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Athletes' signature moves that changed the game
Sure, plenty of athletes have go-to moves, but every once in a while they bring us something different -- a move that changes the game and becomes synonymous with a name.
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How Olympian Gus Kenworthy landed his first Hollywood role, in 'American Horror Story, 1984'
Catch Kenworthy make his debut on "American Horror Story" on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
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Ricky Rubio speechless after Spain wins gold medal at FIBA World Cup
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FIBA All-Stars: Gasol, Giannis and the very best NBA players at the World Cup
Where do Marc Gasol, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Rudy Gobert check in among the best performers in China? Do any of Team USA's stars make the list?
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Will superstars save Team USA next summer?
The Americans leave China with a seventh-place finish and lot of questions heading into the 2020 Olympics in Japan.
NBA is China's favorite sport, but when will the next Yao Ming arrive?
The NBA has become the most popular sport in the most populated country in the world -- China. After a methodical 20-year courting, more than 300 million Chinese fans now play basketball in China, easily surpassing the country's "national" sport, soccer;
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How the 1992 Dream Team sparked global NBA fandom
How the 1992 Dream Team sparked global NBA fandom
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Team USA hits historic low at FIBA World Cup
The Americans will play for seventh place on Saturday -- and that's right where they belong.
U.S. tops Poland to wrap up 7th place at FIBA
The United States closed out a disappointing FIBA tournament with an 87-74 win over Poland and a seventh-place finish.
How Team USA's roster issues ended a gold-medal run
While the World Cup quarterfinals loss to France was disappointing for the Americans, it wasn't surprising.
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FIBA World Cup: Nigeria got what they came for, a ticket to Tokyo
Nigeria's D'Tigers made life difficult for themselves with early losses at the FIBA World Cup, but still achieved their main objective of a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Free Solo climber Alex Honnold's next summit? The rest of his life
The death-defying climber is used to putting his body on the line -- his exploits are up for an Emmy on Saturday. Now he ascends into his toughest challenge: domestic life.
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Spain: Alaska swimmer the latest athlete to be subject to sexism
With rulings like the one in Alaska, we are teaching our girls that their bodies are not their own and that their very shape might be shameful, Sarah Spain writes.
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Australia into World Cup semis after Mills' 24
Patty Mills scored 24 points and Australia moved into the World Cup semifinals with an 82-70 victory over the Czech Republic on Wednesday night.
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- Curry commits to Olympics: 'That is the plan'
- Panda is mascot for 2022 Beijing Winter Games
- Federer to decide soon on Tokyo Olympic plans
- Ailing Manangoi won't defend 1,500 at worlds
- South African sprinter Horn handed doping ban
- Montano to get medals from '11, '13 track worlds
- Rubio, Gasol lead Spain to 2nd World Cup title