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Serena loses 1st match since saying she's prepared to retire TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams lost her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis.

An institutional “culture of callousness” led Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters to shoot and share photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and other victims of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the Lakers star, a lawyer for Bryant's widow told a jury Wednesday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Even when they don't play, the Baltimore Orioles are having success these days.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Recently retired test batsman Ross Taylor says in an autobiography released Thursday that he experienced racism during his 16-year career in New Zealand cricket.

TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis.

Pacific FC CEO Rob Friend lost a lot of goals Wednesday but still celebrated the day.

GATINEAU, Que. — Khalil Ahmad, who scored 10 Elam game-winners for the Niagara River Lions, was named both most valuable player and clutch player of the year in the Canadian Elite Basketball League on Wednesday.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Jean-Philippe Parr has become just the eighth player to claim consecutive Canadian Junior Boys Golf Championship titles. Parr, of St-Célestin, Que.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers say they are mourning the death of Ben Stelter, a six-year-old boy with cancer whom the team rallied around during their run to the Western Conference final.

Canada opens its campaign at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup on Thursday against South Korea, kicking off a challenging first-round schedule that also features games against France and Nigeria in Group C.