By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fans wearing “Fight Antisemitism” shirts occupied some courtside seats at the Brooklyn-Indiana game on Monday night, days after Nets guard Kyr…
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NHL, its workforce 84% white, sets baseline to up diversity
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams, and the results show that hockey has a lot of work to…
Las Vegas Aces win first WNBA title, Chelsea Gray named MVP
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Las Vegas never had a professional sports champion — until Sunday. Chelsea Gray scored 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first W…
MLB adopts pitch clock, shift limits, bigger bases for 2023
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is introducing some of its most radical rules next season, adopting a pitch clock and limiting defensive shifts after concluding…
Serena beats No. 2 seed Kontaveit at US Open to reach 3rd Rd
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams can call it “evolving” or “retiring” or whatever she wants. And she can be coy about whether or not this U.S. Open will actually mar…
Serena’s Farewell: Stories from the leadup to the US Open
By The Associated Press The talk of tennis — and beyond — for most of the past three weeks has been about Serena Williams and her announcement that she is planning to stop playing professional tennis.…
Mickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia soar
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memor…
Serena’s Legacy: Plenty of wins, plenty of stands on issues
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer A couple of days before Serena Williams claimed the 22nd of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon in 2016, she was asked what she makes of it when people re…
Russell was a champion of activism before winning NBA titles
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell never had to find his voice as an activist. He didn’t know any other way but to speak his mind. It’s what made the winningest athlet…
Boy helps Brown put new spin on ‘Let’s go, Brandon’ chant
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Brandon Brown wanted a way to change the narrative behind the “Let’s go, Brandon” message after his first career NASCAR victory inadvertent…