Maria Sharapova is retiring as a professional tennis player at age 32 after a career that includes five Grand Slam titles and 21 weeks at No. 1 in the rankings

This month, the Negro Southern League Museum in Birmingham, Alabama, will celebrate the league’s centennial anniversary, NBC News reports.

Kelly Slater is planning to build the world’s largest man-made wave in the desert.

A senior member of the International Olympic Committee is casting doubt on the possibility of postponing, moving or scattering this summer’s Tokyo Games because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying organizers will probably either hold the event or cancel it

Halls Arrow in Manchester boasts itself as the oldest indoor archery range in New England. With history like that, more than a few of the country’s best archers have taken their shot inside its walls. “It is super unique,” said Roxanne Reimann, program coordinator at the range. “I don’t know of many other places that are hidden little gems......

UConn has taken home every conference regular-season and tournament trophy offered in the history of the American Athletic Conference. But senior Crystal Dangerfield said Saturday’s clinching 66-53 win over UCF made holding this one feel a little bit different. “We had to bear down and earn the win and in other years that hasn’t been th...

Happy Gilmore, meet Mary Ann. An 86-year-old grandmother stunned a crowd — and the internet — by sinking a 94-foot putt during an Ole Miss-Alabama basketball game Saturday to win a new Nissan Altima. Viral video of Mary Ann Wakefield’s hot shot across the hardwood shows the ball rolling toward its target as an announcer says, &#82...

UConn guard Christian Vital believes the experience of losing a lot of close games this season helped the Huskies get a win on Sunday. Vital scored 24 points and freshman James Bouknight had 16 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Connecticut past South Florida 78-71. Jalen Gaffney and Brendan Adams each added 10 points for Connecticut&#8230...

Thousands of mourners will gather in Staples Center on Monday to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant.

Emergency backup goalie Dave Ayres made eight saves in relief of Carolina’s two injured netminders in the Hurricanes’ 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ryan Newman says he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but didn’t disclose details.

Tyson Fury is a heavyweight champion once again, dominating Deontay Wilder in their title rematch Saturday night before Wilder’s corner threw in the towel in the seventh round.

NASCAR says a paramedic was inside Ryan Newman’s upside-down race car 35 seconds after it came to rest on its roof on the final lap of the Daytona 500

The Tokyo Olympics open in five months on July 24

Bill Dennis remembers the stories his father-in-law Bill Wheatley would tell about playing in the 1936 Olympics.

Deposition excerpts in the lawsuit by American women’s soccer players against the U.S. Soccer Federation reveal lawyers for the governing body questioned the athletes about the distinction between their game and that of the men.

An Olympic wrestler is accusing a University of Michigan doctor of touching him inappropriately during medical exams at the school

The Asian Football Confederation says China’s scheduled home match against South Korea in the final round of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics will be held in Sydney due to concern over the China virus.

Monty Scott scored 25 points and Nate Pierre-Louis added 23 points, both of which were career-highs, to help Temple to a 93-89 double-overtime win over UConn on Thursday night. Quinton Rose added 15 points and Alani Moore II scored 14 for the Owls (14-12, 6-7 American Athletic Conference). Christian Vital tallied 21 points and Isaiah Whaley had 18 ...

NFL owners voted to accept the negotiated terms for a new collective bargaining agreement

Tokyo Olympic organizers say a test event scheduled for later this month is being revamped because of the fear of the spreading virus from China.

UConn is no longer ranked among the top five teams in the nation, but they are still the dominant force in the American Athletic Conference. Anna Makurat and Megan Walker each scored 18 points and now sixth-ranked Connecticut secured a share of its seventh straight American Athletic Conference regular-season title Wednesday night with a 74-31 rout ...

Troy and Andrew Chauppetta, 24-year-olds with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, qualified to play power soccer with Team USA in the 2021 World Cup in Australia.

2019 was unlike any other year in Duane Witter’s 28-year coaching career. Two months after leading Farmington to its first boys basketball state championship in school history, Witter was diagnosed with cancer. “I was at graduation and the next day I was in the hospital,” said Witter. “After coming off that season and to hear that coach has leukemi...

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper took to Instagram Wednesday to let people know he was OK after a now-deleted tweet falsely reported he’d been shot. Cooper responded to a tweet that said he was shot in a Dallas parking garage, NBC News reported. “That was fake news y’all, everything good over here,” Cooper wrote on ...

Ryan Newman has been released from a Florida hospital two days after a frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500

Rappers Young Thug and Boosie BadAzz misgendered Dwyane Wade’s 12-year-old trans daughter, Zaya, in separate statements online, according to NBC News.

Rachel Balkovec scored a home run without even picking up a bat. She is believed to be the first woman hired by a major league team as a full-time minor league hitting coach.

A Japanese virologist says if the Tokyo Olympics were tomorrow the games probably couldn’t be held because of the fast-spreading coronavirus from Wuhan, China.

Major league players could be punished for future sign-stealing violations in the wake of the Houston Astros’ scandal that only resulted in discipline for managers, coaches and executives.

