Des Bieler

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Athletics announcer fired after uttering racial slur during game broadcast

By: Des Bieler

Glen Kuiper had said what sounded like the n-word while referring to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

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Bills’ Damar Hamlin returns to practice field in limited fashion

By: Des Bieler

Less than five months after suffering cardiac arrest in an NFL game, the safety began taking his first steps toward resuming his career.

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Ukrainian player booed at French Open after shunning Belarusian star

By: Des Bieler

Both Marta Kostyuk and Aryna Sabalenka said they were surprised by the reaction of some in the crowd at Roland Garros.

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SEC makes major change for 2024 season, but thorny schedule issues remain

By: Des Bieler

The conference will drop its two divisions as it grows to 16 teams, but it deferred a final decision on whether to expand from eight conference games to nine.

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Ballgirl in tears, a French Open doubles team is disqualified

By: Des Bieler

A chair umpire initially gave a warning to Miyu Kato for swatting a ball that hit the ballgirl near the head. Her opponents urged officials to reconsider.

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Biden says Chiefs show power of ‘unity’ during White House visit

By: Des Bieler

The Super Bowl champions were honored by the president, who joked about his wife's "rabid" support for the Eagles and said Kansas City was building a dynasty.

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Wildfire smoke postpones MLB games, other East Coast sporting events

By: Des Bieler

With hazardous air afflicting massive swaths of the U.S. and Canada, Yankees and Phillies games were postponed Wednesday, as was a WNBA game and one in the NWSL.

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NBA Finals live updates: Heat hosts Nuggets in pivotal Game 3

By: Jerry Brewer, Ava Wallace, Ben Golliver, Des Bieler

The series shifts to Miami as Denver tries to bounce back after a Game 2 loss. Follow along for live updates.

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Pat Casey, X Games gold medalist, dies in motocross crash at 29

By: Des Bieler

Casey “lost control” of his motocross bike while training in Southern California, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

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Days before Pride event, Red Sox face a pitcher’s homophobic history

By: Des Bieler

Matt Dermody, a 32-year-old called up from Boston’s Class AAA affiliate, took the mound two years after tweeting that gay people “will go to hell.”