Joe Student

The most prized tournament in tennis, a clash of Major League Baseball division leaders and Europe crowns its football champion. Here’s what’s happening this weekend in sports:

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Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on June 29:

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Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on June 26:

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The Boston Red Sox traded a fan favorite and the New York Yankees solved the mystery of hitting R.A. Dickey on Sunday. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball:

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After years of debate about women’s rights to equal opportunities, Title IX amended the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sexual discrimination in regard to any educational program or activity funded by the government.

It’s now been 40 years since this landmark law passed.

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LeBron James recorded a triple-double, and the Miami Heat won the 2012 NBA title with a 121-106 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Miami on Thursday night.

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A game celebrating a landmark bill in women’s sports history, a significant mixed martial arts fight and the crowning of the NCAA baseball champion highlight this weekend’s sports offerings:

Friday, June 22

College World Series

TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, NE; 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. (EDT); ESPN 2 / ESPN 3-TV
Arizona,

Baseball, football and basketball player salaries keep rising, but a competitor outside of those popular team sports is the world’s highest paid athlete.

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A jury acquitted Roger Clemens on all charges Monday in his federal perjury trial, deciding the seven-time Cy Young Award winner did not lie when he denied ever using performance-enhancing drugs in front of a Congressional committee in February of 2008.

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The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers are the best teams in the American League thus far, while the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals lead the National League. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball this week:

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