Apr 03 8 things to know about this year’s record-breaking Women’s NCAA Tournament By Schuyler Dixon, Associated Press It led to the highest attendance ever in the women's basketball tournament’s history to go along with stellar TV ratings in every round. Continue reading
Mar 23 Transgender athletes banned from track and field competitions, rules tightened for Semenya By Eddie Pells, Associated Press In a pair of decisions expected to stoke outrage, the World Athletics Council adopted the same rules as swimming did last year in deciding to bar athletes who have transitioned from male to female and have gone through male puberty. Continue reading
Mar 08 On International Women’s Day, all-female crew to produce ESPN’s NBA broadcast By Pat Graham, Associated Press An all-female ensemble will produce the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans game that will air Wednesday on ESPN. Continue reading
Feb 13 Mahomes breaks MVP Super Bowl curse, Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35 By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to give the Chiefs a 38-35… Continue reading
Feb 11 Where to watch the Super Bowl and what to know about Sunday’s game By David Brandt, Associated Press The Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs is rapidly approaching. Here are some things to know ahead of Sunday's game:. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 6:07 Doug Williams on the significance of 2 Black quarterbacks in the Super Bowl By John Yang, Rachel Wellford, Winston Wilde Sunday’s Super Bowl will mark the first time in NFL history that both teams’ starting quarterbacks are Black — Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles. Former NFL star Doug Williams, who was… Continue watching
Feb 10 South African rugby player who was killed by Hawaiian police had acute CTE, autopsy reports By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press An autopsy report shows that a former rugby player from South Africa who was shot and killed by Honolulu police suffered from a severe form of brain disease. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 6:24 How LeBron James changed the game and became NBA’s all-time leading scorer By Geoff Bennett, Mary Fecteau He's known as King James in the world of basketball, and Tuesday night, LeBron James only added to that title and his legend when he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the all-time scoring king in NBA history. Greg Anthony, a… Continue watching
Feb 08 LeBron James breaks NBA scoring record set by Abdul-Jabbar By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press With 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, James outstretched his arms, threw both hands in the air, then smiled. Continue reading
Feb 07 Paris mayor says Russia won’t have a team at 2024 Olympics if Ukraine invasion continues By Associated Press Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says no Russian team should not be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics next year if Moscow continues its war against Ukraine. Continue reading