PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The First Four wrapped up Wednesday night, setting the field of 64 teams for this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights and Arizona State Sun Devils advanced on Wednesday to the first round of competition, which begins on Thursday. […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A 16-year-old softball player with cerebral palsy has gained thousands of social media followers sharing her recovery efforts after a major leg surgery. Throughout her life, Charlie Duffy has had over 20 surgeries to help correct pain and walking issues affecting the left side of her […]
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery is reportedly headed to Detroit. Citing a source, ESPN reports Montgomery, 25, has agreed on a three-year, $18 million deal with the Detroit Lions. The contract includes $11 million guaranteed. Montgomery was drafted by the Bears […]
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Starr Andrews recently made history as the first Black woman to medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 35 years. The 21-year-old skater has been open about her push to bring more diversity to the sport and inspire others. She spoke with ABC News […]
Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kara Goucher, one of the fastest female long-distance runners in American history, describes a “secret world” of professional running in her new memoir. “Running is life-changing,” Goucher told Good Morning America. “It’s given me so much freedom and strength and power.” In her […]
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Puerto Rico shut out Israel in the World Baseball Classic Monday night, beating them 10-0 in eight innings. Four pitchers retired all 24 batters they faced, marking the competition’s first-ever combined perfect game. Puerto Rico will next face off against Dominican Republic on Wednesday […]
Freshman player J’Zavien Currence is shown during an interview with ABC News. (ABC News) (ROCK HILL, S.C.) — Friday night high school football games are an American tradition. But only one town — Rock Hill, South Carolina — calls itself “Football City.” That’s because the city of 75,000 says it […]
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — March Madness fans rejoice: Selection Sunday is now behind us and we now know the 68 teams that will be participating in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The competition kicks off on Tuesday, March 14, with the First Four in Dayton, […]
Philipp Hülsmann/picture alliance via Getty Images (TACOMA, Wash.) — Former Seattle Supersonics star and NBA great Shawn Kemp has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting at a mall, police say. The incident occurred at approximately 1:58 p.m. Wednesday when officers from the Tacoma Police Department in […]
In a post made to the Orlando Pride Instagram account, players Ally Watt and Haley McCutcheon pose in the team’s new dark shorts. — @orlpride/Instagram (ORLANDO, Fla.) — This season, players for the Orlando Pride, part of the National Women’s Soccer League, will take the field in black shorts instead […]
