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Part of late billionaire H. Ross Perot’s legacy is a clear-cut rule about Texas high school sports: If a student can’t pass class, they can’t play. The law, with its catchy “No Pass, No Play” nickname, has been in place since 1984. When first signed by Gov. Mark White, coaches and communities worried their best […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A jailed former governor of Rio de Janeiro state told a judge on Thursday that he paid about $2 million for the votes of International Olympic Committee members to award the Brazilian city the 2016 Summer Games. Sergio Cabral said he paid $1.5 million in bribes through intermediaries to the

A day after her memorable Wimbledon ended, Coco Gauff already was thinking about coming back. “Obviously, there’s always room for improvement,” Gauff said in an interview with The Associated Press at the All England Club on Tuesday. “I’m going to go and practice and improve some things,” the 15-year-old Floridian added, raising her eyebrows and

Megan Rapinoe considers Sunday to be the final insult. Just a few hours after the United States and the Netherlands meet in the Women’s World Cup final in France, Brazil or Peru will celebrate winning the Copa America, South America’s men’s championship. And then at night, the United States or Mexico will win the CONCACAF

Faced with a record onslaught of home runs that has convinced many pitchers that baseballs are juiced, Commissioner Rob Manfred says the sport has been unable to find any changes in the manufacturing process. A May 2018 report to Major League Baseball by professors specializing in physics, mechanical engineering, statistics and mathematics concluded there was

Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Kendrick Norton lost his left arm following a devastating car crash early Thursday morning near Miami. The 22-year-old, who was signed to the team in December, was driving a Ford truck that crashed into a concrete barrier and overturned on State Road 836, Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho told The Associated

Johanna Konta didn’t appreciate having her performance questioned after losing in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. As the last British player remaining in the tournament, Konta was the crowd favorite against Barbora Strycova on Centre Court but lost 7-6 (5), 6-1 despite holding a 4-1 lead in the first set. She attributed Strycova’s comeback solely to

A 70-year-old man accused of cheating during the L.A. Marathon has been found dead. Frank Meza, who was disqualified from the marathon after an investigation, was found dead in the Los Angeles River on Thursday, according to The Daily Beast. Meza made headlines in March after posting the fastest time ever in the L.A. Marathon for a

The Latest on baseball‘s All-Star Game (all times local): 1:55 p.m. The weather forecast is calling for clear skies and temperatures in the upper 70s at Progressive Field. A perfect night for the All-Star Game — players and fans hope it’s not perfect for midges, too. Midges are tiny, flying insects that live around Lake

She made no noise, yet the dainty sip ― pinky out, of course ― was heard around the world. Alex Morgan of the U.S. women’s national soccer team is defending her tea-sipping goal celebration against England during the FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinal on Tuesday, and she thinks the reaction to it highlights contradictory and