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Chiefs’ Rashee Rice ordered to jail after testing positive for marijuana in violation of probation

DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has been sentenced to serve 30 days in jail after testing positive for marijuana in violation of the terms of his probation for his role in a crash that left multiple people injured on a Dallas highway two years ago. The Texas State Attorney’s Office said Rice was ordered to go to jail now as part of his original sentence for the third-degree felony of racing and causing bodily injury. Rice is set to be released on June 16. The Chiefs declined to comment on the case.

NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, alumni, fans and the general public to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that aim to redistrict longtime Black lawmakers. If Black athletes participate in the boycott, it could deplete rosters for powerhouse football and basketball programs across the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference. The effort was launched Tuesday, and it comes as civil rights activists aim to apply pressure to Republican-led state legislatures through mass protests and economic boycotts. The Congressional Black Caucus has also said it will oppose a key piece of legislation backed by college athletic conferences unless conference leaders oppose the redistricting efforts.

Inside Wemby’s night: A dive into Wembanyama’s Game 1 numbers against the Thunder

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The numbers deserve a deeper look: 41 points, 24 rebounds, three blocked shots. Take a bow, Victor Wembanyama. That’s a conference finals debut like none other in the NBA’s 80-year history. The San Antonio star did everything in the Spurs’ 122-115 double-overtime Game 1 victory over Oklahoma City to open the Western Conference finals on Monday night. He dunked, he flexed, he screamed, he posed for teammates. Of course, all he cared about was that the Spurs won. San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson says “he has a rare desire to step into every moment that’s in front of him.”

Women’s flag football on track to gain NCAA championship status before sport makes its Olympic debut

Women’s flag football is on track to gaining NCAA championship status. A title game may even take place right before the sport makes its Olympic debut at the 2028 LA Games. The NCAA Committee on Access, Opportunity and Impact voted Tuesday to recommend that Divisions I, II and III add a national collegiate flag football championship as soon as the spring of 2028. It’s a giant step toward NCAA championship inclusion for women’s flag football. In order to be recommended, 40 schools need to sponsor it at the varsity level. More than 100 schools have been planning to compete during the next academic year, according to the NCAA.

Roger Goodell says the NFL is cooperating with the Florida AG after receiving subpoena

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is cooperating with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after being issued a subpoena last week. Uthmeier sent the subpoena to the NFL on May 13 as his office investigates whether the league has committed potential civil rights violations related to the Rooney Rule and the league’s other employment practices, policies and programs. Uthmeier threatened possible enforcement actions against the league in March if it didn’t suspend the 23-year-old Rooney Rule. The subpoena commands the league to appear at the attorney general’s office in Tallahassee, Florida, on June 12.

Aaron Rai a surprise major winner only by name as PGA Championship lives up to major reputation

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Aaron Rai might be a surprising winner of the PGA Championship, but that’s based on his pedigree and not the quality of shots that makes him a major champion. Rai performed like a champion and delivered shots at Aronimink that will be remembered for a long time. Most surprising is that he outplayed some of the best players in the game. It’s worth nothing that the PGA Championship also came away a big winner. It gets referred to as the fourth of four majors. But this was a week that tested every aspect of the game from the tee box to the green.

Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Wimbledon because of wrist injury

LONDON (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam event next month because of his lingering wrist injury. Alcaraz injured his wrist at the Barcelona Open last month. That forced him out of the French Open that starts this weekend. Alcaraz started the year by winning the Australian Open final. He became the youngest man ever to win all four major titles in tennis.

NHL denies Golden Knights’ appeal to get draft-pick punishment reduced, AP sources say

NEW YORK (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights’ appeal to have their punishment reduced for breaking media access rules has been denied by the NHL and they will lose a second-round pick in the draft this year. That’s according to two people with knowledge of the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the league had not announced the result of the appeal. The league docked Vegas the second-rounder and fined coach John Tortorella $100,000 for what it called flagrant violations of media regulations. Tortorella refused to speak to reporters and the team did not open its locker room following a series-clinching Game 6 victory.

An outcry erupts as a whale mural beloved by many in Dallas is replaced with art for the World Cup

DALLAS (AP) — The painting over of a giant mural in Dallas of swimming whales to make way for art related to the upcoming World Cup matches has spurred an outcry. The mural had become a beloved part the downtown landscape to many. But this month, passersby began noticing that the mural that’s graced two entire walls of a parking garage for nearly 30 years was being painted over with solid blue paint. Wyland, the artist who created the mural, said in a statement that the destruction left him “deeply disheartened.” Hundreds of people upset by the erasure have signed a Change.org petition.