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Wife of Brittney Griner speaks on WNBA star’s detention in Russia
Todd Wawrychuk/ABC (NEW YORK) — Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, who has been detained in a Russian prison for nearly 100 days, spoke on Tuesday in an interview with ABC News’ [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/24/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Tampa Bay 4, Miami 0 Toronto 8, St. Louis 1 Arizona 8, Kansas City 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 2, [Read More…]
Former NFL player charged with simple assault following fight with airline worker
Abbie Parr/Getty Images, FILE (NEWARK, N.J.) — A United Airlines employee was fired and a former NFL player was arrested following a physical altercation at Newark Liberty International Airport last week. Brendan Langley, former player [Read More…]
Wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner speaks to ABC News’ Robin Roberts
Todd Wawrychuk/ABC (NEW YORK) — Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, who has been detained in a Russian prison for nearly 100 days, spoke for the first time on Tuesday in an [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/23/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 7, Toronto 3 Arizona 9, Kansas City 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 6, NY Yankees 4 Minnesota 5, [Read More…]
PGA Championship: Justin Thomas rallies to win, Tiger Woods withdraws
Laurence Mouton/Getty Images (TULSA, Okla.) — Justin Thomas stunned fans on Sunday, coming from behind to win the 2022 PGA Championship at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After starting the day down [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/22/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 3, Toronto 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 4, Cleveland 2 Boston 8, Seattle 4 Houston 5, Texas 2 Minnesota [Read More…]
Heat Alert: Miami beats Boston 109-103 for 2-1 series lead
BOSTON (AP) — Still angry over a blowout loss in Miami that cost them home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat jumped to a 26-point first-half lead over the Boston Celtics in Game [Read More…]
Pereira leads PGA Championship; Woods withdraws after 79
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Mito Pereira spent four hours soaring and sliding at Southern Hills in the cold and wind, calling it the biggest round of his life Saturday in the PGA Championship and one [Read More…]
AEW fosters conversations about masculinity and mental health in wrestling
All Elite Wrestling (NEW YORK) — Professional wrestlers are promoted as heroes and villains, but the vulnerability of the men behind those personas has often been taboo. The upstart All Elite Wrestling, a wrestling organization [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup –5/19/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 4, Cleveland 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 9, NY Yankees 6 Chi White Sox 7, Kansas City 4 Boston [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/18/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati at Cleveland (Postponed) AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 6, Detroit 1 Minnesota 14, Oakland 4 Boston 5, Houston 1 [Read More…]
US women’s soccer team to earn equal pay in landmark deal
Alex Grimm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Women who play soccer for the United States will now earn the same amount as men in a landmark equal pay win. U.S. Soccer and the unions for both [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/17/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 5, Cleveland 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox 3, Kansas City 0 Kansas City 2, Chi White Sox [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/16/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2 NY Yankees 6, Baltimore 2 Boston 6, Houston 3 Toronto 6, Seattle 2 [Read More…]
Drew Brees tweets he ‘may play football again’ while discussing his future plans
Chris Graythen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees created quite a stir Sunday night when he brought up the possibility of returning to the NFL in a tweet. Addressing “speculation” [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/14/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Houston 8, Washington 0 Seattle 8, NY Mets 7 Kansas City 8 Colorado 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 0 Detroit [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/13/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Final Houston 6 Washington 1 Final Seattle 2 N.Y. Mets 1 Final [Read More…]
WNBA star Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention in Russia extended as US works to negotiate her release
TMB/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention in Russia was extended by one month on Friday as the United States works to secure the WNBA star’s freedom. The extension [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/12/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Baltimore 3, St. Louis 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 5, Detroit 3 Houston 11, Minnesota 3 Houston 5, Minnesota 0 [Read More…]