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Argentina wins World Cup, beating France 4-2 on penalties

By Steve Douglas, Associated Press

Lionel Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete. The Argentina superstar is finally a World Cup champion.

Analysis: Crypto companies’ ties to sports raise ethical questions

By Eddie Pells, Associated Press

The bankruptcy of FTX and the arrest of its founder and former CEO are raising new questions about the role celebrity athletes such as Tom Brady, Steph Curry, Naomi Osaka and others played in lending legitimacy to the largely unregulated landscape of crypto.

Morocco’s finish in the World Cup playoffs is bittersweet for Arab fans

By Abby Sewell, Associated Press

Morocco’s fans in the Arab world took the North African team’s 2-1 loss to Croatia in Saturday’s World Cup third-place playoff philosophically. The team had already made history, becoming the first Arab and first African team to reach the semifinals…

France beats England 2-1, advancing to semifinals at World Cup

By James Robson, Associated Press

Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1.

Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals after defeating Portugal 1-0

By Steve Douglas, Associated Press

Morocco delivered a seminal moment in the nearly 100-year history of soccer's biggest tournament, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team 1-0 Saturday in the another shocking result in the first World Cup staged in the Middle East.

Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment

By Lekan Oyekanmi, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Griner's status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women's basketball and her imprisonment in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community heightened concerns for her.

Deshaun Watson returns from 11-game suspension with some support, many boos

By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press

Watson heard jeers before taking each snap throughout the first half in his first game Sunday since returning from an 11-game suspension for sexual misconduct.

Argentina reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 2-1 win over Australia

By Steve Douglas, Associated Press

Lionel Messi delivered again for his country, marking the 1,000th game of his era-defining career with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup to lead Argentina to a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday.

U.S. knocked out of World Cup with 3-1 loss to the Netherlands

By Ronald Blum, Associated Press

Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory Saturday that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals.