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Duke player allegedly target of racial slur during BYU volleyball game
@BYUwvolleyball/Twitter (PROVO, Utah) — A Duke University women’s volleyball player was allegedly harassed by a fan with a racial slur while playing in a game against Brigham Young University in Utah on Friday, according to [Read More…]
Hawaii wins Little League title, beating Curacao 13-3
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — For a week and a half at the Little League World Series, no team came close to Hawaii. The championship Sunday was no different. Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa [Read More…]
New postseason format isn’t lowering the bar too much
With an additional wild card in each league, we could have expected the following this year: 1. Teams at the top of the standings would be even more secure in their postseason chances down the [Read More…]
McIlroy storms from 6 back to win FedEx Cup and $18 million
ATLANTA (AP) — This year it became easy to overlook Rory McIlroy’s four majors, 30 wins on four continents and two years at No. 1 in the world. He has been viewed mostly as the [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/28/22
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Arizona 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Minnesota 8, San Francisco 3 Kansas City 15, San Diego 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa [Read More…]
Buffalo Bills release punter Matt Araiza after rape allegations
Buffalo Bills (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The Buffalo Bills released rookie punter Matt Araiza Saturday after he was named in a lawsuit that accused him and two others of gang rape. “We have released Punter Matt [Read More…]
Boxer George Foreman allegedly sexually assaulted 2 minors in 1970s: Lawsuit
Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Hublot, FILE (LOS ANGELES) — A lawsuit filed in California alleges that professional boxer and former heavyweight champion George Foreman sexually assaulted at least two women in the 1970s, when they [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/25/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 8, LA Angels 3 Seattle 3, Cleveland 1 Baltimore 4, Chi White Sox 3 Toronto 6, [Read More…]
Novak Djokovic won’t be playing in US Open due to COVID-19 vaccination status
ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Novak Djokovic, one of the world’s top tennis players, confirmed Thursday that he won’t be competing at the upcoming U.S. Open. The Serbian athlete will miss this [Read More…]
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy team up for new virtual PGA tournament
Laurence Mouton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two of golf’s biggest names — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy — are stepping up to lead a new virtual golf tournament. Called the TGL, the new virtual golf [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/24/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Detroit 6, San Francisco 1 Oakland 3, Miami 2 Texas 16, Colorado 4 Washington 3, Seattle 1 Cleveland 7, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/23/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE San Francisco 3, Detroit 1 NY Yankees 4, NY Mets 2 Colorado 7, Texas 6 Arizona 7, Kansas City [Read More…]
Olympian, swim groups look to turn the tide on the country’s racial gap in drowning
ABC News (NEW YORK) — For generations, Black Americans have grappled with a troubling reality when it comes to swimming. Black Americans drown at a rate 50 percent higher than their white counterparts, according to [Read More…]
Tom Brady returns to training with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — Superstar quarterback Tom Brady returned to training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday. Brady had spent nearly two weeks away for what the team called [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/22/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Yankees 4, NY Mets 2 Miami 3, Oakland 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 6, Chi White Sox 4 [Read More…]
Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family said in a statement [Read More…]
Tom Brady ends 11-day break, rejoins Buccaneers for practice
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, ending what has been described as an 11-day, prearranged break from training camp for personal reasons. The seven-time Super Bowl champion [Read More…]
Former Washington Commanders trainer enters deferred prosecution agreement in federal probe
Scott Taetsch/Getty Images (ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — The former head trainer for the Washington Commanders entered a deferred prosecution agreement after the Justice Department alleged he illegally gave players oxycodone and other narcotics when they were [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup – 8/21/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 5, Atlanta 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 4, Toronto 2 Detroit 4, LA Angels 0 Tampa Bay 3, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/18/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Chi Cubs 3, Baltimore 2 Pittsburgh 8, Boston 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas 10, Oakland 3 Houston 21, Chi White [Read More…]