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Injuries clouding WNBA All-Stars

NEW YORK — It was a rough week for WNBA All-Stars heading into the game this weekend. Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese both were injured Sunday. Bueckers had a rough collision with Nneka Ogwumike in the fourth quarter of Dallas’ game against Los Angeles. The second-year star guard won’t ...

Gene testing for women now a must for Olympics

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” ...

Thrift shopping really pays off

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 ...

Claysburg Legion baseball team still alive in playoffs

CLAYSBURG — Kyle Klotz came on in relief and got a flyout with the bases loaded to end the game and escape a jam to help Claysburg hold on for a 4-3 win over Lower Burrell in American Legion Region 7 baseball play Monday. Dustin Slowik had two hits and drove in two runs for Claysburg ...

Rain delay doesn’t keep Fiore from Park Hills LL title victory

Before the fourth inning was set to begin during Saturday night’s Park Home Altoona Baseball Classic Championship at John Kraft Field between AABA’s L.S. Fiore and East End’s Greenwood Meadows, severe storms delayed the game for 95 minutes. L.S. Fiore coach John Kraft said some generous ...