By BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Making their strongest statement yet in the fight against racial injustice, players from six NBA teams decided not…
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Frustrated NBA players wonder again whether they should play
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — As the NBA sought to resume the season, players had to weigh whether playing basketball aided or distracted from their calls for soc…
Lawyers: NFL concussion awards discriminate against Blacks
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dementia tests in the NFL concussion litigation allow doctors to use different baseline standards for Black and white retired players, making it…
Doctor: NFL COVID-19 testing issues gave it test fire drill
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — In two-plus weeks, the NFL kicks off its season. That doesn’t leave the league much time to resolve significant issues about its COVID-19 …
Takuma Sato wins his second Indianapolis 500 at empty track
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — At an eerily empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Takuma Sato snatched a second Indianapolis 500 victory in an odd and unsatisfying finish to “Th…
Column: Could this be the year Cinderella wins NBA title?
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist More than any other sport, the cream of the NBA assuredly rises to the top in the playoffs. This, of course, is a postseason unlike any other. No fans. No home-cou…
Kentucky Derby reverses course, will run without fans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby will run without fans for the first time, Churchill Downs announced Friday, citing increasing COVID-19 cases in the area. It will be the second Triple Crown r…
As Indianapolis 500 nears, sound of silence is deafening
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It’s almost race weekend and the tiny enclave of Speedway looks virtually barren. The usually colorful campgrounds and parking lots are empt…
States wrestle with playing high school football amid COVID
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer THRALL, Texas (AP) — As heat waves rose from the crackling grass next to a cotton field that stretched far into the distance, Rick Porter watched his young football pla…
Sibling rivalry: Serena beats Venus to take 31st meeting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — There was zero interaction between the two, not even a furtive glance, when Venus Williams walked past Serena Williams in the Top Seed Open’s warmup area Thursday before th…