USWNT star Megan Rapinoe said she’s “known for a probably a year” that she’s ready for retirement and feels a “deep sense of peace and gratitude.”
Author: Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY
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Oklahoma softball sets new NCAA record with 48 consecutive wins, heads to another WCWS
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Local sheriff says Ja Morant is ‘fine’ after performing wellness check on Grizzlies star
A series of cryptic social media posts from Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant prompted local sheriff’s officers to check in on him.
Veteran Oakland A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper fired for using racial slur on air two weeks ago
Glen Kuiper was his 17th season as the A’s play-by-play announcer but hadn’t worked since May 5 when he used a racial slur during a broadcast.