Megan Rapinoe speaks to reporters during the 2023 Women's World Cup media day for the United States Women's National Team Tuesday in Carson, Calif.
Ashley Landis, Associated PressCARSON, Calif. � Megan Rapinoe's role is changing as the United States prepares for the Women's World Cup.
The outspoken 37-year-old known for her Easter egg hair colors and the iconic victory pose she struck at the 2019 World Cup is the oldest player on the team now, so change was inevitable heading into the tournament that opens next month in Australia and New Zealand.
SEATTLE â€� The MLS Players Association received a formal proposal from the league late Friday regarding how FIFA men’s Club World Cup money would be divided, according to a source with knowledg… Read moreMLS players ‘deeply disappointedâ€� with league’s Club World Cup proposal
PHOENIX â€� College basketball may own March but for hoops fans around the world, June is the best time of the year: the start of the NBA Finals. While the disappointment 29 of 30 teams experien… Read moreAs the Phoenix Suns know, finding success in the NBA is about more than just money
MIAMI � Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice has never been a believer in momentum. How one game plays out doesn’t � or at least shouldn’t � have a direct impact on what happens next. Read moreAfter blowout win in Game 3, Panthers focus is on ‘mental reset� as Cup Final continues
PHOENIX â€� Concerns about baseball’s future have long haunted MLB executives. Recent improvements in viewership and attendance have suggested a resurgence in popularity, but ultimately the leag… Read moreDiamondbacksâ€� rapidly growing RBI program aims to boost youth sports participation in Arizona
TEMPE â€� Although some of the NBA’s best have played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, from Kevin Durant to James Harden to Russell Westbrook, a league title has eluded the franchise. Thunder fans… Read moreFormer ASU standout Lu Dort helping Thunder in NBA Finals with versatile skills
One of the biggest trade dominoes set to fall this offseason is Suns forward Kevin Durant. The All-Star was shopped around by Phoenix at the trade deadline last year and with the team failing … Read moreLooming Kevin Durant trade may impact offseasons for other NBA teams
TEMPE â€� At first glance, Marvin Harrison Jr. appears slightly different as he wades into what will be his sophomore season with the Arizona Cardinals. The wide receiver added bulk to his 6-foo… Read moreMarvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals prepare for the thick of the offseason
PITTSBURGH � Where do you want to start with Scottie Scheffler? Read moreDespite never playing a competitive round at Oakmont, Scottie Scheffler is undoubtedly the US Open favorite
ARLINGTON, Texas � The greatest athlete in the modern era now lives on YouTube, Instagram, our memories and a video game that Bo Jackson swears he has never played, but remains in boxes in his house. Read moreWhy Bo Jackson thinks there won’t be another 2-sport athlete
While the weather for the marathon turned for the best for the runners, the pacers provided some challenges for Chelangat her first time out competing at 26.2 miles. Read moreNAZ Elite's Chelangat wins marathon debut in Ottawa
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PITTSBURGH â€� Please do this before you form an opinion on NFL players playing flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (something NFL owners voted unanimously in favor of Tuesd… Read moreNFL stars playing Olympic flag football a great and terrible idea
NAZ Elite head coach Jack Mullaney has a hunch about this weekend. Read moreNAZ Elite This Week: Chelangat charging into marathon debut in Ottawa
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PITTSBURGH � With the U.S. Open just 24 days away, Oakmont Country Club couldn't ask for a better leadup than this. Read moreOakmont couldn't ask for a better US Open buildup after first two majors of the golf season
LAS VEGAS â€� The Athletics and Clark County are set to enter into a performance agreement to govern the steps to be taken if the MLB team starts construction on its planned ballpark but doesn’t… Read moreWhat happens if the A’s ballpark isn’t built? There’s a bond plan for that
For the second time this offseason, the Detroit Lions� proposal to dramatically restructure NFL playoff seeding has failed to gather enough momentum. Read moreLions' proposal to dramatically alter playoff seeding withdrawn
NFL owners have decided to keep the "Tush Push," the signature short-yardage play of the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, after a vote Wednesday at their spring meeting in Mi… Read moreNFL owners vote to keep 'Tush Push,' a signature move of Super Bowl champion Eagles
