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MMA pound-for-pound rankings – How high does Makhachev land?
The rise of Islam Makhachev in the UFC’s lightweight division culminated on Saturday, when he captured the championship at UFC…
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NFL
Yan Xiaonan survives Mackenzie Dern’s grappling in majority-decision victory
Yan Xiaonan put on a show for the fans — make that fan, singular — in the main event of…
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U.S. women break team record with 27th straight FIBA World Cup win
SYDNEY — Kelsey Plum scored 20 points, Chelsea Gray added 16 and the United States women routed Bosnia and Herzegovina…
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U.S. women’s basketball team scores 145 points in rout of South Korea, breaking FIBA World Cup record
SYDNEY — Brionna Jones scored 24 points, A’ja Wilson added 20 and the U.S. used a dominant inside effort for…
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Golf
MMA pound-for-pound rankings – Just one small move in men’s top 10, but voters add new names
The ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings you see below are only slightly different from the men’s and women’s top 10s we…
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NFL
Connecticut Sun oust defending champ Chicago Sky in 5 games to reach WNBA Finals
10:17 PM ET Alexa PhilippouESPN Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut…
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Golf
Margaret Court defends tennis record in wake of Serena Williams’ farewell, says admiration not reciprocated
Australia’s Margaret Court believes she doesn’t get as much credit from the tennis world as she deserves for her 24…
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NFL
Coco Gauff advances to US Open quarterfinals for first time with straight-sets win
NEW YORK — Coco Gauff reached the US Open quarterfinals for the first time by coming back in each set…
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Venus Williams falls to Alison Van Uytvanck in US Open first-round match after missing last year’s event
NEW YORK — Venus Williams has been eliminated in the first round of her return to the US Open. Williams…
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Golf
Venus and Serena Williams granted wild card for women’s doubles at US Open
NEW YORK — Venus and Serena Williams will be playing doubles together at the US Open, which begins Monday, after…
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