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China remains the dominant force in the sport, having won seven of eight gold medals in 2016. The Chinese followed up by taking 12 of 13 events at worlds in 2019.

CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — Mark Cavendish claimed the sixth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint on Thursday, taking his impressive career tally to 32 stage wins at cycling’s biggest race.

BATON ROUGE – A matchup of SEC versus ACC is set for the LSU Tigers as the promoters of the Holiday Hoopsgiving College Edition that LSU will meet Georgia Tech in one of the games Dec. 11, 2021, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fired New York Mets general manager Jared Porter was suspended by Major League Baseball through at least the end of the 2022 regular season following an investigation that began after a report that he sent sexually explicit text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 while he was working for the Chicago Cubs.

HOUSTON (AP) — Cedric Mullins homered among his four hits, Austin Hays and Maikel Franco had three RBIs each, and the Baltimore Orioles broke open the game late and cruised to a 13-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was making Yankees manager Aaron Boone nervous — until the Angels’ twoway star batted in the seventh inning Tuesday night.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Forward Darius Days is returning to LSU for his senior season after initially exploring his opportunity to turn pro.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles used timely hitting and huge ninth inning to get a win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Early blasts by Mookie Betts and Max Muncy helped propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to a key win in the first of a twogame set against the San Francisco Giants.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers earned their sixth straight win by producing their biggest inning since manager Craig Counsell’s playing days.