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10-man Iraq team shut down by Senegal at World Cup

TORONTO — Senegal needed to win and it needed to win big. Done and done. Senegal racked up the goals on 10-man Iraq in a 5-0 victory Friday that boosted its chances of reaching the World Cup knockout stages. “The job is done, but fate is no longer in our hands,” Senegal coach Pape Thiaw said. “We have to wait until the other matches are over.” Pape Gueye scored twice in a second-half flurry as the Senegalese — vying to advance from third place in Group I — took advantage of a first-half red card on Iraq defender Rebin Sulaka, who prevented Sadio Mane from going in on ...

New York Mets pull the plug on manager Mendoza after bad start

NEW YORK — From the front office to the field, just about everything has gone wrong for the New York Mets over the past year. And on Friday, manager Carlos Mendoza took the fall. Halfway through a wretched season, Mendoza was fired as skipper of the underperforming Mets and was replaced by ...

QB who played for Kiffin not thrilled with his comments

THIBODAUX, La. — Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss on Friday took issue with first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin’s recent comments that Ole Miss’ past embrace of Confederate symbols made recruiting Black players more difficult. “Me, personally, I don’t agree,” said ...

Scottie Scheffler narrowly misses shooting a 59 at Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler could not convert a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Friday at the Travelers Championship, narrowly missing out on a chance to join Jim Furyk as the only players in PGA Tour history with two sub-60 rounds. Scheffler had to settle for a 10-under 60 on ...

Serena Williams draws 20-year-old in return to Wimbledon

LONDON — Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years. The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion, who is 44, accepted a wild-card entry to the grass-court ...

Sports at a glance: Charges off against Miller

An eastern Idaho prosecutor says misdemeanor drug charges against Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller will be dismissed despite there having been probable cause to arrest him. Miller, 48, was arrested June 6 in Fremont County, which borders Montana and Wyoming, and charged with possessing psilocybin mushrooms. He pleaded not guilty last week and said his friend who was with him had a small amount of drugs he didn’t know about. County Prosecutor Lindsey Blake said in a statement provided to The Associated Press on Friday that her office will be dismissing the drug possession and ...