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Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis recounts ‘scariest point’ saving his son and niece from rip current

Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis recounts ‘scariest point’ saving his son and niece from rip current

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis, who saved his son and niece from a rip current while swimming at a Florida beach earlier this year, says “it is 100% a miracle” no one died in the incident. “It is 100% a miracle that somebody didn’t […]

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Serena Williams announces Los Angeles Golf Club ownership

Serena Williams announces Los Angeles Golf Club ownership

Laurence Mouton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tennis superstar Serena Williams made a big announcement on Instagram Thursday about a new venture in the sports world. Along with her husband Alexis Ohanian — the founder of venture capital firm Seven Seven Six — and sister Venus Williams, the 41-year-old soon-to-be mom […]

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Former USC football player arrested after being accused of raping two women

Former USC football player arrested after being accused of raping two women

amphotora/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A former USC college football player has been charged with raping two women in the past three years, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The suspect, 22-year-old Joshua Fred James Jackson Jr., was arrested on Wednesday and charged with one felony count […]

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Female athletes ask to sue over policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in sports

Female athletes ask to sue over policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in sports

rolfo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether a group of female track and field athletes in Connecticut has the right to sue over a policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ athletic events. “It is a clear violation when a school or school […]

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PGA Tour to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf under single ownership

PGA Tour to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf under single ownership

Jordi Salas/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The PGA Tour has announced it will be merging operations under a single owner with its rival, the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, as well as the DP World Tour, formerly known as the European Tour. “After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a […]

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The 11 finalists for the Scripps National Spelling Bee pose for a picture after the day's competition, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. Left to right-Shradha Rachamreddy, 13, from San Jose, Calif., Aryan Khedkar, 12, from Rochester, Hills Mich., Arth Dalsania, 14, from Camarillo, Calif., Pranav Anandh, 14, from Glen Mills, Pa., Sarah Fernandes, 11, from Omaha, Neb., Charlotte Walsh, 14, from Arlington, Va., Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., Surya Kapu, 14, from South Jordan, Utah, Dhruv Subramanian, 12, from San Ramon, Calif., Vikrant Chintanaboina, 14, from San Jose, Calif., and Tarini Nandakumar, 12, from Round Rock, Texas. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Top speller in English to be crowned at Scripps National Spelling Bee finals

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is set to crown a champion, with 11 finalists gathering Thursday night in a convention center ballroom outside Washington to demonstrate their mastery of Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged dictionary. The bee has undergone many changes as a result of an eight-way tie in […]

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New wave of Hawaiian surfers look to reclaim sport’s cultural spirit

New wave of Hawaiian surfers look to reclaim sport’s cultural spirit

ABC News (HONOLULU) — For 26-year-old Ha’a Keaulana, surfing is practically part of her DNA. She’s been around surfing since she was a baby, even before she could walk or talk. Some of her first memories were being a surfboard with her grandfather, Hawaiian surfing legend, Buffalo Keaulana. “He was raised […]

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Garbine Muguruza, two-time Grand Slam tennis champ, engaged to fan she met in Central Park

Garbine Muguruza, two-time Grand Slam tennis champ, engaged to fan she met in Central Park

Robert Prange/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In tennis, love means zero, but for a two-time Grand Slam champion love was a walk in the park. Spanish-Venezuelan tennis star Garbiñe Muguruza just announced her engagement to Arthur Borges, a fan who wished her good luck during the 2021 U.S. Open while […]

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Harry Kane wants to kick field goals for the NFL after soccer career

Harry Kane wants to kick field goals for the NFL after soccer career

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Harry Kane made history earlier this year, becoming England’s all-time leading goal-scorer. Now, the star footballer said he has his sights set on the American sport of the same name. “I was such a big England fan growing up watching [Wayne] Rooney and all those […]

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Miami Heat advance to NBA finals

Miami Heat advance to NBA finals

PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (BOSTON) — It took all seven games but the Miami Heat were finally able to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals Monday night. After taking a 3-0 lead in the East Finals against the Boston Celtics, the Heat lost three games in a row, […]

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