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By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she offered to show her vagina to athletics officials when she was just 18 years old to prove she was a female. The South African runner also says in an interview with HBO Real Sports that the hormone-reducing medication that world track and

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas is the kind of major champion Southern Hills usually produces. It was getting to the outcome Sunday in the PGA Championship that was so amazing. For the longest time, this major had nothing going for it. There was no star power at the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dalton Kellett became the first driver to crash while preparing for the Indianapolis 500, ending a streak of six days without major incident. Scott McLaughlin also had a small spin on pit road for the only two incidents in the two-hour practice. Teams changed from

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball suspended Josh Donaldson for one game Monday after the New York Yankees slugger made multiple references to Jackie Robinson while talking to White Sox star Tim Anderson during the weekend. Donaldson also was fined an undisclosed amount for his actions Saturday at Yankee Stadium. The punishment was announced

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill to keep transgender women and girls in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12 women’s and girls’ athletic teams has won final legislative passage. Monday’s 32-6 vote in the Senate approved House language changes to the bill by Sen. Beth Mizell. The bill by

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Lesia Tsurenko is a professional tennis player from Ukraine who is trying to carry on with her career while her country is being invaded by Russia. That weighs on her constantly. After she lost Monday at the French Open, she shared what else has been bothering

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall says “in a perfect world” franchise icons Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang end their careers with the team. Both Malkin and Letang are scheduled to enter free agency in July, though both have expressed a desire to remain with the

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Denmark beat Canada for the first time in a 3-2 upset win at the world ice hockey championship. Sebastian Dahm’s 29 saves helped Denmark to hold on to stun Canada and move into contention for a place in the quarterfinals. Canada can no longer qualify as the top seeded team in

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has signed former St. Bonaventure shooting guard Dominick Welch. The Crimson Tide announced the signing of the program’s second transfer this offseason, joining former Ohio point guard Mark Sears. Welch started 105 games in his four-year career at St. Bonaventure and finished third in program history with 257 career 3-pointers.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — LSU’s Dylan Crews and Auburn’s Sonny DiChiara are co-Southeastern Conference players of the year while Tennessee’s Chase Dollander was named the top pitcher. The league announced the individual awards and All-SEC teams as voted on by conference coaches. Georgia’s Ben Anderson is the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and Tennessee’s Tony

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Foles is reuniting with Frank Reich. That combination helped the Philadelphia Eagles win the 2017 NFL title. Reich now is head coach of Indianapolis, and the Colts signed free agent quarterback Foles on Monday to back up Matt Ryan. The Colts traded with Atlanta for

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Three NCAA Tournament spots have been clinched, and conference tournaments this week will determine the other automatic bids. The 16 NCAA regional hosts will be announced on Sunday and the rest of the 64-team field next Monday. There are 31 automatic qualifiers and 33 at-large selections. Already in are

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — A year ago, Naomi Osaka left the French Open of her own volition, never beaten on the court but determining that she needed to pull out before the second round to stand up for herself and protect her mind. On Monday, Osaka departed Roland Garros against

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have bought land in Virginia for what could be a potential site of the NFL team’s next stadium. The 200 acres of land purchased for approximately $100 million is in Woodbridge just over 20 miles

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The NHL and St. Louis police are investigating threats the Colorado Avalanche say were made toward forward Nazem Kadri. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says law enforcement is looking into the situation. The team said Sunday night it was aware of threats against Kadri after he collided

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Swimming has set the dates for the 2024 Olympic trials, which will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The competition to determine the team for the Paris Games will run from June 15-23. The trials will end 33 days before the beginning of the Olympics on July 26. That

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The NHL and St. Louis police are investigating threats the Colorado Avalanche say were made toward forward Nazem Kadri. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly tells The Associated Press the league and local law enforcement are looking into the situation. The team said Sunday night it was aware

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — A year ago, Naomi Osaka left the French Open of her own volition, never beaten on the court but determining that she needed to pull out before the second round to stand up for herself and protect her mind more than she needed to do whatever