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A Texas woman facing flooding from Harvey posted video of a startling sight: two alligators swimming through her backyard. Arlene Kelsch uploaded the clip to Facebook Saturday showing the water level nearly covering her fence. She pointed out the first alligator swimming behind her home, then showed a section of the fence where the water was high enough for the gator to enter her yard. “So here’s the…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Two Chinese female weightlifters have lost their appeals against being stripped of their 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medals for doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday that the IOC was right to disqualify Cao Lei from the 75-kilogram class and Liu Chunhong in the 69-kilo event at their home Summer Games. Both tested positive for GHRP-2, which stimulates production of…

TAIPEI, Taiwan – USA Team erupted for five runs in the seventh inning to rally for an 8-4 victory over the Czech Republic in the super round semifinals to advance to Tuesday’s gold medal game of the World University Games. The University of Iowa is the first American representative to advance to the gold medal baseball game and the Hawkeyes will be the first United States team to win…

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Twenty years ago, Arthur Ashe Stadium opened as the centerpiece of the USTA’s National Tennis Center with a stirring dedication ceremony headlined by Whitney Houston. It’s been mostly downhill from there. Aerial shots of the US Open’s octagonally shaped main show court have become a signal of New York City glamor beamed round the world. But while the pictures may look attractive to the millions who will never get the…

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels are one of the best come-from-behind teams in the majors this season, and they will need to pick themselves up again heading into their series opener against the visiting Oakland A’s on Monday. The Angels appeared on the verge of rallying from at least four runs down to win for a league-leading ninth time on Sunday against the Houston Astros, but they gave…

Thomas Lemar has won five international caps for France Liverpool are prepared to test Monaco’s resolve to keep midfielder Thomas Lemar with a club record offer of about £60m before Thursday’s transfer deadline. Manager Jurgen Klopp is an admirer of the 21-year-old and while no official bid has yet been tabled, there is definite interest from Anfield. Any move for Lemar is not linked to the future of midfielder Philippe…

Michael Vick’s past has followed him to the broadcast booth. So while Fox Sports landed the former NFL quarterback as a new studio analyst, not everybody is happy. Especially an animal advocacy group, Rally for Animals, which is asking supports to boycott the network and its sponsors over the hiring. The online petition has more than 34,000 signatures. Vick spent 21 months in federal prison for his role in a…

Don’t look now but your Saturday TV schedule from now through January will be plastered with college football — which is money in the bank for the country’s broadcast networks, sports cable networks and for the giant football factory universities. But if you’re not this type of weekend warrior, you better learn how to fake it. Your standing at the office water cooler depends on it. Both Sports Illustrated and…

Two Chinese female weightlifters have lost their appeals against being stripped of their 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medals for doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday that the IOC was right to disqualify Cao Lei from the 75-kilogram class and Liu Chunhong in the 69-kilo event at their home Summer Games. Both tested positive for GHRP-2, which stimulates production of growth hormone, in reanalysis last year of their…

BUDAPEST — As the Hungarian government continues to spar with Brussels and other EU capitals, it is turning to sport as an avenue for boosting its international profile and popularity at home. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Budapest Monday for the opening of the World Judo Championships. And in July, the country hosted the International Swimming Federation (FINA) championships, drawing elite swimmers and thousands of visitors to the capital. While the…

LAS VEGAS — It’s approaching 2:30 on Sunday morning and Conor McGregor is standing on an elevated stage on top of a DJ booth, looking down at an endless expanse of his adoring fans. The group pushes forward, their bodies mashing against one another. Some stand on couches or tables, climb aboard shoulders or railings, scale pillars and palm trees, just to catch one glimpse. They stretch thousands in all…

Aug 27, 2017 at 7:50p ET Watch as Charissa Thompson gives Tony Gonzalez an NFL team and he chooses whether they are trending up or down. NFL More NFL Videos Troy Aikman expects Dalton, Bengals to have a fine year 5 hours ago Tony Gonzalez breaks down his Top 10 NFL season trends 7 hours ago Bengals punter nearly pulls off a miraculous play after going behind-the-back with the football…

CHICAGO (CBS) — When 16-year-old Anuva Shandilya was a freshman, she and her 11-year-old brother went door-to-door in their neighborhood looking for donated sports equipment. “We went door-to-door, putting up flyers, asking if anyone had anything to donate. Just that summer, we collected more than 200 pieces — just my brother and I,” she said. Anuva Shandilya. (Photo provided to CBS/WBBM) And that’s how Chance for Sports was born. “I played…

BUDAPEST — As the Hungarian government continues to spar with Brussels and other EU capitals, it is turning to sport as an avenue for boosting its international profile and popularity at home. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Budapest Monday for the opening of the World Judo Championships. And in July, the country hosted the International Swimming Federation (FINA) championships, drawing elite swimmers and thousands of visitors to the capital. While the…

GIF via RPM NASCAR NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jeremy Clements had an unlikely first win in more ways than one. Clements had never won in his 256 Xfinity Series starts. When his No. 51 car spun out into Matt Tifft’s No. 19 car on the penultimate lap of Sunday’s race at Road America, the race still wasn’t over. Clements kept going to nab the win. Clements is an oval guy,…

Every August, Williamsport, Pa., becomes the center of the baseball universe, thanks to an army of volunteers. We peeked behind the scenes to see how the city comes together to host the Little League World Series, a festival of competition and goodwill. The Little League World Series fields in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, are a place of joy and civic pride for the townspeople and a shrine to youth baseball for the…

These challenges bring out the best in people. But there has never been anything like the terrifying floodwaters and churning bayous that have brought Houston to a standstill as Hurricane Harvey rumbles inland. •  Astros thoughts with Houston Homes have been ripped apart, hospitals flooded and emergency services overwhelmed as a great American city flirts with its breaking point. “It’s catastrophic, unprecedented, epic — whatever adjective you want to use,”…

ANAHEIM, Calif. – There are people filling and hoisting sandbags and paddling dinghies and breathing against their fears and wondering what’s next in Houston, and some are their wives and children and neighbors, and in a clubhouse 1,500 miles away the Houston Astros are watching on their phones. The city that is their baseball home is under water and taking on more, and people are dying, and people are being…