Category Archives: WPTF News
US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women's sports
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women's sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athleti...
Jul 22, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice - and drug-and-alcohol ravaged...
Jul 22, 2025
The ACC has moved past lawsuits and uncertainty. Commissioner Jim Phillips sees stable years ahead
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jim Phillips stood in the same spot Tuesday morning that he did exactly one year earlier as he officially opened the Atlantic Coast Conference's ...
Jul 22, 2025
Beef prices have soared in the US - and not just during grilling season
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburger patties and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed to r...
Jul 21, 2025
Denny Hamlin continues climb in NASCAR's career wins list. With 60 in sight, how far can he go?
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) - Denny Hamlin has stood his ground that wins - enough of them to soon earn his place inside NASCAR's career top-10 list - matter more to his legacy th...
Jul 21, 2025
Ryan Gerard and Rico Hoey share the Barracuda Championship lead
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Ryan Gerard holed a 20-foot flop shot for birdie on the final hole for a share of the lead with Rico Hoey on Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that...
Jul 19, 2025
Rex White, who was NASCAR's oldest living champion and a Hall of Famer, dies at 95
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rex White, who was NASCAR's oldest living champion and a 2015 inductee into the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 95. NASCAR and the NASCAR Hal...
Jul 19, 2025
Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A tech company CEO has resigned after controversy over a video captured on the big screen at a Coldplay concert. Andy Byron resigned from his job as CEO of Astronomer ...
Jul 19, 2025
Parry makes the first hole-in-one at this year's British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) - The British Open at Royal Portrush has had its first hole-in-one. English golfer John Parry hit an 8-iron at the 192-yard No. 13 that landed at the front of the green...
Jul 19, 2025
Chevron gets go ahead for $53B Hess deal, and access to one of the biggest oil finds this decade
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer HOUSTON (AP) - Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the bigges...
Jul 18, 2025