SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Soccer player Da’vian Kimbrough had a moment this week unlike most of his fellow 13-year-olds. On Sunday, Kimbrough made history as the youngest professional athlete in American team sports when he made his debut with the Sacramento Republic, a USL Championship team based in […]
Greg Fiume/Getty Images (MALIBU, Calif.) — Dick Butkus, the legendary Chicago Bears linebacker, has died, his family said. He was 80. Butkus “died peacefully” in his sleep overnight at his home in Malibu, California, his family said in a statement Thursday. “The Butkus family is gathering with Dick’s wife Helen,” […]
Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images (ANTWERP, Belgium) — The Women’s National Gymnastics Team, led by Simone Biles, has cemented a spot in sports history with its seventh consecutive world championship title. The 26-year-old Biles, who made her return to elite gymnastics just two months ago, helped carry Team USA to a […]
Matthias Hangst/Getty Images (ANTWERP, Belgium) — Seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is already a household name but her latest feat upon returning to the world stage has cemented her name in history. On Sunday, Biles became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike in international competition at the […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner is speaking out for the first time since taking a 92-mph line drive to the back of the head. The devastating injury in May left him face down in the dirt against the Philadelphia Phillies. He suffered a fractured skull […]
Laurence Mouton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Golf legend Tiger Woods was back on the green this weekend, but instead of starring in the action, the father of two was serving as the caddy for his son Charlie, who was competing in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship Last […]
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Liberty star and two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart has had a stellar season, leading her team to the playoffs, and hailed this moment in sports as bigger than basketball and a catalyst for all women’s sports during an interview Wednesday […]
David Madison/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ireland’s gymnastics federation has issued an apology after footage emerged of a young Black gymnast being passed over for a medal at a presentation ceremony. The viral video, which has re-emerged on social media, depicts an official awarding medals to a lineup of eager young […]
Michael Reaves/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — After over 200 appearances on the field with the U.S. women’s national soccer team, Megan Rapinoe played her final game Sunday. Rapinoe, a former USWNT co-captain, donned the captain’s armband one last time on Sunday and helped lead her team to a 2-0 victory against […]
Stephen Brashear/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles Dodgers star who spent the past seven years playing baseball in the United States while his mom lived in Venezuela saw his dream come true Wednesday night. Brusdar Graterol pitched at Dodger Stadium in front of a packed crowd that included […]
