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House Speaker Pelosi backs 2022 Olympics diplomatic boycott
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Tuesday for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, citing human rights abuses by China's government.
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Saudis put World Cup every 2 years back on FIFA’s agenda
GENEVA — Playing the World Cup every two years instead of four is back on soccer’s agenda.
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Prosecutors drop bid for $168K after destructive avalanche
DENVER — Prosecutors have dropped their bid for $168,000 in damages from two snowboarders who triggered a slide that buried a service road and...
Lester, Schwarber return to Wrigley Field with Nationals
CHICAGO — Jon Lester and David Ross were together again at Wrigley Field on Monday. The old friends ran into each other on a...
Jaguars sign 6th-rounder Jalen Camp, waive Ryquell Armstead
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed sixth-round draft pick Jalen Camp on Monday and waived third-year running back Ryquell Armstead, who spent all...
Bulls look to future after frustrating, promising season
CHICAGO — Zach LaVine insisted he had never played on a team as talented as the Chicago Bulls were this season. That made it...
Divergent paths lead Celtics, Wizards into play-in matchup
BOSTON — The Eastern Conference play-in tournament game between the No. 7 seed Celtics and No. 8 Wizards is a matchup of teams that...
McLaren teams with Undefeated for new Indy 500 look
McLaren cares so much about appearance that the team missed track time before its bungled 2019 Indianapolis 500 attempt because the car's paint scheme...
Rookie Edwards makes himself room in top trio for T-wolves
MINNEAPOLIS — More than a year after acquiring D'Angelo Russell as the pick-and-roll initiator for pal Karl-Anthony Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally closed this...
Still with the Cubs, Bryant back to his slugging ways
Whatever the future holds, Kris Bryant is giving the Chicago Cubs plenty of production so far in 2021.
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