Month: July 2016

Jordan gives $2 million to help build trust between blacks, cops

Michael Jordan finally spoke out on Monday about racial tensions in America in hopes of easing conflicts between blacks and law enforcement. The NBA great and Charlotte Hornets owner announced he is giving $1 million to the Institute for Community-Police Relations and another $1 million to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The aim is to […]

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Cubs acquire closer Chapman in trade with Yankees

Before the Chicago Cubs completed a trade for Aroldis Chapman, owner Tom Ricketts and president of baseball operations Theo Epstein decided they had to hear from the closer himself about a domestic violence allegation in the offseason. So Ricketts and Epstein asked Major League Baseball for a window to speak with the left-hander, and they […]

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Blue Jays’ Sanchez wins 10th straight

Aaron Sanchez keeps piling up wins. Along the way, the Toronto right-hander is piling up innings, too — which puts the Blue Jays in a predicament: How much longer can they go before moving their best starter to the bullpen? Sanchez pitched seven shutout innings to win his 10th consecutive decision, Kevin Pillar had three […]

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Number of banned Russian athletes to grow

At least eight Russian athletes are set to miss next month’s games in Rio de Janeiro under new IOC rules prohibiting former dopers from competing, Russia’s top Olympic official said. Alexander Zhukov had said earlier that only eight athletes would be affected, but acknowledged after a meeting of his Russian Olympic Committee that the number […]

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Cavs reward Lue with multiyear extension

Along with a sparkling diamond ring, Tyronn Lue’s getting another reward for an NBA title. Cleveland’s easygoing coach has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the Cavaliers, a person familiar with the deal told AP. Lue, who took over when David Blatt was fired in January, agreed to the deal on Monday said the […]

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Kisenosato keeps promotion bid alive

Ozeki Kisenosato may need to win the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in September to earn promotion to the sports’s highest rank, members of the Japan Sumo Association’s Yokozuna Deliberation Council said Monday. A day after the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament concluded with yokozuna Harumafuji winning his eighth championship, and promotion-chaser Kisenosato finishing runner-up with […]

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Stepanova makes appeal to IOC

Whistleblower Yulia Stepanova’s hopes of competing in the Summer Olympics are all but over. Her fight to expose doping and corruption is not. “It’s OK to lose a good fight,” Stepanova’s husband, Vitaly Stepanov, told The Associated Press on Monday. They have appealed to the International Olympic Committee to reverse its decision, handed down Sunday, […]

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