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South Carolina Gamecocks defeat Iowa Hawkeyes in NCAA women’s basketball championship

PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) -- The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75, to win the NCAA women's basketball championship in Cleveland on Sunday.The win for the Gamecocks gave them a perfect 38-0 season.Sunday wrapped up a historical season for women's college basketball, and that particular game marked the end of Iowa player Caitlin Clark's college basketball career.Clark, who previously announced her intention to enter the WNBA draft, scored 30 points on Sunday.This is South Carolina's third National […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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Scoreboard roundup — 4/7/24

iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Sunday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEPittsburgh 3, Baltimore 2Milwaukee 12, Seattle 4Tampa Bay 3, Colorado 2AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland at Minnesota (Postponed)Oakland 7, Detroit 1Kansas City 5, Chi White Sox 3NY Yankees 8, Toronto 3Boston 12, LA Angels 2Houston 3, Texas 1NATIONAL LEAGUEAtlanta 5, Arizona 2Washington 3, Philadelphia 2NY Mets 3, Cincinnati 1Miami 10, St. Louis 3Chi Cubs 8, LA Dodgers 1San Francisco 3, San Diego 2NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONLA Clippers 120, Cleveland 118Dallas 147, Houston […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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Coeur d’Alene police find evidence of ‘racial slur’ as they probe harassment of Utah women’s basketball team

Steph Chambers/Getty Images(COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho) -- Video and audio evidence collected by investigators “corroborates” reports that members of the Utah women's basketball team were harassed and subjected to racial slurs during an incident on March 21, 2024, police in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, confirmed Wednesday.“We’ve identified an audio recording where the use of a racial slur was clearly audible,” police said in a statement Wednesday night. “We’re working to determine the context and conduct associated with its use to determine if […]

todayApril 4, 2024

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Scoreboard roundup — 4/3/24

iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Wednesday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEDetroit at NY Mets (Postponed)Atlanta at Chi White Sox (Postponed)LA Angels 10, Miami 2Minnesota 7, Milwaukee 3NY Yankees 6, Arizona 5AMERICAN LEAGUETexas 4, Tampa Bay 1Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3Boston 1, Oakland 0Cleveland 8, Seattle 0Houston 8, Toronto 0NATIONAL LEAGUELA Dodgers 5, San Francisco 4Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 1San Diego 3, St. Louis 2Washington 5, Pittsburgh 3Chi Cubs 9, Colorado 8NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONPortland 89, Charlotte 86LA Lakers 125, Washington […]

todayApril 4, 2024

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Ronda Rousey reveals history of concussions, shares joys of motherhood in new memoir

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Ronda Rousey, UFC champion, shares her story in her new book, Our Fight: A Memoir. The book reflects on her rise to the top of the sports world, her lowest moments and the lessons she learned along the way.In her memoir, Rousey recalls dealing with concussions for a decade. She had to change her fighting style to prevent getting hit and, until now, she remained silent about the details of her struggles.Rousey also opens up about […]

todayApril 3, 2024

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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 2Arizona 7, NY Yankees 0AMERICAN LEAGUEKansas City 4, Baltimore 1Tampa Bay 5, Texas 2Toronto 2, Houston 1Cleveland 5, Seattle 2Boston 5, Oakland 4NATIONAL LEAGUEPhiladelphia 9, Cincinnati 4Chi Cubs 12, Colorado 2St. Louis 5, San Diego 2LA Dodgers 5, San Francisco 4NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONLA Lakers 128, Toronto 111Washington 117, Milwaukee 113Miami 109, New […]

todayApril 3, 2024

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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" following her team's 94-87 win over LSU in the Elite Eight -- a rematch of last year's championship game when the Hawkeyes came up short -- and shared how they will be preparing for the next round."We just kept talking about, this wasn't a rivalry with LSU, […]

todayApril 2, 2024

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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 nonconsensual kiss at the Women's World Cup last year, the Madrid prosecutor's office confirmed to ABC News.Rubiales kissed Spanish soccer player Jennifer Hermoso on the lips without her consent during the team's trophy ceremony following Spain's 1-0 win against England on Aug. 20, 2023. The incident was captured on video and in photos.The former Spanish […]

todayMarch 28, 2024

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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 many of the faux fields."Think about the wisdom of putting down acres of plastic in the year 2024... and then allowing athletes to go play on that for hours a week," Dr. Kyla Bennett, director of science policy for advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility […]

todayMarch 27, 2024

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