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Read More »What are we watching? COVID puts fairness, quality in limbo
There’s a term for the sort of NFL contest that went down Monday night between Miami and New Orleans — a battle featuring a third-string quarterback for the Saints making his debut on a roster with about one-quarter of its regulars in street clothes. It’s called a preseason game. CLICK …
Read More »NBA should avoid hitting pause on season unless COVID outbreaks affect fans, analyst says
Kenny Smith, the former nba guard and current NBA analyst on TNT, said Thursday he didn’t think the league should shut its season down over the latest COVID-19 spread. Smith told TMZ Sports that if the outbreaks are only affecting players then the league should churn on. But if fans …
Read More »Nets hold off Lakers 122-115 as Nic Claxton alley-oops over LeBron James
LOS ANGELES — Short-handed and on the verge of a crushing fourth-quarter collapse, the nba went right at nba star lebron-james” target=”_blank”>LeBron James< over James with 40.7 seconds left, and Harden and the Nets returned from a week-long COVID-19 hiatus to beat Los Angeles 122-115 Saturday night. Harden had 36 …
Read More »Mental health among athletes spotlighted in tumultuous 2021
Simone Biles understands now that she was struggling long before she arrived at the Tokyo Olympics, where the unofficial face of the Games and one of the greatest gymnasts of all time was unable to force a smile and push her way through on the world’s biggest stage. Biles had …
Read More »NFL scales back COVID testing for asymptomatic, vaccinated players
The nfl” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>NFL’s< Cleveland Browns linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. looks on from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Nov. 28, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, file) The NBA didn’t require vaccinated players to get tested during the season …
Read More »No. 21 Kentucky-Louisville men's game postponed by COVID
This week’s men’s basketball showdown between No. 21 Kentucky and archrival Louisville in Lexington has been postponed because of multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the Cardinals’ program. Louisville interim athletic director Josh Heird stated in a release that team-related activities have been paused indefinitely. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE …
Read More »Blue Jackets, Canadiens shut down, 9 of 32 NHL teams paused
More than a quarter of NHL teams have been shut down through at least the weekend, after the Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens became the eighth and ninth to have activities paused because of several positive COVID-19 test results among players. The Blue Jackets had games scheduled for Monday …
Read More »Ohio determines Bishop Sycamore to be 'scam' after investigation
Bishop Sycamore, the alleged Ohio charter school that raised concerns when the football program was blown out by IMG Academy in an ESPN showcase earlier this year, was determined to be a “scam.” The Ohio Department of Education released its report about its investigation into Bishop Sycamore on Friday that …
Read More »Penn swimmer latest example of trans athlete dominating female sports
A transgender swimmer’s record-breaking wins at the University of us-regions have renewed concern over the future of women’s sports. Lia Thomas, a transgender student at the Ivy League university, dominated the 500-yard freestyle preliminaries and finals at the Zippy Invitational at the education of Akron this month. Thomas earned a …
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