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All-Stars showcase modern MLB: HRs, strikeouts, shifts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The All-Star Game showcased what baseball has become — home runs, strikeouts and offense-killing shifts. The National League didn’t have a hit between the first and eighth innings of Tuesday night’s 3-2 [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/19/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME American League 3, National League 2 WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Los Angeles 86, Indiana 79 Atlanta 92, Las [Read More…]
Carl Nassib reflects on publicly coming out on social media, hopes for fall NFL season
ABC News (NEW YORK) — NFL defensive end Carl Nassib initially “agonized” over his decision to publicly come out as gay last offseason following his sixth year in the league. But ultimately, he realized that [Read More…]
Allyson Felix reflects on career after last championship run: ‘It’s been such a joy’
Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images (EUGENE, Ore.) — The celebrated runner, who is the most decorated track star with 11 Olympic medals and 19 world championship medals, ran her last championship race ever on [Read More…]
Carson Pickett opens up about making USWNT history as first player with limb difference
Carson Pickett appears on “Good Morning America,” July 14, 2022. – ABC News (NEW YORK) — Carson Pickett is still riding high after making history in late June for the U.S. women’s national soccer team. [Read More…]
Brittney Griner appears in Russian court as pressure mounts on Biden White House to secure her release
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Russian court on Thursday morning for the third day of her trial, as the Biden administration works to secure her release. [Read More…]
Sandra Douglass Morgan speaks on being first Black woman to serve as NFL team president
Ethan Miller/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The Las Vegas Raiders recently announced Sandra Douglass Morgan as the team’s newest president, making her the first Black female team president in the National Football League’s history. “It’s [Read More…]
Former NBA player Delonte West talks about his battle with bipolar disorder and starting fresh
Michael Mulvey for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Washington metropolitan region is home to a number of basketball greats, including NBA star Kevin Durant and the late NCAA legend Len [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup –7/13/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 6, Washington 4 Minnesota 4, Milwaukee 1 Seattle 2, Washington 1 Toronto 8, Philadelphia 2 NY Yankees 7, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/12/22
iStock MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Toronto 4, Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 4, NY Yankees 3 Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 3 Baltimore 4, Chi Cubs 2 Seattle at Washington (Postponed) AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 4, Chi White Sox 1 [Read More…]
Former Dallas Cowboys star Marion Barber III died from heat stroke: Medical examiner
Jamie Squire/Getty Images, FILE (DALLAS) — Former NFL player Marion Barber III died from a heat stroke in his suburban Dallas apartment amid a record-setting heat wave sweeping across Texas, according to the Collin County [Read More…]
Novak Djokovic plans to skip US Open due to COVID vaccination rules
Karanik Yimpat / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon on Sunday, beating Australian player Nick Kyrgios in the final in what will likely be Djokovic’s final Grand Slam appearance [Read More…]
PGA Tour facing Justice Department probe over spat with LIV Golf League
Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has opened a probe against the PGA Tour to see if the tour violated any antitrust laws in relation to their face-off with LIV [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/11/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 3, Detroit 1 Cleveland 8, Chi White Sox 4 Tampa Bay 10, Boston 5 Kansas City [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/10/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 10, Tampa Bay 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 9, LA Angels 5 Chi White Sox 4, Detroit 2 Kansas [Read More…]
Cherelle Griner says Biden ‘has not forgotten’ Brittney Griner
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Cherelle Griner said the letter President Joe Biden wrote in response to her wife, WNBA star Brittney Griner, amid her detention in Russia brought both of them “so much joy.” [Read More…]
Houston Astros visit Uvalde to celebrate community after shooting
ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — In the wake of the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the Houston Astros and the Astro Foundation visited the city Friday to host a series of [Read More…]
Raiders announce first Black female team president in NFL history
Ethan Miller/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The Las Vegas Raiders welcomed Sandra Douglass Morgan, the first Black woman ever to serve as team president in NFL history, on Thursday. “It is the honor of a [Read More…]
Brittney Griner says she’s guilty in Russian court and vape cartridges were in her luggage unintentionally
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty on Thursday morning to drug charges in a Russian court, saying that the vape cartridges containing hashish oil were in her luggage [Read More…]
Rafael Nadal advances to Wimbledon semifinals
Li Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images (LONDON) — Twenty-two-time major champion Rafael Nadal just narrowly knocked out American hopeful Taylor Fritz after more than four hours of play during the Wimbeldon quarterfinals. Abdominal issues had threatened [Read More…]