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The Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday fired manager Joe Maddon amid the club’s 12-game losing streak....Read More

The International Skating Union will increase the minimum age requirement for competitors to 17 from 15, the sport’s world governing body announced Tuesday....Read More

Justine Lindsay, who became the NFL’s first openly transgender cheerleader when she recently made the Carolina Panthers TopCats team, addressed her critics and thanked the NFC South franchise in an Instagram post....Read More

After a four-month hiatus, six-time major championship winner Phil Mickelson is set to make his return to competitive golf this week on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series....Read More

Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award winner Aaron Donald is returning to the Los Angeles Rams after signing a reworked contract that will make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league....Read More

American Cori “Coco” Gauff attained a career-high No. 13 in the women’s tennis world rankings, while Spaniard Rafael Nadal jumped to No. 4 in men’s rankings released Monday by the WTA and ATP, respectively....Read More

Several Tampa Bay Rays pitchers cited their religious beliefs as the reason for a decision to opt out of wearing rainbow logos on their hats and uniforms as part of the franchise’s recent Pride Night celebration....Read More

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Cori “Coco” Gauff in the French Open women’s final Saturday in Paris, capturing her second trophy at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament....Read More

The Houston Astros are signing star slugger Yordan Alvarez to a massive contract extension....Read More

Rafael Nadal moved on to the French Open men’s final Friday after his opponent, third-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany, was forced to retire because of an ankle injury....Read More