Category Archives: Sports

Alaska bill would bar transgender girls from female sports

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A bill introduced in the waning days of this year's legislative session in Alaska would require schools to designate school-sponsored athletic teams or sports as male, female or co-ed and require participation in a female sport

Alaska bill would bar transgender girls from female sports

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A bill introduced in the waning days of this year's legislative session in Alaska would require schools to designate school-sponsored athletic teams or sports as male, female or co-ed and require participation in a female sport

USOPC to Congress: Beijing Olympic boycott not the solution

DENVER (AP) — A boycott of next year's Beijing Olympics will not solve any geopolitical issues with China and will only serve to place athletes training for the games under a “cloud of uncertainty,” the head of the U.S. Olympic

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from horse owners over derby dispute

OTTAWA — The owners of a horse that was disqualified after initially winning the Canadian Derby more than three years ago might have run out of legal room to reclaim the title. The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear

Novak Djokovic enjoys himself with fans back at Italian Open

ROME (AP) — The fans were back at the Foro Italico, the sun was out, and Novak Djokovic's game was clicking.

Chelsea-Man City CL final moves to Porto, 12,000 fans OK’d

UEFA confirmed that the Champions League final will be held in Porto and that Chelsea and Manchester City will both be allowed 6,000 fans.

Chelsea-Man City CL final moves to Porto with 12,000 fans

The all-English Champions League final will be held in Porto with 12,000 fans from Chelsea and Manchester City, UEFA confirmed Thursday.

English Premier League’s $7 billion TV rights renewal OK’d

LONDON (AP) — The Premier League has been allowed by the British government to renew its current domestic television rights deals for another three seasons without an auction process, ensuring 5 billion pounds ($7 billion) will be generated during the

Street racing surges across US amid coronavirus pandemic

Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.

Colorado speedway program aims to curb illegal street racing

MORRISON, Colo. (AP) — Frustrated by an increase in dangerous street racing amid the pandemic, Denver police have deployed the department's helicopter to track races, closed lanes in areas often used by racers and sent officers to places where the