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Americans Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier compete in Italy at the Grand Prix Final.

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Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara edge Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier at Grand Prix Final

With a second-place finish, Knierim and Frazier are the first U.S. pairs team to medal at a GPF.

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Geoffrey Koech's winning time in the BAA Half Marathon on Sunday was 1:02:02.

Photos: After a three-year hiatus, the BAA Half Marathon returned on a chilly, rainy morning

Geoffrey Koech and Viola Chepngeno pulled off a Kenyan sweep of Sunday's event held at Franklin Park.

Russia's Natalya Antyukh (right) won the 400-meter hurdles by .07 seconds over the United States' Lashinda Demus at the 2012 Olympics, but a decade later Antyukh has been stripped of her gold for doping, which now goes to Demus.

More than a decade after missing Olympic victory by less than a second, American Lashinda Demus will get her gold medal

A decade after taking home the silver medal, Demus' hardware will be upgraded after it was stripped from Russian Natalya Antyukh for doping.

Jim Redmond, who created Olympics moment helping son, dies at 81

An intimate moment between a father and a son became instant Olympic history.

Stephen Nedoroscik only returned to training in May after dealing with injuries; the nationals will mark his first major competition of the year.

US Gymnastics Championships: Five Massachusetts men take their first steps toward 2024 Olympics

Worcester’s Stephen Nedoroscik, reigning world champion on the pommel horse, leads the strongest contingent of Bay State men’s gymnasts in recent memory.

Sydney McLaughlin left the field in the dust in the 400 hurdles, with a performance one analyst called "Beamonesque."

Takeaways from the World Track Championships: Sky’s the limit for scintillating US star Sydney McLaughlin

Track and field doesn't have the wide appeal it once did in the US, but if you missed the recent World Championships, you missed a transcendent performance.

Gold medalists Abby Steiner, Talitha Diggs, Sydney McLaughlin, and Britton Wilson of the United States celebrate after wining the women's 4x400m relay on the final day of the World Championships.

Sydney McLaughlin completes record run for US track teams on world stage

The United States won a record 33 medals, including 13 golds, one short of the all-time mark.

Team USA celebrates its shocking world championship in the 4x100 relay. The Americans entered the race as significant underdogs to the Jamaicans.

US women stun Jamaica for 4x100 world championship, while men botch it again

Men struggle with exchange while women blast past favored Jamaicans for surprise gold.

Sydney McLaughlin celebrates after winning in world-record time in the final of the women's 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Sydney McLaughlin obliterates her own world record in 400-meter hurdles

McLaughlin, 22, demolished the field in setting the first world record of these championships.

Allyson Felix will again be locked in Saturday as she will take part in the US women’s 4x400 relay.

Victory lap awaits: Allyson Felix to run on US women’s 4x400 relay

Felix, 36, said team officials coaxed her out of her brief retirement after she helped the mixed-relay team win a bronze last Friday.

Gold medalists Alexa Knierim (left) and Brandon Frazier pose during the medal ceremony after they won the pairs event at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montpellier, France, in March.

Skating Club of Boston to host world champs Kneirim and Frazier for Skate America in October

Tickets for the Oct. 20-23 event at the Skating Club of Boston's rink in Norwood are already sold out.

USA's Sydney Mclaughlin won her semifnal heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles to qualify as the top seed in Friday's final at the world championships in Eugene, Ore.

USA’s Sydney McLaughlin cruises into finals of women’s 400m hurdles at world championships

Hardly pressed and conserving energy near the finish, the Olympic champion and world-record holder finished in a time of 52.17 seconds at the world championships Wednesday night.

Noah Lyles of Team United States waggles his finger at the other runners after competing in the men's 200-meter heats at the world championships in Eugene, Ore.

Noah Lyles sets pace in 200-meter qualifying in 19.98 seconds

Lyles, last year’s Olympic bronze medalist, was part of a cavalcade of the world’s best sprinters who cruised through the first heats of the 200 without much fuss.

Gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (center), silver medalist Shericka Jackson (right), and bronze medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrate Jamaica's sweep in the women's 100.

Sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a 35-year-old mother, wins fifth world title

Fraser-Pryce, mother of a 4-year-old son, Zyon, led all the way and crossed the line in 10.67 seconds.

Gold medalist Fred Kerley (center) stands with silver medalist Marvin Bracy (right) and bronze medalist Trayvon Bromell after the Americans swept the men's 100 at the World Championships on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.

Fred Kerley leads first US sweep in men’s 100 meters in 31 years

It marked the first American sweep at worlds since Carl Lewis, Leroy Burrell, and Dennis Mitchell went gold-silver-bronze at the 1991 championships in Tokyo.

Jim Thorpe wears a baseball uniform in this undated photo. The sporting legend had his medals reinstated on the 110th anniversary of him winning the decathlon in the 1912 Olympics.

After 110 years, Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner for 1912 Olympic gold medals

Thorpe was stripped of his gold medals after it was discovered he had been paid to play minor league baseball.

Wadeline Jonathas, who ran for UMass Boston, won gold in the Tokyo Olympics in the 4x400-meter relay.

Olympic gold medalist Wadeline Jonathas leads New England in the 2022 track and field world championships

A handful of athletes with local ties will vie for a medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which begin Friday in Oregon. It's the first time the event has been held in the US.

Fred Richard of Stoughton is the the reigning US junior national men's gymnastics champion.

