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Scoreboard roundup — 4/7/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEPittsburgh 3, Baltimore 2Milwaukee 12, Seattle 4Tampa Bay 3, Colorado 2 AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland at Minnesota (Postponed)Oakland 7, Detroit 1Kansas City [Read More…]
Caitlin Clark of Iowa is the AP Player of the Year in women’s hoops for the 2nd straight season
CLEVELAND (AP) — Caitlin Clark is capping her illustrious college career with another record-breaking season and another set of prestigious awards. The star guard from Iowa was honored Thursday as The Associated Press Player of the Year [Read More…]
Coeur d’Alene police find evidence of ‘racial slur’ as they probe harassment of Utah women’s basketball team
Steph Chambers/Getty Images (COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho) — Video and audio evidence collected by investigators “corroborates” reports that members of the Utah women’s basketball team were harassed and subjected to racial slurs during an incident on [Read More…]
Ronda Rousey reveals history of concussions, shares joys of motherhood in new memoir
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ronda Rousey, UFC champion, shares her story in her new book, Our Fight: A Memoir. The book reflects on her rise to the top of the sports world, her lowest [Read More…]
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder looks to lead Caitlin Clark, Hawkeyes to 1st NCAA title
(NEW YORK) — For the second straight season, head coach Lisa Bluder has led the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Bluder spoke to “Good Morning America” following [Read More…]
Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with 80-73 win over JuJu Watkins and USC
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stuck as a spectator during last year’s women’s NCAA Tournament, Paige Bueckers didn’t waste a moment this time. Every drive to the basket, every deflection on defense, every tumble to the [Read More…]
Houston’s Blanco throws the first no-hitter in the majors this season in a 10-0 win over Toronto
HOUSTON (AP) — Ronel Blanco put a bow on a remarkable week. In a span of seven days, the Houston right-hander welcomed a new daughter, made his first opening day roster — and then threw [Read More…]
Caitlin Clark leads Iowa back to Final Four, scoring 41 points in 94-87 win over defending champ LSU
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Caitlin Clark put up another sensational performance to carry Iowa to its second straight Final Four. The Hawkeyes’ superstar guard, whose record-breaking exploits have brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball, made nine 3-pointers and finished [Read More…]
Prosecutors seeking 2.5-year prison sentence for former Spain soccer chief over World Cup kiss
Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prosecutors are seeking a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for Spain’s former soccer chief, Luis Rubiales, who may stand trial over a nonconsensual kiss at the Women’s World Cup last year, [Read More…]
Debate about safety of synthetic turf and ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns for some
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm / Getty Images (NEW YORK) – The grass may be greener if it’s made of synthetic turf, but some communities are raising concerns about “forever chemicals” that may be found in [Read More…]
‘Racism is real … and it’s awful,’ Utah women’s basketball coach says after team says they faced harassment on night out
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, city leaders have launched an investigation after members of the Utah women’s basketball team say they were subjected to racial slurs from two men [Read More…]
Crab pizza, Cracker Jack sundaes and more new foods hitting MLB stadiums on opening day
Courtesy of Levy (NEW YORK) — As baseball fans get ready to return to their favorite ballparks on opening day, culinary teams have been cooking up delicious new recipes during the offseason to bring to [Read More…]
Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s highest-paid player, addresses gambling scandal: ‘Saddened and shocked’
Harry How/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Shohei Ohtani, Major League Baseball’s highest-paid player, broke his silence Monday afternoon about a gambling scandal that prompted his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to fire his interpreter last [Read More…]
Shohei Ohtani set to break silence today on gambling scandal
Harry How/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Shohei Ohtani, Major League Baseball’s highest-paid player, is expected to break his silence Monday afternoon about a gambling scandal that prompted his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to fire [Read More…]
MLB opens investigation into Shohei Ohtani interpreter allegations
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Major League Baseball said Friday it has begun formally investigating the scandal involving Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we [Read More…]
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter fired following ‘massive theft’ allegations tied to gambling: What we know
Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Shohei Ohtani is used to being under the microscope due to his unparalleled success on the baseball field, but the slugger is now embroiled in a scandal involving [Read More…]
UFC settles wage suppression allegations for $335 million before trial
Raf Willems/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — TKO, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship, will pay $335 million to settle a class action lawsuit over wage suppression, according to a company filing Wednesday. “On March [Read More…]
LIV Golf’s controversial growth raises questions over Saudi ‘sportswashing’
Bubba Watson was one of the first pro golfers to join LIV Golf. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — For the past three years, LIV Golf has taken the world of professional golf by storm. [Read More…]
‘Bee invasion’ leads to suspended tennis match at BNP Paribas Open
A swarm of bees cover the spider cam after suddenly invading the court while Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Alexander Zverev of Germany were playing in their Quarterfinal match during the BNP Paribas Open at [Read More…]
Caitlin Clark says she’s ‘ready for the next chapter’ after breaking scoring records, declaring for WNBA draft
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The all-time leading NCAA college basketball scorer for men and women Caitlin Clark is ready for the next chapter of her career. The record-smashing University of Iowa women’s basketball phenom [Read More…]
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