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Director Spike Lee attends a news conference at the Cannes Film Festival in France in May.
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Aug 17, 2025

ESPN will not air Spike Lee's docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, citing 'creative differences'

The project has been canceled over "certain creative differences," according to the U.S. sports broadcaster.
The All Blacks' Ardie Savea faces off with Pumas wing Rodrigo Isgro during their Rugby Championship match on Saturday in Cordoba, Argentina.
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Aug 17, 2025

All Blacks beat Argentina 41-24 to reclaim top world rank

Ahead 31-10 at the interval, New Zealand held off a second-half fightback from the Pumas in Cordoba and ultimately emerged as the victors by scoring six tries to three.
Pro Bowl defensive end Hendrickson has been seeking a new deal during the offseason.
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Aug 18, 2025

Bengals entertaining trade offers for Pro Bowl defensive end Trey Hendrickson

Hendrickson, who is slated to make $15.8 million in base salary in 2025, has been seeking a new deal.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates on the podium after finishing second in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Aug. 3.
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Aug 19, 2025

Home hero Piastri to have Australian F1 grandstand named after him

The naming of a grandstand is an honor typically reserved for sporting legends with a long line of achievements.
Kishane Thompson (right) in action against Noah Lyles (left) and Kenneth Bednarek (center) during the Diamond League men's 100m final at Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland on Saturday.
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Aug 19, 2025

Thompson out of sprint showdown with Lyles in Lausanne

Thompson won the much-anticipated rematch with Noah Lyles at Saturday's Diamond League meeting in Silesia.
Reigning Olympic and world javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi poses during a photo session in the Athletics tunnel in Domazlice, Czech Republic, on August 14, 2025.
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Aug 19, 2025

Javelin star Kitaguchi finds new home in small Czech town

The 27-year-old Japanese athlete is getting ready for next month's world championships in Tokyo in the western Czech town of Domazlice.
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones (right) throws a pass during warmups prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Aug. 16.
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Aug 20, 2025

Colts name Daniel Jones QB1 as QB2 Anthony Richardson 'respects' call

Signed to a one-year, $14 million contract in the offseason, Jones joined the Colts to take part in an open competition for the job.
Former Chiefs running back Louis Rees-Zammit returns a kick during a preseason game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Aug. 22, 2024.
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Aug 20, 2025

Welsh winger Rees-Zammit felt he was wasting talent during NFL stint

The Welsh winger signed with the Bristol Bears for the 2025-26 Premiership Rugby season on Thursday, marking his return to union after an 18-month stint in the NFL.
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Micah Parsons after the preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium on Aug. 16
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Aug 21, 2025

Cowboys optimistic Micah Parsons will play Week 1 despite trade request

Parsons has sat out all training camp practices while seeking a long-term extension to make him one of the NFL's highest-paid defensive players.
A boxing match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Feb. 29, 2016. Japanese boxing has been rocked by a series of serious injuries and deaths.
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Aug 22, 2025

Japanese amateur boxer in intensive care after latest incident

The JBF, which oversees amateur boxing in Japan, said the man had not fought a match for over 10 years and had been in training to make a comeback.
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) receives the ball from the snap during the first quarter against the Patriots at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Thursday.
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Aug 22, 2025

Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart cleared after injury scare

Dart appeared to hit his head on the ground and was evaluated on the sideline for a concussion.
Japan's Misaki Matsumura attempts to avoid a tackle by Ireland's Sam Monaghan during their match at the Women's Rugby World Cup in Northampton, England, on Sunday.
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Aug 25, 2025

Ireland tops spirited Japan to open Women's Rugby World Cup campaign

Japan coach Lesley McKenzie was proud of the way her side stuck to its attacking game.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. walks to the ring for his fight against Jake Paul in Anaheim, California, on June 28.
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Aug 25, 2025

Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. released from prison pending trial

U.S. authorities arrested Chavez in July for being in the United States illegally.
Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett throws a pass during mini camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio on June 12.
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Aug 26, 2025

Browns trading QB Kenny Pickett to Raiders, say reports

The Raiders were reportedly searching for a quarterback after backup Aidan O'Connell suffered a fractured wrist in preseason.
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas (front) celebrates after winning the Turkish Grand Prix with third-placed Red Bull's Sergio Perez in Istanbul on Oct. 10, 2021.
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Aug 26, 2025

