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Luke Litter competes during semifinals of the World Darts Championship in London on Thursday.
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Jan 3, 2025

Luke Littler beats 'The Bullet' to reach World Darts Championship final

The 17-year-old Englishman took the darts world by storm last year when he reached his first final.
Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase looks to race away from Steelers cornerback Cory Trice Jr. during the second quarter of Cincinnati's win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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Jan 5, 2025

Ravens secure AFC North as Bengals stay alive

The win means the Ravens will begin the NFL playoffs next week at home against either the Los Angeles Chargers or the Pittsburgh Steelers.
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart testifies before U.S. Congress during an anti-doping hearing on June 24, 2024.
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Jan 9, 2025

U.S. withholds payment to WADA amid dispute over Chinese doping tests

The move to hold back 2024 WADA dues comes in the wake of WADA's controversial handling of positive doping tests by 23 Chinese swimmers who were later allowed to compete.
Brock Purdy threw for 3,864  yards and 20 touchdowns for the 49ers during the 2024 season.
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Jan 9, 2025

49ers prepared to go all in on quarterback Brock Purdy

Purdy had 3,864 passing yards and 20 touchdowns for the 49ers in 2024.
Hideki Matsuyama set a PGA Tour scoring record on his way to a win at The Sentry in Kapalua, Hawaii, on Sunday.
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Jan 9, 2025

Hideki Matsuyama going for Hawaii sweep at Sony Open

Matsuyama won The Sentry on Sunday with a 35-under-par 257, the lowest 72-hole score in relation to par in PGA Tour history.
People inspect their property burnt down by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on Thursday.
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Jan 10, 2025

NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game from LA to Arizona due to wildfires

The league said in its news release it was "in the interest of public safety" to make the move.
Hideki Matsuyama hits his chip shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Sony Open in Honolulu on Thursday.
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Jan 10, 2025

Six players tied for first-round lead at Sony Open; Hideki Matsuyama 26th

Hideki Matsuyama, who broke the PGA Tour's scoring record in relation to par last week while winning The Sentry, is tied for 26th place.
Naoya Inoue will fight Kim Ye-joon on Jan. 24 after his original opponent, Sam Goodman, withdrew from the bout due to injury.
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Jan 11, 2025

Inoue to fight Kim after Goodman pulls out with injury

The 32-year-old Kim, ranked No. 11 by the WBO, has 21 wins and two defeats with 13 knockouts and two draws.
Nissan's Oliver Rowland competes at the Portland E-Prix in June 2024.
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Jan 12, 2025

Oliver Rowland earns Formula E triumph for Nissan in Mexico City

Starting from fourth, Rowland put in an outstanding performance to secure the Japanese manufacturer's 20th win.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen runs with the ball during his team's wild-card game against the Broncos in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.
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Jan 13, 2025

Bills dominate Broncos in wild-card matchup to set up showdown with Ravens

The second-seeded Bills will host the third-seeded Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round next weekend.
Lindsey Vonn poses for selfies with fans after the women's Super-G in Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Austria, on Sunday.
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Jan 13, 2025

Impressive Vonn fourth as Macuga takes first World Cup win

Vonn said she wasn't "100%" but her form suggests she may be building well for next month's World Championships in Saalbach, Austria.
Tiger Woods lines up a putt during an event in Orlando, Florida, in December.
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Jan 15, 2025

Tiger Woods pledges support amid 'unimaginable loss' in Los Angeles

Flames that razed the Pacific Palisades came uncomfortably close to The Riviera Country Club, which is slated to host the 2028 Olympic golf tournament.
Australia's Michael Hooper during the 2019 World Cup in Oita.
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Jan 15, 2025

Wallabies great Michael Hooper set for comeback with Japan move

The 33-year-old played the last of his 125 test matches in 2023 before being unceremoniously axed by then-coach Eddie Jones.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is hoping to lead his team to an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title.
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Jan 16, 2025

Chiefs set to begin quest for three-peat with matchup against Texans

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is 6-0 during the divisional round in his career.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen scores against the Ravens in the second quarter in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.
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Jan 20, 2025

Bills outlast Ravens to set up showdown with Chiefs in AFC title game

In Sunday's other playoff game, the Eagles beat the Rams to reach the NFC championship game.
Sepp Straka celebrates with the trophy after winning the The American Express in La Quinta, California, on Sunday.
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Jan 20, 2025

