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Impact players seek to make statement in NFL

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Breece Hall came to training camp with a new contract from the New York Jets and an intense desire to justify the big bucks. "It makes me more hungry to keep proving I am who I say I am," said the star running back, who received a three-year extension in May ...

Judge clarifies NCAA eligibility issue

DENVER (AP) — The judge who granted some athletes the right to play another year in college issued a new order Sunday that makes clear that does not include football players who signed pro contracts this summer then had a change of heart. U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney responded ...

Norwegian seizes yellow jersey at Women’s Tour de France

POLIGNY, France (AP) — Sigrid Haugset set off on a long solo run and kept going to the finish to win the third stage of the Women's Tour de France and claim the yellow jersey on Monday. The Norwegian rider made her break with more than half of the tough 156.5-kilometer (97.2-mile) route between Geneva and Poligny to go. The stage featured four categorized climbs and Haugset made her move with 85 kilometers left, at the foot of the category 2 Col de la Savine. Haugset was also first across the last listed climb of the day, the category 4 Côte de Chaux-Champagny, followed by Lotte ...

Pogacar begins pursuit of rare double at Spanish Vuelta

MADRID (AP) — Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar is returning to the Spanish Vuelta after a seven-year absence to pursue a Grand Tours hat trick of titles. The Slovenian rider's UAE Team Emirates-XRG team announced its lineup for the three-week race on Monday, confirming Pogačar ...

Contending teams make last-minute trades

The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies took big swings Monday ahead of baseball's trade deadline, with the Red Sox adding three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman a few hours after the Phillies picked up three-time batting champion Luis Arraez. The Los Angeles Dodgers woke up ...

Every name matters (syndicated column for 8/3)

Since 2018, USAA's Poppy Wall of Honor has become one of the nation's most moving tributes to military sacrifice. Stretching more than 130 feet, the transparent wall is adorned with hundreds of thousands of handcrafted poppies, each representing an American servicemember who gave his or her life in defense of our nation since World War I. For countless visitors, it has become a place of quiet reflection amid the grandeur of our national monuments. This summer, as America commemorates its 250th anniversary, USAA is presenting an even more extraordinary tribute. From July 28 through ...