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ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball could test robot umpires as part of a challenge system in spring training next year, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike system in the minor leagues since 2019 but is still working on the shape of the strike zone. [...]
PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in? Triathlon and marathon swimming are scheduled to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. Despite [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — Part of the experience of a NASCAR race is hearing the engine roar, the rumble of each car's approach and the zip when it whizzes past at more than 150 mph. NASCAR unveiled its first electric racecar earlier this month in downtown Chicago, but it doesn't thunder when the grand marshal says [...]
SEATTLE — Justin Verlander was a gangly teenager. His parents jokingly called him a “brontosaurus.” Long before he became a three-time Cy Young Award winner, he was a high schooler who couldn’t consistently muster the arm strength needed to be drafted. So he went to college, took the time he required to mature as a [...]
The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, a record 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that would assure player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated [...]
CLEVELAND — Top of the AL Central. Top of the MLB draft. It’s been a season of firsts for Cleveland. Along with opening a surprising lead in their division with a strong three-plus months under rookie manager Stephen Vogt, the Guardians have the No. 1 overall pick in next week’s draft. It’s a selection that [...]
LAS VEGAS — He first played on the U.S. Olympic team as a 19-year-old. He did it again in his 20s, twice. And now, a few months from turning 40, he's back for one more run. LeBron James didn't need another Olympic experience to complete some missing box on his resume or add to a [...]
CLEVELAND — An unexpected season for the Guardians has produced another surprise: the most All-Stars in the American League. On Sunday, closer Emmanuel Clase, designated hitter David Fry and first baseman Josh Naylor were picked as reserves for the July 16 All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas. They'll join third baseman José Ramírez and outfielder Steven [...]
The NCAA, which represents approximately 1,100 schools and more than 500,000 athletes, is no stranger to lawsuits. It has been in court off and on since the early 1980s defending the amateur athlete model at the heart of college sports. The organization, however, has suffered a string of losses in court, highlighted by a 9-0 [...]
Kyle Snyder already has one of the best resumes ever for an American wrestler and he's just now hitting his prime. At age 20, he became the youngest American wrestler to win Olympic gold when he achieved the feat at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, and then he claimed silver at the Tokyo Games. [...]