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AI-assisted summary The Tar Heels have now lost four consecutive games, dropping to 2-5 on the season. Costly mistakes, including three turnovers, prevented North Carolina from securing the upset victory. Despite a strong defensive performance,…

AI-assisted summary The U.S. women’s team won two medals, their fewest at a world championships or Olympics since 2001. The U.S. men’s team had a historic performance, winning two gold medals for the first time…

LONDON — Champions Liverpool suffered a fourth successive Premier League defeat as they lost 3-2 at Brentford on Saturday, Oct. 25 to continue their miserable run of form in the capital. Arne Slot’s stumbling side fell…

AI-assisted summary Paula Moltzan achieved a career-best finish, winning the silver medal in the giant slalom. Three American skiers, including Mikaela Shiffrin and Nina O’Brien, placed in the top six. The United States women started…

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays hated the narrative. The Los Angeles Dodgers were the ones with three Hall of Famers in their lineup. The Blue Jays were that cute lovable team north of the…

AI-assisted summary Coach Chris Finch and player Donte DiVincenzo described the team’s defensive performance as embarrassing and one of the worst in a long time. Minnesota’s defense, once a team trademark, has struggled early in…

AI-assisted summary USA TODAY Sports experts predict several upsets for Week 9 of the college football season. LSU is expected to beat Texas A&M to stay in the College Football Playoff race. Other bold predictions…

AI-assisted summary Luka Dončić scored 49 points to lead the Lakers to their first win of the season against the Timberwolves. Dončić became the first Lakers player to start a season with back-to-back 40-point games.…

This is another installment of a series in which readers engage with USA TODAY Sports NFL Columnist Jarrett Bell. In some cases, the e-mailed letters have been edited for clarity, brevity and/or accuracy. Questions? Comments?…

Sixteen-year-old Don Mattingly watched on television as the Philadelphia 76ers’ Darryl Dawkins and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Bob Gross clawed for a rebound during Game 2 of the 1977 NBA Finals. The 6-foot-11, 250-pound Dawkins…