UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Dawn Staley and the 1996 Olympic women's basketball team paved the way for the WNBA and players such as Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Chamique Holdsclaw. The team that started the Americans' 30-year Olympic dominance will be enshrined in the Naismith ...
Pearce suspended (AP) — The NFL has suspended Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. for the first eight games of the 2026 season. This decision follows his February arrest after a domestic dispute with his ex-girlfriend, Rickea Jackson. The incident occurred in Doral, Florida. Pearce can participate in preseason games and team activities until the suspension starts on Sunday, Aug. 30. He will be eligible for reinstatement on Monday, Nov. 2, after the Falcons play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road. Pearce led the Falcons with 10 1/2 sacks during his rookie season in ...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have at least one viable site for a new stadium in northwest Indiana and they are examining a second location as they move closer to finalizing a place for their new home. The Bears announced in June that they were moving forward with a stadium ...
Joe Montana wasn't interested in teaching Steve Young when the two Hall of Fame quarterbacks played together in San Francisco. Brett Favre felt the same after Green Bay drafted Aaron Rodgers. Montana and Favre wanted to keep their starting jobs as long as they could. Kirk Cousins has ...
Major League Baseball's growth goals have taken the game from a military base in North Carolina to a racetrack in Tennessee, with numerous stops for photo ops around the globe in between. But there's nothing quite like turning the bright lights on an Iowa cornfield, where home runs ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on ...
