Federal legislation that could reframe the way college sports operates in the United States has the backing of many key players, except for possibly the two most important: The Southeastern and Big Ten conferences. The leagues are negotiating with lawmakers for changes in the Protect College ...
ATLANTA — The World Cup final between Spain and defending champion Argentina marked the end of the biggest tournament in the competition’s history. At the final whistle in New Jersey on Sunday, a record 104 games had been played across almost six weeks and three countries. The supersized ...
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — It was always in the back of Joey Logano’s mind: the streak. The three-time season champion had won at least one race in each of his previous 14 seasons racing in the NASCAR Cup Series entering this past weekend, the longest such streak among active drivers and ...
PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is expected to pitch off a mound sometime later this week, but there is no timetable for his return to the rotation. Ohtani had been scheduled to start against the Phillies in the finale of the three-game series in Philadelphia ...
BERLIN — The Women’s Tennis Association is introducing one-off mandatory gene-testing for all players effective today — a requirement to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The WTA updated its women’s eligibility policy to include gender screening “based on biological sex” ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals that was found in an Oregon thrift store fetched over $89,000 in an auction that closed Monday. Nineteen-year-old Portland resident Quinn Brown found the Lakers warmup jacket at a Goodwill. After buying it for about $3, he searched online for photos and measurements from other Chamberlain jerseys to compare. When he posted about the jacket on social media, Sotheby’s contacted him about consigning it. The auction house determined that Chamberlain wore it during the 1972 finals, in which he was ...
