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September 16, 2019

Trump to attend Modi Houston rally, Ohio visit with Morrison

President Donald Trump will attend a Houston rally next week featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. The White House ...

September 15, 2019

FIBA will look to ease travel burdens at 2023 World Cup

FIBA will look at adjusting travel demands on teams at the next World Cup, after this tournament in China led to many ...

September 13, 2019

Argentina moves to World Cup final, tops France 80-66

Luis Scola was asked what Sunday will mean to him, and he didn't hesitate with the answer. "Everything," he said. The veteran ...

September 13, 2019

Spain beats Australia 95-88 in 2OT to reach World Cup final

No one on Spain's basketball team is looking past Sunday's World Cup final. Certainly not Marc Gasol, who scored 33 points ...

September 13, 2019

Asian shares gain on fresh optimism over US-China trade

Stocks were broadly higher in Asia on Friday after gains overnight on Wall Street. Investors have stepped up buying on hopes ...

September 12, 2019

Plenty of NBA talent left among 4 World Cup semifinalists

There's plenty of NBA talent left among the World Cup semifinalists, even if that foursome does not include the United States

September 10, 2019

PGA Tour season starts 17 days it ended

Seventeen days after Rory McIlroy cashed in by winning the FedEx Cup, a new season begins at The Greenbrier. That's nothing ...

September 09, 2019

Czech Republic, US complete World Cup quarterfinal field

The Czech Republic and the United States completed the field on Monday for the quarterfinals of the basketball World Cup.

September 08, 2019

France, Australia into World Cup quarters; US must wait

France and Australia reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Saturday. They join Serbia, Spain, Poland and Argentina ...

September 07, 2019

Czech Republic, Australia keep rolling in World Cup

The Czech Republic defeated Brazil 93-71 on Saturday to keep itself in the hunt for a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals ...

September 06, 2019

Poland, Argentina, Serbia, Spain reach World Cup quarters

Poland had not been to the World Cup in 52 years. Welcome back, indeed. Poland — ranked 25th in the world entering this ...

September 06, 2019

World Cup a European, American championship _ with Australia

The basketball World Cup has turned into a championship of Europe and the Americas — with Australia thrown in from the ...

September 05, 2019

Greece beats New Zealand for final spot in 2nd round of WCup

Greece is headed to the second round of the World Cup after beating New Zealand 103-97 on Thursday in a showdown between ...

September 05, 2019

US farmers hope Trump delivers on trade deal with Japan

American farmers have not only endured retaliatory tariffs from China and other nations, they've watched as most of their top ...

September 03, 2019

Ingles 1 assist short of triple-double as Australia advances

Australia showed it can do damage by ending the Americans' 78-game winning streak in a warm-up game just over a week ago.

September 03, 2019

8 countries stay in FIFA race to host 2023 Women's World Cup

Eight countries have stayed in the bidding contest to host the 2023 Women's World Cup, with Belgium and Bolivia dropping out.

September 03, 2019

Asian stocks lower after US-China trade jitters resurface

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday after investor jitters over U.S.-Chinese trade tension were revived by a report ...

September 01, 2019

NBA MVP Antetokounmpo, Greece open World Cup with easy win

Giannis Antetokounmpo stole the ball at one end, dribbled behind his back around midcourt, kept going and took off from just ...

August 30, 2019

Australia lowers Great Barrier Reef outlook to 'very poor'

The government agency that manages Australia's Great Barrier Reef has downgraded its outlook for the corals' condition from ...