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Former Boston Red Sox great Luis Tiant before Game 5 of the American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros on Oct. 20, 2021, at Fenway Park in Boston.

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Luis Tiant, charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a title, dies at 83

The charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and pitched himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame.

October 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Official NCAA poster for Berry College as a host for the 2028 NCAA Tennis Championships. (Courtesy of Berry College)

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Berry College selected to host 2028 NCAA Tennis Championships

Berry College in Rome, Ga., was selected by the NCAA to host its Division III Men's and Women's Tennis Championship in 2028.

October 07, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James (9), right, steps onto the court with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game Sunday in Palm Desert, Calif.

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LeBron and Bronny James play together for first time in preseason game for the Lakers

LeBron James and his son, Bronny, are the first father and son to play in any NBA game at the same time, let alone on the same team.

October 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Packers fans Heather Gunnlaugsson, left, and Tim Mahoney, right, dance as the Packer Tailgate Band plays “Roll Out the Barrel” on Sunday, Sept. 29, before the Packers’ game against the Minnesota Vikings in Green Bay, Wis.

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In swing-state Wisconsin, new districts threaten the GOP hold on the Legislature

Wisconsin has long been a presidential swing state, but thanks to new maps, it's now also a potential swing state for the legislature for the first time in 15 years.

October 05, 2024
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  • Shawn Johnson
Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab pose for a portrait.

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Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab wrote ‘We Are Free, You and Me’ with daughter in mind

Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab wrote a new children’s book inspired by affirmations they share with their daughter and scores of young people they meet through their activism.

October 01, 2024
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  • Adriana Gallardo and
  • Michel Martin
Retired Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo waves to the crowd as his jersey number was retired by the team during halftime of the Nuggets' NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Denver.

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Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58

Mutombo spent his retirement on humanitarian causes. He spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, concentrating on improving the quality of life for people in the Congo.

October 01, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Many Chicago White Sox fans admitted they hoped the team would break the record — most losses in a season in modern baseball history — by losing their 121st game. Instead, Chicago swept the Angels and now, with a record of 39-120, heads to Detroit for its final series of the year.

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As the White Sox narrowly avoid loss #121, fans bid farewell to a season to forget

The Chicago White Sox have 120 losses, tied for the most in a season — one more L, and the record would be theirs. Fans at the final home game said they wouldn't mind seeing history made.

September 27, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hit his 50th homerun of the season during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 19 in Miami.

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Auction for Shohei Ohtani's 50/50 ball goes live as fans fight over who owns it

An 18-year-old filed a lawsuit against another baseball fan after the two tussled over Ohtani's historic 50th homerun ball. Now, an online auction for the ball may add another fan into the mix.

September 27, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Kim Yeji of Korea, seen during the Paris Olympics in August, has been cast as an assassin in a "short-form series."

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Stylish Olympic shooter Kim Yeji got an acting gig. She plays an assassin, of course

Kim Yeji, whose cool style and demeanor made her a "main character" of the Summer Olympics, has landed an acting gig and work with fashion brands. She says her athletic career remains her priority.

September 25, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Former NFL all-star quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease. Favre played 20 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Green Bay Packers. He retired in 2011. Favre won the Super Bowl and was a three-time NFL MVP. He also had his share of concussions and said he had often had memory loss.

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Retired NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson's disease

Favre, 54, revealed the diagnosis while testifying before a U.S. House committee about his role in a controversy over millions of dollars of misspent welfare funds in his home state of Mississippi.

September 24, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
The NFL logo is surrounded by helmets of the 32 teams in the league. A new survey released Monday found that a third of former NFL players believe they have CTE, a degenerative brain disease linked to concussions.

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A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find

The degenerative brain disease can only be diagnosed after death. But hundreds of retired players reported symptoms linked to CTE, like depression, mood swings and suicidal thoughts.

September 24, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Tufts University Jumbos celebrate scoring during the Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship held at Lincoln Financial Field on May 26 in Philadelphia. Some Tufts lacrosse players were hospitalized after an intense workout last week.

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Tufts University lacrosse players hospitalized for days after workout

Tufts University says it has launched an investigation after members of the men's lacrosse team were diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition.

September 23, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts after hitting his 50th home run of the season during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 19, 2024, in Miami.

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Shohei Ohtani becomes the first MLB player to top 50 homers and 50 steals in a season

The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history and the fastest ever to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.

September 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Lael Wilcox arrived at the finish of her around-the-world bike ride in Chicago on Sept. 11. She rode more than 18,000 miles.

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Lael Wilcox rode around the world and then went for another bike ride

American cyclist Lael Wilcox rode more than 18,000 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. She's claiming the record for the fastest woman to ride around the world.

September 18, 2024
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  • James Doubek,
  • Gabriel Sanchez,
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Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, shakes hands with Winner Scottie Scheffler at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga.

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The Masters adds two hours of weekend coverage on Paramount+

The Masters and CBS are expanding weekend coverage by five hours from Augusta National. The club says the Saturday telecast will start an hour earlier at 2 p.m.

September 17, 2024
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