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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) reacts during NFL football training camp on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at Ray Nitschke Field in Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Samantha Madar/The Post-Crescent via AP)
NFL: Rodgers' use of ayahuasca didn't violate drug policy

Aug. 08, 2022 08:42 PM EDT

FILE - Swimmers compete during the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb., on June 20, 2021. USA Swimming has added technology to its abuse-reporting systems that will allow better communication between investigators and reporters who want to remain anonymous. On Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, the organization announced a deal with RealResponse, which is international Safe Sport Day. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
USA Swimming cuts deal to simplify anonymous abuse reporting

By Eddie Pells Aug. 08, 2022 11:01 AM EDT

FILE - New Orleans Saints wide receiver Kawaan Baker catches a pass during training camp at the NFL football team's facility in Metairie, La., July 29, 2022. The second-year receiver is facing a six-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy, the league announced Tuesday, Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
NFL suspends Saints receiver Kawaan Baker for 6 games

Aug. 02, 2022 06:43 PM EDT

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins runs with the football during drills at the NFL football team's training camp Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Cardinals prepare for 6 games without suspended star Hopkins

By David Brandt Jul. 30, 2022 07:25 PM EDT

Cardinals place WR Marquise Brown on injured list

Jul. 26, 2022 05:55 PM EDT
LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have placed receiver Marquise Brown on the NFL's active/non-football injury list because of a hamstring issue. ...

Top US decathlete Scantling banned from world championships

Jul. 21, 2022 08:52 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — American decathlon champion Garrett Scantling is not at the world championships this week in the wake of a ban for missed doping tests. ...

FILE - Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray throws a pass as he takes part in drills at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Tempe, Ariz. The Cardinals have shown improvement during quarterback Kyler Murray's first three seasons, progressing from one of the league's worst teams to a spot in the NFC Wild Card game last year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Murray, Cardinals agree to contract through 2028 season

By David Brandt Jul. 21, 2022 12:55 PM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

Bears WR Moore arrested on drug, weapons charges in Texas

Jul. 07, 2022 07:06 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears receiver David Moore was arrested on drug and weapons charges in his hometown of Gainesville, Texas, last weekend. In a...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 08:45 PM EDT
June 28 1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring record with a 283 total at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Perry’s finishes five...

Kentucky Derby entrant Simplification works out at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 7. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Horse racing's new governing body in rush to starting gate

By Beth Harris May. 05, 2022 02:25 PM EDT

FILE - Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins looks to the sideline during a timeout in second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Dec. 13, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. Cardinals three-time All-Pro receiver Hopkins has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
Cards' Hopkins suspended 6 games for violating PED policy

By David Brandt May. 02, 2022 04:57 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 26, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 27 1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. He finished with a 49-0 record, including six title defenses and...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 26 1905 — Jack McCarthy of the Cubs became the only outfielder in major league history to throw out three runners at the plate, each of whom...

Panthers' Smith arrested on handgun, drug possession charge

By The Associated Press Mar. 25, 2022 07:03 PM EDT
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Shi Smith was arrested Friday for unlawfully carrying a handgun, drug possession and speeding in South Carolina, according to Union...

49ers re-sign DL Jordan Willis to 1-year deal

Mar. 23, 2022 02:01 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers re-signed free agent defensive lineman Jordan Willis to a one-year contract on Wednesday. Willis had...

FILE - Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores smiles on the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, on Nov. 28, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Pittsburgh Steelers hired the former Miami Dolphins coach on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, to serve as a senior defensive assistant. The hiring comes less than three weeks after Flores sued the NFL and three teams over alleged racist hiring practices following his dismissal by Miami in January. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)
Column: National Hypocrisy League shows true colors again

By Paul Newberry Mar. 11, 2022 06:05 PM EST

FILE - Marijuana plants are close to harvest in a grow room at the Greenleaf Medical Cannabis facility in Richmond, Va., on June 17, 2021. As the Virginia General Assembly reaches the halfway point of this year’s session, one of the year’s most complicated issues — possible changes to the state’s new law legalizing recreational marijuana — has stalled in the GOP-controlled House. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
NCAA raises THC levels for tests, proposes lesser penalties

By Erica Hunzinger Feb. 25, 2022 08:11 PM EST

NFL awards $1 million for 2 studies on cannabinoids effects

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 01, 2022 06:00 AM EST
The NFL is awarding $1 million in research funding to two teams of medical researchers to study the effects of cannabinoids on pain management and neuroprotection...

FILE - Four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, Al Unser, poses with the Borg-Warner Trophy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Al Unser was the third member of one of America’s most-accomplished racing families to die in 2021, following his older brother Bobby, a three-time Indy champion, and Bobby Unser Jr. Al Unser was one of four drivers who won the Indy 500 a record four times, with victories in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)
Aaron, Elder overcame hate to achieve records, milestones

By Bernie Wilson Dec. 27, 2021 03:41 PM EST