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By The Associated PressProfessional boxer Hassan N’Dam has ended the Olympic hopes of U.S. light heavyweight Jonathan Esquivel with a victory at the final...

By Kim Tong-HyungAssociated PressSEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean women’s professional basketball league has permanently banned a star American player who prosecutors say...

By David GinsburgAP Sports WriterWASHINGTON — After the millions of ballots from fans around the country were tabulated, Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy...

By Mark ScolforoAssociated PressFormer baseball star Pete Rose on Wednesday sued the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling,...

By Howard FendrichAP Tennis WriterLONDON — The match, and Roger Federer’s bid for a record eighth Wimbledon championship, essentially should have been over after...

By Jenny BarchfieldAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIRO — With the Olympics just a few weeks away, Brazil faces a litany of problems: an economy in...

By Doug FergusonAP Golf WriterThe stage is set for women’s golf to finally get the attention it deserves.The U.S. Women’s Open is the biggest...

SOFTBALLFairborn Softball Standings(Through July 5, 2016)MONDAYRecreation Men’s E (6:15 p.m.)1. Top Dog (7-0)2. Mr. P’s (5-1)3.(tie) Anonymous JoesThe Funk/MPPR Lawn Care (3-4)5. Average Joes...

By Pat GrahamAP Sports WriterEUGENE, Ore. — McDonald’s and Nike are in Boris Berian’s rearview mirror.His next supersized challenge: The Olympics.Berian earned his spot...

By Samuel PetrequinAP Sports WriterLIMOGES, France — Hit by a virus, denied a place on the Tour de France and then parting company with...