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A letter drafted by U.S. and Canadian anti-doping leaders urging Russia’s removal from the upcoming Olympics is circulating days before the public release of a report expected to detail a state-sponsored doping system that corrupted the country’s entire sports program. The letter, drafted last week and obtained by The Associated Press, is being prepared to possibly be sent to the International Olympic Committee’s president and executive board after the Monday…

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As Lefty and the Ice Man duelled their way up the 18th at Royal Troon and basked in the acclaim of the grandstand on Saturday evening, BBC 5 Live’s Jay Townsend was in lyrical mood. “This is the pinnacle of the game. This is the Open Championship, the biggest tournament in the world. There is no equal,” he whispered as Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson set themselves up for an…

12.53pm EDT12:53 Stenson moves two shots clear! Stenson drains a monster from the fringe on the right of 15! It’s one of those that’s always heading in, on an inexorable 50-feet journey. Up a small bank, oscillating along a line on the right lip, and perfectly paced, the last drop of energy toppling the ball into the cup! He allows himself a little fist pump, because he knows that could…

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… CLE-MIN: 9 LAD-ARI: 9 MIL-CIN: 9 2. Weather: Everything looks clear for Sunday. 3. You down with BvP? Brian…

UPDATE: The Indians’ offering to Jobu didn’t work. Yan Gomes was hitless in two at-bats after pinch hitting Saturday night at Minnesota, and he dropped a throw home in the 11th inning, letting the winning run score. One of the hottest teams in baseball at the moment are the Cleveland Indians, who have the best record in the American League heading into Saturday’s games. It seems like every night a…

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Texas’ Yu Darvish returned from the disabled list to strike out nine but was inefficient and wild at times, and Anthony Rizzo’s two-run double helped lead the host Chicago Cubs past the Rangers 3-1 on Saturday. In his first start since June 8 because of shoulder pain, Darvish (2-1) reached 98 mph and allowed only two runs and two hits, but the righthander lasted just 4 1/3…

Major League Baseball is telling managers to cool it on arguing balls and strikes, and warning them not to rely on replay help to bolster their beefs. MLB executive Joe Torre sent a memo Friday to managers, general managers and assistant general managers that said: “This highly inappropriate conduct is detrimental to the game and must stop immediately.” “Although disagreements over ball and strike calls are natural,…

A letter drafted by U.S. and Canadian anti-doping leaders urging Russia’s removal from the upcoming Olympics is circulating days before the public release of a report expected to detail a state-sponsored doping system that corrupted the country’s entire sports program. The letter, drafted last week and obtained by The Associated Press, is being prepared to possibly be sent to the International Olympic Committee’s president and executive board after the Monday…

The ‘Iceman’ Kimi Raikkonen – then (2001) and now (2016) Kimi Raikkonen famously does not show a lot of emotion, but it emerged over the British Grand Prix weekend that he enjoys a bit of schadenfreude. A little over 24 hours after it was announced that Ferrari had re-signed him for 2017, the monotone, mumbling Finn held his usual post-qualifying news conference. “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think…

TENNIS Ivan Dodigand Marin Cilickept Croatia alive in the Davis Cup quarterfinal match with the United States, beating twins Bob and Mike Bryan, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, Saturday in Portland, Ore. The Dodig-Cilic victory cut Croatia’s deficit to 2-1 heading into the reverse single Sunday on the Tualatin Hills hard court. The United States took a 2-0 lead Friday when Jack Sockand John Isnerwon the opening singles…

As Lefty and the Ice Man duelled their way up the 18th at Royal Troon and basked in the acclaim of the grandstand on Saturday evening, BBC 5 Live’s Jay Townsend was in lyrical mood. “This is the pinnacle of the game. This is the Open Championship, the biggest tournament in the world. There is no equal,” he whispered as Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson set themselves up for an…

Moving day at Lord’s. In fact the movement was often imperceptible as the game sometimes proceeded at a 20th century pace. Wary batsmen gleaned their runs at under three per over. But movement there was. Eleven wickets fell, five of them to the irrepressible Chris Woakes and one side will be celebrating victory before Monday evening. The beauty of it is that we are not quite sure which one it…

UPDATE: The Indians’ offering to Jobu didn’t work. Yan Gomes was hitless in two at-bats after pinch hitting Saturday night at Minnesota, and he dropped a throw home in the 11th inning, letting the winning run score. One of the hottest teams in baseball at the moment are the Cleveland Indians, who have the best record in the American League heading into Saturday’s games. It seems like every night a…

Rizzo helps Cubs spoil Darvish return Texas’ Yu Darvish returned from the disabled list to strike out nine but was inefficient and wild at times, and Anthony Rizzo’s two-run double helped lead the host Chicago Cubs past the Rangers 3-1 on Saturday. In his first start since June 8 because of shoulder pain, Darvish (2-1) reached 98 mph and allowed only two runs and two hits, but…

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Fred Lorenzen is embraced by his daughter Amanda as son Chris looks on during his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Jan. 30, 2015.(Photo: Nell Redmond, AP) LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — He was one of NASCAR’s first superstars, but Fred Lorenzen’s memories of his Hall of Fame career have dimmed as he battles dementia. His Daytona 500 victory, the wins he piled up to become NASCAR’s first $100,000…

After it was announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway due to concussion-like symptoms, NASCAR took the time to explain how their concussion protocol is handled. On Friday at New Hampshire, David Higdon, Vice President of NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications, opened the Hendrick Motorsports news conference by laying out details of the process Earnhardt Jr. is going through….