Month: October 2021

12:34 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Olympians Allyson Felix and Jordan Larson were honored as Sportswomen of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation. Felix won two medals at the Tokyo Games — giving her 11 in her career — to surpass Carl Lewis as the most decorated American in Olympic track and
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8:52 AM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Grand Slam title winners Ana Ivanovic, Flavia Pennetta, Carlos Moya and Cara Black are the new nominees on the International Tennis Hall of Fame ballot for the class of 2022, joining holdovers Lisa Raymond and Juan Carlos Ferrero. The Hall announced the candidates Thursday. The half-dozen nominees
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“Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up,” these famous lines from the blockbuster Sylvester Stallone movie ‘Rocky’ sets it up perfectly. Sports is a great teacher of life lessons and sportspersons are one of the biggest ambassadors of this message. In keeping with this spirit, CRED, the now famous and popular
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8:55 PM ET The United States came from behind in impressive fashion to beat Costa Rica in its CONCACAF World Cup qualifier at the new home of Columbus Crew on Wednesday night. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter changed his lineup significantly, inserting goalkeeper Zack Steffen among nine changes to the starting 11 following Sunday’s 1-0 loss
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8:15 AM ET The New York Islanders are going to win the 2022 Stanley Cup. “Please God, no,” wrote reader “Hockey Island,” whose Twitter profile includes an image of the team’s previous four championship banners from the 1980s. People like Mr. Island understand that my predicting the Stanley Cup winner is usually the kiss of
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As part of BBC Sport’s Trailblazers series for Black History Month, Kadeena Cox, who has won three Paralympic cycling gold medals, meets Luli Adeyemo, Britain’s 1986 former BMX world champion, to discuss breaking down barriers in their sport. WATCH MORE: Black History Month Trailblazers: England U21 Hockey’s Darcy Bourne meets Rosie Sykes, the first black
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1:10 AM ET Kyrie Irving said Wednesday night he still hopes to return and play for the Brooklyn Nets but that “this is about my life and what I am choosing to do,” as he explained his decision to not receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Irving, speaking on Instagram Live, said he is neither pro-vaccine nor
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