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Serena Williams will have to navigate a tricky first-round clash in her title defense, while second seed Simona Halep faces a qualifier.

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Sloane Stephens' preparations for the Australian Open are on track. The American she saw off Julia Goerges in Saturday's final in Auckland.

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Magic Johnson and Mia Hamm also have an ownership stake in the expansion team, which begins play in 2018.

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The 28-year-old's withdrawal from the eighth edition of the hardcourt event comes after a difficult year in 2015.

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A car veered off the road and struck fans as the opening day of the Dakar Rally in Argentina was overshadowed.

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The FIFA Ethics Committee banned Sepp Blatter for eight years for an alleged "disloyal payment" in 2011.

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Portland has never won a North American league championship. It can claim its first by winning Sunday at Columbus.

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LeBron James knows we all would have liked to see him play Kobe Bryant for an NBA title and he's sad it never happened.

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The longtime Real Madrid keeper, now with Porto, says the game "has grown a lot" in the States.

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Spieth closes in as Jones in Sydney

Defending champ and world No. 1 Jordan Spieth is within striking distance of Matt Jones heading into the final round of the Australian Open.

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The All-Star guard is edging closer to a return from a broken kneecap, which is music to the ears of Cavaliers fans.

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Mexico qualified for the 2017 Confederations Cup at the expense of arch-rivals United States.

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Knicks president Phil Jackson is not placing any expectations on his team, but his star forward is doing the exact opposite.

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The Oilers star will spend at least a month on the sidelines after hurting his shoulder in a preseason game Tuesday.

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The Bulls star successfully underwent facial surgery and is expected to return to basketball activities within a fortnight.

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Rex Ryan knows he will need more than one Bills defender to cover the Patriots' star tight end this weekend.

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Simona Halep will make her maiden U.S. Open semifinal appearance after overcoming Victoria Azarenka in Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.

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Venus Williams' 17th U.S. Open campaign came to an end Tuesday, but the seven-time grand slam tournament winner has no plans to retire just yet.

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The second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs will see the top 100 players compete at the Deutsche Bank Championship near Boston.

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Former world No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard is preparing for a third-round match against Dominika Cibulkova at the U.S. Open.

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Azarenka starts another title run with a first-round rout. Also, second-seeded Simona Halep reaches the U.S. Open second round when Marina Erakovic retires from their match.

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Ana Ivanovic's U.S. Open campaign lasts just one day as the women's seventh seed loses to Dominika Cibulkova. Serena Williams' Grand Slam bid remains on track, however.

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World No. 1 Serena Williams aims to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win all four majors in one season.

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The Flyers and right winger Jakub Voracek have agreed to a multiyear contract extension.

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Jose Mourinho hit back at comments made by Benitez's wife, who claimed her husband is always "tidying up" after the Chelsea manager.

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Chelsea's big stars came unstuck against the youth of the New York Red Bulls in the International Champions Cup.

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The USMNT coach says his side could have scored "four or five" goals in its loss to Jamaica.

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The young striker has earned a starting spot and scored his first goal of the tournament Saturday against Cuba.

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MLS outfit Chicago Fire is believed to be the front runner for Didier Drogba's signature, though Inter is also reportedly interested.

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Sebastian Giovinco, Robbie Keane and Kei Kamara will be featured against Tottenham on July 29, but Obafemi Martins will be sidelined.

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The Americans managed only a draw with Panama in their final group-stage game but feel good about having played "real" contests early.

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Trinidad and Tobago will play Panama in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals, while Mexico will take on Costa Rica.

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New recruits Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard headline the 2015 MLS All-Star team.

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Team USA made it two wins in as many matches with a victory over Haiti in Group A at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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Denver Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders believes the New England Patriots' punishment for deflating footballs was not severe enough.

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Eight sports have been shortlisted to be added for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Games organizers announced on Monday.

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Day will try to play the tournament's final two rounds, starting Saturday.

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Brazil advanced to the round of 16 at the Women's World Cup with a match to spare, while Colombia claimed an historic win.

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U.S. Soccer will support Prince Ali

U.S. Soccer (USSF) has withdrawn its support for FIFA president Sepp Blatter ahead of Friday's presidential election.

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Only eight players have reached the century mark in the league's history; Chris Wondolowski is set to join that illustrious group.

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Babcock close to deciding future

The longtime Detroit coach expects to make a decision on his next move by next week.

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Rafael Nadal was in a buoyant mood despite losing to Andy Murray in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday.

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Irving plays down injury

Kyrie Irving says he will be fit to play the Bulls on Sunday, despite struggling through parts of Game 3

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Beckham Jr. told to keep up fam name

Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was offered some sound advice by soccer icon and namesake David Beckham.

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Vasquez tired of Pierce talk

Raptors guard Greivis Vasquez is sick of the focus surrounding Wizards veteran Paul Pierce.

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McIlroy happy with preparations

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy turned his focus to The Masters with satisfaction following his performance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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Every defends title

Matt Every successfully defended his Arnold Palmer Invitational crown, finishing a stroke ahead of Henrik Stenson.

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Williams cruises past Cibulkova

The world No. 1 crushes Dominika Cibulkova and advances to her first Australian Open semifinal since 2010.

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Keys outlasts Williams

The American battled through an injury to beat her idol and advance to the women's semifinals, where she'll face another Williams: Serena.

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Chicharito to Atletico?

Diego Simeone believes Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez represents a "great option" for Atletico Madrid as the club looks to bolster its attack ahead of the new season.

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