By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home fro…
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Osaka’s mental health discussion resonates at French Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s 2022 French Open is over following a first-round loss. The players remaining in the tournament see and hear products of her frank discu…
MLB suspends Yanks’ Donaldson for 1 game for ‘Jackie’ remark
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball suspended Josh Donaldson for one game Monday after the New York Yankees slugger made multiple references to Jackie Robinson while talking to White Sox star Tim An…
Sports world reacts to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
By The Associated Press In Dallas, Steve Kerr and Jason Kidd did not want to talk about basketball. LeBron James made no effort to hide his anger. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, a young father, c…
UCLA to pay record of nearly $700M in doctor abuse lawsuits
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California system announced Tuesday it will pay nearly $375 million to more than 300 women who said they were sexually abused by a…
MLB suspends Yanks’ Donaldson for 1 game for ‘Jackie’ remark
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball suspended Josh Donaldson for one game Monday after the New York Yankees slugger made multiple references to Jackie Robinson while talking to White Sox star Tim An…
Scott Dixon blazes to Indy 500 pole in record 234 mph run
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Not much rattles The Iceman at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, not even record speeds. Scott Dixon smashed the Indianapolis 500 pole-winning recor…
Thomas wins 2nd PGA title in playoff after 7-shot rally
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas is a major champion when he least expected it. Thomas matched a PGA Championship record Sunday when he rallied from a seven-shot defic…
Early Voting holds off Epicenter to win Preakness Stakes
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Maybe extra rest isn’t such a bad thing for a racehorse after all. In the Preakness Stakes that was run without the Kentucky Derby winner becau…
Naomi Osaka at French Open news conference: ‘I think I’m OK’
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka cracked jokes at Roland Garros on Friday — and, yes, laughed at those jokes. She smiled after some reporters’ questions. She paused to cont…