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09/19/2018

NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson on push for insurance: 'Health care is just a normal thing to have'

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- NFL great Eric Dickerson has a gold Hall of Fame jacket, a bust in Canton and the record for most rushing yards in a season, but there's one thing he doesn't have from the league: health insurance. Dickerson is one of a handful of Hall of Famers who said Tuesday they w...

09/18/2018

Champion college golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena stabbed to death on golf course, suspect charged with murder

Iowa State Department of Athletics(AMES, Iowa) -- A man with a criminal background was charged with murder just hours after a former Iowa State University champion golfer turned up dead in a pond on a golf course.Collin Daniel Richards, 22, who police said has no known address and, according to cour...

09/17/2018

Serena Williams denies cheating, points to double standard in 1st interview since US Open defeat

Julian Finney/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Serena Williams maintained in her first television interview since her stunning upset at the U.S. Open last week that she did not cheat -- and further blasted what she sees as the double standard between male and female tennis players. The tennis legend and 23...

09/16/2018

Scoreboard roundup -- 9/15/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Saturday’s sports events:INTERLEAGUEBoston 5, N.Y. Mets 3Houston 10, Arizona 4Texas 6, San Diego 3 AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland 15, Detroit 0Toronto 8, N.Y. Yankees 7Tampa Bay 7, Oakland 5Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore 0Kansas City 10, Minnesota...

09/16/2018

Browns to release Josh Gordon on Monday

2018 Diamond Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Cleveland Browns will release wide receiver Josh Gordon on Monday. The news came the same day the team ruled the former pro-bowler out for Sunday's game against the Saints. Gordon had been suspended for most of the past four seasons for repeated drug...

09/15/2018

Scoreboard roundup -- 9/14/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events:INTERLEAGUEN.Y. Mets 8, Boston 0Arizona 4, Houston 2Texas 4, San Diego 0AMERICAN LEAGUEN.Y. Yankees 11, Toronto 0Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore 6Oakland 2, Tampa Bay 1, 10 InningsDetroit 5, Cleveland 4Kansas City 8, Min...

09/14/2018

Scoreboard roundup -- 9/13/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:AMERICAN LEAGUEBaltimore 5, Oakland 3Boston 4, Toronto 3Kansas City 6, Minnesota 4Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 2NATIONAL LEAGUEN.Y. Mets 4, Miami 3Colorado 10, Arizona 3Chicago Cubs 4, Washington 3, 10 InningsN.Y. Mets 5, M...

09/10/2018

The controversial tennis umpire at the center of the Serena Williams US Open drama

Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA(NEW YORK) -- It's hard to upstage Serena Williams on the tennis court or to take away the shine from 20-year-old record breaker Naomi Osaka, who became the first Japanese tennis slam winner.But Carlos Ramos did just that.The longtime tennis umpire became the subject....

09/09/2018

Serena Williams fined $17,000 for outburst at the US Open

Michael Owens/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Serena Williams was fined $17,000 on Sunday for a total of three code violations during her loss to Naomi Osaka in the U.S. Open final — $4,000 for being warned for coaching after her coach made a hand gesture to her, $3,000 for breaking her racket and $10,0...

09/09/2018

Scoreboard roundup -- 9/8/18

Scoreboard roundup -- 9/8/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Saturday’s sports events:INTERLEAGUEDetroit 4, St. Louis 3AMERICAN LEAGUEHouston 5, Boston 3Oakland 8, Texas 6Cleveland 9, Toronto 8Tampa Bay 10, Baltimore 5Kansas City 4, Minnesota 1L.A. Angels 12, Chicago White Sox 3N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle ...

09/09/2018

Naomi Osaka makes history of her own in US Open win over Serena Williams

Chris Trotman/Getty Images/USTA(NEW YORK) -- Naomi Osaka, winner of the U.S. Open Women’s Final, said that when Serena Williams hugged her at the end of the controversial match, it “really brought out the emotions” because “when I was little and I was watching her play, I always wanted the o...

09/09/2018

Serena Williams loses temper, US Open final in stunning upset

Elsa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Serena Williams lost a chance to make history at the U.S. Open Saturday -- but the tennis great also lost her temper in spectacular fashion on her way to losing the final in straight sets. Williams, who was vying for her 24th Grand Slam singles title, lost to Naomi Osa...