LOS ANGELES � NFL team owners approved the participation of NFL players in the 2028 L.A. Olympic flag football competition at the league’s owners meetings on Tuesday. Read moreNFL owners vote to allow players to compete in flag football at 2028 LA Olympics
The NAZ Elite athlete recently overcame a setback on the way to claiming his first-ever national title, winning the USATF Road 5K Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday, May 3. Read moreNAZ Elite This Week: Hacker overcomes setback to claim 1st national title
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SAN DIEGO â€� Major League Baseball’s penalties for a failed drug test aren’t stern enough to adequately deter playersâ€� use of banned performance-enhancing drugs, said a former World Series cham… Read moreEx-MLB star Eric Hosmer has a plan for PED enforcement
Rory McIlroy finished a rollercoaster round Sunday by beating Rose in a sudden-death playoff, becoming the sixth man in golf history to win a career grand slam. Read moreMcIlroy survives a playoff with Rose to win his elusive first Masters
Many Flagstaff residents talk about how Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is tied in with Northern Arizona football. But, recently, there’s been a new connection to the university: Kareem Hunt. Read moreChiefs running back credits NAU's Brian Wright to his NFL success
Once Kellyn Taylor decides to accomplish something, she's sticking to it. Read moreNAZ Elite This Week: Kellyn Taylor overcomes odds for 5th top-10 finish at New York City Marathon
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Australian runner and former University of Wisconsin athlete Jackson Sharp has joined NAZ Elite's roster. Read moreNAZ Elite This Week: Jackson Sharp brings thunder from Down Under to team's roster
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NAZ Elite's Alex Masai will be in his second-ever 13.1-mile race when he takes on the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in Northern Ireland this weekend. Read moreNAZ Elite This Week: Masai to hit the gas at speedy Antrim Coast Half Marathon
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NAZ Elite felt like Ahmed Muhumed was possibly "the sharpest of the bunch" in the field heading into the USATF 8k Championships last weekend. Read moreNAZ Elite This Week: Muhumed wins first national road racing championship
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In his four years at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Oso Ighodaro didn’t need to attend the mandatory tutoring program for basketball players underperforming academically â€� yet he did. In… Read more‘A true teammateâ€�: Shaped by his mother’s influence, Oso Ighodaro brings selfless spirit to Phoenix Suns
NAZ Elite's Olin Hacker will battle a star-studded 3,000-meters field in Glasgow at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Read moreNAZ Elite This Week: Hacker hoping to make noise at World Indoors
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NAZ Elite's Olin Hacker gave a gutsy performance last weekend on a big stage at the USATF Indoor Championships. The result is him moving to an even bigger stage. Read moreNAZ Elite This Week: Hacker increases team's international presence with trip to Glasgow
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NAZ Elite will need every little edge over the competition it can get as it sends two of its athletes to the USATF Indoor Championships to race today. Read moreNAZ Elite This Week: Tough 3000m field at indoor championships awaits Wasserman, Hacker
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LAS VEGAS â€� When Andy Reid and Tom Melvin united on the Northern Arizona University football coaching staff for one season in the 1980s, they hardly imagined they would be preparing for Super … Read moreChiefs coaches Reid, Melvin reflect on NAU roots ahead of Super Bowl
If you think suspended safety Kareem Jackson has learned his lesson from illegal hits after drawing five fines, two ejections and six games' worth of suspensions, think again. The Denver Broncos' 14th-year pro says he hasn't gotten any clarification from commissioner Roger Goodell about how he's supposed to play the game within the rules now that the league has cracked down on hits it used to celebrate. Read moreJackson says he hasn't learned lesson from illegal hits because NFL isn't a good tutor
The AFC is up for grabs with four weeks remaining in the regular season. Three of the conference’s four division leaders lost in Week 14, tightening the playoff picture and keeping the race for the No. 1 seed wide open. Only the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens earned a win and barely. They escaped with an overtime victory over the Rams on a walk-off punt return. Read moreAnalysis: The AFC is up for grabs with four division races coming down to the final week
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