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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s demand the Washington Commanders NFL team revert to its recently retired “Redskins” name is being laughed off on Capitol Hill — by veteran Democrats from the region, at least.

“We already went through that battle,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) told Raw Story as he was hopping an elevator in the Capitol.

“Let’s stick with what the team’s name is.” ...

The United States held off France 67-66 to win an unprecedented eighth successive women’s Olympic basketball gold on Sunday and extend their run of victories at the tournament to 61 games.

A’ja Wilson scored a game-high 21 points for the Americans who won the title for the 10th time overall, surviving a buzzer-beating shot from France’s Gabby Williams.

The hosts needed a three to force overtime in Paris but Williams’ foot was on the three-point line as she let go of the ball, so her shot counted for just two points in a dramatic finale. ...

Quincy Wilson, at age 16, could become the youngest American male athletics competitor to appear at an Olympics as a member of the 4x400m relay pool at Paris.

Wilson finished sixth in the 400m final in 44.94secs, missing out on an individual spot, but USA Track and Field’s relay selectors delivered the news Sunday he was in the relay group.

“WE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS,” Wilson posted on Instagram....

Women’s basketball phenomenon Caitlin Clark will not be selected for the United States Paris Olympics team, multiple US media reports said Saturday.

USA Today cited three sources with knowledge of the situation as saying that the 22-year-old Indiana Fever rookie had been left off the roster.

The Athletic also reported that Clark was expected to be snubbed for an Olympic ticket....

Brazil will host the 2027 women's World Cup, FIFA announced on Friday in Bangkok. For the first time in FIFA women’s World Cup history, the host was decided via a vote between member associations at the FIFA Congress, rather than the FIFA Council. Brazil won the vote ahead of the only rival, a joint bid between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Only 78 of the 207 voting members backed having the tournament in Europe, while Brazil received 119 votes. Only 197 votes were valid. Brazil was rated light favourites ahead of the vote, having scored a little better than the Europeans in an evaluat......

Although Mark Inglis walks on prostheses, he has achieved a feat that tests the physical boundaries of many. A year ago, the New Zealander reached the highest point on Earth, the 8,849-metre summit of Mount Everest. And he says that he barely needed more help than fellow mountaineers during the climb. "I don't have a disability," emphasizes the 64-year-old in an interview with dpa. "I just have an additional complication in my training and have to concentrate much more on the mountain and make more of an effort." He explains in an online video that he has loved mountaineering since his youth. ......