Sep 30 Pete Rose, baseball phenom who was banned for gambling, dies at 83 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Rose was baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: NFL star Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson's during House hearing on welfare fraud By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The former football star told the committee that he lost his investment in the company “that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others.”… Continue reading
Sep 19 Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese transform WNBA and its future By Michael Marot, Associated Press Year 1 of the Clark & Reese Show has been unlike anything the WNBA has ever seen and with the playoffs looming, the final chapter is still unscripted. It's just what the league needed. Continue reading
Sep 08 Italy's Jannik Sinner wins U.S. Open men's final just weeks after doping exoneration By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press “This title, for me, means so much,” Sinner said, “because the last period of my career was really not easy.”… Continue reading
Sep 07 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus wins U.S. Open final for her third Grand Slam title By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking U.S. Open women’s final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title of her career. Continue reading
Sep 05 U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan announces retirement and says she is expecting her 2nd child By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press Two-time Women’s World Cup champion Alex Morgan has announced she is pregnant with her second child and is retiring from professional soccer. Continue reading
Aug 27 What to expect as the Paralympic Games begin in Paris By Ciarán Fahey, Tom Nouvian, Associated Press The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days in Paris. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: NBA coach Steve Kerr tells Trump 'night night' at the 2024 Democratic National Convention By Joshua Barajas “As a coach and former player, as a husband, a son, a father, even a grandfather, and as an American, I believe in a certain kind of leadership. I believe leaders must display dignity. I believe that leaders must tell… Continue reading
Aug 12 Au revoir, Paris. Here's how Los Angeles is preparing for the 2028 Olympics By Jaimie Ding, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Amid a stadium-and-arena boom, LA will polish existing structures rather than erect new ones. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 6:49 Exploring the history of gender equity at the Olympics and where things stand today By Stephanie Sy, Harry Zahn When Paris last hosted the Olympic Games in 1924, just over 4 percent of the competitors were women. A century later, the International Olympic Committee dubbed the 2024 Games the “gender-equal Olympics.” But that’s not the whole story. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching