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July 31, 2015 9:00 AM

Decision point today for the Minnesota Twins

Major League Baseball's big non-waiver trading deadline hits at 3 p.m. this afternoon.

by Cathy Wurzer

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July 31, 2015 6:43 AM

Beijing awarded the 2022 Olympic Winter Games

With the selection, Beijing will become the first city to host both winter and summer games. Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Games.

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July 30, 2015 8:39 AM

Testing by AP finds water at 2016 Olympic sites 'rife with human sewage'

The AP commissioned tests over a five-month period. Experts who reviewed the results found that not a single venue is fit for swimming or even boating.

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July 28, 2015 2:25 PM

NFL's Goodell confirms Tom Brady's 4-game suspension

Until June, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady did not acknowledge to investigators that he had destroyed his cellphone, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says.

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July 28, 2015 1:05 PM

How Finns make sports part of everyday life

In Finland, 90 percent of adults take part in sports or exercise at least twice a week. The Nordic nation far outpaces the U.S. in adult sports participation. Free and easy access to facilities helps.

by Rae Ellen Bichell

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July 28, 2015 12:29 PM

Arizona Cardinals hire female coach for training camp and preseason

"I am honored to be a part of this amazing team," says Jen Welter, an athlete and sports psychologist.

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July 28, 2015 11:24 AM

MN dentist regrets killing Cecil the lion, says hunt was legal

A Minnesota dentist under fire for his part in hunting and killing a popular lion in Zimbabwe earlier this month says he regrets the kill but that he secured proper permits and believes the hunt was legal.

by Jon Collins

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July 27, 2015 3:46 PM

Major League Soccer gambles on star power of aging foreign players

The question of whether aging stars will benefit MLS in the long-term is just one of many facing an organization working to meet its ambitious goal of being one of the best soccer leagues in the world by 2022.