Sports

At Paralympics, women are blazing trails in male-dominated and roughest of sports, wheelchair rugby
Sarah Adam is the first American woman to compete at the Paralympics in wheelchair rugby. She was in the starting lineup when Team USA kicked off its campaign on Thursday — against familiar foe Canada. Other women in wheelchair rugby are barrier-busting, too. Australia has an unprecedented three women on its 12-player team in Paris. Denmark, Germany and Japan also have female players, leaving host nation France, defending champion Britain and Canada as the only teams that don’t.
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother are killed on bicycle ride
The player, nicknamed “Johnny Hockey,” and his younger brother, Matthew, were struck and killed by an SUV one day before they were to appear in their sister's wedding.
Shohei Ohtani's dog 'throws out' 1st pitch at Dodgers game
To the delight of the sellout crowd, the star player’s pup Decoy “threw out” the ceremonial first pitch before a game at the Los Angeles stadium against the Baltimore Orioles.
Gophers kick off the season versus North Carolina; Minnesota favored
North Carolina visits Minnesota to start the season and open the post-Drake Maye era after the departure of the star quarterback to the NFL. Minnesota is favored by 1½ points according to BetMGM odds. North Carolina won the matchup 31-13 at home last season.
Atlanta Braves beat skidding Minnesota Twins 5-1 for 3-game sweep
Chris Sale won his major league-leading 15th game with six crisp innings, Jorge Soler homered early and threw out a runner at the plate late, and the resurgent Atlanta Braves beat the struggling Minnesota Twins 5-1 to complete a three-game sweep.