By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Lasorda looked on from a suite at Globe Life Field in Texas, watching as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the World Series in Game 6 against th…
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‘A sad day’: NBA reacts to Capitol protest, Blake decision
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — With words and actions, several NBA teams showed dismay Wednesday hours after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump was able to storm the U.S.…
Athletes to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra on…
One-day US deaths top 3,000, more than D-Day or 9/11
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARION RENAULT Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Just when the U.S. appears on the verge of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine, the numbers have become gloomier than ever:…
Olympic rings back in Tokyo Bay; a sign of hope in pandemic
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The five Olympic rings are back in Tokyo Bay. They were removed for maintenance four months ago shortly after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next…
US women beat Netherlands 2-0 in World Cup rematch
BREDA, Netherlands (AP) — Rose Lavelle scored against the Netherlands again, Kristie Mewis scored in her first appearance for the United States in six years and the U.S. women won a rematch of last ye…
Tokyo Olympics: Many rules, no partying, no hanging around
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics won’t have the luxury of hanging around once they’ve wrapped up their event. No late-night parties in the Athle…
Wolves select Edwards with No. 1 pick in delayed NBA draft
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Anthony Edwards was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night in an NBA draft delayed multiple times because of the coronavirus pand…
Breakthrough for women: Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as GM
By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Kim Ng started her Major League Baseball career as an intern, and three decades later she’s still on the rise while shattering ceilings. Ng became th…
Column: Sports has reason to be proud, but can’t be one-off
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist ATLANTA (AP) — Sports has every reason to be proud. From teams that transformed their arenas into massive voting centers to college athletes getting a day off to c…