09/08/2018

Former NFL star Tiki Barber talks Giants, national anthem, and Super Bowl

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Will Saquon Barkley live up to his draft status? Is quarterback Eli Manning in decline? How will the Giants fare after a forgettable 2017 season?These are a handful of questions New York Giants fans are asking as the team prepares for its 2018 season opener against the...

09/08/2018

Scoreboard roundup -- 9/7/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events:INTERLEAGUEDetroit 5, St. Louis 3AMERICAN LEAGUEToronto 3, Cleveland 2, 11 InningsTampa Bay 14, Baltimore 2Houston 6, Boston 3Minnesota 10, Kansas City 6L.A. Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 2Oakland 8, Texas 4N.Y. Yankees 4...

09/07/2018

There's really not much proof probiotics work: Study

iStock/ThinkstockBY: DR. NICKY MEHTANI(NEW YORK) -- Over the past decade, probiotic dietary supplements have turned into a multi-million dollar industry, taken by almost 4 million adults and prescribed by up to 60 percent of health care providers. Yet the scientific community has known little about....

09/07/2018

'Country over company': College of the Ozarks will strip athletes of Nike branding

Yu Chun Christopher Wong/S3studio/Getty Images(POINT LOOKOUT, Mo.) -- The College of the Ozarks, a private Christian school in Point Lookout, Missouri, has announced plans to strip all student-athletes of Nike branding in response to the sportswear company’s controversial 30th anniversary “Just ...

09/06/2018

Scoreboard roundup -- 9/5/18

09/05/2018

Full-length Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick released

Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(NEW YORK) -- They did it.Two days after Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, sparked outrage across social media for being the face of Nike’s new ad campaign, the company has released the full two-minute long spot.“Believe in something. Even if...

09/04/2018

USA Gymnastics CEO resigns amid fallout from Larry Nassar abuse scandal

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The fallout from the Larry Nassar scandal continued Tuesday when USA Gymnastics announced the resignation of its embattled CEO Kerry Perry, who sparked a firestorm by hiring a coach who had supported the Olympic doctor turned serial sex-abuser for a key position with t...

09/04/2018

Houston Astros fan allegedly kicked out of stadium for displaying domestic abuse hotline sign at game

KTRK(HOUSTON) -- The Houston Astros booted a customer from Minute Maid Park stadium during a game for holding up a sign that read, “Houston Domestic Violence Hot Line 713.528.2121,” the ejected fan told ABC Houston station KTRK-TV.The telephone number is a working hotline run by the Houston Area...

09/04/2018

Colin Kaepernick named face of Nike's new 30th anniversary 'Just Do It' campaign

Michael Tran / Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Controversial former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, currently embroiled in legal proceedings against the league over alleged collusion by owners, has been chosen as the new face of Nike.Kaepernick tweeted Monday afternoon he was picked to helm the esteemed...

09/03/2018

Skateboarder becomes first female to land Tony Hawk's infamous loop

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- For the first time ever, a female has completed legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk's notoriously terrifying loop. On Aug. 26, Lizzie Armanto of Oceanside, California, was one of the three skateboarders whose names were added to the list of roughly 15 people who have succ...

09/02/2018

Tennis player Monica Puig raises money for Puerto Rico, inspiring island as it rebuilds after Hurricane Maria

Miguel Lozada(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) -- Miguel Lozada remembers the moment tennis exploded on the island of Puerto Rico.

09/01/2018

USA Gymnastics coach fired 3 days after being hired for contacting Aly Raisman

WCPO(NEW YORK) -- USA Gymnastics fired Mary Lee Tracy on Friday, just three days after she was appointed by the sport's governing body to be its new elite development coordinator. The firing came after a whirlwind day in which Tracy admitted to contacting three-time Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman...

09/01/2018

Organizations use outdoor sports to support veterans

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Across the country, volunteers, businesses, and entrepreneurs support veterans by engaging with them in different sports and outdoor activities.This past week, veterans travelled to the beach to participate in the Wounded Warriors surfing event in Hampton, New Hampshir...

