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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Trae Young put on a show for nearly 20,000 fans in the NBA's regular-season game in Mexico City. Young scored 41 points, then fed Dejounte Murray for a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left to give the Atlanta Hawks a 120-119 victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night. It was the league’s 32nd game in Mexico since 1992, more than any country outside the U.S. and Canada. Mexico has an NBA G League team that had a successful first year playing at the Arena Ciudad the Mexico. Positive feedback from former NBA players who reside in Mexico City might help the city on its bid for a franchise in the future, but for now the only thing certain is more regular season games.

Persons: — Trae Young, Young, Dejounte Murray, ” Young, “, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, Franz, Wagner, Banchero, Jalen Johnson, Murray, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Anthony Black, Adam Silver, Silver Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando, Atlanta, Magic, Arena Ciudad, Hawks, Young, NBA, NBA G League, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks Locations: MEXICO, Mexico City, Mexico, Lubbock , Texas, Atlanta, Orlando, Canada

☆ Megan Rapinoe, Emma Hayes and a Women’s Soccer Crossroads
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Rory Smith | More About Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Emma Hayes first met Megan Rapinoe before she was Megan Rapinoe. Or, rather, just as she was becoming Megan Rapinoe. Rapinoe was not even a professional soccer player back then, not quite. In 2008, she had been appointed head coach and director of soccer operations of the Chicago Red Stars, one of the inaugural franchises in the start-up league Women’s Professional Soccer. The Red Stars drafted Rapinoe second overall ahead of the league’s first season.

Persons: Emma Hayes, Megan Rapinoe, Rapinoe, Hayes Organizations: Chicago Red Stars, Women’s Professional Soccer, University of Portland, Red Stars Locations: California, Chicago, Lake Michigan

The National Women's Soccer League is looking to add a 16th team, Commissioner Jessica Berman announced Friday. Gotham FC plays OL Reign for the league title on Saturday night. Political Cartoons View All 1240 ImagesBerman said ticket sales to NWSL games grew 36% this season and average attendance at games was up 26 percent. Last month, OL Reign attracted a record NWSL crowd of 34,130 to Lumen Field in Seattle for Megan Rapinoe's farewell match. The sale of both OL Reign and the Portland Thorns is progressing, with deals expected to be announced by the end of this year, Berman said.

Persons: Jessica Berman, “, ” Berman, Berman, Lumen, Megan Rapinoe's, we've, ___ Organizations: Women's Soccer League, Utah Royals, Bay FC, Gotham FC, ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon Prime, Scripps Sports, San Diego Wave, CBS, Portland Locations: Northern California, Boston, U.S, Seattle

Major League Soccer suspended Philadelphia Union defender Kai Wagner on Tuesday for three matches for violating the league’s on-field anti-discrimination policy after the league launched an investigation into whether he used a racial slur against a New England Revolution player. Wagner will begin serving the penalty on Wednesday when the Revolution hosts the Union in Game 2 of their MLS Cup Eastern Conference semifinals matchup. MLS said in a statement that Wagner acknowledged wrongdoing. Political Cartoons View All 1237 Images“In reaching this decision, MLS considered many factors, including Wagner’s immediate acceptance of responsibility, willingness to participate in a restorative practices process to repair the harm caused, and his cooperation with the league’s investigation,” the league’s statement said. As part of the suspension, Wagner has begun MLS-mandated education and training, a process the league said will continue.

Persons: Kai Wagner, Wagner, Bobby Wood, Wood, ” Organizations: Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union, New, Union, MLS, Eastern, Philadelphia, Athletic, New England Locations: New England, New, Hawaii

☆ Tottenham Lost Its Star and Became the Premier League’s Surprise Contender
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The best striker in Tottenham history looked up last weekend, 60 yards from goal with the ball at his feet, and liked what he saw. The goalkeeper was far off his line—it was an invitation to shoot. So Harry Kane launched an effort that traveled half the length of the field, looped over the keeper, and instantly in as one of the goals of the season. It was the kind of inspiration that had dazzled Tottenham fans for a decade. The trouble was that Tottenham’s greatest forward no longer plays for Tottenham—Kane was making long-distance magic these days for Bayern Munich.

