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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday barring transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. “It’s absolutely ridiculous that we even have to talk about this subject,” Trump said ahead of a signing ceremony in... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL has moved the Rams' wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The game will be played Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home... Read More

The Washington Commanders are another step closer to the possibility of returning to the franchise’s old home in the nation’s capital. A provision to transfer the land that is the site of the old RFK Stadium from the federal government to the... Read More

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two New Hampshire fathers who were barred from school district events for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” to represent female chromosomes insisted at a federal court hearing Thursday that they didn't set out to harass or... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even 8-year-old Charlie Freeman is excited about a Dodgers-Yankees World Series. “He's at Universal (Studios) right now with a couple of his buddies, but he goes, ‘Daddy, I can’t wait for the World Series to start tomorrow,’”... Read More

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday the forfeitures that volleyball teams are willing to take to avoid playing San Jose State is “not what we celebrate in college athletics” and that she is heartbroken... Read More

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A police officer dragged Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his sports car by his arm and head and then forced him face-first onto the ground after Hill put up the window of... Read More

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside the team's stadium after he was stopped for speeding and reckless driving Sunday morning before the Dolphins' first game of... Read More

WASHINGTON — A Justice Department inspector general’s report Thursday blamed the FBI for recurring failures to protect children from sexual abuse. The report repeated many of the allegations from three years ago when the FBI was accused of ignoring evidence... Read More

WASHINGTON — Shark Week may have come and gone already, but sharks have remained in the news this summer. After a series of incidents in Florida and Texas in July, isolated encounters between sharks and humans have continued. Many swimmers... Read More

LAS VEGAS — Women’s professional basketball standout Dearica Hamby filed a federal lawsuit Monday against her league and former team that alleges discrimination because she was pregnant. She said she was subjected to harassment that resulted in being traded from... Read More

WASHINGTON — Surfing, an ancient, challenging sport that requires a connection to nature and fitness skills, appeared for the second time at the Olympics this year. “Surf” comes from the Hawaiian word he'e nalu, which translates to “wave sliding.”  Here,... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the Texas Rangers at the White House on Thursday to recognize the 2023 World Series champions on winning their first title in the history of the franchise. The Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5... Read More

WASHINGTON — Golf can be a fun, social sport with opportunities to network and spend time outdoors. It’s also an athletic activity that requires endurance, mobility, strength and skill. Professional and recreational golfers can benefit from working on their golf... Read More

WASHINGTON — Every four years, we may have a leap year, a United States presidential election, and the summer or winter Olympics. This year, we have all three and the Summer 2024 Olympics have officially kicked off in Paris. Here,... Read More

NEW YORK — A group of 16 former college basketball players sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association Monday to recover some of the billions of dollars they say the organization earned on television rights and publicity from their games. The... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Long after “The Catch” and his 660 home runs, and the daring sprints around the bases with his hat falling off, Willie Mays could still command a room like no other. Mays was a frequent visitor to the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Virginia’s attorney general this week announced a $1.3 million settlement with the Washington Commanders after the football team was accused of improperly withholding deposits by season ticket holders. The Virginia settlement, which is the largest so far, follows... Read More

WASHINGTON — A U.S. House committee approved a bill Thursday that would prevent student athletes from being categorized as employees of their universities. A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled in February that student athletes were university employees, thereby allowing... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Republicans soundly defeated their Democratic colleagues in the annual Congressional Baseball Game Wednesday night, the final score being 31-11. The number that really mattered, however, was the record $2.2 million the game raised for local charities. Next... Read More

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A towering stadium boasting 34,000 seats and a precisely trimmed field of soft Kentucky bluegrass is rising in a suburban New York park that will host one of the world's top cricket tournaments next month.... Read More

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia’s attorney general is invoking a contract provision with local professional sports teams in the city’s latest bid to keep them from relocating to Northern Virginia. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb told Monumental Sports and... Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to... Read More

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A top Democratic Virginia lawmaker vowed Wednesday to keep language enabling a proposed relocation by the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to Alexandria out of the state budget lawmakers will take up later this... Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gunfire erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration Wednesday, leaving one woman dead and more than 20 people injured, including children. Shots rang out at the end of the celebration outside the city’s historic Union Station.... Read More

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in a Super Bowl unlike any other. Here's a look at a few topics that will linger in the aftermath: BEST SUPER BOWL EVER? This Super... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department joined a lawsuit this week opposing the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s restrictions on student athletes transferring between schools. Called the “transfer eligibility rule,” it allows student-athletes to begin playing their sports immediately when they transfer... Read More

Whenever Blake Wheeler endured mental health challenges in his hockey career, he felt better when he talked about them and sought help. When the NHL Players' Association introduced a pilot program to teach the basics of mental health, Wheeler was... Read More

WASHINGTON — A former co-owner of Washington, D.C.’s, professional football team is suing Bank of America over his allegations that he was deceived into selling his stake in the Commanders for far less than its value. Tampa, Florida, billionaire Robert... Read More

WOBURN, Mass. — DraftKings, one of the nation’s most popular sports betting companies, engages in unfair and deceptive practices while taking advantage of the addictive nature of gambling activities, a class action lawsuit filed in Massachusetts claims. The lawsuit, Scanlon... Read More