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2:06 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Olympic bronze medalist and world champion 1,500-meter runner Jenny Simpson collapsed after suffering a medical episode while pacing a mile group at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday night

2:03 PM on Wednesday, June 17

At age 38 and playing in his sixth World Cup, Lionel Messi has his first hat trick in soccer’s biggest tournament and Argentina’s defense of the trophy is off to a flying start

1:59 PM on Wednesday, June 17

The accolades keep coming for Caroline Harvey, with the U.S. national team and Wisconsin defender named the International Ice Hockey Federation’s female player of the year

1:39 PM on Wednesday, June 17

1:16 PM on Wednesday, June 17

The Vegas Golden Knights have promoted Ryan Craig to head coach, replacing John Tortorella

12:53 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Jacksonville’s Ross Matiscik is now the NFL’s highest-paid long snapper

11:38 AM on Wednesday, June 17

The mother of Cape Verde star goalkeeper Vozinha has been granted a visa to enter the United States in time for her 40-year-old son’s next World Cup match

11:24 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Angel Reese looked like a perfect fit for Atlanta when she was traded from the Chicago Sky to the Dream

11:02 AM on Wednesday, June 17

The WNBA is expanding its schedule to 50 games per team next season — the most in the league’s 30-year history

10:38 AM on Wednesday, June 17

The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Jim Hiller as the 41st head coach in franchise history

10:04 AM on Wednesday, June 17

India has beaten the Netherlands by 95 runs in Leeds after posting its highest Women's Twenty20 World Cup total

8:11 AM on Wednesday, June 17

6:19 AM on Wednesday, June 17

New Zealand’s most successful day on its tour of England has also been its most wasteful on Day One of The Oval test

6:05 AM on Wednesday, June 17

The New York Knicks' ticker-tape parade will be a first

4:00 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan scored aggressive centuries as India beat Afghanistan by 170 runs in the second one-day cricket international to clinch victory in the three-match series

3:01 AM on Wednesday, June 17

On Thursday, 156 players from around the world will tee it up for the sixth U.S. Open held at Shinnecock Hills

1:05 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Sudan's women's national soccer team has made its first international appearance since civil war erupted in the country

9:37 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Lionel Messi delivered his first World Cup hat trick and matched Miroslav Klose's career scoring record before thousands of Argentina fans packed into Arrowhead Stadium for a match against Algeria on Tuesday night

9:03 PM on Tuesday, June 16

FIFA has implemented mandatory breaks midway through each half at all matches for this World Cup to allow players to hydrate because of the extreme heat in the United States, Canada and Mexico during the near-six-week tournament

7:04 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Cristiano Ronaldo looks to make history by becoming the first player to score a goal in six World Cups when Portugal meets Congo on Wednesday