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ARLINGTON, Texas — Coco Crisp has served the A’s long and, for the most part, very well, playing a major role with a trio of playoff teams in Oakland. [...] the A’s longest-tenured player is upset and told The Chronicle he is convinced that the team is deliberately not using him to avoid having his $13 million vesting option for 2017 kick in. “I’m extremely hurt, the way things are being handled,” said Crisp, who did not play in Monday’s 5-2 loss at Texas. General manager David Forst said last week that with the A’s out of contention... Читать дальше...

(ATTN: ADDS comments) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean gymnast Ri Se-gwang captured his first Olympic gold medal in the men's vault in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. The two-time world champion scored an average of 15.691 po

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- John Nogowski hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning, driving in Mikey White with the go-ahead run, as the Stockton Ports defeated the Visalia Rawhide 2-1 on Monday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- John Nogowski hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning, driving in Mikey White with the go-ahead run, as the Stockton Ports defeated the Visalia Rawhide 2-1 on Monday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- John Nogowski hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning, driving in Mikey White with the go-ahead run, as the Stockton Ports defeated the Visalia Rawhide 2-1 on Monday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- John Nogowski hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning, driving in Mikey White with the go-ahead run, as the Stockton Ports defeated the Visalia Rawhide 2-1 on Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Hammer athlete Anita Wlodarczyk set the third athletics world record in four days at the Olympic Sta...

RIO DE JANEIRO — There may have been a time, when athletes smoked pipes, competed in everyday clothes and didn’t tweet sponsored messages, a time that fewer and fewer people can remember, when sports were “real,” not theater. Theater requires audiences to suspend their disbelief, to pretend that the cardboard tree on stage is a

A Chinese writer has been ordered to apologize publicly for questioning one of China’s best-known stories of wartime heroism after he lost an appeal in a Beijing court.

– Manchester City  goalkeeper Joe Hart could leave the club – Guardiola is chasing Barcelona’s Claudio Bravo – The sides have reportedly agreed €16 million transfer Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has agreed a €16 million deal to sign Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. Following Joe Hart’s exclusion from the Manchester City side that defeated Sunderland […]

Because grace and athleticism needs to be celebrated.

Last week, the eyes of Mexico and the world were on gymnast Alexa Morena.

And while some just wanted to tear her down, artists from all over Mexico showed their support for Alexa by illustrating these beautiful portraits of the gymnast.

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Illustrator José Acosta captured the elegance of her pose.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There may have been a time, when athletes smoked pipes, competed in everyday clothes and didn't tweet sponsored messages, a time that fewer and fewer people can remember, when sports were "real," not theater.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There may have been a time, when athletes smoked pipes, competed in everyday clothes and didn't tweet sponsored messages, a time that fewer and fewer people can remember, when sports were "real," not theater.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There may have been a time, when athletes smoked pipes, competed in everyday clothes and didn't tweet sponsored messages, a time that fewer and fewer people can remember, when sports were "real," not theater.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There may have been a time, when athletes smoked pipes, competed in everyday clothes and didn't tweet sponsored messages, a time that fewer and fewer people can remember, when sports were "real," not theater.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates as he crosses the line to win gold in the men's 100-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. (AP…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There may have been a time, when athletes smoked pipes, competed in everyday clothes and didn't tweet sponsored messages, a time that fewer and fewer people can remember, when sports were "real," not theater.

Settle in for eleventh heaven on day 11 of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. There are 25 gold medals to be given out across 12 sports. Among those chasing glory are superstar gymnast Simone Biles and the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt. Host nation Brazil is also hoping to boost its flagging medal […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — So stung by a devastating defeat to Brazil in the championship match of the London Games four years ago, silver medalists Foluke Akinradewo and Jordan Larson each contemplated walking away for good from the U.S.…

Where and when children are born may affect their risk for celiac disease, according to a new study.

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RIO DE JANEIRO — So stung by a devastating defeat to Brazil in the championship match of the London Games four years ago, silver medalists Foluke Akinradewo and Jordan Larson each contemplated walking away for good from the U.S. national team and skipping another Olympic cycle. One by one, something slowly pulled each woman back

Nicknamed 'Micius', the satellite will circle the Earth once every 90 minutes after it enters a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km.

Our live blog is tracking market reaction as Australian mining giant BHP Billion posts a historic loss of $6.39 billion versus profit of $1.91 billion a year ago.