Jan 25 All-Star 3rd baseman Scott Rolen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with five votes to spare above the 75 percent needed. Continue reading
Jan 02 Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer By Associated Press Tennis great Martina Navratilova says she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said in a statement released Monday that her prognosis is… Continue reading
Dec 28 Pelé nears monthlong hospital stay without sign of improvement By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press The three-time World Cup winner's cancer has advanced and doctors at Albert Einstein hospital recently said he's under “elevated care” related to “kidney and cardiac dysfunctions.”… Continue reading
Dec 18 Argentina wins World Cup, beating France 4-2 on penalties By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Lionel Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete. The Argentina superstar is finally a World Cup champion. Continue reading
Dec 17 Analysis: Crypto companies’ ties to sports raise ethical questions By Eddie Pells, Associated Press The bankruptcy of FTX and the arrest of its founder and former CEO are raising new questions about the role celebrity athletes such as Tom Brady, Steph Curry, Naomi Osaka and others played in lending legitimacy to the largely unregulated landscape of crypto. Continue reading
Dec 17 Morocco’s finish in the World Cup playoffs is bittersweet for Arab fans By Abby Sewell, Associated Press Morocco’s fans in the Arab world took the North African team’s 2-1 loss to Croatia in Saturday’s World Cup third-place playoff philosophically. The team had already made history, becoming the first Arab and first African team to reach the semifinals… Continue reading
Dec 10 France beats England 2-1, advancing to semifinals at World Cup By James Robson, Associated Press Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Continue reading
Dec 10 Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals after defeating Portugal 1-0 By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Morocco delivered a seminal moment in the nearly 100-year history of soccer's biggest tournament, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team 1-0 Saturday in the another shocking result in the first World Cup staged in the Middle East. Continue reading
Dec 09 Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment By Lekan Oyekanmi, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Griner's status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women's basketball and her imprisonment in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community heightened concerns for her. Continue reading
Dec 04 Deshaun Watson returns from 11-game suspension with some support, many boos By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press Watson heard jeers before taking each snap throughout the first half in his first game Sunday since returning from an 11-game suspension for sexual misconduct. Continue reading