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American swimmer Torri Huske edges teammate Gretchen Walsh by just .04 seconds in 100 butterfly

Torri Huske thought she might have finally won her first Olympic gold but couldn’t yet be sure

FORMULA 1

Hamilton declared winner of Belgian GP after Mercedes teammate Russell DQ’d for underweight car

Russell crossed the line first at Spa after making only one pit stop to seemingly earn his third career F1 victory, but officials found his car weighed in below established limits and disqualified his result, denying Mercedes a 1-2 finish.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

With Red Sox suddenly reeling, pressure mounts on Craig Breslow to bring in more deadline help

The trade deadline is 6 p.m. Tuesday, and the Sox are a car with a blown engine headed for a brick wall. It’s now up to Breslow to improve his team.

WFA PRO CHAMPIONSHIP | St. Louis SLAM 30, Boston RENEGADES 27

Renegades’ improbable late comeback bid falls short, as five-time champs fall in WFA Championship

The St. Louis Slam completed a perfect 9-0 season, and avenged last year's title game defeat, by rallying from an early two-score deficit and then barely hanging on to deny Boston's bid for a sixth straight crown.

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Dupont leads France to a gold medal in Olympic rugby sevens, ending Fiji’s dominance

Fiji had never lost a sevens rugby match at the Olympics, taking a 17-game winning streak into the final.

Red Sox Notebook

Defensive deficiencies were magnified on Red Sox road trip

The Red Sox have made a league-leading 74 errors and are 21st in the majors with just 21 double plays turned this season.

Runners set off on the annual Death Valley ultramarathon billed as the world’s toughest foot race

After starting late Monday night, the men and women ranging in age from 19 to 69 and hailing from 21 countries and 26 US states, are running amid an excessive heat warning.

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Looking to keep up with the Olympics? These American athletes on TikTok have you covered.

Vermont rugby player Ilona Maher, track star Noah Lyles, and plenty of gymnasts are posting their way through Paris.