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Soccer - Inter Miami's Lionel Messi fined by MLS for slapping opponent - Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi was fined by Major League Soccer on Friday for delivering a slap to the head of a Philadelphia Union opponent.

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Soccer -- Paredes gets 10-game ban in string of Argentine World Cup suspensions

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Soccer -- Tottenham agrees to $116M deal for Manchester City's Savinho

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MLB: Milwaukee Brewers defeat Seattle Mariners, win series 2-1

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MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Detroit Tigers

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NHL -- NHL's Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers to play in Germany in 2027 -- The Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins will each play two games in Germany in 2027 as part of the NHL's Global Series, the league announced Thursday.

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Soccer -- Inter Milan agrees to $40M deal for Liverpool's Curtis Jones -- Inter Milan agreed to a $40 million deal for Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones. The 25-year-old logged three goals and three assists last season.

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Sports News -- Formula 1's Max Verstappen signs Red Bull extension through 2030 -- Max Verstappen halted speculation about a potential split with Oracle Red Bull Racing by signing an extension, the Formula 1 star announced Thursday.

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NFL -- Houston Texans WR Jayden Higgins tears ACL, out for 2026 -- Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins sustained a torn ACL and will miss the entire 2026 NFL season. He appeared in all 17 games last season.

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NFL -- Los Angeles Chargers C Tyler Biadasz out indefinitely with knee injury -- Los Angeles Chargers center Tyler Biadasz is out indefinitely due to the knee injury he sustained during a joint practice, the team said Wednesday.

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NFL -- Jacksonville Jaguars to trade for New York Giants guard Daniel Faalele -- The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to trade a late 2027 NFL Draft pick for New York Giants guard Daniel Faalele, a league source told UPI on Wednesday.

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NFL -- Tennessee Titans, RB D'Ernest Johnson agree to 1-year deal -- The Tennessee Titans and running back D'Ernest Johnson agreed to a one-year contract, a source familiar with the agreement told UPI on Wednesday.

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Sports News -- Nick Kyrgios tests positive for cocaine, gets provisional tennis ban -- Nick Kyrgios tested positive for cocaine and received a provisional suspension from tennis, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Wednesday.

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MLB -- Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. robs grand slam, homers twice vs. Mets -- Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice and performed an immaculate grand slam robbery to help the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets in Flushing, N.Y.

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NFL -- New York Giants, running back Najee Harris agree to 1-year deal -- The New York Giants agreed to a one-year contract with veteran free agent running back Najee Harris, a league source told UPI on Tuesday.

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NFL -- New York Jets RB Breece Hall to miss 2-3 weeks, ready for opener -- New York Jets running back Breece Hall will be out for two to three weeks due a groin injury, coach Aaron Glenn told reporters Tuesday.

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NFL -- NFL certain of future non-U.S. teams, plan precedes abroad Super Bowl -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has "no doubt' about future franchises based outside of the United States, he said in an interview published Tuesday.

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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdraws from 2026 U.S. Open

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Reigning champ Carlos Alcaraz to end tennis hiatus at 2026 U.S. Open

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Dramatic English racing leads to Breeders' Cup trials in U.S.

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Giants rookie guard Francis Mauigoa injured in Dolphins joint practice

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Top women golfers to compete in South Korea next month

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WNBA: Indiana Fever defeat Atlanta Dream in overtime

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