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Arike Ogunbowale heeds coach's advice, dominates second half to earn WNBA All-Star Game MVP 07/21/2024 12:32am • PHOENIX (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale sat in the locker room with the rest of her Team WNBA teammates, waiting for coach Cheryl Miller to break down the first half. Miller instead pointed a finger — at Ogunbowale. Scoreless in the first half, Ogunbowale scored 21 of her record 34 points in the third q Rianne Malixi of the Philippines wins US Girls’ Junior, beating Asterisk Talley in record blowout 07/20/2024 10:00pm • TARZANA, Calif. (AP) — Rianne Malixi of the Philippines won the 75th U.S. Girls’ Junior a year after falling in the final, routing Asterisk Talley 8 and 7 on Saturday in the largest championship-match blowout in tournament history. The 17-year-old Malixi won five straight holes in hot conditions Lakers shut down Bronny James after back-to-back promising performances 07/20/2024 09:35pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bronny James was a spectator on Saturday after the Los Angeles Lakers determined that they have seen all they need out of the NBA's most talked-about rookie. He finished Summer League on an upward trajectory after a dismal start, scoring 25 points on 10-of-21 shooting over his fin Taj Bradley of Rays has 0.92 ERA since early June, lower than even Pirates' Paul Skenes 07/20/2024 06:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Taj Bradley walked onto the Yankee Stadium mound for the first time and spotted his mother sitting behind home plate in the crowd of 43,173. “She's loud,” he said with a smile. “I've been hearing her for 23 years. That's a voice I key in on, even if I'm not paying attention.� Hoops legend Cheryl Miller filled with pride as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese make mark on WNBA 07/20/2024 05:36pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Cheryl Miller watched intently at All-Star weekend practice on Friday as Caitlin Clark initiated the offense, whipping the ball around the perimeter before a pass to center Jonquel Jones led to an easy layup. Then they did it again — this time it was Angel Reese who finished with Sports on TV for Sunday, July 21 07/20/2024 03:06pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, July 21 AUTO RACING 8:55 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: The Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 10 a.m. CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MX2, Loket, Czech Republic 11 a.m. CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MXGP, Loket, Czech Utah State says Blake Anderson fired for interviewing potential victim after Aggies player's arrest 07/20/2024 02:49pm • Utah State's Blake Anderson was fired for contacting a potential domestic violence victim and a witness to the incident after an Aggies football player was arrested, and failing to properly report the case, according to a termination letter sent to the coach earlier this month. The final report of t UNC settles open-meetings complaint tied to trustee discussions of athletics finances 07/20/2024 02:02pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill must pay $25,000 and its trustees must affirm a commitment to follow the state’s open-meeting laws as part of a settlement that dismissed a lawsuit over the board’s handling of athletics discussions. David McKenzie, a law Clark, Reese on same team at WNBA All-Star weekend and in spotlight in matchup against Olympic team 07/20/2024 10:30am • PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will once again step into the spotlight during All-Star Weekend with their matchup against the U.S. Olympic team. They'll get to team-up for the first time in the WNBA All-Star game Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC after being rivals in college. Reese's Atlanta's Allisha Gray 1st player to win both 3-point and skills competition at WNBA All-Star event 07/20/2024 09:25am • PHOENIX (AP) — Allisha Gray turned WNBA All-Star weekend's opening night into her own show. The Atlanta Dream guard had a historic evening, becoming the first player to win both the 3-point and skills competition in the same year on Friday. “It’s very cool. Now I’m glad I accepted the call Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a 'shoot-on-sight-order' following deadly protests 07/20/2024 06:36am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces patrolled parts of the capital Saturday after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs. The curfew began at midnight an Mississippi's new Episcopal bishop is first woman and first Black person in that role 07/19/2024 07:22pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi is being formally installed Saturday, and she is first woman and first Black person to hold the post. The Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells was elected bishop in February and has been in the leadership role since May. She is bei EA Sports College Football 25, among most anticipated sports video games in history, hits the market 07/19/2024 07:21pm • EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise's next installment rush to play. The game officially launched Friday, with EA Sports increasing its server capacity ahead David Letterman will headline Biden fundraiser with Hawaii governor on July 29 07/19/2024 06:58pm • HONOLULU (AP) — David Letterman will headline a fundraiser with President Joe Biden in 10 days with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a sign that his campaign is forging ahead despite continued calls for the president to bow out of the 2024 race. The fundraiser on July 29 will be at the home of a family fr WNBA players step up their clothes game, garnering attention for their pregame fashion choices 07/19/2024 05:59pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark sauntered across the orange carpet in a tan Armani dress and white Versace slingback pumps, an understated-but-elegant look for the kickoff event of the WNBA's All-Star weekend. The Indiana Fever rookie accentuated the ensemble with a white Versace bag — matching the