WNBA fines 3 teams, players for shirts in wake of shootings
By Doug FeinbergAP Basketball WriterNEW YORK — Social activism is coming at a cost for WNBA players.The WNBA has fined the Indiana Fever, New...
Take it from Merckx: Froome can’t be beaten in this Tour
By Andrew DampfAP Sports WriterMEGEVE, France — Take it from cycling great Eddy Merckx: nobody can beat Chris Froome in this Tour de France.Riding...
Xenia Scouts defeat Hamilton Joes on the road
HAMILTON — The Xenia Scouts rallied from a 1-0 second-inning deficit by plating four runs in the third inning, then tacking another run in...
Gold medals in Rio are barely gold at all. Here’s why.
By Tim ReynoldsAP Sports WriterGold medals are the ultimate prize in Olympic sport.They’re also a misnomer.There’s no such thing as a “gold” medal, not...
Ultimate 64 Shootout coming to Kil-Kare Dragway
By John [email protected] General Manager Will Tharpe has always said he’d like to bring big-name competitions to his concrete quarter-mile drag strip, and it...
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GOLFJunior Golfers swing well at WGCXENIA — Twenty-two junior golfers braved the heat and teed it up in the Wednesday Junior Golf League at...
Zakarin won’t discuss Russian doping after Tour win
By Andrew DampfAP Sports WriterFINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland — Ilnur Zakarin hardly had enough energy to zip up his jersey and celebrate upon winning one of...
Earnhardt Jr. to miss 2 more races, replaced by Jeff Gordon
By Michael MarotAP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLIS — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not race again this month because of concussion-like symptoms and the No. 88 car...
Russian athletes await key ruling on Olympic track ban
By Iuliia Subbotovska and Stephen WilsonAssociated PressZHUKOVSKY, Russia — Long jumper Ekaterina Koneva says she’ll cry. World hurdles champion Sergei Shubenkov says he’ll drown...
