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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fought Jake Paul on Saturday in Anaheim

Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. detained by ICE and on track to be deported just days after fighting Jake Paul

By Kyle Feldscher and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Days after fighting social media influencer Jake Paul in a high-profile bout in California, Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested by ICE agents on Wednesday and is in the process of being deported from the United States over alleged cartel ties and other infractions,

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher placed on leave hours before his start as MLB reportedly investigating gambling

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball placed Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz on indefinite leave on Thursday, with multiple reports indicating he is facing a gambling-related investigation. MLB said in a statement that Ortiz was being put on “non-disciplinary leave through the end of the All-Star break” for the investigation. The announcement

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Spectators pack out the stands at Wimbledon

For the first time in 148 years, Wimbledon has no line judges. Some say that ‘takes away the humanity’ from the tournament

By George Ramsay, CNN The All England Lawn Tennis Club, London (CNN) — Pauline Eyre still remembers the “extraordinary feeling” of making her first appearance at Wimbledon aged 21, taking in the noise and the crowds as she marched onto the pristine grass courts, neat and pillowy under her feet. Eyre, however, had no intentions

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Boonville standout commits to Mizzou, continues family legacy

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz continued his absolute heater on the recruiting trail, on Tuesday afternoon, when Boonville standout Braylon Ellison announced his commitment to the Tigers. The three-star offensive lineman picked MU over a slew of other offers, including Missouri State, Washington State, Coastal Carolina, Oregon State, James Madison, Navy and

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Mizzou offensive lineman receives another pair of All-America nods

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou offensive lineman Cayden Green is raking in preseason recognition, ahead of his second season in Columbia. On Tuesday, the junior received two more preseason All-America nods, from both Athlon Sports and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. That recognition comes in addition to Green’s First-Team Preseason All-American recognition by Phil Steele last

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Mizzou men’s basketball assistant Kyle Smithpeters elevated to associate head coach

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates has his new right-hand man, two months and some change after former associate head coach Charlton ‘C.Y.’ Young left the program. On Tuesday, Mizzou Athletics announced that assistant coach Kyle Smithpeters is being promoted to associate head coach. “Kyle has played a pivotal role as we’ve

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Yousafzai arrives to attend an international summit in Islamabad

Empowering Afghan female athletes shows ‘bravery and courage’ against the Taliban, says Malala

By George Ramsay, Amanda Davies and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — Malala Yousafzai has never stopped fighting for the rights of women, even after it almost cost the Nobel-Prize-winning activist her life. And in her latest rallying cry, Yousafzai wants more opportunities granted to Afghanistan’s elite female athletes, at a time when they have been

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