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(NEW YORK) — With the fall sports season well under way, young athletes may face pressures from coaches and looming college scholarships to train in only one sport year-round. But experts have issued a new warning to parents and coaches that focusing only on one sport at an early age comes with risks. “Specialization at […]

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Houston 10, Texas 3 (Series tied 2-2) NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Arizona 2, Philadelphia 1 (Philadelphia leads series 2-1) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Boston 127, Charlotte 99 Minnesota 114, Chicago 105 Detroit 118, Oklahoma City 116 Sacramento 116, […]

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Houston 8, Texas 5 (Texas leads series 2-1) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Washington 131, New York 106 Brooklyn 107, Miami 104 San Antonio 117, Houston 103 Golden State 116, Sacramento 115 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Ottawa 6, Washington 1 […]

(NEW YORK) — Mary Lou Retton, the American gymnast who became a sports icon when she won Olympic gold in 1984, is getting stronger as she battles a very rare form of pneumonia,” according to her daughter. Shayla Kelley Schrepfer, one of Retton’s four daughters, shared on Instagram that the Olympian is making “truly remarkable” […]

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 2, Houston 0 (Texas leads series 1-0) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Charlotte 117, Oklahoma City 115 Toronto 134, Cairns 93 Miami 132, Memphis 124 Milwaukee 108, L.A. Lakers 97 Denver 116, Chicago 102 Golden State 121, […]

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Philadelphia 10, Arizona 0 (Philadelphia leads series 2-0) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON LA Clippers 116, Denver 103 New Orleans 104, Orlando 92 Boston 123, New York 110 Minnesota 138, Maccabi Ra’anana 111 Oklahoma City 124, Milwaukee 101 […]

(NEW YORK) — Anthony Nesty attributes his recent appointment as U.S. men’s Olympic swim team head coach to his hard work ethic, determination and family. Nesty, who is also the head coach of the University of Florida’s men’s swimming and diving team, was selected to lead the U.S. men’s swim team at the Paris 2024 […]

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 5, Houston 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Philadelphia 5, Arizona 3 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Phoenix 117, Portland 106 Cleveland 120, Maccabi Ra’anana 89 Indiana 116, Atlanta 112 Philadelphia 127, Brooklyn 119 Houston 99, San Antonio 89 […]

(NEW YORK) — This year, U.S. Women’s Soccer star and Olympian Julie Ertz announced her retirement from the sport after over a decade of professional play. Ertz, 31, who was on the 2015 and 2019 championship Women’s World Cup team, said she was taking time to focus on her family, which includes her 1-year-old son […]

Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images (ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.) — Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris was taken off the football field by ambulance during Sunday night’s game with the New York Giants. Harris was tackled after receiving the ball from quarterback Josh Allen and stayed on the ground following the play. Bills staff ran onto the […]