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Allyson Felix qualifies for fifth Olympics, celebrates with her 2-year-old daughter on the track

Monday, June 21

(EUGENE, Ore.) -- This summer, American sprinter Allyson Felix will head to the Olympics for the fifth time, but it will be her first Olympics as a mom. Felix, 35, placed second in the 400-meters... Read More.

USA Women’s Olympic basketball team announced

Monday, June 21

(NEW YORK) -- The US Women's Olympic Basketball team has been announced with a mix of star veterans and first-time selections Guard's Dianna Taurasi and Sue Bird have been selected to their fifth Olympic team,... Read More.

76ers Embiid fined for Game 6 altercation

Sunday, June 20

(ATLANTA) -- Philadelphia center Joel Embiid was fined $35,000 for his actions during Friday's playoff game against Atlanta, the NBA announced on Sunday. With 4:02 left in the fourth quarter, Embiid was called for an... Read More.

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Scoreboard roundup — 6/20/21

Sunday, June 20

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday's games: ------ INTERLEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 6 Cleveland 3 ------ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Oakland 5 Final Minnesota ... Read More.

Capitol Officer Eugene Goodman will throw ceremonial first pitch at Nationals game

Friday, June 18

(WASHINGTON) -- Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, lauded as a hero for protecting lawmakers in the Jan. 6 insurrection, will make the ceremonial first pitch for the Washington Nationals' home game Friday evening. Goodman will... Read More.

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon amid mental health struggles, will play in Tokyo Olympics

Friday, June 18

(NEW YORK) -- Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka will not compete in this year's Wimbledon, the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament she has missed due to what she has said are her mental health struggles. Osaka,... Read More.

Scoreboard roundup — 6/17/21

Friday, June 18

(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 10, Baltimore 3 NY Yankees 8, Toronto 4 Houston 10, Chi White Sox 2 LA Angels 7, Detroit 5

Motorcycle daredevil Alex Harvill dies in crash practicing for world record jump

Thursday, June 17

(MOSES LAKE, Wash.) -- Daredevil motorcycle rider Alex Harvill died in a crash Thursday while practicing for a record jump. Harvill, 28, was practicing at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, when... Read More.

Longtime Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle resigns

Thursday, June 17

(DALLAS) -- Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle has informed owner Mark Cuban that he will not be returning to coach the team next season, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Carlisle had spent 13... Read More.

Scoreboard roundup — 6/16/21

Thursday, June 17

(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Wednesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Boston 10, Atlanta 8 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 6, Kansas City 5 Chi White Sox 8, Tampa Bay 7 Oakland 8, LA Angels... Read More.