Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Women’s National Team is getting ready to defend its title at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, which kicks off Thursday. Ahead of their opener on Friday, here are five facts about the powerhouse team that’s looking […]
SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As millions of people around the world tune in for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup this week, second gentleman Doug Emhoff will be in New Zealand representing the United States. Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, departed Monday for New Zealand, […]
Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb, FILE (NEW YORK) — Gabby Douglas is returning to competitive gymnastics, with an eye for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Douglas, 27, announced on Instagram Thursday that she is returning to the sport she “absolutely love[s] doing.” “I know i have a huge task ahead of […]
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The biggest names in professional sports slowed their pace for an evening to walk the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the 2023 ESPY Awards, which celebrated an impressive year of athletic achievements with a dash of Hollywood […]
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed in prison after a comment he allegedly made while watching the women’s Wimbledon tennis tournament with other inmates, according to sources familiar with the case. Nassar, who was convicted of sexually assaulting U.S. gymnastics team members, […]
Laurence Mouton/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks watching from just feet away, two top executives from the PGA Tour faced blistering criticism from Senate Democrats over their tour’s proposal to work with LIV Golf, the tour backed by a Saudi government […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Larry Nassar, a former USA gymnastics team doctor, has been stabbed in prison, according to a law enforcement source. Nassar was stabbed in the back and neck multiple times, according to a source. He currently has what one source described as “substantial injuries,” including […]
David Berding/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As pregnant LPGA Tour veteran Amy Olson heads into her third and final trimester, the professional golfer will tee off at the iconic Pebble Beach overlooking the Northern California coastline. The 30-year-old LPGA star, who is six months pregnant and shot six-under during a […]
Marcus Ingram/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Simone Biles is set to return to gymnastics competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics. Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and 2016 Olympic individual all-around champion, was announced as a competitor at the U.S. Classic in Chicago on Aug. 4 and 5, according […]
Marcus Ingram/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Simone Biles is set to return to gymnastics competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics. Biles was announced as a competitor at the U.S. Classic in Chicago on Aug. 4 and 5, according to USA Gymnastics. The 26-year-old, who dealt with mental […]
