The Oakland Athletics seem more and more ready to head to Las Vegas by the day. Before a recent A’s game in the Bay Area, a fan decided to risk taking the field and running the bases. While the grounds crew was working on the field, the fan hopped the …
Read More »Alabama bans transgender female athletes from women’s college sports
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Tuesday that prohibits transgender women from participating on female sports teams in college. The state had previously banned transgender athletes from participating in female youth sports from grades K-12. Under the law, students are prohibited from playing under a different gender identity even after …
Read More »Nick Saban pushes for players to ‘unionize,’ has ‘no problem’ with athletes being paid as employees
Whenever Nick Saban steps to a podium, he commands the attention of the college football world, and his recent comments at the SEC spring meetings were no exception. On Tuesday, Saban suggested college football adopt a pay structure similar to the model that exists in the NFL. Saban specifically pushed …
Read More »Notre Dame’s Pat Kavanagh gives patriotic answer to why he battled through injury during lacrosse title game
University of Notre Dame men’s lacrosse player Pat Kavanagh battled through a brutal hamstring injury to help the Fighting Irish win the NCAA championship against Duke University on Memorial Day. After the game, Kavanagh and his younger brother and teammate, Chris, were interviewed on the field, and Pat was asked …
Read More »Aaron Judge’s response in pitch-tipping drama was ‘a lie,’ Blue Jays player says
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt touched on the controversy that surrounded New York Yankees star Aaron Judge when the slugger looked toward the dugout before hitting a home run in one of their games earlier this month. Judge was accused of cheating but claimed he heard heckling from the …
Read More »No. 8 seed Miami advances to NBA Finals, avoids being on wrong side of history against Celtics
The glass slipper went missing for a bit, but the Cinderella run continues for the Miami Heat. The No. 8 seed avoided being on the wrong side of history Monday night with their 103-84 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Things started badly …
Read More »Golden Knights advance to second Stanley Cup Final with Game 6 win over Stars
William Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist to help the Vegas Golden Knights advance to their second Stanley Cup Final with a 6-0 rout Monday night over the Dallas Stars, who had extended the Western Conference Final to six games after losing the first three. William Carrier, Keegan …
Read More »76ers replace Doc Rivers with championship-winning coach
The Philadelphia 76ers have found their new head coach. The Sixers will be manned by Nick Nurse for the 2023-24 season, reports ESPN. Nurse was fired as the Toronto Raptors head coach after they failed to make the playoffs – the Raptors led their play-in tournament game by as many …
Read More »Ottawa woman, 96, sets world record with blazing 5K race
A 96-year-old woman from Ottawa is now a world record holder. Rejeanne Fairhead completed a 5K at Ottawa Race Weekend on Saturday in 51 minutes and nine seconds – it was the fastest 5K by a woman aged 95-99 ever. Fairhead walked the length of the course, breaking the previous …
Read More »Colorado’s Deion Sanders delivers powerful message about ‘success’ in first meeting with ‘new team’
In Colorado’s first official team meeting following a mass exodus of players into the transfer portal, Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders delivered a powerful message to his team about achieving “success” and making it to the NFL. Sanders, who previously served as head coach at Jackson State, has seen nearly …
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