Salomón Rondón scored on a penalty kick in the 57th minute and goalkeeper Rafael Romo made the goal stand up with a diving stop on Orbelín Pineda’s penalty try 28 minutes later, giving Venezuela a 1-0 upset over Mexico in a Copa América group-stage game played before a sellout crowd…
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Al Michaels returns to the Olympics as the AI voice of Peacock
As legendary sportscaster Al Michaels would say, you can’t make this up. Or maybe you can. NBC Sports announced Wednesday that it will use the voice of Michaels, re-created using artificial intelligence, in a personalized daily recap of Summer Olympics events delivered to NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service subscribers. Peacock users…
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Shohei Ohtani remains locked in on offense as Dodgers rally to victory
CHICAGO — There figured to be at least one benefit to Shohei Ohtani being reduced to a one-way star while he recovers from Tommy John surgery this season, one that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hinted at in spring training. With Ohtani, who spent four of his six seasons in Anaheim as…
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Ex-UFC, WWE star Ronda Rousey finds fulfillment as graphic novelist
Ronda Rousey couldn’t sleep. It’s not that she wasn’t tired. She was exhausted after shattering a knuckle at WrestleMania 35. Finally in her hotel bed after surgery, Rousey had a cross-country flight to Los Angeles in five hours. Then inspiration struck. The former UFC champion and then-WWE superstar had been…
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U.S. Olympic trials: Athing Mu’s 800 hopes shattered in fall
EUGENE, Ore. — Olympic champion Athing Mu‘s hopes for a repeat came crashing down on the backstretch of the first lap of the 800-meter final at U.S. track and field trials Monday. Racing in the middle of the pack, Mu got tangled up with a bunched group of runners and went…
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Zach Neto proving to be the king of the Angels’ future
Zach Neto has four tattoos on his left arm. The one that really catches your eye is the collage toward the bottom of the arm, with a lion roaring atop its kingdom. “This,” Neto said, pointing to the tattoo, “is just my journey.” The Angels’ shortstop is a son of…
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Letters: Lakers hiring JJ Redick shows how far they’ve fallen
The Lakers hiring JJ Redick as head coach validates the scholarly thinking that the only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Ron YukelsonSan Luis Obispo :: Why would LeBron James agree to let JJ Redick take the reins of the Lakers? A man with no…
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How Dodgers historian Mark Langill takes on brain cancer with history
He was struggling to walk, battling to talk, fighting to think. But he never forgot the Dodgers. He couldn’t forget the Dodgers. In the first days following surgery to remove two brain tumors, Dodgers team historian Mark Langill was having trouble recalling everything but the legacy that lives permanently in…
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Shohei Ohtani hits 7th homer in 7 games as Dodgers beat Angels
The Dodgers continued two important trends Saturday night. Shohei Ohtani stayed hot, hitting another home run against his former team in the Dodgers’ 7-2 win over the Angels at Dodger Stadium. The bottom of the Dodgers’ lineup remained productive, too, getting six hits and five runs from the last four…
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Shohei Ohtani retired a meme by joining a team with other heroes
Shohei Ohtani homered on Friday night. He reached base four times. His team lost. These were like the good old days again, a Herculean effort by Ohtani wasted in loss. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani greets the Angels’ Michael Stefanic and Mickey Moniak at Dodger Stadium on Friday. (Wally Skalij /…