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Asphyxiation ruled out as cause of death for former Yankees player Brett Gardner’s son: Costa Rican National Police

Asphyxiation ruled out as cause of death for former Yankees player Brett Gardner’s son: Costa Rican National Police

Mike Stobe/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Asphyxiation has been ruled out as the cause of death for the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, officials with the Costa Rican National Police told ABC News. Authorities determined Miller Gardner didn’t die from asphyxiation because his respiratory tract […]

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Boxing heavyweight champ George Foreman dies at 76

Boxing heavyweight champ George Foreman dies at 76

Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday. He was 76 years old. Foreman, known during his post-boxing career for pitching his now-omnipresent countertop grill, was heavyweight champion twice. He also won gold at the 1968 […]

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Florida’s 7-foot-9-inch player Olivier Rioux doesn’t need ladder to cut net after SEC win

Florida’s 7-foot-9-inch player Olivier Rioux doesn’t need ladder to cut net after SEC win

James Gilbert/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A University of Florida basketball player whose height makes him a Guinness World Record holder needed just his height to cut the net in a post-game celebration Sunday after the Gators won the SEC Championship. Olivier Rioux sidestepped a ladder set up for players […]

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Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes reflect on Super Bowl loss, Kelce’s future

Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes reflect on Super Bowl loss, Kelce’s future

Jamie Squire/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes opened up on the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl defeat and Kelce’s future after falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 40-22 on Sunday night. “There’s a lot that goes into it. You don’t lose like that without everything going bad,” […]

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New York Yankees update long-standing facial hair policy to allow ‘well-groomed’ beards

New York Yankees update long-standing facial hair policy to allow ‘well-groomed’ beards

Dustin Satloff/MLB Photos via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Yankees’ long-standing policy against facial hair has finally been cut short. Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner, the son of legendary Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, shorn back the policy of having no facial hair below the lip, aka […]

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Super Bowl 59: Philadelphia Eagles beat Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl 59: Philadelphia Eagles beat Kansas City Chiefs

Gregory Shamus/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — The Philadelphia Eagles are your Super Bowl 59 champions. The Eagles beat last year’s champs the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22, Sunday night in a matchup at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, ending the Chiefs’ quest to become the first team to three-peat in a Super Bowl. […]

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Racing driver Jamie Chadwick says the sport ‘is secretly trying to find the next female superstar’

Racing driver Jamie Chadwick says the sport ‘is secretly trying to find the next female superstar’

ABC News British racing driver Jamie Chadwick may not yet be a household name. That could all change this June when the 26-year-old British racing driver heads to France to make her debut in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. Her impressive resume — three consecutive titles in the […]

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Suspects in burglary at Joe Burrow’s house posed with his stolen jewelry: Complaint

Suspects in burglary at Joe Burrow’s house posed with his stolen jewelry: Complaint

Department of Justice (CINCINNATI) — Four men charged with burglarizing the Ohio home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow last year posed for pictures with some of the $300,000 worth of designer luggage, glasses, wrist watches and jewelry stolen from the residence, according to a newly unsealed federal criminal complaint. […]

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Ex-interpreter who stole millions from Shohei Ohtani sentenced to 57 months in federal fraud case

Ex-interpreter who stole millions from Shohei Ohtani sentenced to 57 months in federal fraud case

(krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison on Thursday on charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodgers player. The sentence was handed down nearly a year after the gambling controversy […]

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Tiger Woods announces death of mother Kultida Woods in heartfelt post

Tiger Woods announces death of mother Kultida Woods in heartfelt post

Sam Greenwood/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Tiger Woods is mourning the death of his mother, Kultida Woods, and remembering her as “a force of nature all her own.” The pro golfer took to social media on Tuesday to announce she had died earlier in the day and shared a […]

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