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Squaw Valley, the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics in Olympic Valley, Calif., changed its name to Palisades Tahoe to move away from its “racist and sexist” former name, resort officials said....Read More

Tour Championship winner Patrick Cantlay was named the 2021 PGA Tour Player of the Year on Tuesday, the PGA Tour announced....Read More

Former San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints linebacker Parys Haralson died Monday. He was 37....Read More

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy is expected to miss multiple games because of a high ankle sprain, the team announced....Read More

New England Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones said he will ‘demand’ more of himself and his teammates at practice after a loss to the Miami Dolphins in his NFL debut....Read More

All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor hit three homers, including a game winner, to lead the New York Mets to a narrow win over the rival New York Yankees in a series finale in Queens....Read More

The U.S. Open tennis tournament opened with first rounds in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., on August 31, 2021. Here’s a look at some highlights....Read More

Daniil Medvedev used his powerful serve and pinpoint returns to upset Novak Djokovic in the 2021 U.S. Open final Sunday in Forest Hills, N.Y....Read More

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain completed her historic run at the U.S. Open with a straight-sets win over Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in Saturday’s women’s final in Flushing, N.Y., capturing her first Grand Slam title....Read More

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic outlasted Tokyo Olympic gold medalist and No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday night in Flushing, N.Y....Read More