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Norway rows into quarterfinals

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Erling Haaland scored, and Andreas Schjelderup jumped on his teammate's back. Haaland scored again, and Schjelderup leapt up again. Heading in the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and scoring again before the end of regulation time, Haaland put Norway on his back ...

MLB ALL-STAR GAME ROSTERS

Tuesday, July 14 At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia American League Starters Catcher: Shea Langeliers, Athletics First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays Second base: Ernie Clement, Blue Jays Third base: Junior Caminero, Rays Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals Outfield: Mike Trout, Angels, Byron Buxton, Twins, Aaron Judge, Yankees Designated hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Astros Pitchers — Cam Schlittler, Yankees, Dylan Cease, Blue Jays, Drew Rasmussen, Rays, Parker Messick, Guardians, Joe Ryan, Twins, Louis Varland, Blue Jays, Cade Smith, Guardians, Aroldis Chapman, Red Sox, ...

Kareem Hunt attends Kelce wedding

NEW YORK (AP) — JuJu Smith-Schuster was there. So was Cooper Kupp, fresh off winning the Super Bowl. NFL players and other prominent sports figures made up part of the star-studded crowd for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Former Cleveland Brown Kareem Hunt was one of Kelce's many current or former Kansas City Chiefs teammates spotted in New York ahead of the wedding, which was expected to also be attended by Kelce's retired Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl-winning brother Jason, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and others from ...

Cape Verde return home as heroes

Have a weekend, Cape Verde. The national soccer team returned home Sunday as heroes after their run to the round of 32 of the World Cup and pushing Lionel Messi and Argentina into extra time. The men's basketball team clinched a berth in the second round of that sport's World Cup qualifying ...

Osaka powers through to Wimbledon quarterfinals

LONDON — When power meets power, getting in the first blow can sometimes be the key. In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, that was Naomi Osaka's strategy against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the most highly awaited matchup of Wimbledon so far this year. Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three of their previous matches this year — including at the same stage of the French Open last month. "On the clay courts I felt like she was pushing me back a lot. I just tried to do it to her first," Osaka said. The tactics worked, and Osaka outslugged Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) ...

‘Country Roads’ connects with U.S. soccer

It's become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" at the end of their matches. Even coach Mauricio Pochettino, who was born in Argentina and lives in Spain, got in on the act after Wednesday's 2-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, belting out the words to Denver's anthem as he hugged his players and staff members. "Country Roads" cowriter Bill Danoff told The Associated Press that he's honored that the U.S. team has embraced the song, and that ...