Pierre Boulben
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NFL: Steelers and Joey Porter Jr. at an impasse
Mike McCarthy used one word about Joey Porter Jr. on Monday: impasse. The cornerback is on PUP, in the last year of his rookie deal, and nobody in Pittsburgh is pretending it is only about a back.
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Tennis: Wawrinka denied a US Open farewell
Stan Wawrinka wanted one last Grand Slam in New York. The USTA said no. The 2016 champion misses out on a wild card and will not play qualifying either.
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MLB: Red Sox take a 5-1 homestand into Miami
Boston head to Miami off a 5-1 homestand, with Ranger Suarez and his 3.07 career ERA against the Marlins on the mound. Sandy Alcantara answers for a team that rarely loses at home.
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MLB: Ohtani and Crow-Armstrong split the NL MVP race
Ohtani has taken the last two NL MVP awards. Pete Crow-Armstrong is now ahead of him in OPS and leads the majors in WAR. Five weeks left to settle it.
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Rugby: Erasmus lends two Springboks to the Lions for Ellis Park
Quan Horn starts at full-back, Boan Venter waits on the bench. Ivan van Rooyen has a reinforced Lions side for Tuesday’s meeting with the All Blacks.
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Cycling: hail wipes out Vuelta stage 3 in the Pyrenees
Hailstones stopped the Vuelta dead on the Col de Mont-Louis this afternoon. No stage winner, no podium ceremony, and Tadej Pogacar still in red.
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NFL: 49ers owner Jed York fined after Ohio arrest
Arrested Sunday in East Palestine, sentenced Monday morning. The 49ers owner leaves Ohio with two misdemeanor counts and a $1,150 fine.
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Rugby: Ben Spencer to miss Bath’s opening PREM rounds
Bath will start the new PREM season without Ben Spencer after shoulder surgery. The rest of their treatment room, at least, is emptying fast.
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Football: Szoboszlai penalty denies Newcastle at the death
Newcastle were 99 minutes into their season and one clearance from beating Liverpool. Then Lewis Hall caught Victor Munoz in the box, and Dominik Szoboszlai stepped up.