Oregon’s WNBA team stepped back in time for its new name, reintroducing the Portland Fire. The expansion franchise, which begins play next season along with the Toronto Tempo, announced its name and branding on Tuesday, reviving the moniker of the city’s previous WNBA team that played from 2000 to 2002. “Our feeling is that the fire never died,” interim Fire president Clare Hamill said. “Fans have been waiting for us to come back, and we’re back with the Portland Fire.” In addition to the name, the team has a new “Rose on Fire” logo and a colour palette of red,…

The Milan-Cortina Olympics are the first Games with two host cities in the name. So the medals for the upcoming Winter Games represent “two halves coming together.” Organizers for the next Olympics and Paralympics unveiled the medals for the Games at a ceremony alongside the Grand Canal in Venice on Tuesday. They are described as “a graphic abstraction capturing the union of two halves in perpetual motion” and “two unique halves coming together to create a bold, unified statement.” They feature the Olympic rings on one side and the Games’ logos on the other with specific events engraved on each…

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Fauja Singh, an Indian-born athlete who was believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car. He was 114. Local media in India reported that Singh sustained severe head injuries in a hit-and-run accident on Monday while crossing the road in his native village near Jalandhar in Punjab. He was taken to hospital, where he later died. His London-based running club and charity, Sikhs in the City, confirmed his death. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Singh, saying he was “extraordinary because of his unique persona and the manner in which…

Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore has been postponed because of “water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds,” the governing body World Aquatics said in a statement. The women’s 10km event was to have opened the program Tuesday but was pushed back to Wednesday. It will be held the same day as the men’s 10km event. Other open water events are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Open water swimming was an issue in last year’s Olympics in Paris with concerns about water quality in the Seine River. It was also an issue at the Tokyo Olympics in…

Cal Raleigh approached the All-Star Home Run Derby in Atlanta like a day on the lawn. Dad was on the mound and baby brother was behind the plate. Only this time, there were tens of thousands looking on at Truist Park and a $1 million US prize. “It goes all the way back to him coming home and me forcing him to throw me a ball and hit it in the backyard or in the house or something we probably shouldn’t be doing,” a beaming Cal said, flanked by Todd and Todd Jr. after defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15…