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Foundation honors high school coach’s legacy to fund athletic programs after he died of COVID-19
AndreyPopov/iStock (IN) — Neighbors, first responders, health care workers, teachers and coaches are the strong, quiet heroes that make up every corner of the country, and one Indiana man’s pep talks, booming voice and bear hugs [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 9/12/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee 11, Cleveland 1 Arizona 5, Seattle 4 NY Mets 7, NY Yankees 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 8, Tampa [Read More…]
Mahomes dazzles as Chiefs rally for 33-29 win over Browns
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Every time the Kansas City Chiefs needed a big play on Sunday, their magician under center produced the kind of mesmerizing moment that left the Cleveland Browns shaking their heads [Read More…]
Winston, Saints, overcome displacement, pound Packers 38-3
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston and the hurricane-displaced Saints looked right at home in northeast Florida — no doubt to the delight of fans rebuilding homes and lives back in New Orleans. Winston passed [Read More…]
‘Relief’: Djokovic’s bid for year Slam ends against Medvedev
NEW YORK (AP) — A game from the end of his bid for what would have been the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969, Novak Djokovic covered his face with a towel, [Read More…]
WATCH: Teen sensations square off in women’s US Open finals
SeventyFour/iStock (NEW YORK) — Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 19, an unseeded player who took down defending champ Naomi Osaka, and Emma Raducanu, 18, will face off in the final. Watch the report from ABC’s Good Morning [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 9/9/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 3, Chi White Sox 1 Cleveland 4, Minnesota 1 Kansas City 6, Baltimore 0 Toronto 6, NY [Read More…]
Brehanna Daniels makes history at NASCAR as 1st Black woman pit member
iStock/hxdbzxy (NEW YORK) — Brehanna Daniels says she thinks about how much her life has changed in just five years. During college, the Norfolk State women’s basketball point guard said she never once thought about [Read More…]
Nearly 94% of NFL players are partially vaccinated
EricVega/iStock (NEW YORK) — Nearly 94% of all NFL players and 99% of the league’s football-related staff members are at least partially vaccinated, ESPN reported Wednesday. The season begins Thursday night with a match between [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 9/8/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Texas 8, Arizona 5 Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 1 San Diego 8, LA Angels 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 8, Houston [Read More…]
Yankees star Derek Jeter inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Derek Jeter was simply Derek Jeter on his special day — smooth as silk. On a Wednesday afternoon that turned cloudy with the temperature in the 70s and a few sprinkles [Read More…]
Set down, Djokovic tops Berrettini at Open, nears year Slam
NEW YORK (AP) — Never fazed, rarely flummoxed, Novak Djokovic is so collected in best-of-five-set matches — even when falling behind, as he has done repeatedly at the U.S. Open. No opponent, or the prospect [Read More…]
Brady, Buccaneers begin defense of title against Cowboys
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lofty, maybe even gargantuan, expectations don’t faze Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The reigning Super Bowl champions open the 2021 NFL season against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, [Read More…]
NFLPA calls for daily COVID-19 testing for all players
The NFL Players Association wants daily COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated players. The league and the union agreed last week to update protocols so vaccinated players would be tested weekly instead of every 14 days [Read More…]
AP Top 25: Georgia jumps to No. 2 behind Tide; UCLA moves in
Georgia jumped three spots to No. 2 behind Alabama in The Associated Press Top 25 released Tuesday, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 30th time in the 85-year [Read More…]
For 1st time, no US singles players in US Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK (AP) — On the day that the U.S. Open quarterfinals began without any Americans left in singles — the first time that’s ever happened at an event first held in 1881 — the [Read More…]
Gold medalist Steveson having fun as he considers next move
Even an Olympic gold medalist has limits. American wrestler Gable Steveson has been on the go since his dramatic last-second victory in the freestyle heavyweight final put him at the top of the podium in Tokyo. He [Read More…]
NFL’s vaccine rate at 93%, mandatory shots were discussed
The NFL says 93% of players are vaccinated for COVID-19 and the league wanted mandatory vaccination but the NFLPA wouldn’t agreed to it. The league also has asked the players’ union to adjust protocols so [Read More…]
Judge’s single sends Yankees past A’s for 12th straight win
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The surging New York Yankees keep coming up with timely hits, defensive gems or key pitches to pull off close wins — and now they have their best unbeaten run in [Read More…]
Orioles snap 19-game skid with 10-6 win over Angels
BALTIMORE (AP) — After 19 consecutive losses, the Baltimore Orioles were ready to try just about anything. Newcomer Chris Ellis found that out while preparing to make his first big league start. “I was sitting [Read More…]
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