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NBA All-Star Game: Team LeBron beats Team Durant 163-160
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images (CLEVELAND) — Team LeBron and Team Durant were neck and neck throughout Sunday night’s NBA All-Star Game, with the winner being determined in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. Los Angeles [Read More…]
US Olympic speed skater recalls ‘amazing rush of emotions’ after historic gold medal win
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Erin Jackson made Olympic history in Beijing, becoming the first Black woman to ever win a gold medal in speed skating. “It was amazing. After I crossed the line, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/18/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Team Barry 25 Team Isiah 20 Final Team Isiah 50 Team Worthy 49 Final Team Barry 50 Team Payton 48 [Read More…]
Brian Flores hired by Pittsburgh Steelers as an assistant coach
Steelers Twitter (PITTSBURGH) — Brian Flores, the former Miami Dolphins head coach who is suing the NFL over discrimination claims, has found a new job with a new team. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Saturday that Flores [Read More…]
Elana Meyers Taylor elected Team USA Olympic closing ceremony flag bearer
Julian Finney/Getty Images (BEIJING) — After missing the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony due to a positive COVID test, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor will have her chance to wave the American flag at the closing ceremony [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/17/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 117, Brooklyn 103 Miami111, Charlotte 107 (2OT) Dallas 125, New Orleans 118 Philadelphia 123, Milwaukee 120 LA Clippers 142, [Read More…]
Athletes react to dramatic conclusion of women’s figure skating at the Olympics
Getty Images/Nora Carol Photography (NEW YORK) — Former athletes reacted online to the results of the women’s figure skating individual event with sympathy for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva and frustration with the sporting officials [Read More…]
Russia’s Kamila Valieva stumbles, finishes off podium in women’s figure skating final
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images (BEIJING) — After making several mistakes, including falling, Russian skater Kamila Valieva missed the podium in the women’s figure skating individual event, amid controversy over her testing positive for a banned drug [Read More…]
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin again crashes, misses medal in fifth event
Alex Pantling/Getty Images (BEIJING) — U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin on Thursday crashed out in the slalom in the women’s Alpine combined event, bringing to a close the six-time world champion’s bid for an individual medal [Read More…]
USA women’s hockey loses 3-2 to Canada, taking silver in Beijing
Elsa/Getty Images (BEIJING) — The U.S. women’s hockey team was defeated 3-2 by Canada in the Winter Olympics final in Beijing on Thursday. The loss marked the latest turn in what’s become a rivalry for [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/16/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 130, Orlando 109 Detroit 112, Boston 111 Indiana 113, Washington 108 Brooklyn 111, New York 106 Chicago 125, Sacramento [Read More…]
Women’s individual figure skating event comes to a close while wrapped up in scandal
Getty Images/Nora Carol Photography (NEW YORK) — In an event plagued by controversy, the women’s singles figure skating competition will wrap up Thursday with the free skate — and Russian skater Kamila Valieva will be [Read More…]
USA faces off against Canada in women’s hockey gold medal Olympic game — again
iStock (NEW YORK) — It’s a rivalry for the ages. Since women’s hockey was introduced at the Olympics in 1998, only the United States or Canada has come home with the gold. Now, for the [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/15/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 124, Cleveland 116 Boston 135, Philadelphia 87 Dallas 107, Miami 99 Memphis 121, New Orleans 109 Minnesota 126, Charlotte [Read More…]
Athletes question decision in Kamila Valieva’s Olympic doping case: ‘What a shame’
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — The ongoing dilemma in the Winter Games involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is under investigation over alleged use of a banned heart medication, has athletes around the world calling [Read More…]
Simone Biles announces engagement to Jonathan Owens
Carmen Mandato/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Simone Biles is getting married! The Olympic gold medalist shared a post Tuesday announcing her engagement to Jonathan Owens, who she has been dating since 2020. Alongside four photos [Read More…]
Valieva earns highest score in women’s short program after CAS allows her to skate
Justin Setterfield/Getty Images (BEIJING) — Kamila Valieva earned the highest score in the women’s figure skating singles event short program at the Olympics on Tuesday. The 15-year-old, who represents the Russian Olympic Committee, scored a [Read More…]
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin misses medal in fourth Beijing event
Alex Pantling/Getty Images (BEIJING) — U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin on Tuesday came up empty handed in her fourth competition, placing 18th in the downhill skiing event, after wiping out in her first two races and [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/14/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 103, Detroit 94 Brooklyn 109, Sacramento 85 Oklahoma City 127, New York 123 (OT) New Orleans 120, Toronto 90 [Read More…]
LA Rams win Super Bowl LVI
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images (INGLEWOOD, Calif.) — The Los Angeles Rams delivered a Hollywood Super Bowl ending Sunday, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in front of a star-studded home crowd at SoFi Stadium. Watch game highlights [Read More…]