Sport climbing star recovers from a broken big toe to fight for another gold at Paris Olympics

MOVING JUNE 27, MOVING JUNE 27 It wasn’t going to be a toe injury that would keep one of the world’s biggest stars in sport climbing from getting to the Paris Olympics. Defending champion Janja Garnbret kept practicing on one leg after her big toe “just broke”...

No injuries reported after train derails in Chicago suburb; workers look for possible hazardous materials leak

Gymnast Skye Blakely pulls out of Olympic trials following Achilles injury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Skye Blakely's bid to make the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team is over. The 19-year-old will miss the U.S. Olympic trials after suffering a right Achilles injury during training on Wednesday. USA Gymnastics confirmed the injury Thursday, just...

Gymnastics stars Lee, Jones and Blakely battling health issues as Olympic trials begin

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Reigning Olympic champion Sunisa Lee, six-time world championship medalist Shilese Jones and national runner-up Skye Blakely are all facing health concerns ahead of the U.S. Olympic trials. Lee, who has spent the better part of two years fighting multiple kidney...

Transgender prison inmate assaulted by cellmate in Arizona gets $10K judgment in civil rights suit

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A transgender woman who was assaulted by a male inmate while housed in a men’s unit at an Arizona penitentiary has won a $10,000 judgment in a federal civil rights lawsuit. Grace Pinson, 38, was listed as Jeremy Pinson in court documents and represented...

She crashed and got a DUI. Now this California lawmaker is on a mission to talk about booze

If Democratic Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo had listened to the standard advice from campaign consultants, she wouldn’t have said much after crashing her car while driving drunk last fall. She might have issued a written apology and then avoided speaking about her DUI, in the hopes...

Lionel Messi hopes leg injury sustained during Argentina's Copa America win over Chile not serious

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi hopes a leg injury sustained during Argentina's 1-0 Copa America win over Chile is “nothing serious”. Playing a day after his 37th birthday, the Argentina superstar received treatment on the thigh area of his right leg for nearly two...

Rally great Ogier to remain hospitalized though 'no serious injuries' from crash in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Eight-time world rally champion Sébastien Ogier will remain hospitalized overnight after he was involved in a crash in Poland on Tuesday while preparing for this week’s race, though his team said he was not seriously injured. The 40-year-old Ogier and...

Injuries continue to plague WNBA teams. The Sparks and Dream are winless with key players sidelined

The injury bug has bitten several WNBA teams this season with both Los Angeles and Atlanta losing key pieces last week. The Sparks will have to play without prized rookie Cameron Brink for the remainder of the year after she tore the ACL in her left knee. The injury also forced Brink...

Staff member in critical condition after fight at Wisconsin youth prison

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A staff member at Wisconsin’s youth prison was in critical condition Tuesday following a fight with an inmate, state Department of Corrections officials said. The fight happened Monday evening at the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake Schools, the state's youth prison...