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Cavendish establishes record for Tour stage wins

Mark Cavendish broke Eddy Merckx's long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory, sprinting for the win in the fifth stage of the Tour, pulling away some 100 meters from the line despite being bunched in.

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Sources: Lakers' Redick adding McMillan, Brooks

Lakers coach JJ Redick is hiring Nate McMillan and Scott Brooks, who have a combined 31 seasons of head-coaching experience, as his top assistants, sources told ESPN.

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Dave McMenamin

Source: Bronny agrees to 4-year Lakers contract

The Lakers and Bronny James have reached an agreement on his rookie contract, which will pay him $7.9 million over four years, a league source told ESPN.

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Ramona Shelburne and Kendra Andrews

Why the Klay Thompson era ended at Golden State

After two years of despair and feelings of disrespect, the four-time champion will begin a new chapter -- this one with Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic in Dallas.

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Savannah Leigh Richardson

John Deere Classic changed everything for Sepp Straka in 2023, propelled him to Ryder Cup

Sepp Straka is driven to the trophy ceremony in a John Deere tractor after winning the 2023 John Deere Classic. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Sepp Straka gained a ton of confidence after last year’s win at the John Deere Classic, as he went on to finish his season on a high note.

Sepp Straka fired off a final-round 62 at last year’s John Deere Classic to win his second PGA Tour victory.

A few weeks after his win at TPC Deere Run, he went on to post a runner-up finish at...

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Jack Milko

Bernhard Langer to play final DP World Tour event in native Germany 50 years after debut

Bernhard Langer and his caddie discuss a shot during the pro-am prior to the 2024 BMW International Open in Munich, Germany. | Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer will make his final DP World Tour start at the BMW International Open this week in Munich.

Fifty years after his European Tour debut, Bernhard Langer will make his final DP World Tour start this week at the BMW International Open in Munich, Germany.

It will mark his 513th start on...

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RJ Ochoa

Hard Knocks revealed why Giants let Saquon Barkley go in NFL free agency

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The Giants chose to provide support for Daniel Jones instead of paying Saquon Barkley

Odds are you are familiar with the NFL Films product of Hard Knocks, a documentary series that chronicles a team throughout the course of training camp and the preseason and ultimately ends right as the regular season begins.

Recently NFL Films has produced an in-season version of the show where they follow teams throughout the course of an NFL season. That is...

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Jess Weatherbed

Alphabet is abandoning its Mineral robo-agriculture startup

Mineral’s autonomous “plant buggies” could find a new home via licenses with former industry partnerships. | Image: Alphabet

Alphabet is reportedly walking away from its Mineral robotic agriculture startup due to fierce industry competition and slim profit margins. According to Bloomberg, the Google parent company will license some of its farming technology to Driscoll’s, a berry producer that’s spent the last few years working with autonomous “plant buggies” Mineral...

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Andrew Liszewski

A cheaper, weirder e-reader alternative to the Boox Palma

You can find the Xiaomi Moaan InkPalm Plus for around $125 online. | Image: Xiaomi

It seems like everyone is enamored with the Boox Palma, including our own David Pierce, but at $280, it’s expensive for an e-reader. For another option that mirrors larger e-readers but in a tiny and cheaper package, John Moltz has taken a look at the $125 Xiaomi Moaan InkPalm Plus over on Six Colors.

There are some notable compromises, like a reflective screen that will potentially have users...

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Take $100 off the Dyson Airstrait and get damage-free hair straightening

SAVE $100.99: As of July 3, get the Dyson Airstrait Straightener for $399 at Amazon. That's a discount of 20% off its normal price of $499.99.

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Some of our favorite headphones and speakers are already on sale ahead of Prime Day

Best headphone and speaker deals ahead of Prime Day Best noise-canceling headphones deal Sony ULT Wear headphones $178 at Amazon (Save $21.99) ...

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Prime Day 2024: 5 must-shop product categories

Amazon Prime Day is right around the corner! Literally thousands of products will go on sale during Amazon's two-day shopping event, but not all of those sales will be good deals.

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'MaXXXine' cast and creator reveal which character they want to see get the next origin story

Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Debicki, Giancarlo Esposito, Moses Sumney and Ti West discuss the characters they want to see get the next origin story in the series.

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Travis Kelce Just Detailed How He Ended Up On Stage With Taylor Swift During An Eras Tour Show In London

"I've seen the show enough. Might as well put me to work here."

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James Dator

WNBA All-Star voting goes through the roof after Caitlin Clark’s arrival

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The WNBA is on fire.

The WNBA is on fire. Caitlin Clark’s arrival in the league, paired with unprecedented interest in women’s basketball in general, has led to more attention than the WNBA has ever had before. Ratings are up 183 percent, social media is buzzing about moments on a nightly basis, and now All Star voting is in — with astounding results.

Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, the Indiana Fever’s 1-2 punch led all players in voting,...

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Joseph Acosta

Shohei Ohtani homers are the best sound in sports

Just pure sounds of destruction

Los Angeles Dodgers DH (not Designated Hitter, no. Demigod Hero) Shohei Ohtani can’t pitch this year due to Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow, so he has decided to focus all of his time on hitting the baseball. In response, we’ve gotten answers to the question of what if the best two-way baseball player we’ve seen since the early 1900’s focused solely on hitting.

Ohtani is on track to be the first MVP as an exclusive DH, leads the...

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Sean Golden

Copa by the numbers: Argentina vs. Ecuador

Argentina heads into the knockout stage of the Copa America as the reigning champions, winning the event in 2021. | Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images

A numerical preview of Thursday’s Copa America quarterfinal matchup between these two teams

In a tournament full of surprises, the one assumed result was that Argentina, the reigning world champion, would make it into the knockout stage of this year’s Copa America.

Argentina boasts a 3-0 record in the group stages capped by a 2-0...

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Is Samsung Galaxy S25+ dead? Maybe not.

With Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event around the corner (on July 10, to be exact), we're expecting to see a bunch of phones unveiled, including the new Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6, and the Galaxy S25 series of devices.

Typically, we'd expect to see the Samsung Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra launch at the event, but a recent rumor from Android Headlines said there would be no "plus" model this year. The report cited filings in an IMEI database that don't mention the S25+ variant, only...

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Who is SYNDI8, HYBE's new AI-generated pop group?

HYBE has launched a new AI-powered artist, SYNDI8, throwing yet another spanner in the debate around AI-generated music and copyright. And this time, it's a girl group.

The K-pop mega label behind the likes of BTS, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, NewJeans, SEVENTEEN, and more unveiled SYNDI8 (pronounced "Syndi-eight") in late June, following weeks of teasers on social media. The group is made up of four members named Canary, Nest, Goyo, and Raven, who hail from the fictional realm of Nansy Land and...

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