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Russia faces a possibility of being excluded from a second Paralympics over its statesponsored doping scheme. The International Paralympic Committee said it remains unconvinced Russia has adopted an anti-doping culture and implemented the changes required to prove it is cleaning up in time for the 2018 Games.
After a goalkeeping blunder by Jonathan Klinsmann, teammate Luca de la Torre scored in injury time to give the United States a 3-3 draw against Ecuador at the Under-20 World Cup in Seoul, South Korea. The Americans next face Senegal on Thursday while Ecuador takes on Saudi Arabia.
Defending champion Caroline Garcia advanced to the second round of the Strasbourg (France) International by beating Jennifer Brady 6-3, 6-4, while top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki retired with an unspecified injury.
Former South Carolina quarterback Brandon McIlwain is transferring to California, where he will have three years of eligibility starting in 2018.
■ Authorities said a Cal State San Jose player is recovering after being stabbed in an off-campus fight. University officials identified the victim as Chad Miller, who started three games at safety last year.
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ESPN analyst Dick Vitale signed a contract extension with the network through 2019-20.
Spurs leading scorer Kawhi Leonard was ruled out of Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors on Monday night with host San Antonio on the brink of elimination.
Golden State led the Western Conference finals 3-0 and had a chance to become the first team in league history to open the playoffs 12-0.
An MVP finalist, Leonard has not played since severely aggravating a sprained left ankle during the third quarter of Game 1 against the Warriors. He initially sprained the ankle in Game 5 of the conference semifinals against Houston.
Entering Monday, Golden State outscored San Antonio by 73 points since Leonard exited Game 1 with 7:52 left in the third quarter with the Spurs leading 78-55.
Spurs reserve forward David Lee, who suffered a torn left patellar tendon in Game 3, also sat out Game 4.
Golden State center Zaza Pachulia was to miss his second straight game with a bruised right heel. Warriors coach Mike Brown said Pachulia’s absence was not determined by the anger Spurs fans have for him.
Pachulia and his family have received death threats on social media from fans who blame him for Leonard’s absence after his close-out in defending a shot, a tactic coach Gregg Popovich called “dangerous” and “unsportsmanlike.”
LeBron vs. fan:
As he walked down a hallway inside Quicken Loans Arena to the news conference after Game 3 Sunday night, LeBron James, who scored just 11 points and only one in the final 18 minutes, was heckled by a fan. James spun
Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols returned to the lineup after missing three games with tendinitis in his right hamstring.
Pujols was listed as the designated hitter and batting third at Tampa Bay. He was hitting .247 with five homers and 32 RBIs in 40 games before being sidelined.
Pujols is four homers away from 600 in his career.
Infielder Nolan Fontana, recalled by the Angels from Triple-A Salt Lake, was starting at second base in his major league debut.
To make room for Fontana, infielder C.J. Cron was optioned to Salt Lake.
Seattle recalled catcher Mike Zunino and pitcher Emilio Pagan from Triple-A Tacoma and
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Warriors at Spurs, late (Golden State leads 3-0)
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Celtics at Cavaliers, TNT (Cleveland leads 2-1) around and asked the man to repeat himself. Security ushered the fan away from James, who then went to the podium and was blunt in assessing a very uncharacteristic optioned three players to help clear a spot for the expected return of second baseman Robinson Cano.
The Mariners made the roster moves on an off day before the start of a three-city road trip today. The Mariners optioned pitcher Chris Heston, catcher Tuffy Gosewisch and infielder Daniel Vogelbach with the expectation that Cano will be able to come off the disabled list after missing time with a strained quadriceps.
Zunino started the season with the Mariners but was sent down earlier this game. The Celtics won 111-108, overcoming a 21-point deficit.
“I had a tough game, period,” he said. “Not just in the second half. Me, personally, I didn’t have it. My teammates did a great job of keeping us in the game, building that lead. But me, personally, I didn’t have it. That’s all I’ve got to say about my performance.”
Center Enes Kanter said Monday he routinely received death threats for criticizing the government of his native Turkey, and he may seek an expedited
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month after batting .167 in the first 24 games. Zunino hit .293 and had five home runs in 41 at-bats with Tacoma.
First baseman James Loney requested and received his release from the Triple-A team.
Loney, 33, signed a minor league deal Thursday after the Braves learned first baseman Freddie Freeman will miss about 10 weeks with a fractured left wrist.
On Saturday, the Braves acquired Matt Adams from St. Louis. Adams was immediately inserted into Atlanta’s starting lineup on Sunday, blocking Loney’s path to the majors.
Braves general manager John Coppolella said Saturday the team wouldn’t have signed Loney if it knew it would be able to trade for Adams.
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process toward becoming a U.S. citizen.
Kanter was detained at an airport in Romania over the weekend, with border police there saying they did so because Turkish authorities canceled his passport. Kanter eventually was allowed to leave for London and then New York, after he said officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and others intervened.
Kanter said Monday he was the target of two more death threats earlier in the day.
“This is definitely crazy right now,” he said.