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September 24, 2016

Mercury players meet with Phoenix police; will keep kneeling

Mistie Bass, Kelsey Bone and their Mercury teammates met with Phoenix police a few weeks ago after practice. It was an ...

September 24, 2016

Wozniacki beats Radwanska again to reach Pan Pacific final

Former champion Caroline Wozniacki continued her late season resurgence by beating second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of ...

September 23, 2016

CAA to move women's golf event from NC if law not repealed

The Colonial Athletic Association has announced it will pull its women's golf championship from North Carolina unless a state ...

September 23, 2016

US Olympic sports lag on minority, women hiring

The U.S. Olympic Committee and the sports it oversees are behind the curve when it comes to placing women and minorities in ...

September 23, 2016

Tennis stars Williams, Djokovic take their game to Armani

If even Giorgio Armani has a negligee-inspired dress, then baby doll looks are definitely a trend. Armani's take featured a ...

September 23, 2016

Ed Temple dies: Coached Wilma Rudolph to Olympic gold medals

Ed Temple, the former Tennessee State track and field coach whose Tigerbelles won 13 Olympic gold medals and helped break ...

September 22, 2016

California police eye more claims against Uber, Lyft driver

Police on Thursday were investigating reports that a former Uber and Lyft driver charged with assaulting women on the job in ...

September 22, 2016

Catchings' career ends and Fever kneel in anthem protest

The new WNBA playoff format began with a protest and ended with Phoenix and Atlanta advancing. It also produced the final ...

September 21, 2016

NBA, NBPA send players memo seeking ideas for social changes

NBA players are being urged to reach out to league and union officials to try and come up with ways to create "positive ...

September 21, 2016

WNBA playoffs set to begin with new format

The WNBA playoffs are ready to start with their own version of March Madness. Well sort of. The league changed the playoff ...

September 20, 2016

Tyson Gay in the field for USA bobsled push championships

Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay is entered in this week's USA Bobsled National Push Championships, making him the latest track ...

September 18, 2016

Paralympics: China's Zou Lihong wins wheelchair marathon

Chinese wheelchair racer Zou Lihong captured her third medal and first individual gold of the Rio Paralympics on Sunday, ...

September 17, 2016

Indiana's Catchings, White to celebrate at farewell ceremony

Indiana president Kelly Krauskopf initially built the fledgling Fever around home-state star Stephanie White. Turns out, the ...

September 16, 2016

Museum in New York acquires Billie Jean King archive

The New-York Historical Society has acquired the archive of tennis great Billie Jean King . The museum said Friday it ...

September 15, 2016

Rapinoe kneels during anthem before US match vs. Thailand

Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem before a U.S. women's national team match against Thailand on Thursday night.

September 15, 2016

Stanford commits NCAA violations in football, softball

Stanford's football and softball teams were found guilty of NCAA violations, including more than $3,000 in impermissible ...

September 14, 2016

Olympic athletes shrug off medical data leaks by hackers

A two-time Wimbledon singles champion, two Tour de France winners and an Olympic discus gold medalist had the same answer ...

September 14, 2016

ACC to relocate athletic championships from North Carolina

The Atlantic Coast Conference has followed the NCAA's lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina ...

September 14, 2016

Chinese dominate medal count at Paralympics

At the Riocentro Pavilion 3, the only sound in the table tennis arena was a steady tapping as the two competitors in the gold ...