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WNBA to expand to 50-game schedule for teams next season
The WNBA is expanding its schedule to 50 games per team next season — the most in the league’s 30-year history
By DOUG FEINBERG, Associated Press
Lionel Messi ties men's World Cup goals record with a hat trick as Argentina tops Algeria
Lionel Messi delivered his first World Cup hat trick and matched Miroslav Klose's career scoring record before thousands of Argentina fans packed into Arrowhead Stadium for a match against Algeria on Tuesday night
By DAVE SKRETTA, Associated Press
FIFA hydration breaks spark backlash and blamed for killing momentum at World Cup
FIFA has implemented mandatory breaks midway through each half at all matches for this World Cup to allow players to hydrate because of the extreme heat in the United States, Canada and Mexico during the near-six-week tournament
By JAMES ROBSON, Associated Press
US Open host Shinnecock shares a complicated past with golf and American history
On Thursday, 156 players from around the world will tee it up for the sixth U.S. Open held at Shinnecock Hills
By EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press
Turkish state broadcaster drops veteran World Cup commentator over Iran-New Zealand mix-up
Turkish state broadcaster TRT has removed a commentator from its World Cup roster after he mixed up the Iran and New Zealand teams
By Associated Press
Tale of the ticker tape: The quirky history behind the Knicks' first NYC parade
The New York Knicks' ticker-tape parade will be a first
By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press
Pereira fumes over 'illegal shots' after Gane's interim UFC heavyweight title win
Brazilian MMA star Alex Pereira has accused Frenchman Cyril Gane of landing multiple “illegal shots” during their fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title at the White House
By Associated Press
Erling Haaland scores twice in World Cup debut as Norway tops Iraq 4-1
Erling Haaland scored his first two World Cup goals, including one off a defensive blunder, to propel Norway to a 4-1 victory over Iraq in Group I
By KYLE HIGHTOWER, Associated Press
Messi has his first World Cup hat trick as defending champion Argentina beats Algeria 3-0 in opener
Lionel Messi registered his first World Cup hat trick and moved into a tie for first on the tournament's career scoring list in a brilliant performance against Algeria on Tuesday night
By DAVE SKRETTA, Associated Press
Tunisia’s Hervé Renard embraces challenge against Japan in World Cup debut
Hervé Renard has taken over as Tunisia's head coach, replacing Sabri Lamouchi after a heavy loss to Sweden
By MAYA KOLUDER-RAMIREZ and ETHAN WILCOX, Associated Press
Argentina is defending its World Cup title, and its fans are more obsessed than ever
Some Argentina fans shelled out tens of thousands of dollars to follow the World Cup defending champions around the U.S. One group made a 20-hour drive to Tuesday’s opening match in Kansas City against Algeria, living on sandwiches, to save money
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press
Kylian Mbappé sparks France with 2 goals in 3-1 win over Senegal at the World Cup
Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move past Pelé with 14 World Cup goals, Bradley Barcola added another and France rebounded from a surprisingly poor first half to beat Senegal 3-1
By RONALD BLUM, Associated Press
Authorities say they disrupted planned drone, gun attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show
Court papers say law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend
By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
US official says Iran knew team would have to leave the country shortly after World Cup match
The Trump administration is pushing back on complaints from Iran’s national team that it was forced to leave the U.S. immediately after its first World Cup match instead of having a day to recover in a hotel, saying that was the plan for the team all along
By JIM VERTUNO and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press
