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Briscoe’s win at Chicago Speedway even sweeter

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Chase Briscoe was on an offseason bonding trip to the United Kingdom with crew chief James Small when the NASCAR driver discovered chocolate buttons, a popular British treat. He bought some online after he returned to the U.S., but he said it wasn't the same. Small ...

Longest-standing individual women’s swim world record broken

MONTREAL (AP) — Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing individual women's swimming world record Sunday night, finishing the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes 1.65 seconds at the Canadian trials. The 19-year-old McIntosh broke the mark of 2:01.81 set by China's Liu Zige in 2009 during ...

Pogascar seizes yellow jersey

LES ANGLES, France (AP) — Tadej Pogacar made the most of the first mountain stage of the Tour de France to post his 22nd career stage win at cycling's biggest race and seize the race leader's yellow jersey on Monday. Pogacar, the overwhelming favorite, sprinted away from his rivals in ...

Four PGA wins over last calendar year for Gotterup

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Chris Gotterup made up a five-shot deficit Sunday by closing with a 9-under 62 to win the John Deere Classic for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last 12 months. Gotterup avoided a playoff when Ben Kohles, trying to win for the first time in his 120th start, hit his ...

Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year. The defunding, which was mandated in President Donald Trump's big tax and policy law last year, has been blamed in the closure ...

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Tuesday, July 7 Legion Baseball: Marietta at Beverly/Lowell, 6 p.m.