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Flyers trade defenseman Gostisbehere, draft picks to Coyotes
Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- The Philadelphia Flyers have sent defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere and two draft picks to the Arizona Coyotes, the team announced Thursday. The ...
Jul 22, 2021
Atlanta Hawks rookie Okongwu has shoulder surgery, out six months
Stacy Revere/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Atlanta Hawks rookie center Onyeka Okongwu had surgery to repair his torn right labrum in his shoulder, the team announced. The sixth overall pick in last y...
Jul 22, 2021
Disability advocates calling for reform as US Paralympian Becca Meyers drops out of Games citing lack of support
iStock/Ryosei WatanabeDisability advocates and elected officials are calling on the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee to rethink its policies after a Paralympic gold medalist swimmer was ...
Jul 22, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 7/21/21
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Wednesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 3 Colorado 6, Seattle 3 NY Yankees 6, Philadelphia 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE ...
Jul 22, 2021
US Olympic volleyball player tests positive for COVID-19 just days before Tokyo Olympics
Narvikk/iStock(TOKYO) -- An American volleyball player tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival to Japan and is reportedly no longer participating in the Tokyo Olympics. “In alignment with loca...
Jul 21, 2021
Report: Legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden diagnosed with terminal medical condition
Photo by Melissa Rawlins / ESPN Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- Legendary Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, his family announced i...
Jul 21, 2021
Tiger Woods opens up on parenting and why he doesn't coach his son in golf
iStock/Photozek07 Tiger Woods is opening up about life and parenthood in his new series, "A Round With Tiger: Celebrity Playing Lessons." The first episode, which was filmed just one day before he was...
Jul 21, 2021
Seattle Kraken set to select inaugural roster in NHL expansion draft
GoodLifeStudio/iStock(SEATTLE) -- The Seattle Kraken will build their initial roster Wednesday night during the NHL's expansion draft, where they will choose one unprotected player from each of the ot...
Jul 21, 2021
Tokyo Olympics highlight both strides and remaining hurdles in gender equality
iStock/CHUNYIP WONG(TOKYO) -- At the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens, there wasn't a single female competitor. When the 2020 Games kick off in Tokyo this month, nearly half of the a...
Jul 21, 2021
Milwaukee Bucks win first NBA title in 50 years
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images(MILWAUKEE) -- The Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Championship 105-98 Tuesday night, beating the Phoenix Suns four games to two. Giannis Antetokounmpo became the series MVP, a...
Jul 21, 2021