Apr 21 Roman Gabriel, 1st Filipino-American NFL quarterback and 1969 MVP, dies at 83 By Associated Press His son, Roman Gabriel III, announced his father’s death on social media, saying he died peacefully at home of natural causes. Continue reading
Apr 21 Why does luck play such a big role in hockey games? By Mark Robert Rank, The Conversation With low-scoring games and a preponderance of deflected shots, randomness is much more likely to influence NHL teams’ records than those in the other four major U.S. pro sports leagues. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 10:28 How Charlie Sifford broke the PGA’s color barrier and changed the course of golf By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Juliet Fuisz, Harry Zahn Charlie Sifford was the first Black player to get a PGA card, qualifying him for the professional golf tour. It came in 1961, a full decade after the color barrier had fallen in professional football, baseball and basketball. John Yang… Continue watching
Apr 08 New NAIA policy prevents transgender women from competing in women’s college sports By Eric Olson, Associated Press The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which oversees some 83,000 athletes at schools across the country, is believed to be the first college sports organization to take such a step. Continue reading
Apr 07 South Carolina wins NCAA championship to finish perfect season, defeating Iowa 87-75 By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 17 Lefty Driesell, fiery college basketball coach who put Maryland on the map, dies at 92 By David Ginsburg, Associated Press Lefty Driesell, 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, died Saturday. He was 92. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 5:38 How a social media creator matches modern sports images with classic works of art By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Murrey Jacobson, Shoshana Dubnow More than 100 million viewers in the U.S. will tune into the Super Bowl this Sunday. These days, major live sports events are often a two-screen experience. But one fan puts a different lens on the moment, exploring the symmetry… Continue watching
Jan 28 USA Hockey will require neck laceration protection for players under 18 starting Aug. 1 By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the wake of the death of a player in England from a skate to the neck that has reignited the debate over cut-proof gear in… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 6:07 Why professional athletes are bolstering the push for paid maternity leave By Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz The 2024 Australian Open was an example of a growing trend in women’s professional sports: eight players in the tournament had returned to tennis after pausing their careers to have children. USA outdoor track champion and Olympic medalist Alysia Montaño,… Continue watching
Jan 21 Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest college basketball coach By Janie McCauley, Associated Press Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, passing former Duke and Army coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd career victory when No. 8 Stanford beat Oregon State 65-56. Continue reading