 9 2. Weather: We should be all clear for Sunday, but check on Twitter to…

Miciah Rollingbull, 12, and his teammates watch the last inning of their game on Monday, July, 11. It was a tough loss for the team but Busby coach, Sheldon King constantly reminds the team that it is just a game. For some players, this season is the first year they have played.

Since he coasted to the 100-meter finish line in world-record time at the Bird’s Nest eight years ago, Usain Bolt has been the smiling face of track and field. He has served as the anchorman of the Olympics — virtually the only reason any casual fan would pay attention to a sport that has orchestrated its own slow, sad, drug-infused downfall. His tender hamstring improving, Bolt will be back for…

Lewis Hamilton dominated the German Grand Prix to move into a 19-point lead in the championship over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton shot into the lead at the start from second on the grid as Rosberg slipped to fourth, where he finished after a difficult afternoon. Rosberg was penalised for forcing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen off the track. The German finished behind Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Verstappen after being…

Dundee United: Bell, Robson, Donaldson, Durnan, Toshney, Flood, Murdoch, Obadeyi, Van der Velden, Fraser, Murray. Subs: Dillon, Spittal, Telfer, Johnson, Anier, Zwick, Soutar.  Dunfermline Athletic: Hutton, Talbot, Richards-Everton, Ashcroft, Martin, Cardle, Wedderburn, Lewis Spence, McCabe, Higginbotham, Moffat. Subs: Lochhead, McMullan, Smith, Gill, Thomas, Fordyce, Paton.  Referee: John McKendrick

Baseball’s Ichiro Suzuki is a few hits away from batting 3000. And football’s Ezekiel Elliot is under investigation for domestic violence. Elise Hu talks with Mike Pesca of Slate’s The Gist podcast.

I’m not saying one is necessarily aquiver with excitement about watching Obafemi Martins play football but, footballers, like any supra-national amoral corporate entity, will go where the money is. There’s no reason to suppose that today’s quite good-ish Colombians might soon be, say, James Rodriguez, and then it’s a hop, skip and a lorry land of cash to yer Neymars.  And thirdly, the football is of a good standard, and…

x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck looks ahead to the Pennsylvania 400 and the story lines that fans should keep an eye on leading up to this weekend. USA TODAY Sports Kurt Busch, front, won the June Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway.(Photo: Matthew O’Haren, USA TODAY Sports) LONG POND, Pa. — It is NASCAR race day at Pocono Raceway, and we’ve got all the information you need…

facebook Share twitter Share Following an absence of 108 years, Ireland’s men’s field hockey team will make a long-awaited return to the Olympic Games at Rio 2016, where they will line up in a 12-team competition featuring six nations that have won gold before. Held in Antwerp (BEL) and Buenos Aires (ARG) in June and July 2015, the FIH…

Since he coasted to the 100-meter finish line in world-record time at the Bird’s Nest eight years ago, Usain Bolt has been the smiling face of track and field. He has served as the anchorman of the Olympics — virtually the only reason any casual fan would pay attention to a sport that has orchestrated its own slow, sad, drug-infused downfall. His tender hamstring improving, Bolt will be back for…

Good morning America! An earlier Sunday start than expected, then, on account of all that rain, and the threat of lethal lightning, yesterday. We could have more of the same bad weather today, of course – there’s a fair chance the 98th PGA Championship will stretch into Monday, or even Tuesday – so nothing is set in stone. But for now, the plan is this: get the third round completed…

Concerns about concussions are prevalent in sports other than football, including soccer.(Photo: I9 Sports) Ready to share carpool duty and spend weekends in the stands watching your athlete? Wait. Before you sign your child up for intense practices, body slams and end zone victory dances, you should know how contact sports can affect your child’s future. We’re not talking just about college scholarships or pro contracts, but potential brain damage….

Media playback is not supported on this device Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores with bicycle kick on Manchester United debut Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Manchester United have “something big on the go” after scoring a bicycle kick on his first Red Devils appearance. Ibrahimovic, 34, met Antonio Valencia’s cross with a typically athletic volley as United beat Galatasaray 5-2. The Turkish side bossed the remainder of the half and led thanks to goals…