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Alex Galchenyuk repeatedly used racial slurs toward a police officer in training and threatened to have two officers killed during a traffic stop last weekend, police said in a report, actions that led the Arizona Coyotes to terminate the player’s contract on Friday. A Scottsdale Police Department report said GalchenyukContinue Reading

It’s not really a place where you’d expect to come across the richest boxer of all time. An event held on a dusty soccer field in Mabvuku, one of Zimbabwe’s oldest Black townships, saw a crowd enjoying free entertainment on Thursday thanks to a visit by boxing great Floyd MayweatherContinue Reading

Brittney Griner didn’t know what to expect when the WNBA season began, how she would respond after the trauma she experienced of being incarcerated in Russia that also forced her off the court for many months. Griner surprised herself, playing well enough to become a starter in Saturday’s All-Star Game.Continue Reading

Rory McIlroy felt he had no choice but to be pleased with a 4-under 66 that gave him a one-shot lead in the Scottish Open on Friday. He also couldn’t help but wonder how much lower his score could have been. McIlroy missed nine putts from 10 feet or closerContinue Reading

The NCAA fined Tennessee more than $8 million on Friday and issued a scathing report outlining more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former football coach Jeremy Pruitt. The Volunteers escaped a postseason ban. The sprawling report said Tennessee committed 18 Level I violations, the most severe, andContinue Reading

Padraig Harrington is not ruling out the idea of playing in another Ryder Cup, even at age 51, depending on how he fares in his two weeks against the world’s best players. That hope was emboldened Friday in the Scottish Open after a 4-under 66 at The Renaissance Club, leavingContinue Reading

The Women’s World Cup is right around the corner, and the United States Women’s National Team is ready to bring home their fifth title, and third trophy in a row. Not that any World Cup victory is a walk in the park, but this summer’s tournament seems like it couldContinue Reading

With rain coming down outside, Novak Djokovic warmed up for the Wimbledon semifinals on Friday by getting some practice time under the roof on No. 1 Court. The seven-time champion will face Jannik Sinner on Centre Court later in the day. Djokovic is looking to win a 24th major titleContinue Reading

Caty McNally was one of the few female entrants at Wimbledon with a female coach: Her mother, Lynn Nabors McNally. Mom does not travel full-time on tour with Caty — someone else she’s worked with for six years, Kevin O’Neill, does — but they use a two-coach setup at theContinue Reading