By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Jill Biden played offense Tuesday in the fight against COVID-19, teaming up with an NFL Hall of Fame running back to encourage Texans to get vaccin…
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She’s up! Bat girl 60 years in making reaches Yankee Stadium
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gwen Goldman exchanged fist bumps with the New York Yankees she had been admiring for decades from afar, walked onto the field and waved to the crowd.…
USA Gymnastics trying to move past Nassar as Trials begin
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics is trying to shift the narrative away from the Larry Nassar scandal. President Li Li Leung wants to talk about the progress it has made …
College Football Playoff presidents OK expansion evaluation
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The 11 university presidents and chancellors who oversee the College Football Playoff on Tuesday authorized a continued evaluation of a proposed 12-te…
Dressel, Ledecky lead powerful US swim team headed to Tokyo
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With Michael Phelps five years into retirement, the stage is set in Tokyo for Caeleb Dressel. Katie Ledecky is ready to extend her dominance, competi…
Column: White-dominated swimming struggles to diversify
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Cullen Jones still remembers the first time he really felt hate at a swimming pool. He was a teenager growing up in New York City, competing for…
Eriksen released from hospital after ‘successful’ operation
By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press COPENHAGEN (AP) — Christian Eriksen was discharged from the hospital on Friday and immediately went to visit his Denmark teammates nearly a week after suffering cardi…
Schembechler son, players say Michigan coach knew of abuse
By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press NOVI, Mich. (AP) — One of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler’s sons and two of his former players described in deta…
NFL pledges to halt ‘race-norming,’ review Black claims
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function — in the …
4-time Slam champ Osaka out of French Open, cites anxiety
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-tim…