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“], “filter”: { “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”} }”> Jonas Rickaert worked so hard in his audacious long-range Tour de France breakaway with Mathieu van der Poel that he puked five times. Perhaps that’s not surprising given the burly Belgian pushed 400 watts for three-and-a-half hours in a ridiculous attack that began “as a joke” but earned …

With training camps opening, more draft picks than usual remain unsigned. The official number stands at 32. Thirty of them come from round two, thanks to the fact that the first two players taken in the round received fully-guaranteed deals. The third through 32nd players remain unsigned. There’s a way for them to band together and pressure the teams, if …

While Cooper Flagg dominated in his second NBA Summer League outing, fans online couldn’t stop talking about Bronny James. Bronny James is a player who attracted a lot of unwarranted scrutiny last summer. The son of LeBron James, Bronny, was the #54 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, joining the Los Angeles Lakers. However, because of his last name, Bronny …

CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won the ninth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint after Mathieu van der Poel spent the whole day at the front before being caught by the chasing pack less than a kilometer from the finish. There was no significant change in the overall standings and three-time Tour champion …

Ethan Holliday, a high school slugger with a remarkable baseball pedigree, is headed to the Rockies. The club selected the left-handed hitter with the fourth overall pick of the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday. He’s the son of former Rockies slugger Matt Holliday, who was the cornerstone of Colorado’s only World Series team in 2007. Ethan was born on …

Who’s Kyson Witherspoon, the 20-year-old righty who the Red Sox drafted 15th overall Sunday? The 6-foot-2, 207-pounder posted a 10-4 record with a 2.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 124 strikeouts and 23 walks in 16 starts (95 innings) at Oklahoma this college baseball season. “With Kyson, it’s big velocity,” director of amateur scouting Devin Pearson said. “And he’s held it over …

ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in a selection seen by some as a surprise. The 17-year-old Willits is the youngest player taken No. 1 overall since Ken Griffey Jr. with Seattle in 1987. He’s the son of ex-big …

After spending Saturday night in jail, Browns running back Quinshon Judkins has been released from custody. Via CBS News Miami, a judge set Judkins’s bond at $2,500 on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. His release comes with a requirement to have no contact with the alleged victim. He also is prohibited from having access to firearms. The case will …

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ATLANTA — The name was a surprise, but the pick should not have been. The bromide about teams picking the best available player rather than drafting for need does not apply to the Angels, at least not in the Perry Minasian era. The Angels’ front office must try to win now, with an ownership that does not believe in rebuilding, and without …