Persons: Harry Kane, Tottenham — Kane Organizations: Tottenham, Bayern Munich

For all the desperation that the winless Sharks might have brought to the rink, the Penguins said they wanted the win more after a 3-6 start. We give up the third goal and we’re a fragile group.”Anthony Duclair and Jacob MacDonald scored power-play goals for San Jose. I think our battle level is just non-existent sometimes and it’s costing us.”The game also saw the return of Erik Karlsson to San Jose. Penguins head coach Dan Sullivan said it means a little extra for Karlsson and Matt Nieto — another former Sharks player now on the Penguins — to return to San Jose. “I know they have a lot of fond memories here in San Jose.

Persons: — Reilly Smith, Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin, Smith, Penguins —, —, Pittsburgh’s, Bryan Rust, Vinnie Hinostroza, Kris Letang, Matt Nieto, Tristan Jarry, ” Rust, “, David Quinn, Quinn, ” Anthony Duclair, Jacob MacDonald, “ We’re, Duclair, Erik Karlsson, San, Norris, Karlsson, Marcus Pettersson, Jarry, Mike Hoffman, Dan Sullivan, Matt Nieto —, ” Sullivan, Mackenzie Blackwood, Magnus Chrona, Sidney Crosby, Crosby, we’ve, haven’t, Sullivan, ___ Organizations: JOSE, Calif, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose, Sharks, NHL, Penguins, Pittsburgh, New York Rangers, Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, The Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, San, ”, ” UP NEXT Penguins, Anaheim, Philadelphia Locations: Jose, San Jose, ” UP

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Berlin has shown “a lot of interest” in hosting a game as the league plans to extend its agreement to play in Germany beyond 2025. “Düsseldorf, Berlin — there’s been a lot of interest there — so I think they’re all possibilities, yes,” Goodell said Saturday. The NFL’s current deal calls for one game next season — it’s scheduled for Munich — and another in 2025, likely in Frankfurt. “We have every intention to continue to play here,” Goodell told the mostly German audience at a downtown hotel. In August 1990, the Chiefs played a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at Olympic Stadium in West Berlin after the Berlin Wall fell and just before reunification.

Persons: Roger Goodell, Berlin, “ Düsseldorf, there’s, ” Goodell, —, Goodell, “ You’ve, you’ve, ”, “, Brett Gosper, Berlin ”, they've, ___ Organizations: — NFL, Frankfurt, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Deutsche Bank, Munich —, NFL, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Deutsche Bank Park, soccer, Eintracht Frankfurt, London, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Allianz Arena, of, Associated Press, Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Olympic, Media, Jacksonville Jaguars Locations: FRANKFURT, Germany, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Europe, Spain, Brazil, West Berlin, London

I like to look at it as ambitious, but we want to be the world’s team," Donovan said. 2 in “revenue generated from the international markets,” Donovan said. The Chiefs have played two other regular-season international games, winning in Mexico City in 2019 and in London four years earlier. The late Lamar Hunt was an early proponent of going international. As for becoming the world's team, Donovan acknowledges it won't be easy.

Persons: — Patrick Mahomes, “, Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Mark Donovan, it’s, Donovan, ”, ” Donovan, Tom Brady, “ It’s, Lamar Hunt, Clark Hunt, ___ Organizations: NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Deutsche Bank, ” Chiefs, Mexico, Chiefs Kingdom, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, . Kansas City, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Frankfurt, Los Angeles Rams, Olympic, Media Locations: FRANKFURT, Germany, Frankfurt, Austria, Switzerland, Mexico, Spain, Brazil, Mexico City, London, Kansas, U.S, Munich, . Kansas, Japan, West Berlin

☆ Jill Ellis Still Wants to Win
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Claire Fahy | More About Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As she listened to him describe the type of team he wanted to create, she realized she could be the one to do it. “I was like, ‘Ron, you know, I didn’t go to Wharton,’” Ellis said, referencing the business school at the University of Pennsylvania. One thing Ellis didn’t need to learn, though, is that the key to the franchise’s overall success would be wins on the field. For the Wave’s second signing, Ellis went with Alex Morgan, the face of American soccer. When it came time for Ellis to find a manager, she was committed to hiring a woman.

