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Hi, Barbie! Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird honored with signature doll

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The doll is now available for purchase on Mattel’s website. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — WNBA great Sue Bird has been honored with a signature Barbie doll. Mattel announced Tuesday the collectible tribute doll was modeled for Bird, who is a “basketball legend who pioneered the way for growth in the women’s league with her record-breaking … Read more

Home Run Derby national anthem singer: ‘I was drunk’

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Andress, 32, is a four-time Grammy-nominated country music singer-songwriter. ARLINGTON, Texas — Singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress, whose uneven, viral, national anthem performance at the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby on Monday night, said in an Instagram post Tuesday that she was drunk while singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” and will be checking herself into rehab. “I’m … Read more

Who is carrying the Olympic torch through Paris? A BTS star, a garbage collector and more

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About 10,000 people were chosen to carry the flame across France to the Games’ opening ceremony on July 26. PARIS, France — From the Louvre Museum to the Eiffel Tower, from Paris’ posh districts to working-class neighborhoods, hundreds of people have carried the Olympic torch through the French capital for two days of celebrations before … Read more