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Aug 19, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — A documentary on the 2008 U.S. men’s basketball team known as the “Redeem Team,” with executive producers including LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, will premiere on Netflix this fall. “The Redeem Team” will debut Oct. 7, the streaming service announced Friday. The film is Netflix’s first collaboration

6:54 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — Olympic silver medalist Mathias Flückiger was provisionally suspended in a doping case ahead of his scheduled competition in a mountain bike race on Friday at the European Championships. Swiss Cycling said Flückiger tested positive for the anabolic agent zeranol at the national championships in June. Zeranol is approved

Aug 18, 2022 Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Defending champion Brody Malone sprinted to the lead at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Thursday, posting an all-around score of 88.942 in the last major tuneup before this fall’s world championships. Malone posted the highest score on the high bar – an event he won a bronze

3:49 PM ET Associated Press The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is resuming its Dream Gap barnstorming tour for a fourth consecutive year, while still developing plans to launch a professional league. The PWHPA on Thursday announced its fall schedule will open on Oct. 14 and feature a five-weekend series plus a special event, with

6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Logan Stankoven, a second-round draft pick of the Dallas Stars, had two goals and an assist, and Canada defeated Switzerland 6-3 on Wednesday night in the world junior hockey quarterfinals. Tyson Foerster had a goal and two assists, Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle also

7:13 AM ET Great Britain’s Jacob Fincham-Dukes missed out on a long jump silver medal at the European Championships in agonising fashion as his best jump was deemed to be a foul — after he had already celebrated. Fincham-Dukes looked to have won silver on countback having recorded a jump of 8.06m, only bettered by

1:31 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Team captain and Anaheim Ducks prospect Mason McTavish had a goal and two assists Monday, leading Canada to a 6-3 win over Finland in Group A play in the world junior hockey championship. Connor Bedard and Ridly Greig each had a goal and an assist, and Brennan

1:08 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Harvard forward Matthew Coronato scored twice and the defending champion United States held off Sweden 3-2 on Sunday night to finish 4-0 in Group B play in the world junior hockey championship. Brett Berard also scored for the Americans and Kaidan Mbereko made 28 saves. The U.S.

1:05 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The United States women’s national hockey team, which will feature 18 returning Olympians, took the ice for the first time Sunday to prepare for the world championships without new coach John Wroblewski, who tested positive for COVID-19. Wroblewski tested positive Saturday, USA Hockey spokesperson Melissa Katz said,

5:52 PM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Chicago Blackhawks prospect Wyatt Kaiser and Detroit Red Wings hopeful Carter Mazur each scored twice and the United States shut out winless Austria 7-0 on Saturday to improve to 3-0 in group play in the world junior championship. Team USA had seven players notch two points

Aug 13, 2022 Associated Press ROME — Seventeen-year-old David Popovici of Romania became the youngest swimmer to break the world record in the men’s 100-meter freestyle Saturday, beating the mark set more than 13 years ago in the same pool. Popovici touched in 46.86 seconds at the European championships to top the time of 46.91

5:58 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Defenseman Emil Andrae had two goals and an assist and Sweden beat Austria 6-0 on Friday to improve to 2-0 in the world junior hockey championship. Isak Rosen and Fabian Lysell each had a goal and an assist, and Simon Edvinsson and Theodor Niederbach also scored in

1:01 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Carter Mazur scored twice in the United States’ five-goal second period, and the defending champion Americans beat Switzerland 7-1 on Thursday night to improve to 2-0 in the world junior hockey championship. Brock Faber, Landon Slaggert, Matthew Corondato, Thomas Bordeleau and Riley Duran also scored for the

8:24 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead is retiring from the sport. The 32-year-old Muirhead secured Britain’s only gold medal at this year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, having also won bronze in Sochi in 2014. “After 15 years of international curling and 21 international titles I have made the hardest

11:01 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — USA Table Tennis CEO Virginia Sung won an election to serve on the board of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Wednesday. She will take over a spot held by former Duke athletic director Kevin White. Sung won in a race that came down to her and

11:28 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Albert Korir is joining fellow Kenyan runner Peres Jepchirchir in attempting to defend his title at the New York City Marathon. Korir won the 50th edition of the five-borough race last November, two years after finishing second. He’ll be joined in the men’s field by 2021 runner-up

7:30 PM ET M.A. VoepelESPN.com Close M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Three-time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson, who was forced to retire from the league following the 2012 season due to injuries, has

9:44 AM ET Connor O’Halloran BIRMINGHAM, England — Eight members of the Sri Lanka delegation at the 2022 Commonwealth Games are missing, West Midlands Police told ESPN on Monday. Three Sri Lankans — wrestler Yoda Pedige Shanith Chathuranga, judoka Marappulige Chamila Dilani and judo official Tikiri Hannadige Duminda Asela De Silva — were reported missing