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IndyCar moves season finale from downtown streets to Nashville Superspeedway amid NFL construction

IndyCar will move its season-ending championship finale in September from the streets of downtown Nashville to the superspeedway in Lebanon nearly 40 miles away because of construction surrounding the Tennessee Titans’ new stadium. The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix has been a smashing success racing down lower Broadway and using a bridge as part of a tricky track layout. …

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Una noche de nuevos campeones en el Mundial de natación en Doha

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Fue una noche de primeros logros en el Campeonato Mundial de Natación. Siobhán Haughey de Hong Kong consiguió su primer título de piscina larga en los 200 metros libres femeninos. Lo mismo para el japonés Tomoru Honda, quien consiguió la primera victoria de su carrera en los 200 metros mariposa. Eso no fue todo. Con un …

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Hawaii visits Cal Poly after Hyder’s 21-point game

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (14-11, 6-7 Big West) at Cal Poly Mustangs (4-21, 0-13 Big West) San Luis Obispo, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly plays …

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Furman and VMI square off for conference showdown

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. VMI Keydets (4-21, 1-11 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (13-12, 7-5 SoCon) Greenville, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Paladins -23; over/under is 164.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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Shooting after Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade latest violence to mar sports celebrations

The shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade Wednesday was just the latest example of violence erupting during a championship celebration. Here are other shootings that have taken place over the last decade either the night a team won a league championship or during the ensuing parade or rally. JUNE 2016: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Police said a person …

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Brazil striker Matheus Cunha out with ‘significant’ hamstring injury ahead of Copa America

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Brazil striker Matheus Cunha has sustained a “significant” hamstring injury, English club Wolverhampton said Wednesday, which could rule him out for the rest of the season. Wolves manager Gary O’Neil didn’t put a timeline for Cunha’s return but the severity of the injury potentially jeopardizes the striker’s availability for the Copa America starting in June. Cunha …

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Tiroteo en desfile de Chiefs deja muerta a locutora hispana; hay 22 heridos, incluidos 8 niños

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. (AP) — Ocho niños figuraron entre las 22 personas heridas de bala durante un tiroteo al concluir el desfile del miércoles, en el que una multitud vitoreó a los Chiefs de Kansas City por su victoria reciente en el Super Bowl, informaron las autoridades. Los disparos dejaron un muerto y provocaron que numerosos aficionados corrieran despavoridos …

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Kelly leads Georgia Tech against Notre Dame after 36-point game

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-14, 3-10 ACC) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-16, 3-10 ACC) South Bend, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Irish -3.5; …

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Knecht leads No. 8 Tennessee against Arkansas after 22-point game

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Tennessee Volunteers (17-6, 7-3 SEC) at Arkansas Razorbacks (12-11, 3-7 SEC) Fayetteville, Arkansas; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -9; over/under is 151 BOTTOM LINE: No. …

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