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Ronda Rousey to star in 'Road House' remake
Serena Williams beats Venus at US Open to extend Slam bid (Yahoo Sports)
For stretches of the 27th edition of Williams vs. Williams, Venus gave Serena all she could handle. Both pounded serves fast, very fast, each topping 120 mph. Both returned well, oh so well, each managing to put into play at least one serve at more than 115 mph by the other.
Mets rally past Nationals 8-7 after Harvey struggles (Yahoo Sports)
Matt Harvey has no idea when he will start again for the Mets. Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a tiebreaking, pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning off Jonathan Papelbon, and the resilient Mets rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 8-7 Tuesday night. The Mets’ second straight comeback win over Washington extended their lead in the NL East to six games.
Bills coach Ryan expects LeSean McCoy to be ready for opener (Yahoo Sports)
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Coach Rex Ryan expects Bills running back LeSean McCoy to be ready to play in the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
Giants say Jason Pierre-Paul not ready to play, back home (Yahoo Sports)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants say two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is not ready to play.
SEC rules: Conference sets record with 10 teams in AP Top 25 (Yahoo Sports)
The Southeastern Conference has a record 10 teams ranked in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season.
Juncker urges Europe to welcome refugees
By Alastair Macdonald STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker urged EU governments on Wednesday to accept a mandatory system to share out a wave of refugees fleeing war and poverty but also promised to improve frontier defenses and deport more illegal migrants. In his first State of the Union address to the European Parliament, Juncker outlined an emergency plan to distribute 160,000 refugees among the 28 EU member
Russian troops join combat in Syria: sources
By Gabriela Baczynska, Tom Perry, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Phil Stewart MOSCOW/BEIRUT/AMMAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian forces have begun participating in combat operations in Syria to help defend President Bashar al-Assad’s government, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political and military situation there said on Wednesday. The sources, speaking to Reuters on condition they not be identified, gave the most forthright account yet from the region of what U.S. officials say appears
Khamenei says Iran will not negotiate with U.S. beyond nuclear talks
Iran’s Supreme Leader has said Tehran will not negotiate with the United States on any issue after the landmark nuclear deal with world powers in July, according to his official website on Wednesday. The comments appeared to contradict more moderate president Hassan Rouhani, who said on Tuesday the Islamic Republic was ready to hold talks with the United States on ways to resolve Syria’s civil war. “We negotiated with the