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Serena Williams wins 1st match of comeback after year away

June 22, 2022 Associated Press

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — As “What A Feeling” boomed around Devonshire Park, Serena Williams strode onto center court at Eastbourne to a standing ovation for her first competitive tennis match […]

NBA

Wife of WNBA’s Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened

June 21, 2022 Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they […]

BADGERS

La Crosse’s Johnny Davis among top wings in NBA draft

June 21, 2022 Associated Press

Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin, Duke’s A.J. Griffin and Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis spent the past season showing off their NBA potential in front of big crowds at the college level, including in […]

COLLEGE

Smith, Holmgren, Banchero top list of forwards in NBA draft

June 21, 2022 Associated Press

Forwards are expected to dominate Thursday’s NBA draft, starting with the trio of Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, Auburn’s Jabari Smith and Duke’s Paolo Banchero. They are the headliners at the position […]

BREWERS

Burnes, Brewers blank Cards 2-0, move alone atop NL Central

June 21, 2022 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Burnes continued his recent mastery of the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing the Milwaukee Brewers to overtake their division rivals for first place in the NL Central. […]

NEWS

Column: FINA ban casts storm clouds on transgender athletes

June 20, 2022 Associated Press

Swimming has fired the first major salvo against transgender women athletes, which will surely clear the way for other sports to impose similar bans ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. […]

NEWS

Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life

June 20, 2022 Associated Press

(Editor’s Note: Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at UCLA. The Hall of Famer, longtime TV basketball analyst mother of three kids shares how […]

BREWERS

Brewers take home losing streak into matchup with the Cardinals

June 20, 2022 Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals (38-30, second in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (38-30, first in the NL Central) LISTEN: Bob Uecker on the call Monday with the Milwaukee Brewers for […]

NEWS

Title IX’s next battle: The rights of transgender athletes

June 20, 2022 Associated Press

When the gender equity legislation known as Title IX became law in 1972, the politics of transgender sports was not even a blip in the national conversation. Today, it is […]

NEWS

Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win 3rd Stanley Cup

June 19, 2022 Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon could not find the words. Gabriel Landeskog cracked a smile and a joke. After years of playoff disappointments, the Colorado Avalanche are back atop […]

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