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Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East opened up about her harrowing Monday as she received a phone call from someone at her children’s school saying they were in lockdown amid a shooting at a Christian private school in Nashville, Tennessee. Johnson East said her husband, former NFL player Andrew East, …

The NFL world weighed in on a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee at a Christian private school that left several people and a 28-year-old female shooter dead on Monday. The Tennessee Titans were among those who offered their thoughts and prayers. Former Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan also tweeted about the …

LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne is one of the most-followed student-athletes on social media among other sports, and she will be pushed further into the limelight this weekend at the NCAA Regional in Denver. Dunne has more than 7.3 million followers on TikTok and 3.8 million followers on Instagram. On Sunday, …

Charles Barkley made clear Sunday that he’s no fan of the current name, image and likeness (NIL) system that sees collectives essentially paying players to join their school’s programs. Barkley, a current NBA analyst on Turner networks and college basketball analyst during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, appeared on “60 …

Tyler Reddick scored his first victory with new team 23XI Racing by holding on over multiple late restarts to win in triple overtime Sunday at Circuit of the Americas, the first road course race on this year’s NASCAR schedule. Reddick’s victory was the first of the year for Toyota and …

Charles Barkley is going to tell it like it is, and he said Sunday that players are a bit more sensitive in today’s NBA than they were in the past. In an interview with “60 Minutes” on CBS, Barkley was asked about his thoughts on Kevin Durant. The two have …

San Diego State guard Darrion Trammell drew a foul with less than 2 seconds left in the Elite Eight matchup against Creighton and made one free throw to send the Aztecs to the Final Four. Creighton guard Ryan Nembhard appeared to grab Trammell’s hip as he went up for a …

Zane Smith picked up his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory of the 2023 season at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas on Saturday. It’s his third top-five finish in his first four races of the season and his burnout at the end of the race perfectly encapsulated Smith’s …

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said Ben Simmons likely will not return this season. The team said Friday it discovered a nerve impingement in his back that has been bothering him since last year, which would force him to miss indefinite time. Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons before a …

March Madness continues to be easy for UConn. The fourth-seeded Huskies dominated their Elite 8 matchup against No. 3 Gonzaga, 82-54 earning another trip to the Final Four in Houston. It’s the school’s sixth Final Four in history and first since 2014 – they are 4-1 in national semifinal contests. …