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The Ottawa Senators have traded winger Mike Hoffman to the San Jose Sharks in a deal general manager Pierre Dorion hopes will improve team chemistry and character        

A letter signed by at least 120 victims sexual abuse by former sports doctor Larry Nassar on Tuesday urged Michigan State University's governing board to oust interim president John Engler, saying he had reinforced a "culture of abuse" at the school. The women and girls issued their joint statement three days before the board of trustees' next meeting and after a week in which demands for Engler's resignation reached a fever pitch. Engler, a former governor who took over on an interim basis in February after the previous president resigned amid fallout from the Nassar scandal, has resisted pressure to step down.

Day 5 of the World Cup was a European sweep. Three favored teams from Europe — Sweden, Belgium and England — won their World Cup openers over squads from elsewhere. England's win was the most dramatic, 2-1 over Tunisia on a header by Harry Kane in stoppage time.

Harry Kane scored two goals, including an injury-time header, to give England a 2-1 victory over Tunisia at the World Cup        

Barry Trotz has resigned as coach of the Washington Capitals after leading them to the Stanley Cup        

Triple Crown champion Justify has returned to his base at Santa Anita accompanied by a police escort and was greeted by his trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith        

B. C. defensive back Marcell Young levelled a streaking fan with a shoulder hit in the Lions' Canadian Football opener Saturday night against the Montreal Alouettes. The fan, wearing an orange Lions jersey and boxer briefs, made his way onto the field during a stoppage in play in the first quarter of BC's 22-10 victory.

Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros won their 11th straight game, finishing off a dominant 10-0 road trip by rallying past the Kansas City Royals 7-4        

British police 98 percent of fans banned from traveling to the World Cup have surrendered their passports        

In the euphoria of the moment and the kind of exhilaration he had never experienced before, Roman Torres completely lost sense of time. He ran, and screamed, and ripped off his shirt amid the noise echoing through Estadio Rommel Fernandez creating a haze of joy and excitement.

A glance at the 3rd round of the US Open        

Will Grimmer, Luis Gagne and Matt Parziale now are battling for the low-amateur title at U. S. Open        

Victoria Vivians scored a career-best 21 points to help the Indiana Fever win their first game of the season, beating the Atlanta Dream 96-64        

Triple Crown winner Justify was calm while posing for thousands of fans who cheered and took pictures of horse racing's newest superstar in 90-degree heat at Churchill Downs. A week after becoming the second Triple Crown champion in four years and 13th overall, the unbeaten chestnut colt received rock star treatment Saturday night. One fan yelled, "You won me a lot of money!"

Sean Newcomb pitched six scoreless innings, Charlie Culberson homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 1-0        

Rhys Hoskins and Andrew Knapp hit home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies, despite stranding 15 runners, defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1