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Stanford survives against Arizona, wins first national championship since 1992 | CNN
By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — One of the most storied programs in women’s college basketball history is back at the top after a 29-year wait.And just barely.The Stanford Cardinal – the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA tournament – has won the national championship, outlasting fellow Pac-12 Conference member and No. 3 seed Arizona 54-53 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday.Arizona had a chance to win in the final seconds, but star senior guard Aari McDonald couldn’t convert on a contested jumper at the buzzer.This is Stanford’s third national title and first...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — One of the most storied programs in women’s college basketball history is back at the top after a 29-year wait.And just barely.The Stanford Cardinal – the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA tournament – has won the national championship, outlasting fellow Pac-12 Conference member and No. 3 seed Arizona 54-53 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday.Arizona had a chance to win in the final seconds, but star senior guard Aari McDonald couldn’t convert on a contested jumper at the buzzer.This is Stanford’s third national title and first...WW…
Georgia voting law leads to calls for some sports events to be moved or canceled | CNN
By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Georgia has a long history of attracting national sports events, but a controversial new voting law might have severe repercussions for that tradition.A leading Black civil rights group is calling on the PGA Tour to pull out of the upcoming Masters Tournament in Augusta after Republican Gov. Brian Kemp last week signed into law one of the nation’s .“The PGA Tour and Masters Tournament have both made commitments to help diversify golf and address racial inequities in this country – and we expect them to not only speak out against Georgia’s new...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Georgia has a long history of attracting national sports events, but a controversial new voting law might have severe repercussions for that tradition.A leading Black civil rights group is calling on the PGA Tour to pull out of the upcoming Masters Tournament in Augusta after Republican Gov. Brian Kemp last week signed into law one of the nation’s .“The PGA Tour and Masters Tournament have both made commitments to help diversify golf and address racial inequities in this country – and we expect them to not only speak out against Georgia’s new...WW…
LeBron James becomes part owner of MLB giant Boston Red Sox | CNN
By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — is becoming a part owner of the baseball giants, the Boston Red Sox.Fenway Sports Group, which owns the MLB team as well as Liverpool Football Club in the , has added James as a partner. The deal requires approval from Major League Baseball.James is already a part owner of reigning Premier League champion Liverpool.Speaking to the media following the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, James said: “First of all, it’s great to be with such a great group with FSG. They’ve done so many great things over the...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — is becoming a part owner of the baseball giants, the Boston Red Sox.Fenway Sports Group, which owns the MLB team as well as Liverpool Football Club in the , has added James as a partner. The deal requires approval from Major League Baseball.James is already a part owner of reigning Premier League champion Liverpool.Speaking to the media following the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, James said: “First of all, it’s great to be with such a great group with FSG. They’ve done so many great things over the...WW…
Tom Brady wins his 7th Super Bowl in his first year with the Buccaneers at age 43
(CNN)New team, no offseason to prepare, no problem.Tom Brady has taken things to another level not seen before: Winning a Super Bowl at age 43, in his first year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and making history by being part of the first team to appear in a Super Bowl in its home stadium -- and accomplishing all of this in a pandemic.It's not a movie script -- yet? -- but Brady helped make it reality. Who else could have done that?The Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium by a score of 31-9 against last year's champs, the Kansas City Chiefs and their superstar quarterback...…(CNN)New team, no offseason to prepare, no problem.Tom Brady has taken things to another level not seen before: Winning a Super Bowl at age 43, in his first year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and making history by being part of the first team to appear in a Super Bowl in its home stadium -- and accomplishing all of this in a pandemic.It's not a movie script -- yet? -- but Brady helped make it reality. Who else could have done that?The Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium by a score of 31-9 against last year's champs, the Kansas City Chiefs and their superstar quarterback...WW…
WNBA team Atlanta Dream, co-owned by Kelly Loeffler, is close to being sold, league says
(CNN)The sale of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream -- co-owned by outgoing US Sen. Kelly Loeffler -- is close to being finalized, a league spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. The news of the sale was first reported by .Loeffler, who in the historic Georgia senatorial runoff earlier this month, is a Republican who previously caused controversy in the WNBA by saying she doesn't support the Black Lives Matter movement. She also called for the depoliticization of professional sports. Warnock is scheduled to be sworn in as a US senator on Wednesday."As it relates to the Atlanta Dream, we understand a sale...…(CNN)The sale of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream -- co-owned by outgoing US Sen. Kelly Loeffler -- is close to being finalized, a league spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. The news of the sale was first reported by .Loeffler, who in the historic Georgia senatorial runoff earlier this month, is a Republican who previously caused controversy in the WNBA by saying she doesn't support the Black Lives Matter movement. She also called for the depoliticization of professional sports. Warnock is scheduled to be sworn in as a US senator on Wednesday."As it relates to the Atlanta Dream, we understand a sale...WW…
