KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A veteran Nepalese Sherpa guide who was the first person to climb Mount Everest 10 times has died at age 72 after a long illness, family members said. Ang Rita, among the first…
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Santa Anita postpones fall opener 1 week due to wildfire
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Opening day of Santa Anita’s fall season will be pushed back a week until Sept. 25 because of poor air quality caused by a wildfire burning near the Southern California racetrac…
Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Jason Myers kicked off to start the Seahawks’ season-opener against the Falcons, and the ball sailed through the end zone for a touchback. No one moved a step. In…
Analysis: Naomi Osaka is poised to lead tennis on, off court
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka is at the top of tennis right now, poised to lead the way on the court — and off it — for years to come. Still just 22, she …
Chiefs, Texans booed as racial justice stand sparks outrage
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NFL’s new stance encouraging players to take a stand against racial injustice got its first test as some fans of the Super Bowl ch…
Steve Nash eager to get started on new career as Nets coach
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Nash was a leader, a guy who loved to get the best out of his teammates on the court and build relationships with them off it. Those qualiti…
Now that NFL supports Colin Kaepernick’s fight, what’s next?
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Four years later, the NFL admitted it was wrong and said it now supports Colin Kaepernick in his fight against racial injustice, encouraging players to take a stan…
Dustin Johnson cashes in and finally wins the FedEx Cup
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dustin Johnson only looks like he plays without a pulse. Beneath his stoic stare and that swagger as he walked the fairways of East Lake were jangled ner…
‘Keep fighting!’ Serena Williams yells herself to Open win
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Her breathing loud enough to hear in an empty Arthur Ashe Stadium, her third-set deficit a point from growing to 3-1 against someone who beat her le…
US Open Glance: Men’s bracket moves on from Djokovic default
NEW YORK (AP) — A quick look at the U.S. Open: LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY The man who benefited from Novak Djokovic’s U.S. Open disqualification, Pablo Carreño Busta, heads into the quarterfinals to face De…