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Simone Biles warms up before the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in San Jose, Calif.

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Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her first

Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. Her eight crowns moved her past Alfred Jochim, who won seven between 1925-33.

August 27, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Driver Ryan Preece is introduced on stage on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. His car flipped over in a terrifying wreck in the race's final laps.

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NASCAR driver Ryan Preece is released from the hospital after violent multi-flip crash

Preece went to the hospital on Saturday after his Mustang flipped at least 10 times during the final laps of the NASCAR Cup Series race in Daytona Beach, Fla.

August 27, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
Spanish Royal Football Federation president Luis Rubiales gives a press conference on Nov. 19, 2019 at Las Rozas football sports city near Madrid.

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Spain's soccer chief Luis Rubiales is temporarily suspended after World Cup kiss

FIFA suspended Rubiales on Saturday while it investigates his conduct at the Women's World Cup medal ceremony. The Spanish Soccer Federation said Rubiales plans to prove his innocence.

August 26, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales refused on Friday to resign his post.

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Women's World Cup champs say they won't play for Spain until soccer chief is removed

Spain's government and FIFA have begun disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales for his non-consensual kiss of player Jenni Hermoso at the tournament final. Rubiales is refusing to resign.

August 25, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
England's goalkeeper Mary Earps applauds after receiving the Golden Glove award for the tournament's best goalkeeper, at the end of the Women's World Cup soccer final between Spain and England in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.

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Nike to sell replicas of England goalkeeper Mary Earps' jersey after backlash in U.K.

Nike has regularly sold goalkeeper jerseys for the men's teams it sponsors, and the absence of Earps' shirt in stores became a bigger talking point when she saved a penalty in the World Cup final.

August 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani gets set to pitch during the first inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, in Anaheim, Calif., before an MRI exam revealed his elbow tendon tear.

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Angels star Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for the rest of the season after elbow injury

Ohtani's torn ligament diagnosis could cut short his meteoric run. The baseball pitcher-hitter has been pulled from the pitching mound, and it's unclear whether he'll still be able to hit this season.

August 24, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the head of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales. Rubiales is seen here at a reception for the Spanish team on Tuesday in Madrid, after Spain won the Women's World Cup on Sunday.

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FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Spain's soccer chief after World Cup kiss

A union speaking for Jenni Hermoso, the player who was kissed, called for "intervention in the face of sexual harassment or abuse." Spain's soccer federation scheduled an emergency meeting on Friday.

August 24, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales is being criticized for kissing Spanish player Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth during the medal ceremony following Spain's victory in the final of the Women's World Cup on Sunday in Sydney.

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Anger in Spain after soccer chief kisses a player at Women's World Cup ceremony

A furor erupted after Luis Rubiales kissed player Jennifer Hermoso at a ceremony. "It was an unacceptable gesture and Mr. Rubiales' apologies are not enough," the acting prime minister said.

August 23, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
A man rides a VanMoof brand e-bike in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Aug. 17.

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Van poof! Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, leaving riders stranded

The sophisticated bicycle has attracted fans in Europe and the U.S., but repairs under warranty have bled the company of money.

August 23, 2023
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  • Rob Schmitz
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Booksellers on the Seine get the boot ahead of next summer's Olympics in Paris

Book stalls along the Seine River have been a beloved Paris tradition for centuries. A plan to remove them before next summer's Olympic Games has not been well received.

August 22, 2023
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  • Rebecca Rosman
Matt Wilpers attends "Peloton on Tour" in Alpharetta, Ga. in August 2023.

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Georgia-raised Peloton instructor Matt Wilpers on fitness, nutrition, and his favorite 'snacky snacks'

Users of Peloton, the exercise-machine-slash-social media company, can choose between what seems like an endless selection of workouts guided by friendly, funny, and fit instructors. One of the company's most popular instructors, with more than 280,000 Instagram followers, has roots here in Georgia: Matt Wilpers. 

August 22, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
GPB News NPR

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One last check-in before we say goodbye to the 2023 Women's World Cup

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Meg Linehan, who covers women's soccer and is a senior writer with The Athletic, about the World Cup madness.

August 22, 2023
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  • Gus Contreras,
  • Justine Kenin,
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Sha'Carri Richardson, of the United States, spreads her arms as she crosses the line to win the women's 100-meter final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

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Sha'Carri Richardson stamps a comeback with a 100-meter world title

Two years after missing the Olympics for testing positive for marijuana, the American sprinter became the fastest woman in the world.

August 22, 2023
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  • Peter Granitz
Rico Carty speaks at a pre-ceremony press conference at Truist Park on Saturday, August 19, 2023.

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Braves Hall of Fame adds two players to roster

Outfielder Rico Carty and first baseman, outfielder and catcher Fred Tenney were inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame over the weekend.

August 21, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Spain's Olga Carmona points to the message she had written on her undershirt to honor the death of one of her best friend's mother after scoring what would be the only goal in the match against England on Sunday. Carmona later learned that her father had died before the final match.

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Spain's Olga Carmona learned her father had died after she won the Women's World Cup

"Yesterday was the best and the worst day of my life," wrote Carmona, who scored the only goal in Spain's historic win over England.

August 21, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
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