Category: Sports News

Coach: Alabama ‘Grieving’ After Teammate Charged With Murder

Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats said Monday the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide is going through “kind of a grieving process” after player Darius Miles and another man were charged with capital murder following a fatal shooting near campus. Speaking at a news conference, Oats said he couldn’t discuss any specifics related to the case. He…


Alabama Basketball Player, 2nd Man Charged With Murder

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and another man have been charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Jack Kennedy said that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in the Strip off University Blvd. near campus. He said Jamea Harris, 23, of the Birmingham area was shot and killed….


Jones to Face Gane for Heavyweight Title as Ngannou Exits UFC

Jon Jones will face France’s Cyril Gane for the UFC heavyweight title at the T-Mobile Arena on March 8 after champion Francis Ngannou vacated the belt to enter free agency, UFC president Dana White told a news conference. Speaking after an event at the UFC’s Apex venue, White said on Saturday that despite two years…


Nevada Teen Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest After Gym Class

A Las Vegas teenager was found unresponsive in his school’s restroom after suffering cardiac arrest for unexplained reasons, according to his family. Jordan Brister, 18, who attended Amplus Academy in Las Vegas, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8. The teenager was found unconscious in the school bathroom on Jan. 3 after attending a sports class….


Kaillie Humphries of US Wins 100th Major Bobsled Medal

ALTENBERG, Germany—Kaillie Humphries of the United States got a milestone medal Saturday, winning a World Cup women’s monobob race for the 100th top-three finish of her career in major international competition. Humphries has won 70 medals in two-woman races in her career; 60 in World Cups, seven at the world championships and three at the…


Army Hockey Trainer Credited With Saving Life of Player Whose Neck Got Cut by Skate

Army hockey coach Brian Riley credited a team trainer with saving the life of forward Eric Huss, who suffered a severe neck injury caused by a skate during a game at Sacred Heart University. Huss, a junior from Dallas, Texas, caught an inadvertent skate to the neck in the second period of Army’s 5–0 loss…


Nadal in Rut, Djokovic on Roll as Australian Open Approaches

MELBOURNE, Australia—Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic own the two largest collections of Grand Slam trophies in the history of men’s tennis. They are their sport’s two most prominent active figures; no one else is even close. Both are in their mid-30s; no one knows how much longer they’ll be at the top of the game….


RUSADA Rules Figure Skater Valieva Did Not Commit Doping Offence: WADA

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) investigation into figure skater Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test has ruled that the teenager was not guilty of any doping infraction, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday. WADA said in a statement that RUSADA had determined that although Valieva had committed an anti-doping rule violation, she bore “no…


RUSADA Rules Figure Skater Valieva Did Not Commit Doping Offense: WADA

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) investigation into figure skater Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test has ruled that the teenager was not guilty of any doping infraction, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday. WADA said in a statement that RUSADA had determined that although Valieva had committed an anti-doping rule violation, she bore “no…


Djokovic Says Deportation Drama Paved Way to Success

MELBOURNE—Novak Djokovic said his controversial deportation ahead of last year’s Australian Open proved an unlikely catalyst for success in 2022, allowing him to regroup on the practice court before bouncing back with key titles. The Serb trained hard in the months after he was deported and while barred from competing in the United States for…