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
Dec 31 Watch 7:21 How the expanded playoff and unprecedented money is reshaping college football By William Brangham, Mike Fritz The College Football Playoff, which was recently expanded to 12 teams, is pouring money into the sport in ways never before seen. ESPN is reportedly paying more than $1.3 billion to televise these games and some players are now receiving… Continue watching
Dec 28 Iconic sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78 By Hallie Golden, Associated Press Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster who broke barriers during his career calling some of the biggest sporting events, has died from cancer, according to a statement from his family released by the network on Friday. He was 78. Continue reading
Dec 18 Here’s how Donald Trump might ban trans athletes from competing in sports By Will Graves, Associated Press One of President-elect Donald Trump 's most popular talking points during his campaign centered on the future of transgender athletes. Continue reading