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By Frank Pingue -The National Football League’s Washington Football Team said on Wednesday they will now be called the Commanders following a lengthy review on how best to replace a …

A spokesperson for the University of Pennsylvania released a letter in support of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas on behalf of some of the school’s female swimmers, according to ESPN. Several …

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING – Mixed doubles curling opened competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine, and the …

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING – Beijing’s COVID-shortened Olympic torch relay began on Wednesday with basketball great Yao Ming and a Chinese soldier wounded in a bloody 2020 border clash …

By Frank Pingue -Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady announced his NFL retirement on Tuesday after an age-defying career during which he won a record seven Super Bowl championships and …

BEIJING – The Russian athletes taking part at this month’s Beijing Olympics will be competing without their flag and national anthem because of doping sanctions. Here is why sanctions were …

TAIPEI – Taiwan’s team for the Beijing Winter Olympics will be at the opening and closing ceremonies after being told by the International Olympic Committee it was required to participate. …

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber BEIJING – A Chinese figure skating judge who served a suspension for giving preferential marks to his compatriots will serve on a technical judging panel at the …

By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING -Thirty-four new COVID-19 infections were detected among Olympics-related personnel, the Beijing 2022 Winter Games organising committee said on Sunday, including Poland’s short track medal hopeful Natalia …

By Rory Carroll – Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest quarterback in NFL history, is set to retire after 22 seasons and a record seven Super Bowl victories, ESPN reported …

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP The King has taken his throne in the rafters at Madison Square Garden. Henrik Lundqvist became the 11th player to have his number retired by …

(Refiles to remove extra word “athletes” in first paragraph) BEIJING -Daily COVID-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics jumped to 19 on Friday from two …

By Tony Munroe BEIJING – The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 …

A female swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania said the school brushed off her and her teammates’ concerns about sharing locker rooms with a male swimmer, the Daily Mail reported. …

By Rory Carroll CALABASAS, Calif. – A sculpture of NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant was brought on Wednesday to the helicopter crash site where they …

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING – Most fans at an ice hockey game devote their attention to the whizzing puck and crunching body checks. Rick Ragan fixates on the frozen white …

Rice University swim coach Seth Huston challenged the NCAA’s transgender athlete policies in an interview with Swim Swam. “Lia has every right to compete,” Huston told the outlet, referring to …

Benjamin Alexander, Jamaica’s first Olympic alpine skier, is going to compete at Beijing Winter Olympics just six years after taking up the sport

– The Tom Brady ‘will he, won’t he?’ retirement debate shifted into high gear on Sunday as NFL fans wondered if the future Hall of Fame quarterback had played his …

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Senator Michael Testa blasted Rutgers University for forcing overburdened students and New Jersey taxpayers to pick up the tab for a $73 million deficit after spending on athletics …

The first black player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) will receive a Congressional Gold Medal after the House unanimously voted in favor of the award Wednesday. …

BARNEGAT, NJ – Lakewood middle school girls basketball players reported they were called racist epitaphs and mocked for not wearing good sneakers during a December matchup against Barnegat Middle School. …

TAMPA BAY, FL – Florida wide receiver Rob Gronkowski made a million-dollar catch to end the 2021-22 NFL regular season. Going into Sunday’s game, Gronkowski needed 7 catches and 85 …

PATERSON, NJ – A shooting occurred outside the childhood home of former Paterson Catholic High School alumni and former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. The former all-state wide …