• WATCH: Biden honors Hillary Clinton, Bill Nye, Magic Johnson and others with Medal of Freedom

    WATCH: Biden honors Hillary Clinton, Bill Nye, Magic Johnson and others with Medal of Freedom

    Jan 04, 2025 05:44 PM EDT

    ... for rock band U2 and a social justice activist.Sports and entertainment stars being recognized include professional soccer player Lionel Messi; retired Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend and businessman Earvin “Magic” Johnson; actor Michael J. Fox, who is an outspoken advocate for Parkinson’s disease research and development; and William ...

  • The notable lives we lost in 2024

    The notable lives we lost in 2024

    Jan 01, 2025 07:00 PM EDT

    ... Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests. Feb. 16. Lefty Driesell, 92. The Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs. Feb. 17.

  • News Wrap: Most of Puerto Rico in blackout could take 2 days to repair

    News Wrap: Most of Puerto Rico in blackout could take 2 days to repair

    Dec 31, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    ... Guatemala and entered the United States illegally. In Los Angeles, federal aviation officials are investigating a near-miss at LAX involving the Gonzaga men's basketball team. A livestream of the incident captured air traffic controllers ordering the team's jet to stop just as it was crossing a runway ...

  • Iconic sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78

    Iconic sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78

    Dec 28, 2024 04:40 PM EDT

    ... hosted the world figure skating championships and the following year hosted NBC’s daytime coverage of the Atlanta Summer Olympics. But it was football and basketball where he was best known and made his biggest impact. Gumbel hosted CBS’ NFL studio show, “The NFL Today,” from 1990 to 1993 and ...

  • News Wrap: South Korea's parliament impeaches acting president

    News Wrap: South Korea's parliament impeaches acting president

    Dec 27, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    ... known for his work as a play-by-play announcer and studio host over a career that also included a stint at NBC. He covered basketball, the NFL and the Olympics, among others. Greg Gumbel was 78 years old. And the oldest living survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl ...

  • WNBA's Caitlin Clark named AP Female Athlete of the Year

    WNBA's Caitlin Clark named AP Female Athlete of the Year

    Dec 24, 2024 02:55 PM EDT

    Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women's basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and Tuesday she was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for her impact on and off the court. After leading Iowa to the national championship game, Clark was ...

  • Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's legendary 'Man of Steal,' dies at 65

    Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's legendary 'Man of Steal,' dies at 65

    Dec 22, 2024 12:12 AM EDT

    Born on Christmas Day in 1958 in Chicago in the back of his parents' Chevy, Henderson grew up in Oakland and developed into a star athlete. He played baseball, basketball and football at Oakland Tech High School and was a highly sought-after football recruit who could have played tailback ...

  • Bill Belichick says he's 'always wanted' to coach college football. Now he will at North Carolina

    Bill Belichick says he's 'always wanted' to coach college football. Now he will at North Carolina

    Dec 12, 2024 09:17 PM EDT

    ... and athletes’ ability to cash in on endorsements to the looming arrival of revenue sharing. And he's taking over a program that for a school with a national name-brand — particularly as a tradition-rich blueblood in college basketball — has never sustained elite football success in its long history.

  • 3 ways empathy can help you handle conflict during the holidays

    3 ways empathy can help you handle conflict during the holidays

    Nov 27, 2024 11:22 PM EDT

    Holiday gatherings can come with the invisible stress of potential arguments and conflict. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Tapping into empathy skills can help prepare you to face conflict head-on and diffuse a disagreement before it escalates. The fact is, empathy, like basketball or drawing ...

  • About 20% of Americans get their news from social media influencers, report finds

    About 20% of Americans get their news from social media influencers, report finds

    Nov 18, 2024 08:02 PM EDT

    ... events this past summer. Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with Alex Cooper for her “Call Her Daddy” podcast and talked a little Bay Area basketball with the fellows on “All the Smoke.” Meanwhile, Trump hung out with the bros on the “Bussin’ With the Boys,” “Flagrant” and the popular ...