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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…]
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…]