Category Archives: Sports News – ABC Audio
Hornets Ball Named NBA Rookie of the Year
Andy Lyons/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been named the NBA's Rookie of the Year, sources told ESPN. Ball averaged 15.7 points, 6.1 assists and 5.9 rebounds this se...
Jun 16, 2021
Wizards head coach Scott Brooks out after contract negotiations failed
Scott Taetsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks is out after the two sides could not come to a new contract agreement, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. ...
Jun 16, 2021
Clippers Star Kawhi Leonard out for Wednesday's game, could miss more
Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will miss Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz with a knee injury and could miss the rest of ...
Jun 16, 2021
Phoenix Star Chris Paul placed in NBA health and safety protocols
Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)(PHOENIX) -- Suns guard Chris Paul has been placed in the NBA's health and safety protocols and is out indefinitely, sources confirmed to ESPN's Malika Andrews. Paul...
Jun 16, 2021
Pelicans head coach Stan Van Gundy out after one year
Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) -- The New Orleans Pelicans head coach Stan Van Gundy is out after one year with the team, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pelicans finished with...
Jun 16, 2021
Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Curry among players selected for All-NBA First Team
TuelekZa/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The 2020-21 All-NBA teams were announced by the league Tuesday night. Among the five players who were named to the first team were Denver Nuggets Center Nikola Jokić,...
Jun 16, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 6/15/21
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Boston 10, Atlanta 8 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 7, Baltimore 2 NY Yankees 6, Toronto 5 Chi White ...
Jun 16, 2021
Report: MLB to crack down on foreign substances
33ft/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Major League Baseball players have reportedly been briefed on a new policy change. The league is expected to announce Tuesday that any player caught with any foreign substance...
Jun 15, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 6/14/21
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Monday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 2, Toronto 1 Cleveland 4, Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 5, Chi White Sox 2 Detroit 10, Kansas ...
Jun 15, 2021
American women's 1500 meter track record holder, Shelby Houlihan, banned over pork
Jamie Squire/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Just days before the U.S. Olympic track and field trials begin, Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000-meter runs, announced on ...
Jun 14, 2021