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The Soviet Union basketball team stands on the podium after receiving the Olympic gold medal Sept. 10, 1972, in Munich, flanked by the bronze-winning Cubans, right, and a vacant place where the U.S. team, officially given the Olympic silver, was supposed to appear. Members of the 1972 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team have talked about finally retrieving those silver medals they vowed to never accept. No, they still don't want them for themselves. They believe the medals belong in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but the latest attempt to get them from the International Olympic Committee has been thwarted.

Efforts to put ‘72 Olympic medals in hoop Hall thwarted

The Soviet Union basketball team stands on the podium after receiving the Olympic gold medal Sept. 10, 1972, in Munich, flanked by the bronze-winning Cubans, right, and a vacant place where the U.S. team, officially given the Olympic silver, was supposed to appear. Members of the 1972 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team have talked about finally retrieving those silver medals they vowed to never accept. No, they still don't want them for themselves. They believe the medals belong in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but the latest attempt to get them from the International Olympic Committee has been thwarted.

September 9, 2022, 3:05pm National Sports

Members of the 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team believe the silver medals they refused belong in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but the latest attempt to get them from the International Olympic Committee has been thwarted. Read story

View of the pitch clock at the home of the minor league Brooklyn Cyclones this season. Major League Baseball adopted on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts for next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense.

MLB adopts pitch clock, shift limits, bigger bases for 2023

View of the pitch clock at the home of the minor league Brooklyn Cyclones this season. Major League Baseball adopted on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts for next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense.

September 9, 2022, 2:59pm National Sports

Major League Baseball is introducing some of its most radical rules next season, adopting a pitch clock and limiting defensive shifts after concluding modern analytics created a slower, less entertaining sport. Read story

Kara Winger of the United States celebrates after winning the Javelin Throw Women during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

Vancouver’s Kara Winger goes out on top by winning Diamond League women’s javelin final

Kara Winger of the United States celebrates after winning the Javelin Throw Women during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

September 8, 2022, 1:54pm Clark County Sports

Skyview High grad Kara Winger concluded her track and field career by winning the women's javelin at the Diamond League Finals on Thursday in Zurich. Read story

Chicago White Sox closing pitcher Liam Hendriks reacts after striking out Seattle Mariners' Adam Frazier to end the baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Seattle. The White Sox won 9-6.

White Sox take advantage of Mariners’ miscues for 9-6 win

Chicago White Sox closing pitcher Liam Hendriks reacts after striking out Seattle Mariners' Adam Frazier to end the baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Seattle. The White Sox won 9-6.

September 7, 2022, 5:18pm National Sports

Eloy Jiménez drove in three runs with a homer and double, Chicago took advantage of three errors, and the White Sox rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 9-6 on Wednesday. Read story

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) drives against Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum (10) during the first half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Seattle.

Sue Bird’s career ends as Aces top Storm to reach to Finals

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) drives against Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum (10) during the first half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Seattle.

September 6, 2022, 10:05pm National Sports

Sue Bird’s career came to an end Tuesday night as Chelsea Gray scored 15 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter and the Las Vegas Aces advanced to the WNBA Finals with a 97-92 win over the Seattle Storm in Game 4 of their semifinal series. Read story

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lance Lynn throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Lynn dominates as White Sox snap M’s streak with 3-2 win

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lance Lynn throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S.

September 5, 2022, 7:10pm National Sports

Lance Lynn mowed through Seattle striking out a season-high 11, Elvis Andrus hit a two-run home run, and the Chicago White Sox snapped the Mariners’ seven-game win streak with a 3-2 win on Monday. Read story

A memorial plaque for the eleven athletes from Israel and one German police officer were killed in a terrorist attack during the Olympic Games 1972, stands at the former accommodation of the Israeli team in the Olympic village in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the German government are close to reaching a deal over the long-disputed amount of the compensation.

Column: 50 years later, the pain from Munich lingers

A memorial plaque for the eleven athletes from Israel and one German police officer were killed in a terrorist attack during the Olympic Games 1972, stands at the former accommodation of the Israeli team in the Olympic village in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the German government are close to reaching a deal over the long-disputed amount of the compensation.

September 4, 2022, 5:55am National Sports

“They’re all gone.” With those three chilling words from ABC sportscaster Jim McKay, the worst possible news was delivered on the fate of 11 Israeli hostages at the Munich Olympics. Read story

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robbie Ray delivers against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.

Ray, Mariners win 6th straight, 4-0 over slumping Guardians

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robbie Ray delivers against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.

September 3, 2022, 8:12pm National Sports

Robbie Ray started September the way he finished August with six solid innings as the Seattle Mariners won their sixth straight, 4-0 on Saturday night over the slumping Cleveland Guardians. Read story

Serena Williams, of the United States, acknowledges the crowd after losing to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York.

Serena Williams loses to Tomljanovic in US Open farewell

Serena Williams, of the United States, acknowledges the crowd after losing to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York.

September 2, 2022, 7:54pm Latest News

Serena Williams lost what is expected to be the last match of her transcendent tennis career Friday night, eliminated from the U.S. Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 before an electric crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Read story

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh, front right, is congratulated by Carlos Santana after hitting three-run home run off Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Bryan Shaw during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Cleveland.

Raleigh homers twice as Mariners down sluggish Guardians 6-1

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh, front right, is congratulated by Carlos Santana after hitting three-run home run off Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Bryan Shaw during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Cleveland.

September 2, 2022, 7:30pm National Sports

Cal Raleigh homered twice, Luis Castillo pitched six solid innings and the Seattle Mariners pushed their winning streak to five with a 6-1 victory Friday night over the Cleveland Guardians, who at least ended their longest scoreless drought in 31 years. Read story