Category Archives: Sports News – ABC Audio
Scoreboard roundup -- 4/2/24
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEDetroit at NY Mets (Postponed)Milwaukee 3, Minnesota 2LA Angels 3, Miami 1Chi White Sox 3, Atlanta ...
Apr 03, 2024
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder looks to lead Caitlin Clark, Hawkeyes to 1st NCAA title
(NEW YORK) -- For the second straight season, head coach Lisa Bluder has led the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.Bluder spoke to "Good Morning America" f...
Apr 02, 2024
Prosecutors seeking 2.5-year prison sentence for former Spain soccer chief over World Cup kiss
Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Prosecutors are seeking a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for Spain's former soccer chief, Luis Rubiales, who may stand trial over a nonconsens...
Mar 28, 2024
Debate about safety of synthetic turf and 'forever chemicals' raises concerns for some
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm / Getty Images(NEW YORK) - The grass may be greener if it's made of synthetic turf, but some communities are raising concerns about "forever chemicals" that may be found in man...
Mar 27, 2024
'Racism is real ... and it's awful,' Utah women's basketball coach says after team says they faced harassment on night out
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, city leaders have launched an investigation after members of the Utah women's basketball team say they were subjected to...
Mar 27, 2024
Crab pizza, Cracker Jack sundaes and more new foods hitting MLB stadiums on opening day
Courtesy of Levy(NEW YORK) -- As baseball fans get ready to return to their favorite ballparks on opening day, culinary teams have been cooking up delicious new recipes during the offseason to bring t...
Mar 26, 2024
Shohei Ohtani, MLB's highest-paid player, addresses gambling scandal: 'Saddened and shocked'
Harry How/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Shohei Ohtani, Major League Baseball's highest-paid player, broke his silence Monday afternoon about a gambling scandal that prompted his team, the Los Angeles D...
Mar 25, 2024
MLB opens investigation into Shohei Ohtani interpreter allegations
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Major League Baseball said Friday it has begun formally investigating the scandal involving Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara."Major League ...
Mar 23, 2024
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/21/24
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEAtlanta 5, NY Yankees 2Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 5Houston 9, St. Louis 1Washington 9, Minnesota 8N...
Mar 22, 2024
Shohei Ohtani's interpreter fired following 'massive theft' allegations tied to gambling: What we know
Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Shohei Ohtani is used to being under the microscope due to his unparalleled success on the baseball field, but the slugger is now embroiled in a scand...
Mar 21, 2024