09/01/2018

Serena Williams praises Colin Kaepernick for doing 'so much' for the 'greater good'

Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Serena Williams praised former NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid for

09/01/2018

Scoreboard roundup -- 8/31/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events:INTERLEAGUEToronto 6, Miami 5AMERICAN LEAGUEN.Y. Yankees 7, Detroit 5Cleveland 3, Tampa Bay 0Minnesota 10, Texas 7Chicago White Sox 6, Boston 1L.A. Angels 3, Houston 0Kansas City 9, Baltimore 2Oakland 7, Seattle 5NATION...

08/31/2018

Usain Bolt makes debut as soccer player for Australian league

Cameron Spencer/Getty Images(SYDNEY) -- Usain Bolt, eight-time Olympic gold medalist and world record-holder, begins his soccer career Friday for Australia's A-League Central Coast Mariners in a preseason match.Bolt, considered by many the greatest sprinter of all time, has been training with the Ma...

08/31/2018

Scoreboard roundup -- 8/30/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland 5, Minnesota 3Detroit 8, N.Y. Yankees 7Boston 9, Chicago White Sox 4L.A. Angels 5, Houston 2Seattle 7, Oakland 1NATIONAL LEAGUEMilwaukee 2, Cincinnati 1, 11 InningsSt. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 0Chi...

08/30/2018

Twitter calls out 'policing of women's bodies' in sports

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Just days after Billy Jean King criticized the French Open's tournament chief of

08/30/2018

Scoreboard roundup -- 8/29/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Wednesday's sports events:INTERLEAGUESan Diego 8, Seattle 3Boston 14, Miami 6Tampa Bay 8, Atlanta 5L.A. Dodgers 3, Texas 1AMERICAN LEAGUEHouston 5, Oakland 4Kansas City 9, Detroit 2Baltimore 10, Toronto 5Chicago White Sox 4, N.Y. Yankees 1Minne...

08/30/2018

Cleveland Browns linebacker Mychal Kendricks faces insider trading charges, released by team

2018 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) -- Cleveland Browns linebacker Mychal Kendricks has conceded that he

08/29/2018

Cleveland Browns linebacker Mychal Kendricks faces insider trading charges

2018 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) -- Cleveland Browns linebacker Mychal Kendricks has conceded that he

08/29/2018

US Open apologizes for penalizing player who took her shirt off on tennis court

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Open officials have apologized for a controversial incident that occurred Tuesday in which a female tennis player was penalized for briefly taking off her shirt on the court during a break amid the sweltering heat and humidity.Temperatures soared near 100 degrees....

08/29/2018

Serena and Venus Williams reign at the US Open: Inside the 'Williams effect' on tennis

TPN/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Serena Williams and Venus Williams have revolutionized the sport of tennis with their decades of dominance.The two African-American sisters from Compton, California, blew right past stereotypes of tennis as a “country-club sport” on their way to a combined 30 Grand ...

08/27/2018

JJ Watt on how the $41 million he raised has helped to rebuild Houston after Hurricane Harvey

Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(HOUSTON) -- Houston Texans star and activist JJ Watt revealed Monday that his foundation raised more than $41 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.Harvey decimated Houston and the surrounding areas in 2017 with nonstop flooding and destruction. Watt initially set....

08/27/2018

Trump defends Tiger Woods from 'fake news media: 'He is very smart'

:Uri Schanker / Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump once again took aim at the

08/25/2018

Former Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez's fiancee, lawyer on his final notes before his su***de, CTE diagnosis

Hachette Book Group, Inc.(NEW YORK) -- A new book is revealing chilling new details about the final hours of disgraced NFL star Aaron Hernandez.Hernandez, once an unstoppable tight end for the New England Patriots, took his own life in 2017 while serving a life sentence for the murder of his friend....

08/25/2018

Blind rower's journey from California to Hawaii stalled due to Hurricane Lane

iStock/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) -- An ocean rowing team attempting to make history is facing one last obstacle on its way to Hawaii: Hurricane Lane. Mick Dawson and Steve Sparkes, the two-man crew of the Cockleshell Pacific Endeavor, and both former Royal Marines, are taking part in the Great Pacific Ra...

08/24/2018

French Open president says Serena Williams won't be able to wear catsuit

Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images(PARIS) -- The French Open appears to be sidelining Serena Williams' famed catsuits, with the tournament's chief saying they