By ROBIN MCDOWELL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An independent panel of national legal experts will review the conviction of an African American man sentenced as a teenager to life in prison for…
Washington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and d…
NFL, Oakley come up with face shields to protect players
By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With NFL training camps set to start at the end of the month, the league believes it is closer to one answer when it comes to player safety amid …
Indians, other teams pressured after Redskins drop nickname
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The spotlight for change is shining on the Cleveland Indians. Now that the NFL’s Washington Redskins have retired their contentious nickname and …
Different tournament, different look for Muirfield Village
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — The final group at the Workday Charity Open was making its way down the 13th fairway when the radio of a tournament official at Muirfield Village cr…
Millennials and boomers: Pandemic pain, by the generation
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Millennials, you’re taking a big hit — again. And you’re not OK, either, boomers. Sometimes at odds, America’s two largest generation…
Biden forges brand of liberal populism to use against Trump
By BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden stood in a Pennsylvania metal works shop, just miles from his boyhood home, and pledged to define his presidency by a swee…
Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
By MIKE STOBBE and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data o…
Trump’s defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s intervention into a criminal case connected to his own conduct drew fierce rebukes Saturday from Democrats and a few lone…
At the NBA restart, team equipment is a challenge to manage
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Rob Pimental spent a good amount of time thinking about everything the Miami Heat would need for what could be a three-month trip to …