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is awake and speaking with family and doctors a day after his horrific crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing released an update on its driver Tuesday, about 20 hours after Newman’s car slammed into the wall at nearly 200 mph, flipped, got T-boned by another car, flipped several more...

President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal

At the finish line, Denny Hamlin made history with a second straight Daytona 500 victory in an overtime photo finish over Ryan Blaney, a celebration that quickly became muted as word of Newman’s wreck spread.

UConn’s record streak of top five appearances in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll is over. The Huskies fell to sixth on Monday ending a run of 253 consecutive weeks as one of the first five teams in the Top 25. That historic stretch dated back to Feb. 5, 2007. The longest current streak is now held by No. 1…

Tokyo Marathon organizers are drastically reducing the number of participants for this year’s race out of fear of the spread of the virus from China

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg has died at the age of 87.

Kawhi Leonard made it look effortless, nailing one 3-pointer after another and nearly matching an All-Star Game record.

J.J. Watt is officially off-the-market, y’all!

As expected, this All-Star weekend has been largely about paying tribute to the life of Kobe Bryant

Coach Dan Hurley fought back tears as he described the high price his UConn Huskies paid during Sunday’s win over Memphis. Christian Vital scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half as Connecticut overcame what appeared to be a serious leg injury to forward Akok Akok to beat Memphis 64-61. “It was a big win, obviously,” Hurley said…....

After a back-and-forth battle throughout the evening, Team LeBron came out victorious in the 69th annual NBA All-Star Game at the United Center in Chicago. After tying in the third quarter of the game, Team LeBron trailed by nine points entering the fourth quarter, but they were able to storm back and win the game after a tightly-played defensive s...

Russia is set to lose a biathlon gold medal from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics following a new doping ban for a leading athlete

The coronavirus epidemic in China is raising concerns about a potential shortage of hockey sticks

Canton’s Chelsea Mitchell, one of the girls involved in a lawsuit seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports, beat out one of her transgender opponents targeted by that lawsuit in a track meet Friday.

Kobe Bryant was one of eight finalists announced as candidates for enshrinement into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, a decision that came as absolutely no surprise in his first year of eligibility

A jury has convicted a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach of lying to police when she denied that two teen athletes told her of sexual abuse by sports doctor Larry Nassar in 1997, nearly 20 years before he was charged

English Premier League champion Manchester City was banned by UEFA from the Champions League for two seasons on Friday for “serious breaches” of spending rules in a seismic ruling against one of world football’s wealthiest clubs. The Abu Dhabi-owned team was also fined 30 million euros ($33 million) after an investigation that was sparked by ...

Former President Barack Obama — a huge basketball fan, officially the game’s First Fan during his eight years in office — made an unannounced appearance at an NBA Cares event during All-Star weekend in his hometown of Chicago with several of the league’s top rookies, second-year players and coaches

Vanessa Bryant is honoring the legacy of Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant. The wife and mother announced a change in name to Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Sports Foundation on her Instagram account.

Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee say there’s “no case for any contingency plans or cancelling” the 2020 Games because of the fast spreading virus that has caused one death in Japan and about 1,400 in mainland China

News outlets in New Orleans are set to argue that they should have access to a hearing on the confidentiality of emails between Catholic officials and an NFL franchise.

Tokyo Olympic organizers repeated their message again at the start of meetings with the IOC: the Summer Games will not be waylaid by the coronavirus that is spreading from neighboring China.

Jeremy Roenick will not be returning to NBC Sports after his suspension for making inappropriate comments about coworkers.

Salt Lake City may shift its focus to bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics rather than the Games four years earlier following the announcement that Sapporo, Japan, will bid for 2030.

The U.S. men’s national team urged the U.S. Soccer Federation to sharply increase pay of the American women and accused the governing body of making low-ball offers in negotiations with the men

Patrick Dempsey will serve as the honorary captain for the U.S. cycling team at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, part of a unique working relationship between USA Cycling and the actor best known for his role on “Grey’s Anatomy

The brother of Ohio State University whistleblower Mike DiSabato told state lawmakers in a public hearing Tuesday that Rep. Jim Jordan personally pleaded with him to intercede after DiSabato publicly accused the Republican congressman of turning a blind eye to the sexual abuse of male wrestlers by team doctor Richard Strauss, NBC News reported....F...

Why would the NFL’s New Orleans Saints strike a behind-the-scenes alliance with the Catholic Church on an issue as emotionally fraught as clergy sex abuse?  It’s a question even die-hard fans are asking in a Catholic city where football is a religion of its own

Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett has been reinstated by the NFL after being suspended for hitting Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head with a helmet in a Nov. 14 game.

Two Ohio State University football players were booked into jail early Wednesday on charges of rape and kidnapping, police said.

St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench during a break in play in the first period, prompting the Blues and Anaheim Ducks to postpone their game Tuesday night.

Ti-Trikes out of Barkhamsted makes three-wheeled bikes for as they say, “anybody that needs a little bit of help with balance” This season, they put them on snow at Powder Ridge, giving adaptive bikers or people with disabilities a chance to take them off-roading. “Now we can go anywhere,” said Joseph Gursky of East Granby, who took on ...

