SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bob Knight, the often controversial but always successful head coach who won three national titles at the helm of Indiana University, has died, according to a statement by his family posted on his website Wednesday evening. He was 83. Knight’s family said […]
SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — FIFA announced Monday that it is banning Luis Rubiales, the former Spanish soccer federation president, from national and international soccer activities for three years, after the organization found he violated an article of FIFA’s disciplinary code. The development comes two months after Rubiales’ behavior […]
David Livingston/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mary Lou Retton is back home after a health scare that required a nearly two-week stay in the intensive care unit. McKenna Lane Kelley, one of Retton’s four daughters, shared on Instagram Monday that her mom is home and “in recovery mode.” “We still […]
Katharine Lotze/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A collegiate gymnast has announced her retirement from the sport, alleging she was a victim of “verbal and emotional abuse.” Kara Eaker, a junior at the University of Utah, shared on Instagram that she is withdrawing from the school, as well as retiring from […]
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the fall sports season well under way, young athletes may face pressures from coaches and looming college scholarships to train in only one sport year-round. But experts have issued a new warning to parents and coaches that focusing only on one sport at […]
Eric McCandless via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mary Lou Retton, the American gymnast who became a sports icon when she won Olympic gold in 1984, is getting stronger as she battles a very rare form of pneumonia,” according to her daughter. Shayla Kelley Schrepfer, one of Retton’s four daughters, […]
Trevor Ruszkowski/USSF/Getty Images for USSF (NEW YORK) — This year, U.S. Women’s Soccer star and Olympian Julie Ertz announced her retirement from the sport after over a decade of professional play. Ertz, 31, who was on the 2015 and 2019 championship Women’s World Cup team, said she was taking time […]
Mike Stobe/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Anthony Nesty attributes his recent appointment as U.S. men’s Olympic swim team head coach to his hard work ethic, determination and family. Nesty, who is also the head coach of the University of Florida’s men’s swimming and diving team, was selected to lead […]
Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images (ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.) — Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris was taken off the football field by ambulance during Sunday night’s game with the New York Giants. Harris was tackled after receiving the ball from quarterback Josh Allen and stayed on the ground following the play. […]
David Livingston/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A fundraising effort for Mary Lou Retton, the American gymnast who became a sports icon when she won Olympic gold in 1984, has reached its goal as she continues to battle a very rare form of pneumonia,” according to her daughter. Retton, 55, has […]
