• Trump claims Harris, who's married to a Jewish man, 'doesn't like Jewish people'

    Trump claims Harris, who's married to a Jewish man, 'doesn't like Jewish people'

    Jul 30, 2024 11:43 PM EDT

    ... involved in the incident that got Imus fired in 2007, in which Imus made a racist and misogynist remark about the mostly black Rutgers University women’s basketball team. AP White House Correspondent Zeke Miller in Washington and AP writer Michael R. Sisak in New York contributed to this report.

  • WATCH: Harris holds campaign event in Georgia with rapper Megan Thee Stallion

    WATCH: Harris holds campaign event in Georgia with rapper Megan Thee Stallion

    Jul 30, 2024 02:57 PM EDT

    ... she was going to work to sign important legislation on immigration and “show Donald Trump what real leadership looks like.” The roughly 8,000-capacity basketball arena at Georgia State University was filled to its rafters with thousands of voters waving signs, dancing to the Harris campaign soundtrack and celebrating ...

  • Simone Biles dominates during Olympic gymnastics qualifying after shaking off calf injury

    Simone Biles dominates during Olympic gymnastics qualifying after shaking off calf injury

    Jul 28, 2024 03:54 PM EDT

    ... the most decorated gymnast of all time put on a show that is uniquely hers. Among them: LeBron James and the U.S. men's basketball team, which was busy Sunday with Olympic qualifying. James and company may have a chance to catch Biles later this week, provided her calf ...

  • Black Americans struggle with lack of mental health care access in communities

    Black Americans struggle with lack of mental health care access in communities

    Jul 25, 2024 10:35 PM EDT

    Dwayne Smith, Licensed Counselor: A kid or a client, right, they don't care what until they know that you care. Fred de Sam Lazaro: They found Dwayne Smith, a licensed counselor. When he first met Noah Boynton, the two talked only about basketball, before slowly getting into conversations about ...

  • With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to rekindle love for the Olympics

    With big goals and gambles, Paris aims to rekindle love for the Olympics

    Jul 25, 2024 02:08 PM EDT

    ... ceremony fireworks have become memories, the City of Light will then become the playground of Olympians.American gymnastics superstar Simon Biles is back. French-born basketball phenom Victor Wembanyama will carry home hopes on his 7-foot-4 (2.24-meter) frame. Ukrainian and Palestinian athletes have points they want ...

  • Olympians have more access to resources after Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health

    Olympians have more access to resources after Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health

    Jul 23, 2024 05:35 PM EDT

    ... a public setting, as THE biggest star in Tokyo, only made it all the more meaningful to other athletes. “She didn’t have to,” said basketball player Breanna Stewart, a WNBA MVP. “She used her platform to help others.” What Biles did resonated with athletes like canoeist Nevin Harrison, a ...

  • News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younis kill at least 70

    News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younis kill at least 70

    Jul 22, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    ... scorer heard the news in London surrounded by his teammates. Fellow superstar Steph Curry nominated him. James will be the first U.S. men's basketball player to carry the flag. He first appeared at the Olympics in 2004. Team USA's female flag-bearer is due to be revealed ...

  • WNBA's popularity surge helps league land breakthrough TV contract

    WNBA's popularity surge helps league land breakthrough TV contract

    Jul 19, 2024 10:20 PM EDT

    ... continue the growth. The quality of play increasing, I think is going to help with the growth. And everything that we're seeing in college basketball, all that interest and popularity in college basketball is just going to continue to make its way into the WNBA. John Yang: Sabreena Merchant ...

  • Our critics pick their favorite new books for your summer reading list

    Our critics pick their favorite new books for your summer reading list

    Jun 20, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    ... went with all genre books for the summer. OK, Ann, how about nonfiction? Ann Patchett: Hanif Abdurraqib, "There's Always This Year," which is -- "On Basketball and Ascension." This is a collection of essays about family and love and grief and fathers. But, most importantly, it's all woven together ...

  • Need a summer read? Here are 17 books from our experts

    Need a summer read? Here are 17 books from our experts

    Jun 20, 2024 08:48 PM EDT

    ... is a collection of essays about family and love and grief and fathers. But most importantly, it's all woven together through the lens of basketball.” – Ann Patchett “My Black Country” by Alice Randall “Alice is a fiction writer and a scholar, but she is also the only Black woman ...