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Sha'Carri Richardson qualifies for Paris Olympics with 100-meter triumph
Sha'Carri Richardson is officially heading to Paris to compete in the Olympic Games for the first time. The 24-year-old track and field sprinter qualified for the event on Saturday night with a 10.71-second 100-meter run. Richardson's feat, which she clocked at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, registered as the fastest women's time in the competition by any woman this year, according to World Athletics. Immediately following Richardson's speedy feat, the runner dropped to her knees before embracing and celebrating alongside Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry, who both qualified for the Paris Olympics alongside Richardson with times of 10.80 and 10.89 seconds, respectively.
Scoreboard roundup -- 6/23/24
Here are the scores from Sunday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEAtlanta 3, NY Yankees 1Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 1Boston 7, Cincinnati 4Florida 6, Seattle 4 AMERICAN LEAGUEDetroit 11, Chi White Sox 2Cleveland 6, Toronto 5Houston 8, Baltimore 1Texas 4, Kansas City 0Minnesota 3, Oakland 0
Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez receives 80-game ban for PED violation
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez made his major league debut on Friday. Two days later, the second baseman was handed an 80-game suspension for violating MLB’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
Florida Panhandle beach closed after another swimmer rescued by authorities
Double red flags were flying at a Florida Panhandle beach on Sunday as another distressed swimmer was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico. The rescue came less than 48 hours after three Alabama men died after being caught in a rip current.
Nick Hogan, son of pro wrestling legend, gets year of probation after pleading guilty to DUI
Nick Hogan, the son of professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, was sentenced to a year of probation on Friday after he pleaded guilty in a Florida court to a drunken driving charge from November.
Woman accused of trying to drown 3-year-old; advocacy group calls incident hate crime
A Texas woman is accused of trying to drown a 3-year-old girl last month, and a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is asking state and federal authorities to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
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