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U.S. women's baseball players could soon have league of their own again

If and when the Women's Professional Baseball League debuts, it will be the first pro league for women since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — the one immortalized in A League of Their Own — dissolved in 1954.

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa expected to play again this season despite 3rd concussion in 2 years

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to play football again in 2024 after being diagnosed with his third concussion in two years earlier this season.

Ohtani 1st MLB player to achieve 50 home runs, 50 stolen bases in a season

Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to exceed 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season during the most spectacular game of a history-making career for the Los Angeles Dodgers star, going deep three times and swiping two bags on Thursday against the Miami Marlins.

Dolphins place QB Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after latest concussion

The Miami Dolphins are placing Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after the quarterback was diagnosed with his third concussion in two years, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Tyreek Hill traffic stop revives discussion about realities faced by Black drivers

After his traffic stop in Miami, Tyreek Hill talked about "the talk" — instructions passed down in Black families for generations about what to do when pulled over by police. But heeding that advice in the heat of the moment can be hard, as Hill's own experience showed Sunday.

Video shows officers dragged Tyreek Hill out of his car after he put his window back up

A police officer dragged Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his sports car by his arm and head and then forced him face first onto the ground after Hill put up the window of his sports car during a traffic stop before Sunday's game, body camera video released Monday shows.

Tyreek Hill briefly detained by police for traffic violation before Dolphins game; officer placed on leave

A police officer was put on administrative leave after being involved in an incident where the Miami Dolphins' Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside the team's home stadium following a traffic stop Sunday morning, hours before the star wide receiver played in his first game of the season.

Athletes competing with COVID, restrictions a thing of the past at Paris Olympics

Many hoped the Paris Olympics would be the post-COVID Games. Instead they seem to be the "who cares about COVID" Games. Noah Lyles won a bronze with the virus in front of tens of thousands of spectators, and dozens of other athletes at the Games have tested positive.

Algeria's Imane Khelif wins women's welterweight boxing gold amid gender misconceptions

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting clinches 1st Olympic medal amid outcry tied to gender misconceptions

Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday in front of a crowd that chanted her name, one day after fellow boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria secured one as well following days of online abuse and intense scrutiny about their participation at the Paris Games.