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MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal couldn’t take a step around the grounds of the Davis Cup Final 8 in recent days without hearing requests for a handshake or a selfie. And that was just from the other professional tennis players, to speak nothing of the fans.The significance of Nadal’s retirement is lost on no one inside or outside the sport he is walking away from at age 38 after a litany of injuries, and for all of the well-documented success he enjoyed, his greatest legacy might be the way he inspired other playe... more

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona's game against Bayern Munich was billed as a duel between Harry Kane and Robert Lewandowski. Then Raphinha stole the show and left to a standing ovation. Kane and Lewandowski both scored, but the Brazilian winger's hat trick for Barcelona outshone both of the strikers in Barcelona's 4-1 statement win in the Champions League on Wednesday. “I have a fantastic team, and the players are unbelievable. But I’ve never had a player like Raphinha, because he’s incredibly dynamic both with and without the ba... more

Zach Carey: Jack VanOverbeke wins it for the Archers in his PLL debutWith Matt Moore on injured reserve and Tom Schreiber leaving the game with an upper body injury in the first quarter, the Archers offense was without two of its biggest threats on Friday night against the Redwoods.In their stead, rookie Jack VanOverbeke was the headliner in his professional debut.After dishing an assist to Dyson Williams and notching his first career goal on a behind-the-back score minutes later, the High Point product scored the overtime game-winne... more