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The Australian Open's YouTube livestream shows the players as animated avatars, though the action is real.

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Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports

The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates.

January 17, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker tips his cap before a baseball game between the Brewers and the Miami Marlins on July 28, 2024, in Milwaukee.

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  • Obituaries

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer and 'Major League' actor, dies at 90

Uecker was the voice of his hometown team who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame.

January 16, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A young skateboarder riding in front of the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero in San Francisco California.

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  • Economy

This skateboarding economist suggests we need more skateparks and less capitalism

A skateboarder presented an unusual paper at this year's big meeting of American economists.

January 14, 2025
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Caitlin Clark at a WNBA playoff game in September.

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A Texas man is arrested in Indianapolis on a charge of stalking WNBA's Caitlin Clark

The 55-year-old man sent the basketball star threatening and sexually explicit messages on social media, then traveled from Texas to Indianapolis to try to encounter her in person, prosecutors say.

January 13, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
The Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, pictured last week ahead of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Ohio State and Oregon. The stadium is now under evacuation warning.

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  • Sports

The NHL postpones a game and the Lakers coach evacuates his family amid LA fires

The fires burning across Los Angeles have affected tens of thousands of people, including athletes and staff for the city's sports teams. Pasadena's iconic Rose Bowl was under evacuation warning.

January 09, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
Belgian ultra runner Hilde Dosogne, center, is cheered on as she crosses the finish line during her 366th consecutive marathon in Ghent, Belgium, on Dec. 31, 2024.

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  • Sports

A 55-year-old who ran a marathon every day in 2024 says the toughest part was mental

World-record chaser Hilde Dosogne is used to running extreme distances. Still, she says she underestimated the challenge. She's now hoping to make it official with a Guinness World Record.

January 05, 2025
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  • Emma Bowman
Agnes Keleti, former Olympic gold medal winning gymnast, smiles at her apartment in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 8, 2020.

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  • Obituaries

The oldest living Olympic medal winner, Ágnes Keleti, has died at age 103

Keleti, who was also a Holocaust survivor, was hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia on Dec. 25. She died Thursday morning in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported.

January 02, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
The new kickoff time at the Caesars Superdome is 3:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, according to the Sugar Bowl as of Wednesday evening.

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The Sugar Bowl is postponed to Thursday after the deadly attack in New Orleans

The new kickoff time for the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs is 3:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, according to the Sugar Bowl as of Wednesday evening.

January 01, 2025
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  • Chandelis Duster
Jimmy Carter with Hank Aaron in the White House

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Jimmy Carter: Lifelong Braves fan

The Atlanta Braves remember one of their lifelong fans: former President Jimmy Carter.

December 31, 2024
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  • Chase McGee
Norway's chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen gestures during a game in the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata on Nov. 17.

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  • Sports

Top chess player Magnus Carlsen is back in competition after quitting over dress code

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code.

December 30, 2024
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  • Scott Neuman
Beyoncé performed live at halftime during the NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Dec. 25, 2024.<br>

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  • Television

The 'Beyoncé Bowl' halftime show was a massive hit for Netflix. The football was too

Netflix says more than 200 countries tuned into the "Beyoncé Bowl" and its two NFL games. We may just be starting to learn what that ultimately means for the future of television and sports media.

December 29, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes against Daniil Dubov of Russia during the 82nd Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on Jan. 16, 2020.

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  • Sports

Magnus Carlsen quits chess championship after refusing to change out of jeans

The Norwegian chess grandmaster was fined $200 and given a warning by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to change into acceptable attire or be disqualified.

December 28, 2024
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  • Scott Neuman
FILE - Greg Gumbel, left, watches as Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun talks to Butler head coach Brad Stevens, right, prior to taping a television interview for the men's NCAA Final Four college basketball championship game on April 3, 2011, in Houston.

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  • Obituaries

Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies at age 78

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78.

December 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Sophie Hediger takes 2nd place during the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup Men's and Women's Snowboard Cross on Jan. 26, 2024, in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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  • Environment

Snowboarder's death in Swiss Alps avalanche is a reminder that even pros face risk

The death of an Olympic snowboarding athlete is a reminder that even the most skilled and experienced athletes are not immune to the threat of avalanches, and that knowledge is key to staying safe.

December 25, 2024
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  • Michael Levitt
Fans cheer before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Mexico City in 2019. The NFL plans to play as many as eight international games beginning next season. The NFL's two largest international markets are Mexico and Brazil,

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  • Sports

Latinos are the fastest-growing fanbase in the NFL. What's the league's playbook?

The NFL is reaching more Latinos than ever. Here's how they've scored with a Spanish-speaking audience.

December 24, 2024
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  • Alan Chazaro
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