ABCBy HALEY YAMADA and ERIC NOLL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Maia Chaka will become the first Black female on-field official in NFL history, the league announced on Friday. Chaka, who has officiated college football and XFL games, will begin her new role this upcoming season. When not on theRead More →
Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesBy DANIELLE LONG, ABC News(NEW YORK ) — It seems like just yesterday Aaron Rodgers revealed he was engaged to Shailene Woodley, and now he’s already talking about starting a family. On Thursday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, 37, joined Zenith Watches CEO Julien Tornare on Instagram LiveRead More →
Ahmed Benzerguine/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (OMAHA, Neb.) — Creighton University has suspended its men’s head basketball coach after he admitted to making a “terribly inappropriate analogy” when he told his players not to “leave the plantation.” Coach Greg McDermott issued a contrite statement acknowledging his “egregious mistake” and apologizingRead More →
Gabriel Christus / ESPN ImagesBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ian Desmond, a two-time Major League Baseball All-Star at the top of his professional game, stunned sports fans when he decided to stop playing. The 35-year-old Colorado Rockies centerfielder and father of five spoke exclusively to ABC News’ GoodRead More →
iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONBoston 132, Toronto 125Washington 119, LA Clippers 117New York 114, Detroit 104Denver 113, Indiana 103Milwaukee 112, Memphis 111Miami 103, New Orleans 93Oklahoma City 107, San Antonio 102Phoenix 120, Golden State 98Portland 123, Sacramento 119NATIONALRead More →
ABC NewsBy ALLIE YANG, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Last weekend an NBA G League official told ESPN they were investigating basketball player Jeremy Lin’s claim he was called “coronavirus” on the court. But the next day, Lin posted on social media that he would not name the person whoRead More →
Noam Galai/Getty Images for HISTORYBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Billie Jean King is a tennis icon, an activist, a champion for diversity in athletics and now an autobiographer. ABC News’ Good Morning America exclusively revealed the cover for All In: An Autobiography, the 39-time Grand Slam winner’s newRead More →
Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Last week, numerous athletes trained by Olympic coach John Geddert felt a fleeting moment of victory when he was charged with abusing young gymnasts. Just hours later, their hopes of accountability were crushed when the 63-year-old took his own life. Geddert,Read More →
iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONIndiana 114, Cleveland 111Detroit 129, Toronto 105Philadelphia 131, Utah 123 (OT)Brooklyn 132, Houston 114Charlotte 135, Minnesota 102Atlanta 115, Orlando 112Chicago 128, New Orleans 124Dallas 87, Oklahoma City 78Portland 108, Golden State 106Sacramento 123, LARead More →
EricVega/iStockBy THE GMA TEAM, ABC News (ASHBURN, Va.) — The Washington Football Team plans to revamp its sideline entertainment experience in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. The NFL franchise plans to turn its cheerleading squad into a co-ed dance team.Watch the full report from ABC News’ Good Morning America:Read More →
