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The NCAA won’t play a role in determining whether the University of North Carolina’s men’s basketball team accepts a potential invitation to the White House, an organization spokesman said Tuesday, hours after college sports’ governing body weighed in on North Carolina’s repeal of a controversial “bathroom bill.”

Coca-Cola is the new official soft drink of Major League Baseball under a sponsorship agreement announced Monday.

Coca-Cola is the new official soft drink of Major League Baseball under a sponsorship agreement announced Monday.

The NCAA will consider North Carolina as a host for championship events again after the state rolled back a law that limited protections for LGBT people.

The NHL announced Monday that it will not participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, refusing for the first time in 20 years to halt its season for three weeks so its stars can chase gold for their home countries.

The NHL announced Monday that it will not participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, refusing for the first time in 20 years to halt its season for three weeks so its stars can chase gold for their home countries.

Tony Romo is retiring rather than trying to chase a Super Bowl with another team after losing his starting job with the Dallas Cowboys, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Tony Romo is retiring rather than trying to chase a Super Bowl with another team after losing his starting job with the Dallas Cowboys, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

North Carolina won its sixth national championship, withstanding a relentless Gonzaga attack to escape with a dramatic 71-65 win at University of Phoenix Stadium.

North Carolina won its sixth national championship, withstanding a relentless Gonzaga attack to escape with a dramatic 71-65 win at University of Phoenix Stadium.

In the summer of 1998, Gonzaga University was a small private college in Eastern Washington that barely made a blip on the public consciousness, even within its own region.

Lexi Thompson heard fans chanting her name as she approached the 18th green, and it moved her to the brink of tears for the second time in an hour.

Lexi Thompson heard fans chanting her name as she approached the 18th green, and it moved her to the brink of tears for the second time in an hour.

If your office seems a little emptier than usual on Monday, MLB Opening Day may be to blame.

If your office seems a little emptier than usual on Monday, MLB Opening Day may be to blame.

Dawn Staley finally has her first NCAA women's basketball championship after coaching South Carolina to a 67-55 victory over Mississippi State at Dallas.

Dawn Staley finally has her first NCAA women's basketball championship after coaching South Carolina to a 67-55 victory over Mississippi State at Dallas.

The New York Mets previewed new perks and menu items coming to Citi Field for the 2017 season.

The UConn women’s basketball team will look to continue its unprecedented dominance during this weekend’s NCAA women’s Final Four, but the Huskies’ record-setting run hasn’t translated into a financial windfall for their school.