Sepp Straka shakes off nerves to win The American Express

Former world No. 1 Justin Thomas finished second.
Lewis Hamilton in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 10
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Jan 21, 2025

Hamilton begins 'new chapter' at Ferrari

The 40-year-old announced last February that, after 12 successful years with Mercedes, he was moving on.
Scottie Scheffler of Team USA plays in a singles match during the final round of The Presidents Cup golf tournament in Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada, on Sept. 29.
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Jan 21, 2025

Scheffler won't 'rush back' to golf after Christmas hand injury

The player indicated he could launch his season at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week.
Haas mechanics prepare for the U.S. Grand Prix last October.
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Jan 22, 2025

Haas makes Laura Mueller F1's first female race engineer

Mueller will serve as the race engineer for driver Esteban Ocon, who will debut with the U.S. team this year.
Canada's James Crawford celebrates on the podium after winning the Kitzbuehel World Cup downhill race on Saturday.
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Jan 26, 2025

Crawford wins Kitzbuehel downhill for maiden World Cup victory; Odermatt sixth

Crawford, with just four podium places to his name in seven seasons on the circuit, laid down a near-perfect run.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs with the ball during the AFC title game in Kansas City on Sunday. The Chiefs defeated the Bills to advance to the Super Bowl.
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Jan 27, 2025

Chiefs outlast Bills in AFC title game to reach third straight Super Bowl

Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni celebrates in the closing minutes of a victory over the Commanders in the NFC Championship game on Sunday in Philadelphia.
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Jan 29, 2025

Sirianni revisits painful defeat as he fine-tunes Super Bowl strategy

The Eagles let a 10-point halftime lead slip through their fingers two years ago as the Chiefs triumphed 38-35 at Super Bowl 57.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli ahead of last season's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Jan 29, 2025

Antonelli, Hamilton's F1 replacement, passes his driving test

The Italian turned 18, the minimum age to drive on public roads in Italy, last August.
U.S. surfer John John Florence rides a wave during a practice session earlier this month off the north shore of Maui, Hawaii.
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Jan 29, 2025

Absent champions, fresh venues in focus as surfing's world tour begins

Hawaii's John John Florence, who won his third world title last year, is taking the year off tour but will compete as a wildcard at the season opener in Hawaii.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (right) and head coach Andy Reid will be looking for their fourth title in six seasons in this year's Super Bowl.
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Jan 30, 2025

Rob Gronkowski says Patriots' legacy secure as Chiefs chase history

Gronkowski said his former team's legacy is secure — for now.
Winners Yevgenia Shishkova (front right) and Vadim Naumov (rear right) wave to fans during the medal ceremony at the NHK Trophy in Nagoya on Dec. 9, 1995. State-run news in Russia reported that the pair was on board a passenger plane that collided with a U.S. military helicopter in Washington on Wednesday.
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Jan 30, 2025

World champion Russian skaters reportedly on plane involved in midair collision

Shishkova and Naumov won the world championship in pairs in 1994.
A memorial for the Skating Club of Boston members killed in a midair collision between a passenger plane and a U.S. military helicopter on Wednesday is seen at Tenley E. Albright Performance Center, in Boston on Thursday.
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Jan 31, 2025

Tight-knit U.S. figure skating community mourns skaters lost in plane crash

The athletes, coaches and family members on board the flight were returning from the National Development Camp in Kansas.
Mikaela Shiffrin skis during her first run in a World Cup slalom event in Courchevel, France, on Thursday.
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Jan 31, 2025

U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin pays tribute to victims of plane crash in return

Chasing a landmark 100th World Cup victory Shiffrin said her return from injury was timely, but also appeared moved by events back home.
Eddie Jones watches warmups before Japan's test against France in Paris on Nov. 9, 2024.
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Jan 31, 2025

Australia lines up test against Eddie Jones and Japan in Tokyo

Japan's Brave Blossoms are coached by Eddie Jones, who took the role after leading Australia to a disastrous finish at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
UFC President Dana White speaks during the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024.
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Jan 31, 2025

UFC President Dana White condemns fighter's comments about Hitler

White said UFC would not take disciplinary action, citing freedom of expression.

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