Damar Hamlin’s On-Field Collapse Is a Stark Reminder of the True Cost of Football [UPDATED]
By Stephanie Holland | The Root On Tuesday, the family of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin issued a statement thanking fans for... Read More
Pelé, Brazil’s Mighty King of ‘Beautiful Game,’ Has Died
By TALES AZZONI and MAURICIO SAVARESE SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and... Read More
WNBA Star Griner Freed in Swap For Russian Arms Dealer Bout
By Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee and Zeke Miller WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange,... Read More
LeBron James’ $97.1M Contract Extension Makes Him the Top-Paid Player in NBA History
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los... Read More
Simone Biles Reminds Us That Even Superstars Feel The Pressure
Worldwide — Simone Biles’ withdrawal from team competition in Tokyo shocked Olympics viewers, but it followed years of stress and pressure on the... Read More
Atlanta Hawks Raise Almost $200k And Millions Of Impressions To Support The Prostate Cancer Foundation With ‘Black History Month Assist Challenge’
More Than $500,000 Donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation Since the Launch of Campaign in 2019 Atlanta, GA — Prior to the tip... Read More
Golf Without Woods? Battered Leg Brings It Closer To Reality
By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press Los Angeles, CA — The PGA Tour without Tiger Woods was always inevitable purely because of age. His... Read More
Fitting Finale: Dodgers Win Title, Turner Tests Positive
By: Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — No large dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face —... Read More
Los Angeles City Council Announces Street Will Be Renamed Kobe Bryant Boulevard: ‘He Is the City’
Los Angeles, CA — In NBA circles, Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles is commonly known as The House That Kobe Built.... Read More