Cadillac set to name Perez and Bottas as F1 drivers

Perez was dropped by Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2024 season, but the 35-year-old is not far removed from finishing second in the 2023 F1 championship and third in 2022.
Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito throws the ball against the Patriots at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Thursday.
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Aug 27, 2025

Giants waive quarterback DeVito as Patriots cut 2022 first-rounder Strange

NFL teams were required to reach the regular-season roster limit of 53 players by Tuesday.
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole vault final during a Diamond League meet in Zurich on Sunday.
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Aug 28, 2025

Mondo Duplantis soars to fifth Diamond League crown

Duplantis, who improved on his own world record with a vault of 6.29 in Budapest two weeks ago, now has five Diamond League trophies.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe stands on the track at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday.
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Aug 29, 2025

Sebastian Coe confident gene testing will be completed for Tokyo worlds

Athletes who arrive at the global event without being tested can complete the process in the Japanese capital.
Oscar Piastri waves from the podium after finishing secondat the Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyorod, Hungary, on Aug. 3.
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Aug 29, 2025

F1 leader Oscar Piastri backs McLaren over moves at Hungarian Grand Prix

McLaren defended the race effectively being decided on strategy and its drivers’ right to adopt different approaches.
Lando Norris (left) congratulates teammate Oscar Piastri after Piastri took pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Aug 31, 2025

Norris needs 'some magic' to beat pole-sitter Piastri in Zandvoort

Piastri has a slender nine-point advantage over Norris but can hope to take that back into double digits at seaside Zandvoort, where overtaking is always tricky.
Akane Yamaguchi hits a return during her semifinal win over Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani at the badminton world championships in Paris on Saturday.
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Aug 31, 2025

Yamaguchi to face Chen in badminton world final

Yamaguchi, a two-time world champion, saw off Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-17, 14-21, 21-6 in the semifinals.
Brazil's Yago Dora in action during the World Surf League Tahiti Pro on May 30, 2024
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Sep 2, 2025

Brazil's Dora wins first surfing world title in Fiji

The 29-year-old from Florianopolis had his best ever year on surfing's world tour.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts warms up before a preseason game against the Bengals in Philadelphia on Aug. 7.
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Sep 3, 2025

Eagles eye Super Bowl repeat as NFL season kicks off with global push

The Eagles, who denied the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat in February with a 40-22 rout, kick off the regular season on Thursday at home against the Cowboys.
Naoya Inoue takes part in a training session ahead of his bout with Murodjon Akhmadaliev, in Yokohama on Tuesday.
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Sep 3, 2025

Inoue says taunts 'missed the target' ahead of world title clash

The undefeated Inoue is facing one of the most dangerous opponents of his career when he takes on Akhmadaliev on Sept. 14 with all four belts on the line.
Gabby Thomas competes at the U.S. championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 31.
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Sep 3, 2025

Injured Olympic 200-meter champion Thomas to miss Tokyo worlds

As she battled through injury, Thomas looked short of her best form at the U.S. trials in Eugene, Oregon, earlier this summer.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc after he crashed out of the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday in Zandvoort
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Sep 4, 2025

Ferrari to celebrate past glory at home race amid present woes

Ferrari has yet to win this year and the home return comes hot on the heels of both cars crashing out in the Netherlands last weekend.
Australia's Gout Gout celebrates after winning the men's U-23 200-meter race at a Diamond League meet in Monaco on July 11.
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Sep 5, 2025

Australian fans anxiously awaiting Gout Gout's world championships debut

Still only 17, Gout is already one of the most exciting prospects in global athletics.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts runs against the Cowboys during the second half of the NFL season opener in Philadelphia on Thursday.
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Sep 5, 2025

Super Bowl champion Eagles hold off rival Cowboys in NFL season opener

The Eagles raised their championship banner before defeating their division rivals.
Members of the Japanese team for the World Athletics Championships pose for photos at Meiji Kinenkan on Thursday.
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Sep 5, 2025

Team Japan seeks ‘passionate support’ at World Athletics Championships

The World Athletics Championships kick off at Tokyo’s National Stadium on Sept. 13.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert rushes with the ball during his team's opening-week win over Kansas City on Friday in Sao Paulo.
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Sep 6, 2025

Chargers stun Chiefs in Brazil as NFL opens slate of international games

Justin Herbert got the Chargers rolling early and Los Angeles never looked back in beating the rival Chiefs.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years