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Edmundo Sosa and Phillies teammate Brandon Marsh after a game against the New York Mets in May.

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Looking for a comfort watch? Turn on baseball, our pop culture critic says

Just in time for the All-Star Game, pop culture critic and Phillies fan Linda Holmes is here to persuade you to turn on some baseball. If you don't have a team, just borrow hers; they're doing pretty well.

July 16, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
From left, Hezly Rivera, Joscelyn Roberson, Suni Lee, Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Leanne Wong pose after being selected for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team on Day Four of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials in Minneapolis.

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Tracing USA Gymnastics' journey from rock bottom back to Olympic dominance

Six years ago, USA Gymnastics was on the brink of collapse amid a sex abuse scandal that had cost it sponsorships and piled up lawsuits. Now, the organization hopes it has turned the page.

July 16, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the 2024 Paris Olympics in Paris in August 2023.

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Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in by the Olympics? Not even the experts know

Triathlon and marathon swimming are to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. The water has tested unsafe in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days.

July 16, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Argentina players Angel di Maria (left), Lionel Messi (second from left), and Nicolas Otamendi (third from left) celebrate with the trophy after defeating Colombia in the Copa America final soccer match in Miami Gardens, Fla., early Monday, July 15, 2024.

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Copa América update: Copa complete!

Follow along with GPB Sports for daily updates on the international soccer tournament, which held two of its many games in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

July 15, 2024
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  • Jon Nelson
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/07/13/1154459269/richard-simmons-fitness-exercise-star-dead"target="_blank"   ><strong>Read Richard Simmons' obituary</strong></a>

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Richard Simmons, who believed fitness is for everyone, dies at 76

With his short shorts, sparkly tank tops, frizzy hair and flamboyant personality, Simmons created a fitness empire. He preached positivity, portion control, moving your body — and having fun.

July 13, 2024
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  • Kyle Norris
Calls to fire U.S. men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter had grown louder after the team's loss to Panama in this summer's Copa America tournament.

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U.S. Soccer fires men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter

Berhalter's removal follows a disappointing finish for the USMNT at this summer's Copa America tournament. Now, a race is on to hire a new coach with less than two years until the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

July 10, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Russell Lewis
Emma Navarro of the United States celebrates after defeating compatriot Coco Gauff in their fourth round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 7, 2024.

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Emma Navarro has defeated Coco Gauff in a Wimbledon upset

This is the first time Navarro has reached the quarterfinals at one of the tennis majors, while Gauff's loss was the latest in a string of exits by top-seeded women at the tournament.

July 08, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, right, celebrates on the podium after winning the British Formula One Grand Prix race at the Silverstone racetrack in Silverstone, England, on Sunday.

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Lewis Hamilton edges Max Verstappen for a thrilling win at the British Grand Prix

Hamilton's victory — by just 1.5 seconds — helped him become the first F1 driver to win on any track nine times. It also extended his F1 record to 104 wins.

July 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Chinese and the Olympic flag wave during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations despite positive tests for banned substances, allowing them to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Games.

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Justice Department opens a criminal probe of the Chinese Olympic doping scandal

One focus of the probe appears to be on the World Anti-Doping Agency, which reviewed repeated positive drug tests by elite Chinese swimmers.

July 05, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
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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  • Sports

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
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