Police: Ex-Saint Will Smith gunned down in case of road rage
By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car, police said…
Sports governance
Obama administration punches new holes in embargo on Cuba
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The Obama administration punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, turning a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba into…
APNewsBreak: Kenya athletes allege doping bribery
By JOHN LEICESTER Two Kenyan athletes serving four-year bans for doping at the 2015 world championships say the chief executive of Athletics Kenya, the country’s governing body for track and…
Ex-NFL running back Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison
By DON THOMPSON Lawrence Phillips, a star running back at Nebraska and first-round NFL draft pick whose pro career quickly unraveled amid disciplinary problems, was found dead in his California…
Sailing body to test for viruses in Rio Olympic venue
By STEPHEN WADE The governing body of world sailing says it will start doing its own independent testing for viruses in Rio’s Olympic waters after an Associated Press investigation showed…
CEO: RIVERS TO QUIT CLIPPERS IF STERLING STAYS
FILE – In this Dec. 19, 2011 file photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watches the Clippers play the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA preseason basketball game in…
AP Source: Donald Sterling hires investigators
By TAMI ABDOLLAH FILE – In this Dec. 19, 2011, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling gestures while watching the Clippers play the Los Angeles Lakers during an…
PROTESTS OVER RUSSIAN ANTI-GAY LAW FOCUS ON SOCHI
By DAVID CRARY FILE – In this Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 file photo, demonstrators stage a theatrical play where gays are grabbed by others wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir…