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FBI urging Olympic athletes to keep personal phones at home
EThamPhoto/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI on Monday issued a stern warning for U.S. Olympic athletes traveling to Beijing for the Winter Olympics: keep your personal cellphones at home and use a burner phone. “The [Read More…]

Washington’s NFL team unveils new name as Commanders
Washington has some new Commanders in town. The NFL team announced its new name on Wednesday, 18 months after fresh pressure from sponsors helped convince the once-storied franchise to drop its old moniker following decades [Read More…]

Tom Brady retires after 22 seasons, 7 Super Bowl titles
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady, the most successful quarterback in NFL history, has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year career. “This is difficult for me [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 1/30/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 129, LA Lakers 121 LA Clippers 115, Charlotte 90 Chicago 130, Portland 116 Detroit 115, Cleveland 105 Denver 136, [Read More…]

Rams rally to Super Bowl with stunning 20-17 win over Niners
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — After Matthew Stafford’s wife leaped into his arms, he took a moment to soak it all in — this victory, this confetti-strewn field, this remarkable year of his life. One year [Read More…]

Bengals top Chiefs 27-24 in OT to clinch Super Bowl trip
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Who Dey!? Not those same ol’ Bungles. Not even close. Joe Burrow and these young, hungry Cincinnati Bengals are Super Bowl-bound as unexpected and tenacious AFC champions. Evan McPherson kicked a [Read More…]

NFL legend Tom Brady will retire: Report
Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (TAMPA BAY, Fla.) — Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady is retiring after 22 years in the NFL, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington reported. Brady, the most successful quarterback [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 1/27/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Philadelphia 105, LA Lakers 87 Golden State 124, Minnesota 115 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Los Angeles 3, NY Islanders 2 Florida [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 1/26/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wedneday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Cleveland 115, Milwaukee 99 LA Clippers 111, Orlando 102 Charlotte 158, Indiana 126 Atlanta 121, Sacramento 104 Miami 110, New [Read More…]

Jamaica’s 1st alpine skier gears up to compete in 2022 Winter Olympics
ABC News Live (NEW YORK) — British-born Benjamin Alexander had never put on a pair of skis until the age of 32. Only six years later, and he’s now going for gold next month in [Read More…]

Rob Gronkowski reflects on an “incredible” season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rob Gronkowski says it’s “unfortunate” the Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t make this year’s Super Bowl, losing 30-27 to the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional playoff, [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 1/25/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Philadelphia 117, New Orleans 107 Toronto 125, Charlotte 113 Denver 110, Detroit 105 Boston 128, Sacramento 75 LA Clippers 116, [Read More…]

Australian Open organizers reverse ban on T-shirts supporting Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai
Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (MELBOURNE, Australia) — After immense international backlash, Tennis Australia has reversed course on its ban of spectators donning T-shirts in support of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai at the [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 1/24/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Cleveland 95, New York 93 Chicago 111, Oklahoma City 110 New Orleans 117, Indiana 113 Phoenix 115, Utah 109 NATIONAL [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 1/23/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New York 110, L.A. Clippers 102 Boston 116, Washington 87 Portland 114, Toronto 105 Orlando 114, Chicago 95 Miami 113, [Read More…]

Chiefs rally past Buffalo 42-36 in OT in wild playoff game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a never-say-die showdown between two of the NFL’s top teams, and two of its bright young quarterbacks, the Bills and Chiefs played a classic Sunday night decided by one [Read More…]

Gay’s 30-yard FG lifts Rams over Brady, Buccaneers 30-27
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Stafford stood on the sideline helplessly watching Tom Brady be Tom Brady, leading another exhilarating comeback. This time, though, the seven-time Super Bowl champion left too much time on the [Read More…]

McPherson FG as time expires lifts Bengals past Titans 19-16
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Maybe, just maybe, these young Cincinnati Bengals really are that good. Especially with the way they keep ending postseason droughts. And with their latest victory putting them in the franchise’s first [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 1/20/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New Orleans 102, New York 91 Final Phoenix 109, Dallas 101 Indiana 121, Golden State 117 (OT) NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE [Read More…]

Shaun White says his final Olympic run in Beijing has ‘last dance glow to it’
Cameron Spencer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Shaun White gears up to go for his fourth and final gold in Beijing, the Olympic halfpipe snowboarder said his training has become “more calculated” and that he’s [Read More…]