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  • Barcelona draw with Manchester City in charity match to benefit

    Riyad Mahrez scored a stoppage-time penalty as Manchester City and Barcelona played out an entertaining 3-3 draw in front of 91,062 fans at Camp Nou on Wednesday. The fixture was a fundraiser for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND),...
  • Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and broadcasting leg

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and popular radio and TV sports personality Len Dawson has died. He was 87. He led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl win in 1970, even picking up the MVP title. "Lenny the Cool" also guided Chiefs fans through their ups a...
  • On This Day In NBA History: August 23 - Kobe Bryant Is Born

    On this day in 1978, Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time All-NBA talent and a 5-time NBA champion amongst other accolades over the course of his 20-year playing career. When you look back on NBA history, it is easy to point out one or two lege...
  • Body found in search of missing 16-year-old Kiely Rodni

    A volunteer dive group says it found a body while searching for missing California teen Kiely Rodni, who was last seen at a massive high school farewell party in Truckee, northeast of Sacramento, on August 6. Law enforcement has not confirmed the finding. "We just found Kiely Rodni," the volunteer ...
  • MLB roundup: Albert Pujols jumps to No. 2 all-time in total bas

    August 21 - Albert Pujols went 4-for-4 and smacked two long homers, and Paul DeJong hit a grand slam to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 16-7 victory over the host Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in Phoenix. Pujols also moved into second on the all-time total bases list with 6,143. He passe...