Persons: Ellis, Ron Burkle, “, Ron, ’ ” Ellis, ”, Abby Dahlkemper, Alex Morgan, Jill, ” Dahlkemper, Casey Stoney Organizations: U.S, University of Pennsylvania, University of California Locations: Wharton, Los Angeles, England

☆ N.F.L., on Lookout for Growth, Finds Open Arms in Germany
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Ken Belson | More About Ken Belson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Marcel Schwarzkopf, who runs sports sponsorships for DKB, an online bank that is the presenting sponsor of the N.F.L. games in Germany, said the N.F.L. DKB is also a partner of Football Bromance, which has helped turn Esume, Edebali, Werner and other former football players into celebrities that younger fans recognize. The league is sponsoring flag football leagues, which has helped boost participation in tackle football. There are more than 350 football clubs in Germany with about 50,000 players, up from 30,000 in 2006, according to Fuad Merdanovic, the president of the American Football Association of Germany.

Persons: Marcel Schwarzkopf, ”, DKB, Edebali, Werner, Fuad Merdanovic, ” Edebali Organizations: “, Soccer, Football, American Football Association of Germany Locations: Germany

☆ Hwang In-tae: The South Korean referee making history officiating in the NBA
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Ben Morse | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But Hwang In-tae, who is the first Asian staff referee in the NBA, wouldn’t have it any other way. Stephen Gosling/NBAE/Getty ImagesRoute to the topJust like unearthing a future NBA or WNBA star, there is a scouting group to find potential standout NBA referees. Hwang (right) and Shin (middle) before a game at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games with fellow FIBA referee Kim Cheong-soo (left). Courtesy Shin Gi-rokAnd Shin believes that Hwang’s rise will prove to be motivation for others in similar positions to him. “There are few new referees at the Korea Basketball Association right now saying that their goal is to become an NBA referee.

Persons: CNN — You’ve, Hwang, Shin Gi, ” Shin, Shin, ”, “, It’s, Hwang officiates, Stephen Gosling, nbaofficials.com, He’s, ” Hwang, Star Charles Barkley, ” Barkley, CNN’s Chris Wallace, They’re, Both Hwang, Kim Cheong Organizations: CNN, NBA, rok, Busan University of Foreign Studies, CNN Sport, America, Connecticut Sun, Washington Mystics, Korean Basketball League, Olympics, Summer, FIBA, International Basketball Federation, G League, G, WNBA, Washington Post, Star, “, Korean Basketball Association, Incheon, Games, Korea Basketball Association Locations: South Korea, Shin, North America, Spain, Incheon, Masan

A decade later, Trump's failed Bills bid is one of the business moves under scrutiny in the trial of a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. In offering to buy the Bills, Trump cited his net worth as $8 billion in an initial offer letter but never provided his financial statements. Throughout the sale process, Cohen insisted Trump was serious about his bid and his commitment to keeping the Bills in Buffalo. “There’s nobody more serious than Donald Trump,” Cohen said in an interview with The Associated Press in 2014. Trump told the AP in 2016 that had he been able to buy the Bills, it’s unlikely that he would've run for president.

Persons: Donald Trump, “ Trump, Morgan Stanley, K, Don Cornwell, doesn’t, he'd, Jeffrey Holzschuh, Trump, Ralph Wilson, Terry, Kim Pegula, Jon Bon Jovi, Trump's, Letitia James, James, He'd, Pete Rozelle, Rozelle, Michael Cohen, Forbes, Cohen, ” Cohen, Cornwell, ” Holzschuh, Holzschuh, he'd “, ” Trump, “, Christopher Kise, John Wawrow Organizations: Buffalo Bills, NFL, Bills, of Fame, NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, New York, Republican, Trump, New, New Jersey Generals, USFL, U.S, Supreme, Forbes magazine's, Associated Press Locations: New Jersey, Buffalo, ”, Buffalo , New York

But the action that will have longer-term ramifications for the league, and the media and entertainment landscape, is happening off the court. The companies holding the rights to show N.B.A. Discovery, the parent company of TNT — are collectively paying the league $24 billion over nine years for that privilege. Interest rates are high, Wall Street is demanding profitability over growth, and streaming has reconfigured the entertainment industry. The result of the N.B.A.’s negotiations will say a lot about the future of broadcast networks, the cable bundle, streaming services and the sports media ambitions of technology companies.

