Category Archives: Sports News – ABC Audio
US officials to negotiate Brittney Griner’s release from 'wrongful' detention in Russia
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. government now considers WNBA star Brittney Griner to be “wrongfully detained” in Russia, the State Department said. “The welf...
May 03, 2022
Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins suspended six games for violating PED policy
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(TEMPE, Ariz.) -- Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins will be absent from the first six games of the 2022 season for violating the NFL's performance-enhancin...
May 03, 2022
Scoreboard roundup -- 5/2/22
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Monday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 1, Kansas City 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago White Sox 3, LA Angels 0 Minnesota 2, Baltimor...
May 03, 2022
NFL wants to move Brian Flores' discrimination case to arbitration
Silas Walker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The NFL told a federal judge in New York on Monday it will try to move former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ race discrimination lawsuit into arbi...
May 02, 2022
Meet three Asian American athletes breaking barriers in team sports
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- It’s no secret Asian American athletes are underrepresented in professional sports in the U.S. They make up just 1.4% of the WNBA, 1.3% of Major League Soccer and 0.1% of t...
May 02, 2022
Scoreboard roundup -- 5/1/22
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Sunday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 7, Miami 3 Texas 7, Atlanta 3 LA Dodgers 6, Detroit 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 9, Tampa ...
May 02, 2022
Scoreboard Roundup -- 4/29/22
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Friday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Final Miami 8 Seattle 6 &n...
Apr 30, 2022
Travon Walker talks being the NFL draft’s No. 1 pick
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Travon Walker was selected as the No. 1 overall pick during Thursday night’s NFL draft. The former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end was chosen by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Wa...
Apr 29, 2022
2022 NFL Draft: A look at the biggest moments
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) -- The NFL Draft kicked off Thursday night in Las Vegas. The Jacksonville Jaguars got the first overall pick, taking Georgia defensive lineman Travon Walker. Watch...
Apr 29, 2022
Scoreboard roundup -- 4/28/22
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 2, Seattle 1 Minnesota 7, Detroit 1 Houston 3, Texas 2 NY Yankees 10, Baltimore 5...
Apr 29, 2022