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By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The New York Mets placed outfielder Luis Robert Jr. on waivers, per MLB.com. The former All-Star, who pinch-hit during the Mets’ 6-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday, has posted 10 home runs and 23 RBIs with a .229/.308/.407 slash line in 57 games this season. Those numbers include a strong push in August as he has amassed six […]

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an advocacy group said. The Afghan man, who is in his early twenties, was granted protection against deportation to Afghanistan by a U.S. judge due to fears of persecution by the Taliban, his lawyer Alma David said. His family […]

SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Ethiopian Addisu Gobena smashed the course record to win the men’s title before Kenya’s world and former Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir dominated the women’s race at the Sydney Marathon on the penultimate day of the Australian winter on Sunday. Gobena, second last year, crossed the line at the city’s Opera House in two hours, four minutes and 42 seconds, well clear of the previous record […]

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized to the state’s Jewish Democratic Caucus on Saturday for comments he made after an attack on a synagogue in March, which he tied to Israel’s actions in the Middle East. “My comments may have been misconstrued to justify something I did not mean to justify,” El-Sayed told reporters after he addressed the caucus at a party convention in Lansing. […]

By Philip O’Connor Aug 29 (Reuters) – Croatian Filip Hrgovic pulled off a stunning comeback to beat British prodigy Moses Itauma by technical knockout to claim the vacant IBF world heavyweight title in thrilling fashion at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday.  Outpointed over the first eight rounds, the 34-year-old Croatian turned the tide in the ninth, taking advantage of his young opponent’s exhaustion to force the stoppage in the ninth […]

By Field Level Media Aug 29 (Field Level Media) – William Jewell College running back MicahJo Barnett had a medical emergency on the sideline during the school’s season opener on Saturday. and the school later announced his death. Barnett, a junior, reportedly experienced seizure-like symptoms during the first quarter of the Division II contest against Fort Lewis College. The game was played on William Jewell’s campus in Liberty, Mo., about […]

Aug 29 (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic said he is never satisfied with early losses but that his second-round exit at the Cincinnati Open gave him extra time to prepare for the U.S. Open, where he will chase a record 25th Grand Slam singles crown. The world number five fell to Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante in Cincinnati after struggling in the heat and requiring a medical timeout.  “I don’t like early […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong is adding to his case for the NL MVP award. Crow-Armstrong homered three times on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. The All-Star center fielder also singled and scored in the fourth. Crow-Armstrong is making a bid to unseat Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani as NL MVP after the Japanese slugger took home the honor each of the previous two years. Ohtani […]

Aug 29 (Reuters) – World number two Elena Rybakina said she is on track to play at the U.S. Open as she recovers from a leg injury suffered at the Cincinnati Open earlier this month.  The twice Grand Slam winner retired in the first set of her Cincinnati quarter-final match against Iga Swiatek on August 20 with an ankle problem.  “I’m quite confident with the decision we are making each […]