Andre Ward was widely regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers of his generation during his prime. In fact, he had the tag and mantra on lockdown without much, if any, debate about it. (Yes, running the table at the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament in 2009 definitely earned Ward some major stripes that he kept building upon). But after retiring last September, who does the former undefeated, unified super middleweight and lightweight champion recognize as boxing’s pound-for-pound king as of this very moment?...

Brown, a 42-year-old unarmed man, was shot and killed by police who were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on April 21. Until now, it’s been unclear whether or not the officers involved in the fatal shooting would be criminally charged. “After reviewing the investigation conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies with the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office to reasonably believe it was necessary to use deadly force to protect themselves and others,” Womble said at a news conference on Tuesday morning....

James appointed Joon Kim, the former acting U.S. attorney for Manhattan, and Anne Clark, a discrimination attorney, to conduct the investigations. They have both spent months talking to women who claimed Cuomo touched them inappropriately or made sexual remarks. One woman even said he had groped her breasts. He ultimately believes he will be exonerated of allegations of sexual harassment. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below....

The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) voted 12-1 on Tuesday to rescind its prior approval of Cuomo’s $5.1 million book deal with Crown Publishing New York. The deal eventually led to the release of American Crisis, a memoir detailing Cuomo’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York. David McNamara, appointed to the commission by former Republican State Senate leader John J. Flanagan, put forward the motion to vote on the matter....

“I think it was the best move for me,” Wiggins said during NBA All-Star weekend. “It gave me more room and put me in a position where I could grow up faster. In the league, that’s always what’s best for you.” MORE: West wins All-Star Game | Westbrook hits head on backboard | PHOTOS: All-Star gallery Wiggins was part of the blockbuster three-team trade that sent Kevin Love to Cleveland joining James and three-time All-Star Kyrie Irving....

His primary answer to that challenge is a guaranteed monthly payment of $1,000 a month, no strings attached, to every American over 18 years old, which he calls a “Freedom Dividend,” to be paid for by new taxes on the companies benefiting most from automation. Yang has steadily polled in single digits along with several other candidates but he has shown fundraising strength and his message has proven strong enough to keep him in the race thus far....

Dobbs has made “America’s broken borders” one of his signature crusades in recent years. But even for viewers familiar with his incendiary rants about illegal immigration and cheap foreign imports, his attack on Santa Claus seemed particularly vitriolic. “To our knowledge, Santa Claus is a resident of the North Pole and therefore is doing business in the United States as an undocumented worker,” Dobbs told his television audience. “In short, he is taking jobs away from hard-working American toy-delivery personnel while the government looks the other way....

At 32 and leading a bad team headed for a massive rebuild, Dalton entered 2019 with a good chance it would be his final fate. But for what he has given Bengals over the years, he deserved a lot better than this. It was bad enough that Dalton learned the news of his benching on his 32nd birthday. It got worse when Dalton expressed frustration Wednesday about rookie coach Zac Taylor’s decision to go with rookie fourth-round pick Ryan Finley....

The American hung up his racket after the 2012 U.S. Open, the scene of his only major victory nine years before. MORE: 2014 U.S. Open photos | Nadal out of top 5 | Federer craving grand slam success Almost three years later, Roddick, 32, is set to return to action alongside his close friend Fish — hampered by an irregular heartbeat in recent years and due himself to retire after this year’s Grand Slam event at Flushing Meadows — in men’s doubles in the ATP 250 hardcourt event....

Ruiz made his pro debut in 2009. After failing to win the WBO heavyweight title in 2016 against Joseph Parker, Ruiz received an opportunity he will never forget. Failing multiple drug tests, Jarrell Miller was removed from his heavyweight title showdown against Anthony Joshua in 2019. Ruiz ended up replacing him. Inside Madison Square Garden, Ruiz beat Joshua for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles in what was considered the biggest upset in boxing history....

Postecoglou’s future has been in question since a report from News Corp’s David Davutovic said the 52-year-old would be stepping down from his role after the match against the CONCACAF nation - even if Australia won and qualified for Russia. A statement released by the Australian coach in the days after failed to confirm or deny the contents of the story, and in an interview with Fox Sports host Adam Peacock, Postecoglou continued to say his sole focus was on getting his country to the World Cup and nothing else....

Hernandez added in the filing that MLB then uses those negative performance reviews against umpires as decisions are made over crew chief designations. The filing is the latest in Hernandez’s appeal to a discrimination case that had been thrown out by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by Hon. J Paul Oetken in March 2021. Hernandez’s lawsuit contends MLB has been discriminatory in its practices of hiring umpires, and pointed out that before the suit was initially filed, Richie Garcia was the only minority permanent crew chief in the 150-plus-year history of the league....

Fox Sports reported Hamilton’s contract contains three separate provisions allowing them to terminate the deal or convert it to “non-guaranteed” in the event of a drug relapse. Hamilton admitted to baseball officials he had a relapse this offseason involving drugs, reportedly cocaine and alcohol. Big money is at stake if the Angels press the issue. Hamilton is owed $23 million this season. Fox Sports reported team owner Arte Moreno could challenge the combined $60 million owed to Hamilton in 2016 and 2017....

What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. Hill, who wanted to make her harassment charges against Thomas anonymously, and then confidentially, was pulled into the public arena when her written statement to the Senate was leaked by her anti-Thomas allies. But her misadventure began weeks earlier, when her friend Susan Hoerchner told Senate staffers that while living in Washington in the spring of 1981 she had been told in a telephone conversation with Hill that Hill was being sexually harassed at work by Thomas....

The Pitch Perfect star took to Twitter to condemn “suburban white boys” in a tweet that has gained more than 73,000 likes. “I don’t know enough to speak on a lot of this, but I know angsty suburban white boys,” she wrote. “If you want to break s*** to live out your teenage anarchist fantasy, do it on your own time. If you think you’re doing that s*** to show how MUCH u care about black lives, ur deluding yourself....

Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been interviewing scouts, quoting them anonymously as they discuss this year’s NFL Draft prospects, and it’s resulted in crazy responses. One said Cardale Jones was “not the brightest cookie in the world,” which is an odd thing to say considering all cookies maintain the same level of luminosity. MORE: SN final Mock Draft | Most horrific first round picks The latest scout to hide behind his anonymity in order to offer an absurd take is one who was asked about Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple....

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has again, as in 1994, endorsed CEDAW, which the United Nations adopted in 1979. By now 170 countries have accepted its provisions, such as the obligation to “take all appropriate measures to modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women, with a view to achieving the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority or the superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped roles for men and women....

Then, the weirdest rumor: that Di’s father, Earl Spencer, had planned to marry the future Queen Elizabeth. So said a retired Scot-fish minister who told Reuters the earl confessed to him in 1947, the year Elizabeth married Philip. “We do not want to rake over this . . . nonsense,” said Buckingham Palace. But then, the palace had plenty of other nonsense to deal with.