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By The Associated Press Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton broke the color barrier in the NBA as the league’s first Black…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has ordered England to play one men’s national team game in an empty stadium. It’s punishment for chaotic…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The NBA, known today as a leader when it comes to culture and racial issues, was anything but during the 1950s…

LONDON (AP) — England will enter the November rugby internationals without four of its biggest names after an improvement in club form failed to…

By The Associated Press Timeline of the National Basketball Association from its founding as the Basketball Association of America through the 1950s.…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Kevin De Bruyne really wants to play in a second Champions League final because he barely remembers his first. The…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A second soccer legal case is heading to the European Court of Justice. A case involving…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former T20 World Cup champion Sri Lanka survives an early batting collapse to beat Namibia by seven wickets…

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA. Greece (AP) — Three activists protesting human rights abuses in…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson is the first driver into NASCAR’s championship four. The Hendrick…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then…

By The Associated Press The 1950s All-Decade Team for the NBA as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long…

By The Associated Press After allowing 12 runs in two starts against Houston during the regular season, Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to start Game…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Georgia’s defense leads three statistical categories as the college football season reaches the midway…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It started in 1946 with 11 teams and 160 players. The shot clock was nearly a decade away, the 3-point line was…

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback Geno Smith saw an opening in the offensive line and took off down…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld and Russell Teibert scored in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Boswell hit a 36-yard field goal with 2:50 left in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Steelers…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has made it clear he’ll use any pitcher at any time. He just…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor left his team’s primetime showdown against Pittsburgh late in the fourth quarter…