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Documentary spotlights success of former Packerette Brelinda Copeland Sullen

MOULTRIE, Ga. – When the Colquitt County High School Class of 1981 holds its 40th reunion this month, ... Read more

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Black women, across generations, heed Biles’ Olympic example

NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka. Simone Biles. Both are prominent young Black women under the pressure of ... Read more

National Sports

Olympics Latest: De Grasse of Canada wins gold in 200 meters

TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a ... Read more

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Belarus sprinter says punishment awaited her back home

MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at ... Read more

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Transgender weightlifter Hubbard makes history at Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard finally got to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. It didn’t last ... Read more

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Simone Biles makes mental health the talk of the Tokyo Games

TOKYO (AP) — Brittney Griner has long been open about her ongoing battle with depression, an ailment that ... Read more

National Sports

‘OK not to be OK’: Mental health takes top role at Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up — to set ... Read more

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Column: As training camps open, NFL doubles down on vaccines

Two things are increasingly evident as NFL training camps open for a season that league officials are determined ... Read more

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Biles withdraws from gymnastics final to protect team, self

TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles arrived in Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps ... Read more

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Pay-for-play era about to hit college sports

ATLANTA – The landscape of college sports in Georgia is about to change forever. Legislation taking effect July ... Read more