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Scoreboard roundup — 7/6/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE LA Angels 5, Miami 2 NY Yankees 16, Pittsburgh 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 8, Cleveland 2 Chi White Sox [Read More…]
Biden, Harris speak to Cherelle Griner, wife of detained WNBA star Brittney Griner
Todd Wawrychuk/ABC News, FILE (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris called Brittney Griner’s wife to discuss efforts to release the WNBA star, who has been detained in Russia since February, according [Read More…]
Deshaun Watson’s possible year-long NFL suspension following payouts over alleged sexual misconduct
Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The professional football fate of an NFL star quarterback is set to be determined this week amid sexual misconduct allegations. A three-day internal disciplinary hearing [Read More…]
FINA decision on transgender athletes may have ripple effects on other sport’s governing bodies
Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — A stance on transgender athletes made by one of the world’s most important athletic federations has sent ripples throughout the rest of the sports world and [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/5/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 6, San Diego 2 Miami 2, LA Angels 1 Pittsburgh 5, NY Yankees 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 10, [Read More…]
WNBA star Maya Moore has baby with now-husband she helped free from prison
GMA (NEW YORK) — Basketball star turned activist Maya Moore and her husband, Jonathan Irons, are now parents to a baby boy.Moore and Irons revealed exclusively on “Good Morning America” Tuesday that they welcomed their [Read More…]
Brittney Griner asks Biden to help get her out of Russia in handwritten letter
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Brittney Griner personally reached out to President Joe Biden, urging him to help get her out of Russian custody, according to her representatives. A handwritten letter from [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/01/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Final Chicago Cubs 6 Boston 5 Final N.Y. Mets [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/30/21
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 5, Minnesota 3 Houston 2, NY Yankees 1 Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 1 Seattle 8, Oakland 6 NATIONAL [Read More…]
Calls to free Brittney Griner escalate ahead of WNBA star’s trial in Russia
Mike Mattina/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Friends and family members of Brittney Griner gathered for a vigil outside the Russian Consulate in New York City on Wednesday evening, calling for the WNBA star’s release ahead of [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/29/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Houston 2, NY Mets 0 Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 3, San Francisco 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 5, Oakland 3 [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/28/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 9, NY Mets 1 Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 3 San Francisco 4, Detroit 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 3, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/27/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 11, Cleveland 1 Toronto 7, Boston 2 NY Yankees 9, Oakland 5 Texas 10, Kansas City 4 [Read More…]
Brittney Griner appears at preliminary hearing amid ‘wrongful’ detention in Russia
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared at a preliminary hearing in Moscow on Monday more than three months after she was detained in Russia. Griner did not respond to [Read More…]
Colorado Avalanche defeat Tampa Bay Lightning to take first Stanley Cup since 2001
Andrew Bershaw /Icon_Sportswire (TAMPA, Fla.) — The Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 Sunday night in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Tampa, Fla. The Avalanche took the series 4 games [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/26/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 10, Toronto 3 Minnesota 6, Colorado 3 Washington 6, Texas 4 Arizona 11 [Read More…]
US swimmer rescued by coach from bottom of pool after fainting in World Championship
Nikola Krstic/MB Media/Getty Images (BUDAPEST, Hungary) — American swimmer Anita Alvarez is breathing a sigh of relief on Thursday after her coach dramatically rescued her when the athlete fainted and sank to the bottom of [Read More…]
Allyson Felix covers child care for athletes, coaches as she competes in final national race
Steph Chambers/Getty Images (EUGENE, Ore.) — Athletes competing at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, will not have to worry about child care, thanks to fellow competitor Allyson Felix. Felix, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/22/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 5, NY Mets 3 Texas 4, Philadelphia 2 Baltimore 7, Washington 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 9, Chi White [Read More…]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifies about Washington Commanders’ ‘toxic’ workplace culture
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing Wednesday to investigate the National Football League’s handling of what lawmakers are calling the Washington Commanders’ “toxic” workplace [Read More…]