Boxing champ Lebedev retires after fights fall through
Former world cruiserweight boxing champion Denis Lebedev has retired aged 39 after a lengthy and colorful career
Federer, Nadal renew great rivalry in Wimbledon semifinals
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be meeting at a second consecutive Grand Slam tournament when they face off in Wimbledon’s semifinals
Vigil protesting immigrant detention camps planned for Galesburg on Friday
Several local cultural groups are organizing a candlelight vigil to protest the treatment of detained migrants around the U.S.
Ukraine soccer league expands after conflict disruption
Ukraine’s soccer league is expanding back to 16 teams after years of turmoil sparked by the annexation of Crimea and the conflict in the country’s east
Joan Louise Jones
Joan Louise Jones, age 80, of Knoxville, Illinois, died at 1:50 P.M. on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her loved ones.
Koscielny refuses to travel with Arsenal on US tour
Arsenal says captain Laurent Koscielny has refused to travel with the team for its preseason tour to the United States
Russian deputy PM Mutko wins Olympic doping appeal
Vitaly Mutko, who was Russia’s Sports Minister during the doping-tainted Winter Olympics in Sochi, has won an appeal against his lifetime ban from the games
Bevin withdraws from Tour de France with broken ribs
Patrick Bevin of New Zealand has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of the sixth stage after breaking two ribs in a crash
Wednesday Sports in Brief
Wednesday Sports in Brief
Ultra-competitive Hooper key attacker for US water polo
Ultra-competitive Johnny Hooper key attacker for US water polo team heading into worlds
Party of 5? Competitive NL Central in for taut second half
Party of 5? Competitive NL Central in for taut second half
Williams back on Centre Court to face Strycova in semifinals
Back on Centre Court and back in the semifinals of a major tournament, Serena Williams will take on Barbora Strycova at Wimbledon
Lynn expected to start as Rangers host the Astros
The Astros will start Framber Valdez on Thursday while the Rangers are expected to counter with Lance Lynn
NBA summer league recap: Landale's 23 points leads Bucks past China 84-67
The Milwaukee Bucks used a dominating third quarter to beat China 84-67 and close out the preliminary round of the Las Vegas summer league
Penguins center Matt Cullen retires after 21 seasons
Penguins center Matt Cullen has retired after a 21-season career that included three Stanley Cup titles
Sims sinks go-ahead jumper to send Lynx past Sky 73-72
Odyssey Sims hit the go-ahead jumper with 6.4 seconds to play and finished with 16 points in the Minnesota Lynx’s 73-72 victory over the Chicago Sky
Sims hits go-ahead jumper, Lynx beat Sky 73-72
Odyssey Sims hit the go-ahead jumper with 6.4 seconds to play and finished with 16 points in the Minnesota Lynx’s 73-72 victory over the Chicago Sky
Alex Morgan, US women's soccer team honored at The ESPYS
Alex Morgan won female athlete of the year and shared the best team award with her U.S. women’s national soccer teammates at The ESPYS
NYC police probe defaced Rapinoe posters
New York City police say they are investigating after posters featuring U.S women’s soccer team player Megan Rapinoe were defaced with derogatory slurs
Jim Bouton, former pitcher, “Ball Four” author, dies at 80
Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book “Ball Four,” has died at 80