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As WNBA popularity soars, player salaries remain a big hurdle for the league to address
Breanna Stewart will start her ninth WNBA season in a few days. The New York Liberty All-Star and WNBA champ has been around ...
Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB’s biggest sin
It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 ...
‘Beyond the Gates’ is renewed as veteran Black soap actors cheer its success
When CBS’ soap opera “Beyond the Gates” premiered in February, soap opera fans and veterans alike hailed it as a win for ...
Warwick’s police chief to retire in June
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI)—- Warwick Police Chief Bradford Connor will be retiring at the end of next month. Mayor Frank Picozzi ...
Democratic congressman pushes articles of impeachment against Trump
A Democratic lawmaker is launching a renegade effort to impeach President Donald Trump, pushing past party leaders on ...
Tom Brady to take the ride of his life at Indy 500 with Jimmie Johnson as his chauffeur
Fox Sports will continue its crossover collaboration with IndyCar by placing current network NFL analyst Tom Brady in the “Fastest Seat in Sports” for the Indianapolis 500. His ...
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Flagg, the presumed No. 1 pick, settling into his new reality now that Dallas has won draft lottery
CHICAGO (AP) — Cooper Flagg is starting to settle into his new reality. The former Duke star has been considered the presumptive No. 1 pick in next month’s NBA draft for some time and now knows that ...
Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald ‘expects’ Jon Rahm will make European team, but gives no assurances
Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald expects Jon Rahm to be a member of the 2025 European team if he’s deemed eligible. But Donald stopped short of saying he’s ...
Virginia boy swept away as heavy rains and flooding hit several states
Crews searched for a 12-year-old boy swept away by rushing water on a Virginia roadway and a dozen students stayed overnight at a Maryland high school as heavy rains led to flooding in several ...