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With NBA playoffs underway, players are showing off their talents — and their style

7:00am April 23, 2023

by Pilar Galvan

Players didn't always have the freedom to express themselves through their outfits — in 2005, the NBA instituted a restrictive dress code. Now players embrace the intersection of sports and fashion.

Wrexham owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds celebrate with the Vanarama National League trophy after Wrexham won the Vanarama National League on Saturday at Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, Wales.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's soccer team wins promotion to professional league

7:49pm April 22, 2023

by Willem Marx

Following a victory on Saturday, Wrexham has gained promotion and starting in August will play in the fourth highest tier in English soccer.

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Saturday Sports: Oakland A's; Chicago Cubs; Tom Goldman says goodbye

8:01am April 22, 2023

The Oakland A's take a step toward moving to Las Vegas, and an ALMOST perfect game for the Chicago Cubs. Plus, Tom Goldman says goodbye - he's retiring!

Jimmy Butler connects over coffee with Bucks fan

4:43pm April 21, 2023

Milwaukee local and coffee roaster Ryan Hoban made an unexpected connection with NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler over coffee this week.

A game at the Oakland Coliseum in July 23, 2022. The Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new stadium in Las Vegas.

The Oakland A's are on the verge of moving to Las Vegas

4:18pm April 21, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

Team officials said they had signed an agreement to buy a 49-acre site near the Strip for a new stadium. The team's departure would leave Oakland with no major pro sports teams.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus is one of five NFL players suspended for violating the league's gambling policy.

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The NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy

2:40pm April 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Three players were suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two others received six-game suspensions for betting on non-NFL games at a league facility.

Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta in September 2022. His family's attorney, Michael Harper, said Thompson's body was covered with insect bite marks.

Crump says Kaepernick to pay for autopsy for inmate who died in 'appalling conditions'

12:45pm April 21, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The former NFL quarterback is assisting the family of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia jail inmate who died last year while covered in insects, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said.

Former professional wrestler Ted "Teddy" DiBiase Jr. speaks in Jackson, Miss., on Sept. 23, 2015. A federal indictment unsealed on Thursday said companies run by DiBiase received "sham contracts" in Mississippi and misspent millions of dollars of welfare money.

A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud

5:37pm April 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

Companies run by former professional wrestler Ted "Teddy" DiBiase Jr. received "sham contracts" in Mississippi and misspent millions of dollars of welfare money, according to a new federal indictment.

Damar Hamlin attends an event with lawmakers to introduce the Access to AEDs Act on March 29, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Damar Hamlin wants to raise awareness for this rare cardiac condition

5:11pm April 19, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Commotio cordis is the leading cause of death in youth athletes across all sports. He wants to change that.

Lebron James' son Bronny faces a pivotal decision in his basketball career

4:14pm April 19, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with The Athletic's Tobias Bass about where Lebron James' son will play basketball after high school. Bronny James may go to college or to play in the NBA development league.