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Stern, Catchings, Cash inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall

By Al Lesar Aug. 21, 2021 08:26 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What David Stern did for the sport of basketball transcended any gender bias and opened a whole new world for women in the game. ...

United States's Sue Bird (6), right, and teammate Diana Taurasi (12), center, celebrate after their win in the women's basketball gold medal game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
US rolls to women's hoops gold medal in Bird's last Olympics

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 08, 2021 12:31 AM EDT

FILE - Naomi Osaka, of Japan, wears a protective mask due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, featuring the name "George Floyd", while arriving on court to face Shelby Rogers, of the United States, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, in this Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, file photo. In a most unusual year already thrown into chaos by the coronavirus pandemic, many athletes took unprecedented steps when a nationwide reckoning on race spilled into the streets of American cities after the killing of Floyd, a Black man, while in Minneapolis police custody. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020

By Cliff Brunt Dec. 29, 2020 01:41 PM EST

NBA says Kobe's delayed Hall induction coming in May 2021

Nov. 28, 2020 07:24 PM EST
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will finally enter the Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021. The NBA...

David Stern added to Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class

Jul. 25, 2020 05:31 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Late NBA Commissioner David Stern has been added to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame induction class. ...

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2016, file photo, a car passes The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. The Hall of Fame was gearing up for a great year: not just the certain election of NBA superstars like Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan, but also a chance to unveil a completely renovated museum. Because of the coronavirus outbreak, the reopening has been pushed back two months to July 1 and the induction ceremony is being postponed, either to October or the spring. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Hoops Hall mulls date for Bryant, Class of 2020 induction

By Jimmy Golen Jun. 02, 2020 04:20 PM EDT

Update on the latest in sports:

May. 28, 2020 06:45 AM EDT
NHL-NEWS NHL teams likely to have 28-player rosters UNDATED (AP) — The NHL continues to formulate plans for a possible...

Update on the latest sports

May. 27, 2020 10:35 PM EDT
NHL-NEWS NHL teams likely to have 28-player rosters UNDATED (AP) — The NHL continues to formulate plans for a possible...

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: Dougie Hamilton ready to play if season resumes

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2020 05:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 6, 2008, file photo, Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett gestures to the crowd just before tipoff of Game 1 of an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal basketball series against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Boston. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are all expected to be officially announced as members of the 2020 enshrinement class for the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 4, 2020.(AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
AP Interview: Garnett talks SuperSonics, Kobe, Hall of Fame

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 08, 2020 02:10 PM EDT

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 05, 2020 03:45 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS President lauds sports leagues, players in handling of coronavirus UNDATED (AP) — The White House...

President lauds sports leagues, players in handling of pandemic...Kobe heads Basketball Hall class

Apr. 05, 2020 02:05 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met by phone with many U.S. pro sports leaders Saturday to discuss how that industry has been affected by the global...

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 04, 2020 08:27 PM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS President lauds sports leagues, players in handling of coronavirus UNDATED (AP) — The White House...

FILE - In this Monday May 15, 2017 file photo, International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission Chair Patrick Baumann smiles as he visits the Stade de France stadium, in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. Baumann is part of a nine-person group announced Saturday, April 4, 2020, as this year’s class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)
Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 04, 2020 12:11 PM EDT

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 04, 2020 11:02 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS Verlander to donate weekly paycheck to relief groups UNDATED (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin...

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 04, 2020 08:59 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS Warning from NFL medical officer UNDATED (AP) — Days after the NFL revealed its hopes of...

New virus donations...NBA Hall of fame...Bears QB competition

Apr. 04, 2020 05:35 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper and New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz are the latest baseball players to make donations to...

FILE - In this May 6, 2008, file photo, Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett gestures to the crowd just before tipoff of Game 1 of an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal basketball series against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Boston. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are all expected to be officially announced as members of the 2020 enshrinement class for the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 4, 2020.(AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
Basketball Hall of Fame set to announce 2020 class

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 03, 2020 02:29 PM EDT

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 03, 2020 11:09 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS Preakness looks for a new date UNDATED (AP) — Days after the NFL revealed its hopes of conducting...