Kendall Ellis will compete in Olympics after being freed from locked porta-potty minutes before trials

While she should have been stretching and preparing to race, the 28-year-old was banging on a porta-potty’s door, screaming for someone to let her out. EUGENE, Ore. — It was a classic case of going from the outhouse to the penthouse. Less than an hour before her semifinal at U.S. track trials, 400-meter runner Kendall … Read more

The Copa America is underway and US team players have ties to at least 15 states, including Pennsylvania

Christian Pulisic was born in Hershey and captains the United States national team. HERSHEY, Pa. — The United States is playing in the Copa America, one of six teams from the North and Central American and Caribbean region invited to soccer’s South American championship. This will be the strongest test for the U.S. ahead of … Read more

Texan Scottie Scheffler outlasts protest on 18th green, Tom Kim to win Travelers for 6th victory of year

Protesters ran onto the 18th green, delaying the finish of Sunday’s tournament. CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim’s tying birdie on the last hole of regulation. Those events only delayed what seems to be inevitable on the PGA Tour this season: the best … Read more

Six climate protesters run onto 18th green and spray powder, delaying finish of PGA Tour event

Some of the protesters wore white T-shirts that said, “NO GOLF ON A DEAD PLANET.” CROMWELL, Conn. — Six climate protesters stormed the 18th green while the leaders were lining up their putts for the final hole of regulation at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship on Sunday, spraying smoke and powder and delaying the finish … Read more