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Observations from Sixers’ Summer League finale against Bulls

The Sixers had some good moments on the offensive side of the ball, but they committed 21 turnovers and gave Chicago enough looks at the basket to score an average of 30 points per quarter in what was nearly a record-setting 119-104 defeat.

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Darin Ruf’s home run, bizarre balk seals Giants’ win over Brewers

Alex Cobb was fantastic on the mound and the Giants scratched across just enough offense — with a little bit of luck — to seal a 2-1 win over the Brewers.

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Dominguez, Wallner homer in Futures Game, AL beats NL 6-4

New York Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez and Minnesota’s Matt Wallner hit two-run homers in the third inning, leading the American League over the National 6-4 Saturday in the annual Futures Game of top prospects. Dominguez, at 19 the second-youngest prospect at the game behind Miami pitcher Eury Pérez, tied the score 3-3 with his drive on a slider at the letters from San Francisco’s Kyle Harrison, who took the loss.

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NFL training camp 2022: Dates to know, roster cuts, preseason schedules, how COVID-19 rules have changed

Here’s what you need to know about training camp as NFL players get ready to report.

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Hobie Billingsley, legendary Indiana Hoosiers diving coach, dies at 94

Hobie Billingsley guided Indiana diving from 1959-89, winning 6 NCAA and 23 Big Ten titles. His divers won 115 national titles and 7 Olympic medals.

     

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Bases-loaded balk in 8th helps Giants edge Brewers 2-1

Brewers reliever Jandel Gustave’s balk with the bases loaded allowed Wilmer Flores to score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants held off Milwaukee 2-1 on Saturday night. Gustave replaced Brent Suter (1-3) with two on and two outs. After hitting Evan Longoria with a pitch to load the bases, Gustave got ahead of Mike Yastrzemski and had a 1-2 count when home plate umpire Pat Hoberg called a balk as a sold-out Oracle Park crowd roared.

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Judge, Carpenter HR twice, Yanks pound Red Sox 14-1

Yankees fans have hoped to see this version of Aaron Judge, healthy and hacking his way toward a possible 60-homer season. Matt Carpenter is a different matter. Signed off the scrap heap in May, the former St. Louis Cardinals slugger was a mighty large question mark.

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Josh Donaldson’s RBI groundout

Josh Donaldson grounds out to third, scoring Aaron Judge, tying the game at 1 in the bottom of the 1st

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Copper, Meesseman rally Sky past Wings 89-81

All-Stars Kahleah Copper and Emma Meesseman scored 23 points each and the Chicago Sky pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Dallas Wings 89-81 on Saturday, despite missing Courtney Vandersloot. Copper and Meesseman picked up the slack for the defending champions and Vandersloot, who was injured with a concussion last time out in the Sky’s 80-68 win over the Los Angeles Sparks and is under the league’s concussion protocol.

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Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Colossal Palm Beach Estate Riles Up Neighbors

The Chicago Tribune/GettyLike a sliver of Versailles transplanted in Palm Beach, billionaire Ken Griffin’s estate extends along 1,400 feet of the Florida coast. For the past decade, the hedge fund titan has gobbled up parcel after parcel of land, ultimately forming the largest residential property on the island, according to the local press. And this month, news broke that the billionaire had finally won approval for a new mansion on the estate, a 44,000-square-foot colossus for his mother.“It’s

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