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United States' Hannes Daube scores a goal during a men's Group A preliminary match between Croatia and USA, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris.

Paris Olympics Day 10: Hannes Daube stars as U.S. men beat Croatia 14-11 in water polo

August 5, 2024, 3:19pm National Sports

Hannes Daube and Max Irving each scored three times to lead the United States men's water polo team to a surprising 14-11 victory over Croatia on Monday on the final day of group play. Read story

Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, clears the bar at 6.25 to set a new world record during the men’s pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.

Olympic Track and Field: ‘Mondo’ Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance

August 5, 2024, 3:10pm National Sports

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record Monday night at the Olympics, clearing 6.25 meters (20 feet, 6 inches) to cap his second straight gold-medal performance on the sport’s biggest stage. Read story

Seattle Seahawks place kicker Jason Myers (5) mentioned tapping into his soccer background on kickoffs, which begs the question about whether athletes from other foot sports might get more serious consideration from NFL special teams coaches.

For NFL kickers, new kickoff rules mean abandoning old habits, but also new opportunities

August 3, 2024, 6:10am National Sports

Most NFL kickers have spent their previous playing days blasting the ball deep. New NFL kickoff rules are forcing them to change. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Justin Turner (2) celebrates at home after his grand slam off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Tyler Phillips during the second inning in a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Seattle.

Mariners use big homers from Raley, Turner to thump Phillies 10-2

August 2, 2024, 9:28pm Latest News

Luke Raley hit a three-run homer into the upper deck, Justin Turner’s grand slam capped Seattle’s seven-run second inning and the Mariners thumped the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2. Read story

San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell, left, celebrates with teammate Patrick Bailey (14) after throwing a no-hitter in nine complete innings of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Cincinnati.

Giants’ Blake Snell throws 1st career no-hitter in 3-0 win over the Reds

August 2, 2024, 8:55pm National Sports

Blake Snell pitched his first career no-hitter on Friday night, striking out 10 as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0. Read story

Dewi Weber, of the Netherlands, shot a 10-under 62 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater..

Denied spot in Paris by Dutch Olympic committee, Dewi Weber leads LPGA Portland Classic

August 2, 2024, 7:47pm National Sports

Denied a spot in Paris because the Dutch Olympic committee didn’t think she was good enough to contend, Dewi Weber shot a 10-under 62 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Portland Classic. Read story

Hailey van Lith (9), of the United States, drives past Myriam Djekoundade (11), of France, in the women's 3x3 basketball pool round match during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. The United States won 14-13.

Paris Olympics Day 7: U.S. women beat Canada in OT for 3rd straight win in 3×3 basketball pool play after 0-3 start

August 2, 2024, 2:52pm National Sports

Washington native Hailey Van Lith delivered a message after the defending champion U.S. posted its third straight win with an overtime victory against Canada in women’s 3x3 basketball pool play at the Paris Olympics following three straight losses to start the tournament. Read story