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Attorney: Full settlement agreement of antitrust lawsuits involving NCAA expected to be filed Friday

Jul. 24, 2024 15:03 PM EDT

The full settlement agreement of antitrust lawsuits involving the NCAA and college sports' wealthiest conferences is expected to be filed with a federal court by the end of the week, an attorney for the defendants told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “I expect that we will file...

Workouts at Nationals Park give members of the military a chance to train in a unique setting

Jul. 17, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just after 7 a.m. on what turned out to be a record-tying hottest day in the history of the nation's capital, more than 100 members of the U.S. military sprint from station to station to cycle through grueling drills. The setting is not a military base but rather...

Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76

Jul. 14, 2024 13:28 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television's hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday. Simmons died at his home in...

Richard Simmons, fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat with TV show and 'Sweatin' to the Oldies,' dies at 76

Jul. 13, 2024 17:41 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Simmons, fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat with TV show and 'Sweatin' to the Oldies,' dies at 76.

In lengthy solo news conference, Biden bats away questions on age and fitness to serve while defending record in office

Jul. 11, 2024 20:30 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — In lengthy solo news conference, Biden bats away questions on age and fitness to serve while defending record in office.

The questions about Biden's age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan's in 1984

Jul. 04, 2024 09:31 AM EDT

The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. President Ronald Reagan answered it with a pledge to resign if he became impaired, and later with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to a 49-state landslide and a second term. ...

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey stands by Biden, says voters will decide on issues, not on a bad debate

Jul. 01, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey said Monday that President Joe Biden is able to run a strong race and serve a second term in the Oval Office, standing by his close ally in the critical battleground state following a disastrous debate performance that's prompting some national...

Fore more years? Biden and Trump take swings at each other's golf skills in their debate

Jun. 27, 2024 23:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — They debated the economy, immigration and foreign policy, but it was an argument over golf handicaps that brought out some of the feistiest comments in Thursday's debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Answering a question about his...

Gymnast Skye Blakely's bid to reach the Olympics ends after rupturing her right Achilles

Jun. 27, 2024 19:02 PM EDT

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 rupturing her right Achilles on Wednesday. USA Gymnastics and Blakely confirmed the nature of the injury Thursday,...

Investigators recommend Northwestern enhance hazing prevention training

Jun. 27, 2024 14:50 PM EDT

A team of investigators led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch recommended Northwestern enhance its hazing prevention training in the wake of a scandal that rocked the school's athletic department. Though the 47-page report by the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton...