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Top contending horse scratched from the Preakness before Triple Crown race

By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press

A top contender has been scratched from the Preakness 36 hours before the Triple Crown race. Brad Cox-trained First Mission was pulled from the Preakness on the advice of veterinarians.

Meet Victor Wembanyama, French phenom set to be drafted by the NBA

By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press

LeBron James calls Wembanyama “an alien,” and says that with the utmost of respect.

WATCH: House votes on anti-trans school sports bill

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male from competing on girls or women's sports teams.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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:.

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…

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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.