Persons: LeBron James, Nikola Jokic Organizations: Basketball, Disney, ESPN, ABC, Warner Bros, TNT

☆ Jude Bellingham confirms status as a generational talent with injury time winner for Real Madrid in El Clásico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“Another comeback,” he told Real’s website after the match. Real Madrid sits top of La Liga. Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto/Getty Images“He could easily score 20 or 25 goals,” manager Carlo Ancelotti told Real’s website afterwards. And it is his maturity and decision-making, as much as skill on the pitch, that is drawing praise from his manager at Real Madrid. “We’re all surprised at the level he’s at, especially in terms of how effective he’s been,” Ancelotti told the club’s website.

Persons: CNN — Jude Bellingham, ”, Real’s, Jose Breton, Carlo Ancelotti, “, Bellingham, “ We’re, ” Ancelotti Organizations: CNN, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Luka, La Liga, Bellingham, €, Italy Locations: El Clásico, Barcelona, Madrid, England

☆ Intrusive thoughts: What they are and how to manage them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Most people have intrusive thoughts, but for many they come up occasionally and are inconvenient at worst, experts said. Intrusive thoughts can be violentIn addition to running someone over or pushing your partner off a cliff, other violent intrusive thoughts include wanting to harm your newborn baby or imagining yourself losing control and stabbing yourself with a kitchen knife. Breaking the cycle of intrusive thoughtsCompletely eliminating intrusive thoughts isn’t possible because they’re normal for most people, experts said. What doesn’t really help, Abramowitz said, is trying to resist or analyze intrusive thoughts, because a lot of the time that just makes someone more obsessive. If you’re struggling with intrusive thoughts, remember you aren’t your thoughts and you’re not a dangerous person.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Sue Varma, Stephanie Woodrow, Woodrow, Varma, ” Woodrow, ’ ”, Jon Abramowitz, —, Abramowitz, “, ” Abramowitz, you’re, it’s Organizations: CNN, University of North Locations: cologne, fretting, New York, Washington , DC, University of North Carolina

☆ The Unlikely Story Behind the NFL’s Most Unlikely Quarterback
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hardly anyone had ever heard of Tyson Bagent before his first NFL start. He had played Division II football, gone undrafted and was serving as a backup for one of the league’s crummiest teams. Then the newly minted Bears quarterback defied even the rosiest expectations by leading Chicago to a blowout win in his first start.

Persons: Tyson Bagent Organizations: NFL, Division II Locations: Chicago

☆ NHL reverses Pride Tape ban as it allows players to represent social causes on the ice
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The National Hockey League (NHL) has changed its approach to the use of rainbow-colored stick tape often used to show support for the LGBTQ+ community and inclusion within the game. On Tuesday, the league announced it would now allow players to use products like Pride Tape during practices, warm-ups and games. “After consultation with the NHL Players’ Association and the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition, Players will now have the option to voluntarily represent social causes with their stick tape throughout the season,” an NHL statement read. Dermott displayed a small amount of Pride Tape on the handle of his hockey stick on Saturday, becoming the first player to go against the ban. Thank you Travis!”Following the NHL’s reversal Tuesday, Pride Tape posted: “We are so very grateful to everyone who believes hockey should be a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for all.

Persons: ”, Gary Bettman, Travis Dermott, Dermott, Zac BonDurant, ” Dermott, Craig Morgan, “, Kristopher Wells, Travis Organizations: CNN, National Hockey League, “, NHL Players ’ Association, Coalition, Players, NHL, of Governors, Sportsnet, Arizona Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, PHNX Sports, Pride, ”, National Hockey League Players ’, Coyotes Locations: Los Angeles

☆ NBA 2023-24 season: How to watch and everything you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

So before tip-off, here is everything you need to know ahead of the new NBA season. How to watchThe 78th NBA regular season will begin on Tuesday, October 24, running until Sunday, April 14, 2024. Games will be broadcast across TNT, ESPN, ABC, NBA TV and ESPN Radio in the US over the season, while NBA TV and NBA League Pass will broadcast games internationally. The dominant talking point of the NBA offseason was what color jersey Damian Lillard would be putting on this season. Holiday dribbles during the second half of the Celtics' preseason game against the New York Knicks.

