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Soccer team changes uniforms to help players feel comfortable on their periods
In a post made to the Orlando Pride Instagram account, players Ally Watt and Haley McCutcheon pose in the team’s new dark shorts. — @orlpride/Instagram (ORLANDO, Fla.) — This season, players for the Orlando Pride, [Read More…]
Top NFL prospect Jalen Carter surrenders to police for charges in deadly crash
Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ATHENS, Ga.) — University of Georgia football player Jalen Carter, a projected top pick in the NFL draft, has surrendered to police on charges of reckless driving and racing tied to [Read More…]
Rodgers says decision on future will come ‘soon enough’
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers says he will make a decision on his future “soon enough” as the four-time MVP quarterback ponders whether to play next season and if his future remains with [Read More…]
Baseball’s new rules to speed up games get mixed reception
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took 2 hours, 19 minutes for the Miami Marlins to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in a spring training game Monday — a game so fast that Ryan [Read More…]
MLB sets up local media group, could broadcast 17 teams
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally [Read More…]
Sixteen-year-old snowboarder lands history-making trick at world championships
Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Mia Brookes making history at the Snowboarding Freestyle World Championships! The 16-year-old freestyle snowboarder became the youngest ever snowboarding world champion [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 3/1/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 4, Minnesota 4 (Tie) Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 7 Tampa Bay 3, Atlanta 3 (Tie) NY Yankees [Read More…]
Police issue arrest warrant for Georgia player Jalen Carter, top NFL prospect, in deadly crash
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (ATHENS, Ga.) — University of Georgia football player Jalen Carter, a projected top pick in the NFL draft, is wanted for reckless driving and racing tied to a crash that killed a [Read More…]
Vanessa Bryant settles claims with LA County for nearly $29 million in helicopter crash lawsuit
Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Vanessa Bryant settled her remaining claims with Los Angeles County on Tuesday for $28,850,000 over photos that members of the sheriff’s department shared after the [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/28/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Pittsburgh 7, Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 7, Toronto 2 Minnesota 10, Atlanta 7 Houston 8, NY Mets 4 [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/27/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 7, Toronto 0 Miami 4, Houston 3 Milwaukee 10, Kansas City 4 Cleveland 12, Chi Cubs [Read More…]
This all-Black college swim team just made history
Courtesy of Jasmine Payne (NEW YORK) — An all-Black collegiate swimming and diving team won its first conference championship over the weekend, making history during Black History Month. Howard University’s swimming and diving team took [Read More…]
MLB catchers wary of looming robo umps amid rules changes
Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais spent parts of 11 seasons and nearly 800 games behind home plate as a catcher with four franchises, mostly in the 1990s. During that era — one dominated by Hall [Read More…]
Blazers’ Lillard has 71 pts and 13 3s, then gets drug tested
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The celebration surrounding Damian Lillard’s record-breaking performance was short-lived. Lillard set franchise and career marks with 71 points — tied for the most in the NBA this season — and 13 [Read More…]
Machado rips RBI double after agreeing to $350M deal
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Manny Machado continues to be a very rich man. He also is still a very good hitter. Machado ripped an RBI double on Sunday, the same day he agreed to a new [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/26/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Washington 3, Houston 2 NY Yankees 7; Atlanta 0 Philadelphia 10, Minnesota 8 Oakland 11, Milwaukee 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 7, Tampa [Read More…]
James Harden surprises fan paralyzed in MSU shooting with FaceTime call and donation
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden gave a much-needed morale boost to John Hao, a 20-year-old Michigan State student who was paralyzed from the chest down after the deadly shooting [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/23/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Denver 115, Cleveland 109 Orlando 108, Detroit 106 Boston 142, Indiana 138 (OT) Toronto 115, New Orleans 110 Philadelphia 110, [Read More…]
Soccer star Alex Morgan makes history as a mom
Omar Vega/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alex Morgan is a superstar soccer player and now a history-making mom on the field too. In Wednesday night’s final of the SheBelieves Cup, Morgan scored her 14th goal [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/22/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Detroit 3, Washington 1 Montreal 5, New Jersey 2 Carolina 4, St. Louis 1 Tampa Bay 6, Anaheim 1 Toronto [Read More…]