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All-female team breaks world record by rowing from California to Hawaii
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Four female rowers made history Tuesday morning when they arrived in Hawaii after rowing more than 2,400 nautical miles from California to Hawaii. Libby Costello, Sophia Denison-Johnston, Brooke Downes and [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/25/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Detroit 12, San Diego 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 3, Cleveland 1 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 7, [Read More…]
Bold, aggressive Big Ten leaves door open for more expansion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talked Tuesday about the conference being bold and aggressive as college sports goes through a period of sweeping change, and he left the door open for more [Read More…]
Big Papi a big hit at his Baseball Hall of Fame induction
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart. As usual, Big Papi delivered. His megawatt smile tinged with a tad of emotion, the former Boston Red Sox slugger was inducted into [Read More…]
Elliott won’t celebrate gifted Pocono win after Hamlin DQ
Chase Elliott left Pocono Raceway as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed home in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner. For now, at least. Joe Gibbs Racing can still appeal NASCAR’s [Read More…]
Rare 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card going up for auction
NEW YORK (AP) — A decades-old, mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card could break records when it goes up for auction next month. The collector’s item from 1952 features one of baseball’s most celebrated and [Read More…]
Heat wave postpones Boston Triathlon, shortens New York run, bike races
sharply_done/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — As the U.S.’s intensifying heat wave continues into the weekend, triathlons in the Northeast scheduled for Sunday were postponed and shortened. The Boston Triathlon postponed its race to Aug. [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/21/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Texas 8, Miami 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Houston 3, NY Yankees 2 Houston 7, NY Yankees 5 Detroit 7, Oakland [Read More…]
2022 ESPYS: Stephen Curry urges ‘global sports community’ to ‘stay energized’ for Brittney Griner
ABC via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The accolades continue for Stephen Curry. One month after winning the NBA Championship, the Golden State Warriors star hosted Wednesday’s ESPY Awards. Curry also took home two awards, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/20/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago 78, Seattle 74 Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Judge, Yanks on top as baseball returns from All-Star break
CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros — they’re all just looking for more of the same. The Atlanta [Read More…]
Why Rob Gronkowski says he ‘isn’t really retiring,’ plus what he’d say if Tom Brady called
GMA (NEW YORK) — Larger than life Super Bowl champion and pro football star Rob Gronkowski recently retired from the NFL for a second time — but just because he says he won’t be back [Read More…]
NASCAR to hit the streets of Chicago with downtown race
CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Kennedy is thinking big. As in big cities, big ideas and big plans. That’s how NASCAR and Chicago got together. Kennedy played an instrumental role in NASCAR bringing an unprecedented street [Read More…]
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…]