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Johnston County softball team reaches championship game of Little League Softball World Series
The Johnston County Little League 12U Softball team from Clayton defeated Lake Mary, Florida, 4-0 on Saturday. With the win, North Carolina has now sent three…
Mitchell scores 27 to set a WNBA record, Clark has 26 and the Fever beat the Sky 90-86
CHICAGO (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points to set a WNBA single-season record with her 16th straight game of 20-plus points, Caitlin Clark had 26…
WNBA quickly rescinds technical on Fever’s Caitlin Clark that would have forced 1-game suspension
CHICAGO (AP) — The WNBA quickly rescinded a technical foul assessed to Caitlin Clark during the Indiana Fever’s win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday. Click…
Chicago’s DiJonai Carrington ejected for foul on Sophie Cunningham and posts ‘white privilege’
CHICAGO (AP) — DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky was ejected Saturday after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana…
Mariano Rivera returns to Yankees Old-Timer’s Day after tearing Achilles tendon last year
NEW YORK (AP) — Mariano Rivera was back on the field at the Yankees’ annual Old-Timer’s Day on Saturday after tearing an Achilles tendon playing the…
Get to Know the Ex-NBA Players Challenging the WNBA Trans-Athlete support
Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are the latest athlete to push back on the suggestion that trans women should be allowed to play women’s sports….
WNBA commissioner says league will continue discussing issue of transgender participation
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has sent a memo to teams that addresses ongoing discussions around transgender athletes in women’s basketball. Click here to read the full…
Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi’s father and longtime agent, dies at 68
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city…