Ohio State crushes Clemson, will face Alabama in College Football Playoff national championship game | CNN
(CNN)No one could stop Alabama in 2020. And on the first day of 2021, Notre Dame couldn't do it, either.Can Ohio State?The top-ranked Crimson Tide have advanced to the College Football Playoff national championship game, defeating the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish 31-14 in the Rose Bowl semifinal on Friday.Their next opponent: The third-ranked Buckeyes, who walloped No. 2 Clemson 49-28 to win the Sugar Bowl semifinal in front of a crowd of 3,000 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Ohio State has played just seven games in this pandemic college football season but has won them...…(CNN)No one could stop Alabama in 2020. And on the first day of 2021, Notre Dame couldn't do it, either.Can Ohio State?The top-ranked Crimson Tide have advanced to the College Football Playoff national championship game, defeating the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish 31-14 in the Rose Bowl semifinal on Friday.Their next opponent: The third-ranked Buckeyes, who walloped No. 2 Clemson 49-28 to win the Sugar Bowl semifinal in front of a crowd of 3,000 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Ohio State has played just seven games in this pandemic college football season but has won them...WW…
Utah State football game canceled after players reportedly vote not to play because of comments from university president | CNN
By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Members of the Utah State football team unanimously voted Friday to not play in Saturday’s game against Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colorado, according to a statement from the players given to digital sports network .Utah State since has the game has been canceled.The Mountain West Conference released a statement Friday saying the game was canceled and that the official standing of the game will be determined at a later date.Stadium said the team made the decision not to play following comments reportedly made by Utah State University...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Members of the Utah State football team unanimously voted Friday to not play in Saturday’s game against Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colorado, according to a statement from the players given to digital sports network .Utah State since has the game has been canceled.The Mountain West Conference released a statement Friday saying the game was canceled and that the official standing of the game will be determined at a later date.Stadium said the team made the decision not to play following comments reportedly made by Utah State University...WW…
Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
(CNN)Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to UCLA and USA Track & Field. He was 86. No cause of death was given. A said he died at his Sherman Oaks, California, home surrounded by family.Johnson's win in Rome in 1960 was one of the most memorable finishes to a decathlon in Olympic history. In a battle with C.K. Yang of Taiwan -- Johnson's UCLA teammate -- the American held a slim lead going into the 1,500-meter run, the final event.The two men were in the same heat, and...…(CNN)Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to UCLA and USA Track & Field. He was 86. No cause of death was given. A said he died at his Sherman Oaks, California, home surrounded by family.Johnson's win in Rome in 1960 was one of the most memorable finishes to a decathlon in Olympic history. In a battle with C.K. Yang of Taiwan -- Johnson's UCLA teammate -- the American held a slim lead going into the 1,500-meter run, the final event.The two men were in the same heat, and...WW…
5 NFL teams and coaches who didn't wear masks during games face more than $1 million in fines
(CNN)Two more NFL teams, the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders, are being fined $250,000 each because their head coaches were not wearing face coverings during a game Monday, a league source told CNN on Tuesday. The head coaches, Sean Payton of the Saints and Jon Gruden of the Raiders, are being fined $100,000 each, the source said.When asked about not wearing his mask in a on Monday, Gruden said he would accept the fine if it's ordered."I'm doing my best. I've had the virus. OK? I'm doing my best. I'm very sensitive about it," Gruden said. "But I'm calling plays. I just want to...…(CNN)Two more NFL teams, the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders, are being fined $250,000 each because their head coaches were not wearing face coverings during a game Monday, a league source told CNN on Tuesday. The head coaches, Sean Payton of the Saints and Jon Gruden of the Raiders, are being fined $100,000 each, the source said.When asked about not wearing his mask in a on Monday, Gruden said he would accept the fine if it's ordered."I'm doing my best. I've had the virus. OK? I'm doing my best. I'm very sensitive about it," Gruden said. "But I'm calling plays. I just want to...WW…
Caster Semenya loses appeal in Swiss court over restriction of testosterone levels
(CNN)Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost an appeal against the restriction of testosterone in female athletes, it was announced Tuesday.Under Semenya would have to take testosterone-reducing drugs in order to compete in races from 400m to a mile, which the 29-year-old has chosen not to do.Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court dismissed Semenya's appeal, upholding the ruling made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last year regarding female runners, like Semenya, with differences of sexual development (DSD)."Chills my people, a man can change the rules but the very same...…(CNN)Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost an appeal against the restriction of testosterone in female athletes, it was announced Tuesday.Under Semenya would have to take testosterone-reducing drugs in order to compete in races from 400m to a mile, which the 29-year-old has chosen not to do.Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court dismissed Semenya's appeal, upholding the ruling made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last year regarding female runners, like Semenya, with differences of sexual development (DSD)."Chills my people, a man can change the rules but the very same...WW…
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