Skateboarder Sky Brown, 11, hospitalized after horrific fall
British skateboarder Sky Brown says her “helmet and arm saved her life” after being involved in a horrific fall during training. The…
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Premier League players urged to take a knee in protest at George Floyd’s death
After Liverpool players took a knee during training in a show of solidarity following the global outrage over George Floyd’s death, NBA star…
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NBA Hall of Famer Wes Unseld dies at 74
Wes Unseld, the burly Hall of Famer who led the then-Washington Bullets to the franchise’s only NBA championship, died Tuesday morning, his…
Continue Reading Texas football coach Tom Herman talks about the double standard he says fans have for black student-athletes
Texas football coach Tom Herman empathizes with black student-athletes and the double standard that he says fans have regarding them. Discussing race…
Continue Reading Historic plane to transport Thomas Waerner home to Norway after dog musher left stranded in Alaska
What to do when you’re stranded in Alaska by a global pandemic and are trying to get back home to Norway — with 24 dogs in tow.…
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NMSU players, coach among hundreds who peacefully protest George Floyd’s death in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Hundreds of Las Cruces protesters held signs and chanted on Monday evening, joining demonstrations across the U.S. over the…
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Texas enters June with camps open for kids, some pro sports
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas entered the new month with summer camps, including sports camps, allowed to open as the state relaxed some of the rules…
Continue Reading UFC fighter Jon Jones takes spray cans from demonstrators as protests turn destructive
UFC fighter Jon “Bones” Jones has posted a video on his official Instagram account that appears to show the mixed martial arts star…
Continue Reading Lewis Hamilton and Michael Jordan speak out after George Floyd’s death
Not for the first time in recent days, members of the sports world — notably NBA great Michael Jordan and Formula One star Lewis Hamilton…
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Fox Sports anchor apologizes for ‘completely inappropriate’ Adolf Hitler joke
Fox Sports anchor Matty Johns has apologized for a “completely inappropriate” joke after a TV segment featuring a photoshopped cardboard…
Continue Reading ‘Back To Reality’: European soccer prepares for age of austerity
Do you remember the record-breaking summer of 2017? When Wonder Woman smashed glass ceilings and box office sales worldwide. When the unmistakable…
Continue Reading Jadon Sancho joins ‘Justice for George Floyd’ protest in scoring hat-trick for Dortmund
England international Jadon Sancho celebrated the first of his second-half hat-trick for Borussia Dortmund in its 6-1 rout of SC Paderborn on Sunday…
Continue Reading Michael Jordan says he is ‘deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry’ about George Floyd’s death
Basketball legend Michael Jordan on Sunday sent his condolences to the family of George Floyd and shared his support for protesters fighting for…
Continue Reading Kareem Abdul-Jabbar defends protests and says racism is deadlier than Covid-19 in powerful op-ed
Thousands of Americans took to the streets this weekend in nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, but millions more sat at home,…
Continue Reading F1 gets green light to start season with Austrian GP double-header
The coronavirus-hit Formula One season will finally get underway with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5, the Austrian government announced Saturday.…
Continue Reading Daredevil biker Fabio Wibmer swaps mountains for washing machine stunts
Most people might look at a washing machine and think it’s only got one use. For Fabio Wibmer though, once he’s finished washing his…
Continue Reading Football’s restart is a battle of ‘money vs. health,’ says former Premier League club doctor
The world’s richest football league will return to our screens on June 17. Following weeks of negotiations with clubs, players and the UK…
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New Mexico high school athletics to resume in June with limitations; LCPS says ‘it’s too soon’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico Activities Association has voted to allow high school athletes to begin practice in June, but with extremely…
Continue Reading Roger Federer is the highest-paid athlete in the world as only two women make top 100
Tennis star Roger Federer is the highest-paid athlete in the world, according to Forbes. The 38-year-old earned a total of $106.3 million over the…
Continue Reading Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo goes from the fast lane to the farmyard
“It gets pretty lonely out on the farm,” admits Daniel Ricciardo, who is normally surrounded by the glitz and the glamor of the Formula…
Continue Reading ‘The cries for peace will rain down’ — Colin Kaepernick among sporting figures to pay tribute to George Floyd
The sporting world has come together to pay their respects to George Floyd after his death in Minnesota, US, on Monday. Floyd, a 46-year-old black…
Continue Reading English Premier League will resume season on June 17
The English Premier League has agreed to a provisional return on June 17 without fans in attendance. It ends a three-month break to England’s…
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Texas to allow some fans at outdoor sports events – but not in El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will soon allow outdoor pro sports events to have spectators, but the numbers will be strictly limited, under a new order…
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With season in question, Americas grad Darrell Hernaiz continues work to MLB
EL PASO, Texas – A year ago around this time Americas High School grad Darrell Hernaiz was signing his professional baseball contract with the…
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Community Champion: Parkland’s Zoe Hankins goes out on top as wrestling state champion
EL PASO, Texas — For Zoe Hankins it was now or never. The Parkland senior had been close to winning a state championship in wrestling before, but…
Continue Reading ‘I hope your son gets coronavirus’: Troy Deeney reveals abuse he’s suffered after speaking out on Premier League restart
Watford captain Troy Deeney says he has been abused both in public and online for expressing concerns about the Premier League’s attempts to…
Continue Reading Father of Aston Villa manager Dean Smith dies after contracting coronavirus
The father of Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has passed away from coronavirus aged 79, the English Premier League club has confirmed. Smith’s…
Continue Reading Magnus Carlsen: ‘My emotions are usually outside my body and that’s not what you usually connect to a chess player.’
Greatness cannot be achieved without sacrifice. While it is the fire that burns inside that fuels the brilliance, the pursuit for perfection can also…
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Captured Connecticut murder fugitive’s father played UTEP football in the 1980’s
EL PASO, Texas — The father of a fugitive college student, arrested Wednesday night for murder after a nationwide manhunt, was a UTEP football…
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ABC-7’s Erik Elken, Nate Ryan to be UTEP play-by-play voices on ESPN3, ESPN+
EL PASO, Texas – KVIA ABC-7’s Erik Elken is the new play-by-play man for the UTEP football and men’s basketball streams on ESPN3 and ESPN+, while…
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