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WNBA agrees to grant Golden State Warriors an expansion …

FILE - Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at the WNBA basketball draft Monday, April 10, 2023, in New York. The WNBA has agreed to grant Golden State an expansion franchise in 2025. While the deal hasn’t been finalized, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is expected to be in the Bay Area on Thursday, Oct. 5, to announce the new franchise, according to a person familiar with the situation. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

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Man United in crisis: The factors that have led to Ten …

Manchester United's head coach Erik ten Hag arrives before the Champions League group A soccer match between Manchester United and Galatasaray at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

WR Cooper Kupp returns to practice, enters IR activation …

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp warms up prior to an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. Kupp is in injured reserve with a hamstring strain. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

2030 World Cup set to be hosted by Spain-Portugal-Morocco …

FILE - Aerial view of the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, July 30, 1930. A unique 2030 World Cup is set to be played in Europe and Africa with the surprising addition of South America. A key lure of the unprecedented three-continent project will open in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, where the Centenario Stadium hosted the inaugural 1930 World Cup final.(AP Photo, file)

American ‘Armless Archer’ changing minds about disability …

Archer Matt Stutzman of United States ties the shoes of a pupil with his foot, in a Paris school, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Visiting France's capital before Paralympic tickets go on sale next week, Stutzman dropped by a Paris school on Wednesday and wowed its young pupils with his shooting skills. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Stealing the show: Acuña leads speedsters seeking October …

Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. steals second base in the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

NCAA approves smaller transfer portal windows for football, …

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, left, talks with his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, before the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Lexi Thompson to compete against men at the PGA Tour’s …

CORRECTS TO 2023 NOT 2022 - Lexi Thompson watches her tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the LPGA Walmart NW Arkansas Championship golf tournament, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Rogers, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Texans’ C.J. Stroud is off to a sizzling start as …

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson (14) celebrates after scoring against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)

MLB playoffs 2023: Rangers, Twins, Diamondbacks and …

Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis watches his solo home run during the third inning in Game 1 of an AL wild-card baseball playoff series against the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Twins stop record 18-game postseason skid on strength …

Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis celebrates as he is interviewed after a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of an AL wild-card baseball playoff series Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

FIFA set to approve letting Russian youth soccer …

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaks to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, back to a camera, in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. A UEFA statement Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, quoted Ceferin saying Russian men’s and women’s team will stay excluded until the war is over but that by banning children “we directly discriminate against them.” (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Aces have a chance to make history with win over …

Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson (22) celebrates after Dallas Wings center Teaira McCowan (7) was charged with a foul during the second half Game 1 of a WNBA basketball semifinal series Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Las Vegas.(Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Diamondbacks hit Burnes hard to rally for 6-3 victory …

Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell argues withhome plate umpire Mark Ripperger during the fifth inning of a Game 1 of their National League wildcard baseball series against the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)