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Zach Smith has been a member of the Atlanta Run Club for two years and ran his first Peachtree Road Race this year.

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Athletes in community run club train for the 55th annual Peachtree Road Race

People from around the country and right here in Georgia trained for the Peachtree Road Race, one of the most popular 10k\K races in the nation. We talked to members of the Atlanta Run Club about how they prepared.

July 05, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Seattle Kraken new assistant coach Jessica Campbell speaks during an NHL hockey press conference Wednesday in Seattle. Campbell will become the first woman to work on the bench of an NHL franchise after the team hired her as an assistant coach.

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Jessica Campbell will be the 1st woman on an NHL bench as assistant coach in Seattle

Campbell was hired Wednesday for the Kraken, becoming the first woman in an on-the-bench role as an assistant or associate coach in NHL history. She was a decorated player in the NCAA and in Canada.

July 03, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Chicago Sky's Angel Reese (5) eyes the basket as Connecticut Sun's Brionna Jones defends during a WNBA basketball game on June 12, 2024, in Chicago.

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Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will play on the same team for the WNBA All-Star game

Clark and Reese developed a rivalry after facing off in the 2023 NCAA women's basketball championship, and have played against each other since they both were drafted to the WNBA earlier this year.

July 03, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Coach Gregg Berhalter of the United States greets goalkeeper Matt Turner after losing 0-1 against Uruguay at the end of a Copa America Group C soccer match in Kansas City, Mo., on Monday.

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The U.S. is eliminated from Copa America, increasing the pressure to fire its coach

The United States was eliminated from the Copa America with a 1-0 loss to Uruguay, a defeat sure to increase pressure to replace coach Gregg Berhalter before the 2026 World Cup.

July 02, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts after winning a point against Diane Parry of France during their first round match of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Naomi Osaka wins her first Wimbledon tennis match in 6 years

Osaka will next play American Emma Navarro in the second round of the tournament.

July 02, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Minnesota Lynx players lock arms during a moment of silence in honor of Breonna Taylor before a game  in July 2020.

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The WNBA is having a moment. A new documentary highlights off-court player activism

Power of the Dream takes viewers behind the scenes to show how WNBA players took a stand during racial justice protests in 2020, helped elect a senator and negotiated historic pay raises.

July 01, 2024
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  • Alan Chazaro
Simone Biles won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials by more than five points and secured her spot on the team in Paris.

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Simone Biles to lead U.S. Olympic gymnastics team's search for 'redemption' in Paris

For the 27-year-old gymnast, who has already won seven Olympic medals, the Games in 2024 are the next stop on her remarkable return to dominance after a two-year hiatus to tend to her mental health.

July 01, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates her win in the women's 100-meter finals during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.

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Highlights and heartbreak at the U.S. Olympics track trials

It's a wrap on the U.S. Track and Field Trials, where it was make or break to get to the Paris Games. Meet some of the sprinters, distance runners and shot-putters who will compete in France.

July 01, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
India's players celebrate with the winners' trophy after winning against South Africa in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final cricket match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday.

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India wins the T20 World Cup, defeating South Africa for the cricket title

After a rough start, India turned the match around, winning in a nail-biter. This was India’s second T20 World Cup win; the team won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.

June 29, 2024
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  • Mansee Khurana
Orlando Cepeda poses for a photo in 1970. Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer, has died. He was 86.

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Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Famer nicknamed 'Baby Bull,' dies at 86

One of the first Puerto Rican stars in the majors but limited by knee issues, he became Boston’s first designated hitter and credits his time as a DH for getting him enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

June 29, 2024
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Sha'Carri Richardson competes in the Women's 100 Meter on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

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Sha'Carri Richardson will make her Olympics debut as the fastest woman on Earth

The 24-year-old powerhouse sprinter from Texas will make her debut for Team USA at the Olympics in Paris this summer, four years after a positive drug test crashed her first attempt at the Games.

June 29, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
U.S. Men's National Team captain Christian Pulisic (center) pursues the ball with Panama's  Michael Murillo right behind him at the June 27 Copa America match at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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At the epicenter of U.S. soccer, Atlanta experiences a seminal moment for the Men's National Team

It is a testament to "Soccer City, USA” that just over 59,000 people made it to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch the US Men’s National Team take on Panama in Matchday two of the Copa America Thursday. The fans of the red, white, and blue came to a dinner-hour kick and fought traffic plans, rolling road blocks, and detours to see what was a seminal moment in the tenure of head coach Gregg Berhalter and the host country of the tournament. 

June 28, 2024
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  • Jon Nelson
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is shown arriving at federal court June 17, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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Jury orders NFL to pay billions in 'Sunday Ticket' case for violating antitrust laws

The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses in the United States who paid for the package of out-of-market games from the 2011 through 2022 seasons on DirecTV.

June 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Tim Weah of the United States leaves the field after receiving a red card during a Copa America Group C soccer match against Panama in Atlanta, Thursday, June 27, 2024.

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US Soccer Federation says Weah, other players targets of racist abuse after Copa America loss

Tim Weah and other members of the U.S. national team were targeted with racist abuse on social media after the Americans were beaten 2-1 by Panama in the Copa America. The U.S. Soccer Federation issued a statement saying it was "deeply disturbed with the racist comments made online."

June 28, 2024
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  • Associated Press and
  • Orlando Montoya
Former U.S. Olympian Michael Phelps testified during a Congressional hearing examining Anti-Doping Measures in advance of the 2024 Summer Olympics on June 25, 2024, in Washington.

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Swimmer Michael Phelps says China doping scandal threatens the Olympic movement

On Capitol Hill, Michael Phelps and fellow Olympic swimming star Alison Schmitt testified about doping by elite Chinese athletes and demanded reforms to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

June 27, 2024
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