Delle Donne scores 20 points, Sykes adds 16 as Mystics beat Sky 77-69

Chicago (5-7) has lost four games in a row, the franchise's longest losing streak since a seven-game skid early in the 2001 season, when the Sky responded with seven straight wins and eventually won the WNBA title.

NCAA panel recommends marijuana be dropped from banned substance list

The Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports recommended halting cannabis tests at such events until a final decision is made, likely this fall.

Bob Huggins, West Virginia’s basketball coach, resigns hours after drunken driving arrest

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, a month after the university suspended him for three games for using an anti-gay slur while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview.

Burling steers the Kiwis to victory over rival Aussies in SailGP Season 4 opener in Chicago

Peter Burling of Team New Zealand mastered tricky light winds on Lake Michigan to win a slow-speed drag race Saturday against rival Tom Slingsby and three-time defending champion Australia in the podium race of the opening regatta in Season 4 of tech titan Larry Ellison's global league.

Remillard's 2 big hits off the bench in MLB debut rally the White Sox past the Mariners 4-3 in 11

It took Zach Remillard seven seasons in the minors before he finally got the call he was headed to the majors. It took one game - off the bench, no less - for Remillard to join some rare company both in White Sox and big league history.

NBA veteran Tony Snell, 31, reveals autism diagnosis

Tony Snell, a former NBA first-round pick, revealed Friday that he was diagnosed with autism last year.

Ray Lewis III, son of Super Bowl champ, cause of death revealed

Ray Lewis III died Wednesday after officers were called to a central Florida home and found him unconscious in a bedroom, according to the Casselberry Police Department.

Steele, Hoerner help Chicago Cubs beat Baltimore Orioles 3-2 for season-high 5th straight win

After collecting 38 runs and 51 hits in the first four games of the win streak, Chicago managed just four hits against Kyle Gibson (8-4) and two relievers. But Mike Tauchman delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth, and the Cubs held on.

Morel homers as Cubs beat Orioles 10-3 for 4th straight win

Christopher Morel homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Friday for their fourth straight win.

Michael Jordan's time as Hornets owner comes to an end

The six-time NBA champion, Michael Jordan, has sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets for a reported $3 billion.

Michael Jordan sells Hornets stake for $3 billion
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Jordan purchased the hornets in 2010 for $275 million and is selling it to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall.

Chicago lawmakers nominate pioneering African American cyclist for Congressional Gold Medal
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There is a push to honor a champion cyclist with ties to Chicago. Marshall Major Taylor was known as the "world's fastest man" and became the first African American world champion in cycling in 1899.

Stroman, Happ, Morel help Cubs beat Pirates 7-2 for a series sweep

Marcus Stroman threw six effective innings for his sixth straight victory and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep.

Freeman wins it in the 11th as the Dodgers edge the White Sox 5-4 to salvage series victory

The Dodgers were in danger of losing a fourth consecutive series until Freddie Freeman singled to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, giving them a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.