South Carolina’s Tyasha Harris really thought coming in she wasn’t bothered by her losing history against UConn. Then Harris and the top-ranked Gamecocks won — and her attitude and emotions changed quickly. “Yes, this feels pretty good,” she said with a grin. “My mind kind of changed,” Harris had 19 points, Aliyah Boston dominated...

The announcement of this year’s Basketball Hall of Fame finalists in Chicago on Friday will be largely about the memory of Kobe Bryant, and rightly so.

North Carolina State jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll, its best ranking in 20 years. The Wolfpack, who moved up three places on Monday, have their highest spot in the AP Top 25 since Jan. 10, 2000, when they were third. N.C. State has a huge game against No. 9 Louisville on Thursday night,…

The NCAA is stepping up its lobbying efforts as Congress considers allowing endorsement money for college athletes

Former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger is suing the Houston Astros

UConn coach Dan Hurley said his team desperately needed to win a close game. Freshman James Bouknight scored 23 points, including two key free throws in overtime, and Connecticut got that win Sunday, upsetting Cincinnati 72-71 in the American Athletic Conference. The victory came after nine single-digit losses this season, six of those since Jan. 1...

Geno Auriemma says this has been the hardest 20-win season UConn has had since the days before they won their first national championship. But they made it look easy on Friday. Megan Walker scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the fourth-ranked Huskies (20-2, 10-0 American) to a 94-55 rout of Memphis, giving Connecticut 20 wins for the&...

Samantha Mewis scored twice and the U.S. national team secured a spot in the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-0 semifinal victory Friday night over Mexico in the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament

James Bouknight had a season-high 22 points as UConn topped Tulsa 72-56 on Thursday night and knocked the Golden Hurricane out of first place in the American Athletic Conference. The victory was the first for the Huskies at Tulsa, after losing five previous games there. Tulsa dropped to 11-2 at home and a half-game behind the new conference leaders...

Jessica Mendoza will no longer be on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” or work for the New York Mets front office after signing a contract extension with the network

For the first time, a woman has been chosen to launch the torch relay for the 2020 Tokyo Games at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in Greece.

Gianna Bryant’s school retired her No. 2 basketball jersey on Wednesday night in a ceremony that paid tribute to her memory.

Gayle King wants to set the record straight.

The Hartford Yard Goats on Wednesday announced their highly-anticipated promotional schedule for the upcoming 2020 baseball season. For the first time, the Yard Goats will theme a game around a television show. “The Office,” the long-running popular comedy that ran on NBC, will be the featured theme on Thursday, May 7. “The Office...

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, elite athletes will sleep on beds made of cardboard. Olympic medals are being constructed out of recycled electronics, such as cell phones. And Nike will be dressing its athletes in uniforms and sneakers made out of recycled polyester and ground-up shoe parts. It’s part of a broader sustainability push by the s...

The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has urged Congress to pass a bill criminalizing international doping conspiracies before this summer’s Tokyo Olympics

Nevada casinos made near-record Super Bowl profits from the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over the San Francisco 49ers, regulators said Tuesday. More than $154.67 million in wagers were made in Nevada on Sunday’s big game and books scored more than $18.77 million in profits, the state’s Gaming Control Board announced. Since Nevada r...

Three-time Travelers Championship winner Bubba Watson will be back at the TPC River Highlands to try for a fourth victory. Watson announced Tuesday that he’s committed to play in the 2020 tournament. “Bubba has become synonymous with our tournament through the success he’s had on the golf course and his great generosity off it,” said Traveler...

Sumo is going to get some extra attention because of the Tokyo Olympics.

Video appears to show President Donald Trump at a Super Bowl watch party on Sunday pretending to conduct the band as the national anthem played, NBC News reported.

Ruthy Hebard had 22 points and 12 rebounds and No. 3 Oregon handed fourth-ranked UConn its first loss on campus in seven years, rolling to a 74-56 victory on Monday night. It was UConn’s worst home loss since Dec. 5, 2005, when the Huskies lost to North Carolina by 23 points. Sabrina Ionescu added 10 points, nine rebounds and nine…

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi celebrated his team’s Super Bowl win by giving residents a chance to adopt a furry loved one for free.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s first Super Bowl victory as a head coach is bittersweet. Reid’s son Garrett passed away from an accidental drug overdose in 2012 at the age of 29 when the elder Reid was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. He was most definitely on his father’s mind after his team defeated the San Francisco...

Hartford-based GimaSport is embroidering 3,500-7,000 hats per day for Kansas City Chiefs fans after Sunday night’s Super Bowl win. GimaSport has been in business for more than 20 years. Roberto Giansiracusa, the owner, said his team of 15 employees started at 4 a.m. on Monday and will work until 6 p.m. or 7 p.m., then will be back at 4…...

Philadelphia police have cleared the Flyers’ brash costumed mascot, Gritty, in the alleged assault of a 13-year-old boy during a fan photo event last year, a police spokesman said.

President Donald Trump congratulated the Kansas City Chiefs on their come-from-behind Super Bowl victory on Sunday.

This year’s Super Bowl advertisers are offering escape from impeachment and the upcoming presidential election.

Even at the Super Bowl, they mourned Kobe Bryant