Mar 13 Sports writer John Feinstein, author of ‘A Season on the Brink’ and other bestsellers, dies at 69 By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press John Feinstein, one of the country's foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, died unexpectedly Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 5:52 What science tells us about transgender athletes By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane In December, NCAA President Charlie Baker testified that out of more than 500,000 total college student athletes, he believed fewer than 10 were transgender But last month, President Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender athletes from participating in… Continue watching
Feb 26 Travis Hunter has NFL coaches and executives convinced he can be a two-way player By Michael Marot, Associated Press Travis Hunter arrived at the NFL's annual scouting combine with a Heisman Trophy resume, an invitation to work out at two positions and ready to answer any and all questions. Continue reading
Feb 14 Philadelphia shows LOVE for Super Bowl champion Eagles at victory parade By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press This Valentine’s Day was awash in green. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 8:31 The growing concerns around the boom in sport betting By Paul Solman, Frank Carlson This Sunday in New Orleans, the Philadelphia Eagles will try to block the Kansas City Chiefs from taking home a historic third consecutive Super Bowl title. But there will also be a historic $1.4 billion riding on the game. Paul… Continue watching
Feb 07 NCAA limits women’s competition to athletes assigned female at birth By Eric Olson, Associated Press The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. Continue reading
Feb 07 Ohtani’s ex-interpreter sentenced to nearly 5 years for bank and tax fraud By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Ippei Mizuhara has acknowledged using the money to cover his growing gambling bets and debts with an illegal bookmaker, in addition to $325,000 worth of baseball cards and his own dental bills. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 2:23 Trump signs order banning trans athletes from competing in women’s sports By Amna Nawaz, Winston Wilde President Trump took his first meeting at the White House with a Democratic foe, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, with federal aid for wildfire-stricken communities hanging in the balance. And with more executive actions, Trump took steps to restrict transgender rights… Continue watching
Feb 05 WATCH: Trump signs order aimed at banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports By Will Graves, Associated Press The timing of the order coincided with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and is the latest in a string of executive actions from the Republican president aimed at transgender people. Continue reading
Feb 05 NFL players say they are disappointed about the lack of Black head coaches around the league By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press More than a third of Black NFL players who responded to questions from the AP about the state of Black head coaches around the league were discouraged or disappointed by the current numbers. Continue reading