University of Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. is set to mount legal action against the university to allow him to return to the basketball court while he is facing a rape charge. Shannon Jr.’s attorney Mark Goldenberg told 247 Sports that their legal team plans to file a motion on Wednesday seeking a temporary…

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Bill Belichick has agreed to part ways with the New England Patriots after a 24-year tenure during which the head coach and longtime quarterback Tom Brady led the franchise to six Super Bowl wins in nine appearances. Belichick addressed reporters Thursday while standing next to Patriots owner Robert Kraft, the man with whom Belichick shaped…

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Wednesday: BOYS Agoura 57, Newbury Park 53 (OT) Alemany 85, Chaminade 76 Arroyo 50, South El Monte 40 Banning 76, Cathedral City 51 Beverly Hills 77, Morningside 14 Birmingham 76, Chatsworth 72 (OT) Blair 74, San Marino 67 Bonita 70, Ayala…

Eleven months ago, Angel City made Alyssa Thompson the first high school player to be selected with the top pick in the NWSL draft, then signed her to a three-year contract. Last week, the team came back to the same house in Studio City and signed a three-year deal with Thompson’s younger sister, Gisele, one…

Nadia Nadim on women’s football in Afghanistan one year on from Taliban takeover Nadia Nadim — the soccer player who fled Afghanistan when she was younger — speaks to CNN about the prospects for the women’s game in the country under Taliban rule one year on from their takeover of the country.