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Olympic champion Alysa Liu takes season off after Milan gold, promises her return to the ice

Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu is taking the season off following her triumph in Milan. This time, she is certain she will be back. The 21-year-old from the San Francisco Bay area made history in February when she became the first American woman since Sarah Hughes in 2002 to stand atop the podium at the Winter Games. Liu also became the first women's skater to win two golds in the same Olympics when she was part of the U.S. squad that successfully defended its team gold medal. It was a remarkable comeback for Liu, a one-time teen phenom who abruptly walked away from ...

Brewers manager Pat Murphy benches rookie Cooper Pratt in 10-inning loss to Mets

NEW YORK — Milwaukee Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt certainly got the message sent by manager Pat Murphy on Tuesday night. Loud and clear. Murphy, the two-time defending National League Manager of the Year, benched Pratt after he failed to get a bunt down and didn't run hard out of the batter's box on a bloop single during a 3-2 loss to the New York Mets in 10 innings. "I've got to be better," Pratt said. "It's not winning baseball. I didn't help the team win and it won't happen again, that's for sure." Batting ninth, Pratt was asked to bunt after Garrett Mitchell and Joey Ortiz ...

Unrivaled women’s basketball league is valued at $650 million after new funding round

Unrivaled has raised funds that put its valuation at $650 million, the 3-on-3 women's basketball league announced Wednesday. That's nearly double its valuation from a year ago, when the league closed a Series B funding round. Unrivaled also announced that the portion of the company owned by its players is valued at nearly $200 million. The league said the player equity pool has increased 550% since it was launched. Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell said the Series C funding is more than all of the league's other funding combined. It will help strengthen the league, which will begin ...