By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — With the rail still open and Kentucky Derby post positions dwindling, Brad Cox grew anxious about the most notable of his two horses drawing t…
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Pushing for change: College athletes’ voices grow strong
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Their protests are not centered on a controversial war in some far-off jungle but on issues of racial and social inequity at home. Their pulpit is …
Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win women’s NCAA title
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tara VanDerveer hugged each of her Stanford players as they climbed the ladder to cut down the nets, capping a taxing whirlwind journey and end…
Jordan Spieth ends his victory drought in Texas
By The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jordan Spieth ended a slump that lasted nearly four years, closing with a 6-under 66 on Sunday to win the Valero Texas Open for his first victory since the 2…
MLB All-Star Game yanked from Georgia over voting law
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta lost Major League Baseball’s summer All-Star Game on Friday over the league’s objections to sweeping changes to Georgia voting laws that criti…
Stanford tops South Carolina 66-65 to reach title game
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Haley Jones scored 24 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 32 seconds left, to help Stanford beat South Carolina 66-65 on Friday night an…
3 high school teammates become MLB opening day starters
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Lucas Giolito, Max Fried and Jack Flaherty were teammates nine years ago at Harvard-Westlake, a prestigious prep school in Los Angeles. On Thursday, all three will be…
UConn reaches 13th straight Final Four, beating Baylor 69-67
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and top seed UConn used a huge run spanning the final two quarters to beat No. 2 Baylor 69-67 on Monday night a…
Column: Trans athletes a non-issue but discrimination real
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist All around the country, states are rushing to approve laws to address a supposed problem that, in reality, doesn’t actually exist. Has there even been a case where…
Snowboarders escaped monster avalanche, but not the law
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Tyler DeWitt and Evan Hannibal were slowly making their way down a windswept slope during a backcountry snowboarding excursion in Colorado last spring …