Daily sports TL;DR 2021

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July 31 headlines

• Biles withdraws from individual vault, uneven bars finals
• USA's Dressel sets world record in men's 100m butterfly
• Ledecky wins 800m free, her 6th individual gold medal
• Cubs trade Báez, Bryant and Kimbrel at deadline
• Dodgers finalize deal to land Scherzer, Turner from Nats
• Votto homers in 7th straight; Rizzo homers in Yankees debut

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Aug. 1 headlines

• Dressel wins 50m free; USA wins men's 4x100m medley
• USA's Bobby Finke wins 2nd gold in Tokyo in 1500m free
• Simone Biles withdraws from individual floor exercise final
• Báez homers in debut, Mets walk off in 10th inning
• Padres place Tatis Jr. on IL with shoulder inflammation
• NHL to investigate claim that Evander Kane bet on games

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Aug. 2 headlines

• Simone Biles will compete in beam finals
• USWNT loses to Canada, 1-0, in semifinals
• AL East-leading Rays complete 3-game sweep of Red Sox
• Berríos wins Blue Jays debut; Gibson wins Phillies debut
• USA women's basketball wins 52nd straight Olympic game
• USMNT scores late in extra time, wins Gold Cup over Mexico
• Leonard, Paul decline options, but new deals expected

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Aug. 3 headlines

• Simone Biles wins bronze medal on balance beam
• Team USA men's basketball beats Spain in quarterfinal
• Trae Young agrees to 5-yr extension worth up to $207M
• Chris Paul returning to Suns on 4-yr deal worth up to $120M
• Kyle Lowry heading to Heat on 3-year deal
• OKC's Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to 5-yr/$172M extension
• Yankees' Gerrit Cole tests positive for virus

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Aug. 4 headlines

• USA's McLaughlin sets world record to win 400m hurdles
• Team USA women's basketball cruises past Australia
• Stanton, Judge homer; Yankees run away from Orioles
• Steph Curry agrees to $215M extension with Warriors
• Bulls finalizing sign-and-trade to acquire DeMar DeRozan
• Carmelo Anthony agrees to 1-year deal with Lakers

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Aug. 5 headlines

• Team USA men's basketball rolls past Australia into final
• USWNT wins bronze medal vs Australia
• Scherzer strikes out 10, earns win in debut with Dodgers
• Ryan Crouser of U.S. repeats in Olympic men's shot put
• U.S. men turn in bad handoffs, fail to make 4x100 relay final
• Ohtani strikes out 6, wins 5th straight decision

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Aug. 6 headlines

• Steelers top Cowboys as NFL preseason kicks off
• U.S. rolls in women's basketball semis, eyes another gold
• United States' Ross/Klineman win beach volleyball gold
• Jimmy Johnson to make Cowboys' Ring of Honor

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Aug. 7 headlines

• Durant scores 29 as U.S. wins men's basketball gold
• Nelly Korda of U.S. wins gold medal in women's golf
• Phillies beat Mets to take over 1st in NL East
• Brewers edge Giants in 10 in matchup of division leaders
• PSG is prepared to offer Lionel Messi a 3-year deal

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Aug. 8 headlines

• U.S. women's hoops rolls to 7th straight gold medal
• Giants outlast Brewers in 11 innings
• Darvish strikes out 12 as Padres down Diamondbacks
• Surging Phillies take down Mets, 5-3
• Centennial, Class of 2020 enshrined in Pro Football HOF
• Ciryl Gane becomes UFC interim heavyweight champ

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Aug. 9 headlines

• Phillies sweep Mets, notch 8th straight win
• White Sox complete 3-game sweep of Cubs at Wrigley
• Class of 2021 enshrined at Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green make Summer League debuts
• Messi agrees in principle to 2-year deal with PSG
• Bobby Bowden dies at 91

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Aug. 10 headlines

• Yankees outlast Royals in wild 11-inning battle
• Eloy Jiménez homers twice as White Sox rout Twins
• Luka Doncic agrees to $207M extension with Mavericks
• Magic's Jalen Suggs scores 24 in Summer League debut

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Aug. 11 headlines

• Rays score 4 in 9th to top Red Sox, extend AL East lead
• Dodgers shut out Phillies; Scherzer, Nola leave after delay
• Phillies' HR, RBI leader Rhys Hoskins placed on IL
• Green, Rockets top Cunningham, Pistons in Summer League
• Hall of Fame Blackhawks goalie Tony Esposito dies at 78

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Aug. 12 headlines

• Miguel Cabrera hits 499th career home run
• Brewers' Burnes ties MLB record with 10 straight strikeouts
• Springer hits 2 HR in Blue Jays' win; Ohtani gets No. 38
• Ozzie Albies' walk-off 3-R HR leads Braves over Reds in 11
• Wainwright allows 2 H in 88-pitch shutout, gets 2 of his own
• Cowboys' Prescott eyes return to full practice next week

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Aug. 13 headlines

• Kawhi Leonard re-signs with Clippers on 4-year max deal
• White Sox win Field of Dreams Game on walk-off HR
• Brewers' Luis Urías ties MLB record with 5 extra-base hits
• Athletics blow past Indians in Cleveland, 17-0
• Alonso hits walk-off HR as Mets sweep Nationals
• Rockets rookie Jalen Green to have MRI on hamstring

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Aug. 14 headlines

• ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 discuss potential scheduling alliance
• Mets keeping deGrom shut down for 2 more weeks
• Dodgers win in extras after Mets erase 4-run deficit
• Reds' Votto homers again, has 15 HR since All-Star break
• Magic rookie Jalen Suggs (thumb) out of Summer League