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tennis
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Bernarda Pera stays on a roll with win over Katie Volynets at Thoreau Open in Concord
The 5-foot-9-inch Pera, a power-hitting lefthander, arrived in Concord days ago after back-to-back tournament wins Hungarian Grand Prix and the Hamburg European Open.
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Inside the three pro pickleball leagues battling it out for supremacy
The PPA (Professional Pickleballers Association) will air an event on CBS on Saturday — the first national broadcast for the burgeoning sport. But the APP (Association of Pickleball Professionals) and MLP (Major League Pickleball) are right in the mix.
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought
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Can the Florida Python Challenge make this invasive species hissssstory?
The annual Florida Python Challenge invites the brave (or crazy) to hunt down the species in an effort to preserve the Everglades, which are overrun with the creatures. Just watch out for the teeth.
Minor League Baseball
Cardinals minor leaguer Chandler Redmond hits a cycle of home runs
He is only the second player in baseball history to achieve the home-run cycle in a one game.
Thoreau Open
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After remaking her game to add strength, Katrina Scott reaches quarterfinals of Thoreau Open
She overhauled her game during a months-long stay at the Kass Tennis Academy in Columbus during the 2020 COVID shutdown.
Little League New England Region final | Middleboro (Mass.) 10, Bangor East (Maine) 1
Middleboro routs Bangor East to earn trip to Little League World Series
Middleboro became the first team from Massachusetts since 2009 to punch its ticket to Williamsport, Pa., after scoring a 10-1 victory over Maine in the finals of the Little League New England Region tournament in Bristol, Conn.
Golf
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Rickie Fowler and Jason Day barely made FedEx Cup playoffs, but they’re here and want to keep going
Fowler made it on the number — No. 125 — and needs his best golf of the last two years to get through to the next round.
NFL
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Deshaun Watson willing to accept eight-game suspension, but will the NFL make this compromise?
A settlement always has been possible, but it’s not clear if the sides are in discussions.