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PARIS (Reuters) — Former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik is facing disciplinary proceedings over public attacks on U.S. grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, whose sudden death this week at 29 has prompted outrage and calls for action, the International Chess Federation or FIDE said on Wednesday.

(Reuters) — Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White found an anecdotal comparison for guard Caitlin Clark’s transcendent impact on the WNBA in another superstar that needs no introduction.

TORONTO (Reuters) — The Toronto Blue Jays have crashed baseball’s biggest party and will have the support of an entire nation when they face the star-studded and deep-pocketed Los Angeles Dodgers in a World Series played amid ongoing Canada-U.S. political tension.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Los Angeles Lakers fans voiced strong confidence that their team will capture the NBA championship as they gathered outside Crypto.com Arena ahead of Tuesday’s season opener against the visiting Golden State Warriors.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Although Luka Doncic has always loved the ocean, he had never lived in a coastal city until this year. Ljubljana, Slovenia; Madrid; and Dallas are all fine stopovers on the journey of a transcendent basketball player, but they’re not exactly near the beach.

(Reuters) — Zach Charbonnet scored on a pair of short runs as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the visiting Houston Texans 27-19 on Monday night. Jaxon Smith-Njigba recorded his third straight 100-yard receiving game (eight catches, 123 yards) and scored on a pass from Sam Darnold as the Seahawks (5-2…