Persons: There’s, Damian Lillard, Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Antetokounmpo, Adam Pantozzi, “ I’ve, I’ve, ’, Giannis, “, Sarah Phipps, ”, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Porziņģis, Joe Mazzulla, Maddie Meyer, –, Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Bruce Brown, Jeff Green, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Durant’s, didn’t, Beal, Frank Vogel, who’s, Larry O’Brien, Ja Morant, – Kawhi Leonard, Paul George –, Zion Williamson, Victor Wembanyama, Frenchman, Wembanyama, Gregg Popovich, LeBron James, Garrett Ellwood, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, Holmgren, Scoot Henderson –, Thompson, Ausar Organizations: CNN, National Basketball Association, NBA, TNT, ESPN, ABC, NBA TV, ESPN Radio, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee, Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Lakers, Bucks, Milwaukee’s, Los Angeles Lakers, “, Oklahoma City Thunder, Eastern Conference, Celtics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Denver, Jokić, Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, Suns, Grizzlies, Clippers, Pelicans, Warriors, Timberwolves, Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Spurs ’, Heat, Oklahoma City, Thunder, Summer League, Spurs, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons Locations: Las Vegas, Oregon, Boston, East, Sacramento Kings, Alamo City

Kopitar skated in his 1,297th game to become the Los Angeles Kings leader in games played. Kopitar, Brown, Doughty and Quick were part of the core for the Kings’ two Stanley Cup titles in 2012 and ’14. He knows moments and he plays the right way minute in and minute out.”Kopitar is fourth among active skaters in games played. The Kings are also the seventh of the league’s 32 franchises whose career games played leader was born outside North America. Coincidentally, Doughty played in his 1,100th game on Saturday night.

Persons: Kopitar, Dustin Brown, “, ” Kopitar, Drew, Doughty, Jonathan Quick, ”, Sydney Crosby, Quick, He's, Brown, Kopitar —, —, Todd McLellan, “ We’ve, ” McLellan, Alex Ovechkin, pucks, Marcel Dionne, Luc Robitaille, Lady Byng, I’ve, it’s Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh, New York Rangers, Kings, Washington, Crosby, NHL, Western Conference Locations: Angeles, Kopitar, Los Angeles, North America, Slovenia

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s first win of his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs came with no fans present, no referees around and didn’t even require the use of a basketball. “I wanted to win.”Get used to that, San Antonio. They were oft-asked in recent years; then the Spurs got Wembanyama and Popovich signed for five more seasons. The Spurs won 22 games last season — the third-worst season in franchise history — and missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. A simple wish, quickly granted, showed Wembanyama right away what San Antonio can be like.

Persons: — Victor Wembanyama’s, Wembanyama, ” Wembanyama, “, ”, Doug McDermott, Reggie Bullock, Wembanyama —, Bullock, “ I’ve, Thomas Bryant, Bryant, “ We’ve, we’ve, Erik Spoelstra, Spoelstra, Popovich, Heat —, ” Spoelstra, He’s, smarts, —, ” Popovich, Chet Holmgren, he’s, “ It's, Tim Reynolds, ___ Organizations: ANTONIO, San Antonio Spurs, Spurs, NBA, ” Spurs, Houston, The Miami Heat, ”, Oklahoma, San Locations: San Antonio, midcourt, Chicago, Texas, France, Miami

Abdul-Jabbar spent five seasons as the league’s oldest player. ALL-STAR LEVELThe “oldest player” in an NBA season has been picked for the All-Star Game on 13 previous occasions. Stockton turned 41 that season; he spent two years as the league’s oldest player and missed zero games in that span. NUMBER 43James will become the 43rd player in NBA history to hold the distinction of being the league’s "oldest player." Robert Parish was the league’s oldest player for seven seasons, the most in NBA history.

