Title IX: Strides for women of color in sports lag under law
By ANNIE MA and CLIFF BRUNT Associated Press Once Tina Sloan Green took over the lacrosse program at Temple University in the years after the passage…
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By ANNIE MA and CLIFF BRUNT Associated Press Once Tina Sloan Green took over the lacrosse program at Temple University in the years after the passage…
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died, the NFL team announced on Wednesday. He was 26. “We are…
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By Issy Ronald, CNN Former NBA player Caleb Swanigan died aged 25 on Monday night, his college basketball team Purdue announced. The Allen County…
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Former Swedish speedskater Jonny Nilsson has died at the age of 79. He won a gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the Winter…
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MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has signed Senegal forward Sadio Mané from Liverpool. The Bavarian powerhouse says the 30-year-old Mané has signed a…
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Russian appeals against bans from international soccer because of the country’s war in Ukraine…
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By The Associated Press WESTERLO, Belgium (AP) — American defender Bryan Reynolds has been loaned by Roma to Belgian club Westerlo for the 2022-23…
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By Ben Church, CNN Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips after he used a racial slur during a live gaming stream on Tuesday. The…
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — American star Caeleb Dressel has withdrawn from the rest of the world swimming…
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Players who have joined the new Saudi Arabia-funded league will still be allowed to compete at the British Open next…
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By Matias Grez, CNN Serena Williams marked her return to tennis after a year-long absence with victory alongside Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the…
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Todd Boehly, the American businessman who fronted the recent world-record purchase of Chelsea, will assume the…
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By George Ramsay, CNN It’s unmistakably a scene from the British summer: across a stretch of green, well-kept courts, tennis players shoot…
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By CNN Sport staff Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka is launching a new media company in partnership with NBA superstar LeBron James, the tennis…
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China’s Liu Chuanxing has signed on as a foundation player with the Bay Area Dragons in the East Asia Super League…
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By The Associated Press Philadelphia slugger Bryce Harper could return to the lineup Wednesday for the finale of a two-game series at Texas after an…
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Briana Scurry’s soccer jersey from the 1999 Women’s World Cup is at the Smithsonian’s National…
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Colorado’s Valeri Nichushkin has been the best player on the ice through three games of the Stanley Cup Final…
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By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jorge Alfaro singled home the winning run with one out in the 11th inning to give the San…
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit two three-run homers and drove in a career-high eight runs, but Whit…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 21 points, Katie Lou Samuelson added 13 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Washington Mystics…
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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Harrison hit a game-ending single with two outs in the 12th inning and the Chicago White Sox…
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run homer, Jesse Winker followed with a solo drive and then…
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PHOENIX (AP) — Kayla McBride scored 18 points, Moriah Jefferson had 12 points and nine assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury…
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By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski broke out of a slump with a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning, Joc…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot scored 25 points and the Chicago Sky completed the biggest comeback in WNBA history, rallying from 28-down to…
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It’s the sport of celebrity pro-am tournament standouts—from other sports. Curated found that many pro athletes who aren’t pro golfers play the…
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By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrés Giménez had an RBI single in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat Minnesota…
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Arkansas stayed alive in the College World Series with an 11-1 victory over Auburn. Will McEntire…
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MIAMI (AP) — Garrett Cooper lined a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado…
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and Kyle Tucker had three RBIs to give the Houston Astros an…
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nolan Gorman went 4 for 4 with two solo homers and four RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat…
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By Amanda Musa and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has reportedly settled 20 of the 24 civil lawsuits brought by…
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Will the hound be trumpeting a victory, or is its tiny cousin toying with a win? What…
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe and Jonah Heim hit consecutive homers off former teammate Kyle Gibson,…
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By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story hit a three-run homer out of Fenway Park, Christian Vázquez added a solo shot for a key…
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By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Isaac Paredes homered in his first three at-bats and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the…
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By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bligh Madris hit his first major league home run and fellow rookie Roansy Contreras pitched…
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN Four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski, a tight end in the NFL for 11 seasons as a member of the New England Patriots and…
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says a phone call between jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife is being…
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Former Purdue basketball star Caleb Swanigan has died at age 25. The Allen County Coroner’s office confirmed Tuesday that…
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis may have canceled his planned trip to Congo because of his bad knee, but he’s had a visit from one of…
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Kristóf Milák has set a world record in the men’s 200 butterfly at the swimming world championships. The…
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have hired Morgan Cato as an assistant general manager and vice president of basketball operations. She becomes the…
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Las Vegas and Chicago will meet in the second annual Commissioner’s Cup championship game next month. This…
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer American investor John Textor has become the main shareholder of French soccer club Lyon and he immediately…
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has reached an agreement to settle 20 of the 24 civil…
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua have gone head-to-head for the first time since their rematch for the world…
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BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Carlos Tévez has been hired as coach of top-tier Argentine club Rosario Central. He announced his retirement as a player…
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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Highly touted Pirates shortstop prospect Oneil Cruz is leading the charge of young players that…
