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Umpire Ángel Hernández looks on during the first inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros, Aug. 4, 2023, in New York.

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Umpire Ángel Hernández, who unsuccessfully sued MLB for discrimination, retires

During a career that lasted more than three decades, the 62-year-old Hernández was often scorned by players, managers and fans for missed calls and quick ejections — some in high-profile situations.

May 28, 2024
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The NCAA logo painted on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park as Oral Roberts takes infield before the start of a NCAA baseball game against TCU on June 4, 2022 in College Station, Texas.

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Birmingham-Southern makes the College World Series, even as the school closes

The Birmingham-Southern College's baseball team is scheduled to play in the College World Series on May 31 — the same day their school is set to shut down permanently.

May 27, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Grayson Murray holds the trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, on Jan. 14, 2024, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. The 30-year-old died on Saturday, according to PGA Tour officials.

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Grayson Murray, a 2-time PGA Tour winner, dies by suicide

Murray pulled out of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth a day before his death. He spoke openly about his battle with mental health and excessive alcohol use.

May 26, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
The NCAA and its Power 5 conferences agreed this week to a legal settlement that could allow for schools to pay athletes directly.

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What we know and what we don't about a historic settlement to pay college athletes

The proposed legal settlement by the NCAA and its Power Five conferences would allow schools to directly pay athletes. But questions remain, including whether men and women will be paid equally.

May 24, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
FILE - Wisconsin's Traevon Jackson dribbles past the NCAA logo during practice at the NCAA men's college basketball tournament March 26, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif.

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NCAA, leagues back $2.8B settlement, setting stage for major change in college sports

The monumental decision sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester.

May 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Colin Kaepernick (L) and Harrison Butker (R).

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Some NFL fans see disparities in its responses to Harrison Butker and Colin Kaepernick

NFL head Roger Goodell, reacting to Harrison Butker's controversial commencement speech, said the league values diversity of opinion. Some fans were quick to argue that hasn't always seemed the case.

May 23, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Jim Otto, former center for the Oakland Raiders, poses with his bust after enshrinement in the in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1980.

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Jim Otto, 'Mr. Raider' and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86

Otto remained involved with the Raiders even after they moved from Oakland, Calif., to Las Vegas in 2020.

May 21, 2024
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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks to the media during NFL football Super Bowl 58 opening night on  Feb. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. Butker railed against Pride month along with President Biden's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his stance on abortion during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend.

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Benedictine College nuns denounce Harrison Butker's speech at their school

"Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division," the sisters wrote of the NFL kicker's controversial commencement address.

May 20, 2024
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  • John Helton
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Braves’ Fletcher bet with Mizuhara bookie

Braves second baseman David Fletcher also placed bets with former Shohei Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara’s illegal bookmaker, according to a report from ESPN’s Tisha Thompson.

May 20, 2024
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  • Madison Auchincloss
Poster for the Atlanta Open match between Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens.

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Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens to play in Atlanta Open showdown

Former World No. 1 in singles and doubles Venus Williams and 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens will go head-to-head in the Atlanta Open Sunday Showdown on July 21.

May 20, 2024
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  • Madison Auchincloss
Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk launches an attack on Britain's Tyson Fury during their undisputed heavyweight world championship boxing fight at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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Usyk beats Fury to become first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world's first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years by beating British fighter Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh.

May 19, 2024
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  • Robbie Griffiths
Jaime Torres, atop Seize The Grey, reacts after crossing the finish line to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday in Baltimore.

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Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid

Seize the Grey ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid by going wire to wire to win the Preakness, giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas his seventh victory in the race.

May 18, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami smiles in the game against CF Montréal during the first half at Saputo Stadium on May 11 in Montreal, Canada.

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Napkin securing Lionel Messi's first contract fetches nearly $1 million at auction

The handwritten restaurant napkin from the year 2000 was the starting point for an agreement between the then 13-year-old Messi and FC Barcelona.

May 18, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts races students on an Iowa track.

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Iowa superintendent and former Olympian bested in footrace by 5th-grader

Ian Roberts has competed in some of the most high-profile races in the world. But his biggest competition to date was a determined fifth-grader in jean shorts and Nike tennis shoes.

May 18, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
Scottie Scheffler reacts before teeing off Friday on during the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Scheffler was arrested and charged after an interaction early Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the club.

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Scottie Scheffler is arrested outside PGA Championship after interaction with police

Scheffler, who won the Masters last month, was arrested and charged after an interaction Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the golf club where the PGA event is being held.

May 17, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
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