Oliverson Family (NEW YORK) — The Little League player who fractured his skull after falling from a bunk bed has thanked people for their well wishes amid his recovery as he heads back to his home state of Utah. On Tuesday, in a video posted on the Instagram account set […]
goduke.com (DURHAM, N.C.) — A Duke University women’s volleyball player targeted by a fan using hateful, racial slurs while playing a game against Brigham Young University calls the incident an “opportunity” to curate a healthy environment for Black people in collegiate athletics. Rachel Richardson, a sophomore at Duke, said she’s […]
Frey/TPN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — All eyes were on Serena Williams as the tennis superstar made an electric first-round appearance in her final U.S. Open appearance before retirement. Williams defeated 80th-ranked Danka Kovinic of Montenegro on center court in two sets, 6-3, 6-3. Williams, 40, has been the talk of […]
Frey/TPN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — All eyes are on Serena Williams as the tennis superstar prepares to make her final U.S. Open appearance before retirement. Williams, 40, has been the talk of the tournament after she announced earlier this month in a personal essay for Vogue that her time as […]
Scott Taetsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Washington Commanders rookie running back was shot in the leg during the apparent carjacking, according to the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington. D.C. Brian Robinson Jr. was in Washington around 5:30 p.m. Sunday when he apparently was approached by two juveniles who tried to […]
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — All eyes will be on Serena Williams Monday when she takes the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium for her final US Open. The tennis superstar will face 80th ranked Dana Kovinic in her final Grand Slam event. The match is slated to begin at […]
@BYUwvolleyball/Twitter (PROVO, Utah) — A Duke University women’s volleyball player was allegedly harassed by a fan with a racial slur while playing in a game against Brigham Young University in Utah on Friday, according to BYU. The fan, who was not a student, was sitting in the BYU student section, […]
Buffalo Bills (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The Buffalo Bills released rookie punter Matt Araiza Saturday after he was named in a lawsuit that accused him and two others of gang rape. “We have released Punter Matt Araiza,” the NFL team said in a statement Saturday. An additional post attributed to GM […]
Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Hublot, FILE (LOS ANGELES) — A lawsuit filed in California alleges that professional boxer and former heavyweight champion George Foreman sexually assaulted at least two women in the 1970s, when they were teenagers and below the age of consent. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Los […]
ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Novak Djokovic, one of the world’s top tennis players, confirmed Thursday that he won’t be competing at the upcoming U.S. Open. The Serbian athlete will miss this year’s tournament in New York City due to his COVID-19 vaccination status. “Sadly, I will […]