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By Issy Ronald, CNN Katie Ledecky won a record-extending 17th swimming world title with a comfortable victory in the 1,500m free in Budapest on…
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Two-time world champion Caeleb Dressel is not defending his title in the men’s 100…
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MADRID (AP) — Former Cameroon forward Samuel Eto’o has been given a suspended prison sentence in Spain for tax fraud during the time he played…
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LONDON (AP) — Retired player David Ferrer has been appointed tournament director of the Davis Cup Finals. The 40-year-old Ferrer is a three-time…
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Craig Overton vividly remembers those childhood summers with twin brother Jamie, spending entire days at the local…
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN Brooks Koepka, a four-time major champion, is the latest golfer to join the Saudi-back LIV Golf Invitational Series, according…
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By The Associated Press Two majors are on the golf calendar this week with the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and the U.S. Senior Open. The PGA…
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — The Associated Press has learned Brooks Koepka is the latest PGA Tour player to sign on with…
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ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United has landed two players from Mexico’s Liga MX to bolster positions affected by injuries. The team announced the…
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CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play Japan and Saudia Arabia in its last two World Cup warmups. The 15th-ranked Americans will play No. 23…
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will be on opposite sides of the draw this time. The seedings for Wimbledon have been…
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian basketball great Lauren Jackson is set to rejoin the national team at the age of 41 in a bid for another…
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By Matias Grez, CNN The global governing body for rugby league has banned transgender women from playing in women’s international matches until…
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has extended emergency contract rules for players and coaches with Ukrainian soccer clubs to…
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The Phoenix Suns have named Morgan Cato as Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations, making her the…
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By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics has been put at $13 billion (1.4…
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By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer Title IX athletics violations aren’t as simple as comparing similar teams and seeing how much money is…
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By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Nikola Jovic of Serbia and Ousmane Dieng of France are among the top international prospects in…
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Benintendi, Salvador Perez and Hunter Dozier homered, Nicky Lopez drove in the go-ahead…
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays outfielders Manuel Margot and Kevin Kiermaier left Monday night’s loss to the New York Yankees with…
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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings and Jake Cronenworth and Trent Grisham homered, leading…
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By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning’s bid for a three-peat is alive and well. With Steven Stamkos,…
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Transgender athletes will be barred from women’s international rugby league matches while the sport’s governing body…
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By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Colorado not only failed to take a stranglehold in the Stanley Cup Final after a 6-2 loss to…
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Burnes pitched seven dominant innings, Tyrone Taylor hit a two-run homer and the…
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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Vaughn matched a career high with four hits, including a solo homer, and the Chicago White…
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mississippi is one win away from the College World Series finals. Tim Elko and Calvin Harris…
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By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Newly promoted Oneil Cruz drove in four runs and Bligh Madris got three hits in his major…
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By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gerrit Cole took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Aaron Hicks hit a tiebreaking…
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By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Orlando Arcia drove in pinch-runner Phil Gosselin from second base with a tiebreaking single in the…
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Franchy Cordero had three hits, including a two-run single to help the Boston Red Sox beat the…
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SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP) — Ryan Francis had a goal and two assists and the Saint John Sea Dogs beat the Hamilton Bulldogs 5-3 in the Memorial…
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A member of the Canadian parliament says Hockey Canada executives should have forced members of the country’s gold…
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole lost his no-hit bid in the eighth inning when Tampa Bay’s Isaac Paredes led off by…
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates was delayed for a few minutes in the bottom of the second inning when a…
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By The Associated Press Manny Machado was out of the lineup a day after spraining his left ankle, but Padres acting manager Ryan Flaherty is…
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Thousands of dogs are competing at the illustrious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.…
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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres All-Star slugger Manny Machado wasn’t in the lineup a day after spraining his…
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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have activated Tim Anderson from the 10-day injured list after the dynamic…
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DUBLIN (AP) — The vast majority of elite-level rugby players diagnosed with a concussion will not be able to return to play for 12 days as a result…
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Auburn has eliminated No. 2 national seed Stanford from the College World Series. Cole Foster’s…
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — From the moment all those months ago that Klay Thompson uttered “championship or bust,”…
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CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ryan Giggs has quit as Wales coach with immediate effect. He says he doesn’t want his upcoming trial on charges of…
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By ERIC TUCKER and DOUG FEINBERG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through…
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By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — David Peterson pitched into the sixth inning with his wife expected to go into labor soon, and…
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Boxing officials fighting to keep their sport in the Olympics have been warned to change its historical culture of…
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BAD HOMBURG, Germany (AP) — Alizé Cornet won a rematch with a player who beat her last week on a day when rain interrupted play at the Bad Homburg…
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NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star Mets sparkplug Jeff McNeil left a game against the Miami Marlins on Monday with tightness in his right hamstring and was…
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Italy’s Thomas Ceccon has set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke at the swimming world championships in…
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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are emphasizing defensive improvement as they consider offseason changes. Change…
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