Category Archives: Sports
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Flor...
Jul 24, 2025
US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women's sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athleti...
Jul 22, 2025
The ACC has moved past lawsuits and uncertainty. Commissioner Jim Phillips sees stable years ahead
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jim Phillips stood in the same spot Tuesday morning that he did exactly one year earlier as he officially opened the Atlantic Coast ConferenceR...
Jul 22, 2025
US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women's sports
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women's sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athleti...
Jul 22, 2025
The ACC has moved past lawsuits and uncertainty. Commissioner Jim Phillips sees stable years ahead
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jim Phillips stood in the same spot Tuesday morning that he did exactly one year earlier as he officially opened the Atlantic Coast Conference's ...
Jul 22, 2025
Commanders GM says non-football topics such as President Trump’s comments don’t reach him
By BEN STANDIG Associated PressASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Washington's NFL franchise used to be in the news all the time for reasons other than football. That seemed to have changed under new team ownership,...
Jul 22, 2025
Denny Hamlin continues climb in NASCAR’s career wins list. With 60 in sight, how far can he go?
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports WriterDOVER, Del. (AP) - Denny Hamlin has stood his ground that wins - enough of them to soon earn his place inside NASCAR's career top-10 list - matter more to his legacy tha...
Jul 21, 2025
Denny Hamlin continues climb in NASCAR's career wins list. With 60 in sight, how far can he go?
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) - Denny Hamlin has stood his ground that wins - enough of them to soon earn his place inside NASCAR's career top-10 list - matter more to his legacy th...
Jul 21, 2025
Ryan Gerard and Rico Hoey share the Barracuda Championship lead
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Ryan Gerard holed a 20-foot flop shot for birdie on the final hole for a share of the lead with Rico Hoey on Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that...
Jul 19, 2025
Rex White, who was NASCAR’s oldest living champion and a Hall of Famer, dies at 95
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rex White, who was NASCAR’s oldest living champion and a 2015 inductee into the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 95.NASCAR and the NASCAR...
Jul 19, 2025