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By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer A former NFL Media journalist is accusing the league of refusing to address what he calls long-standing institutional discrimination and said his contract was not renewed because he repeatedly voiced concerns regarding equity and racial injustice. In making his allegations in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed Tuesday in

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart wanted to get closer to home after spending her entire WNBA career in Seattle so she signed with New York as a free agent in a seismic move during the offseason. The decision has paid major dividends for Stewart and the Liberty. She finished the regular season

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Infowars host Owen Shroyer was sentenced on Tuesday to two months behind bars for joining the mob’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, which prosecutors said he “helped create” by spewing violent rhetoric and spreading baseless claims of election fraud to hundreds of thousands of viewers. Shroyer hosts

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton coordinated through encrypted communications with a lawyer he hired to investigate law enforcement officials probing one of the Republican’s wealthy donors, the lawyer testified at Paxton’s impeachment trial Tuesday. The testimony from Brandon Cammack on the sixth

HOUSTON (AP) — Ken Waldichuk pitched six hitless innings in relief and Brent Rooker hit the first of three home runs by the Oakland Athletics in their 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night. Houston, which has a two-game lead in the AL West over Texas, fell to 9-2 against the last-place A’s

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Jonah Heim hit his third career grand slam, Evan Carter launched his first major league homer and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series that could help decide the AL wild-card race. Texas (79-64) closed

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer A look at the best-of-3 first-round series in the WNBA playoffs, which starts Wednesday: No. 1 Las Vegas (34-6) vs. No. 8 Chicago (18-22) Season series: Aces, 3-0 Game 1: Wednesday Las Vegas: The defending champions looked poised to become the first team to repeat since Los Angeles did

NEW YORK (AP) — Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested Monday and charged with assault and strangulation after allegedly attacking his girlfriend at a New York City hotel. Porter, 23, is accused of hitting the woman several times and putting his hands around her neck, police said. The woman, 26, was taken to

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After a routine win over Rice to start the season, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian noted there had been little talk about how good the No. 4 Longhorns’ defense could be. A road win at No. 10 Alabama should change the conversation. The Longhorns were dominant

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Indiana’s quarterback competition ended Monday with coach Tom Allen naming Tayven Jackson the Hoosiers’ starter. Jackson had been competing with Brendan Sorsby throughout the offseason and over the first two games this season for the job. Both are second-year players who threw only a handful of passes as true

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that sparked a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021, part of Republican efforts across the U.S. to pass new voting restrictions following President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election. The lawsuit was brought by a coalition of voting rights

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami football coach Mario Cristobal says All-American safety Kamren Kinchens is “in good shape” after being carted off the field following a scary hit late in the Hurricanes’ win over Texas A&M. Cristobal, in his weekly appearance Monday morning on the school’s flagship radio partner WQAM, said all test results

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien is at the top of the Texas Rangers lineup every game, and always impressing the American League hitting leader who bats right after him. “Just the consistency,” said Rangers shortstop and No. 2 hitter Corey Seager, who himself has 30 home runs and

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After being one of the NFL’s biggest surprises last season and making the playoffs for the first time since 2016 under new coach Brian Daboll, the New York Giants came into the season looking to take that next step. They did in the season

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces will have homecourt advantage throughout the WNBA playoffs — a place they only lost once during the regular season. The defending champions wrapped up the top seed in the postseason before they even stepped on the court Sunday

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after complications from a medical procedure left him unable to sing, died Sunday. He was 59. Robison died at a hospital in San Antonio after suffering cardiac arrest and other complications, according to

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien knows the Rangers need to focus on what is ahead and not dwell on what dropped them out of the AL West lead and left Texas chasing a playoff spot. Their leadoff hitter is doing his part to set the tone. Semien homered

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 of her 32 points in the second half and the Dallas Wings pulled away for a 94-77 over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday, closing the regular season with a playoff preview. The fourth-seeded Wings (22-18) are home against the fifth-seeded Dream (19-21) in a best-of-3 playoff

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — With J.K. Dobbins lost for the season because of a torn Achilles tendon, the Baltimore Ravens are again facing some major questions about their backfield. That injury did not prevent them from opening the season with a double-digit win. Justice Hill scored twice in the second

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The hype is coming for the Texas Longhorns like it hasn’t in years. That’s what happens when you knock off Alabama on the road and get your first win over a top-five team in 15 years. The Longhorns, who vaulted seven spots to No. 4

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas jumped seven spots to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday after beating Alabama, and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in an AP Top 25. Georgia received 55 first-place votes to remain the

NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Texas jumps to No. 4 in AP Top 25 after beating Alabama, which falls to 10th. Pac-12 has eight ranked teams.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The first completion of C.J. Stroud’s NFL career was caught by … C.J. Stroud. The Houston rookie got the start in Sunday’s season opener at Baltimore, and his day began in an unusual fashion. On the Texans’ second play from scrimmage — and first pass attempt — Stroud’s throw was batted into