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NFL appeals Deshaun Watson’s six-game suspension
Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The NFL on Wednesday announced it has appealed the six-game suspension Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was served earlier this week for violating the league’s personal [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/3/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 7, Arizona 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 Minnesota 4, Detroit 1 Seattle 7, NY Yankees [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/2/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Arizona 6, Cleveland 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1 Seattle 8, NY Yankees 6 Detroit 5, Minnesota [Read More…]
Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. [Read More…]
Padres obtain Juan Soto from Nationals in blockbuster deal
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres acquired superstar outfielder Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals on Tuesday in one of baseball’s biggest deals at the trade deadline, vaulting their postseason chances by adding [Read More…]
Brittney Griner returns to Russian court as US floats proposal to secure her release
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — American basketball star Brittney Griner was back in court for her drug possession trial in Russia on Tuesday, as the United States floats a proposal to secure [Read More…]
Montas to Yankees, Mancini to Astros ahead of trade deadline
NEW YORK (AP) — The trade market got busy ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, with the New York Yankees acquiring pitcher Frankie Montas from Oakland for four prospects. As contenders bulked up ahead of stretch runs and possible [Read More…]
Norman says Tiger Woods turned down $700-800M Saudi offer
Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was “somewhere in that neighborhood” of $700 million to $800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. During an appearance on Fox [Read More…]
Brittney Griner to appear in Russian court as US floats proposal to secure her release
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — WNBA star Brittney Griner is set to appear in court Tuesday in Russia, where she has been detained for more than five months, as the United States [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/1/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 6, Arizona 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 7, Seattle 2 Minnesota 5, Detroit 3 Baltimore 7, Texas 2 [Read More…]
NBA legend Bill Russell dead at 88
Bettmann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bill Russell will be remembered as a tremendous rebounder, legendary post defender and NBA Hall of Famer. But more than anything, he will be remembered as the greatest winner in [Read More…]
Celebrities, athletes honor NBA legend Bill Russell following his death
Paul Marotta/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Celebrities, athletes and politicians are paying homage to NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell, who has died at the age of 88, his family announced Sunday. Russell died peacefully [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/31/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Boston 7, Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 3, Baltimore 2 San Diego 3, Minnesota 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 4, Detroit 1 [Read More…]
Bill Russell, NBA star and civil rights pioneer, dies at 88
BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a racially divided country. The most prolific winner in NBA history, Russell marched with Martin [Read More…]
Browns QB Deshaun Watson suspended for 6 games
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended for six games Monday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas, two people familiar [Read More…]
Ex-NFL player Kevin Ware indicted in girlfriend’s murder
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Former NFL player Kevin Ware was indicted Thursday for murder in the death of his missing girlfriend, Taylor Pomaski. “We appreciate everyone who has come forward to provide evidence and [Read More…]
Athlete, rapper Flau’jae Johnson ready to profit from new NCAA rules
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Lakia Johnson, the mother of Flau’jae Johnson, remembers her daughter’s basketball journey like only a mother can. “She goes, ‘I want to play basketball.’ And I said, ‘Basketball? Well, there’s [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/27/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Detroit 4, San Diego 3 Milwaukee 10, Minnesota 4 Colorado 6, Chi White Sox 5 St. Louis 6, Toronto [Read More…]
9/11 families slam Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament in New Jersey
Jamie Squire/LIV Golf via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Terry Strada, the chair of the organization 9/11 Families United, which advocates for families of victims and survivors of the 2001 attacks, was shocked when [Read More…]
Brittney Griner testifies in Russian court as US works to secure her release
Pavel Pavlov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brittney Griner testified on Wednesday in a Russian court more than five months after she was detained in the country, saying she did not mean to [Read More…]