This Stoughton teen with 360,000 followers on TikTok is a rising gymnastics star, and he’s out to flip his way into stardom

Fred Richard — aka FrederickFlips — is using his massive platform to show the world how cool gymnastics can be. He's competing in the Junior Pan-Am Championships this month, and has his eye on the 2024 Olympics.

Mo Farah celebrates his gold medal in the men's 5,000-meter race during the 2016 Olympics.

UK Olympic runner Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked as a child

In a new documentary, Farah says his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin and that he was taken from the East African nation of Djibouti.

Simone Biles, other gymnasts seek more than $1 billion from FBI for failing to stop Larry Nassar

Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman is also among the approximately 90 claimants.

"I worked hard for this," said Rashida Ellis. "I had to just fight my fight, and look what happens when I do.”

Lynn’s Rashida Ellis wins IBA world lightweight boxing title

Ellis, 26, defeated Beatriz Ferreira, an opponent who had beaten her four times in five previous fights.

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, the reigning World Championships gold medalists in pairs, will be on the "Stars on Ice" program at Agganis Arena Saturday.

Return of ‘Stars on Ice’ a sign that figure skating’s popularity remains strong in Boston

Boston also is a finalist to host the 2025 World Championships, and the Skating Club of Boston's Norwood facility will host Skate America in October.

track and field

Olympic star and Harvard grad Gabby Thomas chases history on the track, a healthier world off of it

Thomas, who is the third-fastest woman ever to run the 200-meter dash, will continue to compete professionally while finishing her studies in public health.

Paralympics

US Paralympic sled hockey team dominates Canada to win fourth straight gold medal

Jen Lee made 16 saves — leaving the tournament without allowing a goal — as the Americans romped to another gold.

Paralympics

Meet Team USA’s athletes with New England connections who will compete in the Paralympics

A dozen athletes with local ties will be taking part in the Games, which are about to begin in Beijing.

tara sullivan

Here’s why the International Olympic Committee’s current stance on Russia isn’t so heroic

If the IOC truly wanted to make an impact, it should have acted years ago against Russia, when it had something to lose.

paralympics

US Paralympic sled hockey team has a youthful Massachusetts flavor

David Eustace, Griffin LaMarre, and Kyle Zych are realizing a dream as first-timers in the competition about to get going in Beijing.

Olympics

What it was really like to cover the Olympics in Beijing

The author knew Beijing was going to be unlike any Olympics he had covered.

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Red Sox

Xander Bogaerts tried his new jersey on for size as Padres general manager A.J. Preller looked on.

After 14 years with Red Sox, Xander Bogaerts dons a different jersey as Padres introduce their new shortstop

The 11-year, $280 million contract Bogaerts agreed to on Wednesday has full no-trade rights, a $5 million signing bonus, and yearly salaries of $25 million.

Phillies sign former Red Sox reliever Matt Strahm to 2-year deal

The 31-year-old free agent had a 3.83 ERA in 50 appearances with the Red Sox last season, striking out 52, giving up 17 walks and allowing just five home runs.

Xander Bogaerts leaving is the latest blow to an enraged Red Sox Nation, and other thoughts

This did not have to happen. This was a result of ownership and front office malpractice.

Patriots

An impact player, Patriots defensive tackle Lawrence Guy is making even more of an impact off the field

On the field, the 12-year NFL veteran’s life is defined in three- or four-second bursts, but his lifelong goal is to make a difference.

‘It’s like a defensive guy is calling offense’: Cardinals defensive coordinator Vance Joseph takes jab at Patriots’ play-calling

Joseph’s words, uttered through chuckles, seemed to be a subtle shot at Matt Patricia, who has been the point person sending plays into Mac Jones’s helmet this season.

Ravens likely to start Tyler Huntley at quarterback after Lamar Jackson misses a third practice

Baltimore coach John Harbaugh acknowledges the need to get Huntley ready to go. Jets confirm Max Mitchell's blood clots, Titans owner discusses firing general manager, and there are other key injuries ahead in Week 14.

Bruins

Coyotes take advantage in closing seconds to beat the Bruins

Lawson Crouse capitalized on some confusion over a non-icing call to score the winning goal with 14 seconds remaining in regulation.

Connor Clifton, who was drafted by the Coyotes, believes he made the right choice becoming a Bruin

In 2017, there had been nearly a full changeover in Arizona’s management and scouting, leading in part to Clifton's decision to exercise his right to become a free agent.

How the Bruins’ Trent Frederic, a natural center, is blossoming at right wing

Frederic, playing lately with Taylor Hall on the left and Charlie Coyle in the middle, popped for a goal and an assist in Wednesday’s 4-0 whitewash of the Avalanche.

Celtics

Return seems imminent for Celtics’ Robert Williams

Williams has completed extensive 3-on-3, 4-on-4 and 5-on-5 scrimmages and has continued to check off necessary boxes without any setbacks.

How the bond Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla and Suns guard Damion Lee formed in Maine helped launch their careers

After being cut from the Celtics during training camp in 2016 he was assigned to their G League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. That same year, Mazzulla became an assistant in Maine.

Brittney Griner is finally coming home. There’s joy and relief right now — but grief remains.

The sincere gratitude of Griner's wife, Cherelle, was obvious at the White House podium on Thursday. But it was tinged with sadness — because of why she was there in the first place, and for those left behind, such as Paul Whelan.