LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali was back in the hospital Thursday for follow-up care related to a severe urinary tract infection, his second stint in the hospital in the last four weeks. The three-time former heavyweight champion was admitted to an undisclosed hospital earlier this week, Ali family spokesman Bob Gunnell said Thursday. Ali […]
STAMFORD, Conn. – January 14, 2015 – NBC Sports Group has inked a multi-year agreement to televise the new Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series, it was announced today. Beginning with the first show, Saturday, March 7, at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, NBC and NBCSN will present 20 live “PBC on NBC” boxing events in […]
UFC Champion Jon Jones has been sent off to a drug treatment facility. He tested positive for cocaine, which was found in his system on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. “With the support of my family, I have entered into a drug treatment facility,” Jones said in a statement released to Yahoo Sports through his attorney. […]
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Stuart Scott, the longtime “SportsCenter” anchor and ESPN personality known for his enthusiasm and ubiquity, died Sunday. He was 49. Scott had fought cancer since a diagnosis in late 2007, the network said, but remained dedicated to his craft even as he underwent chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. ESPN President John Skipper […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — No one in the sports world had heard of the 2014 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year until August. That’s when 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis became an instant celebrity as she took the mound in the Little League World Series and mowed down batter after batter, giving “throw like a girl” a […]
It’s definitely time. According to NY Daily News, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao both want to fight each other… like they really, REALLY want it! Nevertheless, contract demands and egos have prevented the match in the past. But Mayweather initiated a recent conversation about facing Pacquiao on May 2 of 2015. “You lost twice and […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps pleaded guilty to drunken driving on Friday, almost three months after he was arrested after leaving a Baltimore casino. Phelps, 29, was arrested Sept. 30. Documents show he was stopped for speeding and crossing the double yellow line while driving in the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Police […]
At the 1961 Greater Greensboro Open, Charlie Sifford‘s appearance marked the first time a black man had ever been in the field of a PGA Tour event in the South. Playing at Sedgefield Country Club, he held the lead after a first-round 68. Sifford had made his name in the predominantly black United Golf Association, […]
A championship team was paid tribute to at the White House this week. But no, they weren’t college or pro champs. The White House honored the aptly named Jackie Robinson West All-Stars from the South Side of Chicago with a special ceremony at the White House. President Obama and top advisor Valerie Jarrett honored the […]
Michael Jordan got comfortable during an interview with Ahmad Rashad and was brutally honest about President Obama’s talent level on the golf course – or lack thereof. The Charlotte Hornets owner and NBA legend was asked, “Who would be in your ideal foursome?” His Airness picked Arnold Palmer and Obama but quickly backtracked on the […]
Serena Williams lit into International Olympic Committee member Shamil Tarpishchev after he referred to her and sister Venus as the “Williams brothers.” Williams said of the comments at a news conference Sunday in Singapore: “I thought they were very insensitive and extremely sexist as well as racist at the same time. I thought they were […]
NANNING, China (AP) — Simone Biles of the United States won her second straight all-around gold medal at the gymnastics world championships on Friday. Biles, 17, scored 15.066 on her floor routine to finish with 60.231 points and defend the title she won last year in Antwerp, Belgium. Larisa Iordache of Romania won silver with […]