Persons: LeBron James, He’s, James, —, Udonis Haslem, Andre Iguodala, James wasn't, Darko Milicic, Milicic, KAREEM —, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Abdul, ”, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Nobody, Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki, Carter, Nowitzki, — Moses Malone, Kevin Garnett, Kevin Willis, Robert Parish, John Havlicek, Larry Costello, Slater Martin, Bobby Wanzer, Johnny Green, Parish, It’s, John Stockton, Stockton, Shaquille O’Neal, Mike Novak’s, Paul Silas, James ’, Bob Cousy, Nat Hickey —, Elvin Hayes, Dikembe Mutombo, Al Cervi, Dolph Schayes, Andre Miller, Silas, Cousy, Hickey, Lenny Wilkens, Grant Hill, Steve Nash, Dale Ellis, Sam Perkins, — James, ___ Organizations: NBA, Utah, Cleveland, Providence Steamrollers Locations: Akron

Mr. Goodell will be 68 when his current contract runs out. Mr. Goodell is the most powerful executive in American sports, and the N.F.L. Mr. Goodell will be older when his new deals ends than two predecessors were when they retired. “We’ll see what the future holds,” Mr. Goodell said about his plans after this current extension. “It’s a healthy discussion to have,” Mr. Goodell said in July.

Persons: Roger Goodell, Goodell, Art Rooney II, Goodell’s, “, ”, Daniel Snyder, Josh Harris, Jerry Jones, Jones, Brian Rolapp, Kevin Warren, Pete Rozelle, Paul Tagliabue, ” Mr, I’m, Jim Irsay, Mr, It’s, I’ve Organizations: Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers, Washington, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears ’, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts Locations: New York, Egan, Minn, Minneapolis

Cricket is an Olympic sport again. Five sports were finally added to the 2028 Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee on Monday with baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash also confirmed for the program. All five were voted in as a single package with two “no” votes from about 90 IOC members in the room. “We want L.A. 2028 to have the same springboard effect for our five sports,” Los Angeles organizing committee chairman Casey Wasserman told IOC members. Football in its full-contact form was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Olympics when Los Angeles first hosted the Summer Games.

Persons: Casey Wasserman, “, Greg Barclay, Roger Goodell, Tidjane, William Blick, Niccolo Campriani, ” Wasserman, Wasserman, ”, Syed Shahid Ali of Pakistan, Guy Drut, Drut, ___ Organizations: Flag football, Los Angeles Games, International Olympic, IOC, Olympic, India, ” International Cricket, Flag, NFL, MLB, Football, Los Angeles, Lacrosse, Summer, French IOC Locations: Olympic, Mumbai, India, Los Angeles, Paris, Africa, Ivory Coast, Uganda, U.S, Angeles, Ukraine, Israel, Russia, Gaza

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden remained steadfast that his fractured relationship with the front office can't be repaired. But he did attend training camp and continues to practice with the 76ers in the wake of the disgruntled guard's trade demand. “I’m here putting work in. "You can say whatever you wanna say about me, but you don’t get this far in this league without putting work in. So whenever things fail or things don’t go how you feel they should go, you just continue to work, and that’s it.”___

Persons: James Harden, Harden, “ It's, ” Harden, “ You've, I’ve, “, ”, “ It’s, Joel Embiid, Nick Nurse —, Boston — Organizations: — Philadelphia 76ers, 76ers, Sixers, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Boston Locations: CAMDEN, N.J, New Jersey, Houston, Brooklyn, Philly

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sky announced they have hired Naismith Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon as the team's coach on Thursday, two days after her agent confirmed she agreed to take the job. “I’m excited to be a part of the Chicago Sky Family,” Weatherspoon said in a statement. Chicago announced at the end of the season, after it was eliminated from the playoffs by the Las Vegas Aces, that interim coach Emre Vatanseyer wouldn’t return. New York is back there now for the first time since then and trails Las Vegas 1-0. Half of the WNBA’s coaches are now former players, including both finals coaches, Las Vegas’ Becky Hammon and New York’s Sandy Brondello.

Persons: Naismith, Naismith Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon, “, ” Weatherspoon, James Wade, Emre Vatanseyer wouldn’t, Wade, Vatanseyer, Teresa, Nadia Rawlinson, Weatherspoon, Becky Hammon, Sandy Brondello Organizations: CHICAGO, Chicago Sky, Naismith Hall of Famer, NBA’s Toronto Raptors, Chicago, Las Vegas Aces, GM, WNBA, NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, New York Liberty, Liberty, mater Louisiana Tech, Phoenix Mercury Locations: Chicago, . New York, Las

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