AP Hockey WriterNHL players use pause to focus on racial injustice concernsBy JOHN WAWROWBraydon Coburn was polite but stern in declining to answer the question.A day after NHL players showed a united front, prompting the league to postpone two...

AP Sports WriterCollege athletes add voices to those protesting injusticeBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) College athletes across the country added their voices to those calling for an end to racial injustice on Friday with football players and others...

AP Basketball WriterLute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85By JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse and led the program to its...

AP Sports WriterCOVID Kickoff: Central Arkansas-Austin Peay begin the seasonBy JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) When Central Arkansas and Austin Peay signed up to play in the first game of the college football season, little did they know how...

LEADING OFF: Jackie Robinson celebrated amid protests, PPDsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:---JACKIE ROBINSON DAYMLB is set to celebrate the man who broke baseball's color barrier amid a striking - if sometimes awkward...

White Sox acquire OF Jarrod Dyson in trade with PiratesCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago White Sox acquired speedy outfielder Jarrod Dyson in a trade with Pittsburgh on Friday and reinstated Nick Madrigal from the 10-day injured list.Dyson is batting...

Yankees place Judge on IL, promote top prospect FlorialNEW YORK (AP) The Yankees have placed right fielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured with a strained left calf just days after the star slugger returned.Judge was activated Wednesday...

AP Sports WriterStudy: MLB nets small gain in diversity hiring, led by womenBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) A diversity report released Friday on Major League Baseball showed a modest increase in its overall diversity hiring practices, spurred by its...

AP Sports WriterMLB celebrates Jackie Robinson, calls for justice continueBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) Major League Baseball observed a Jackie Robinson Day like no other Friday, with teams celebrating a man who broke the sport's color barrier with the...

AP Sports WriterStudy: MLB nets small gain in diversity hiring, led by womenBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) A diversity report released Friday on Major League Baseball showed a modest increase in its overall diversity hiring practices, spurred by its...