Category: Sports News

Liverpool Loses for 2nd Time in EPL, Big Blow to Title Hopes

Losses for Liverpool are about as rare as penalty misses by Mohamed Salah. Both happened on Tuesday and, even at the halfway stage of the season, it could cost Jürgen Klopp’s team the Premier League title. Liverpool was beaten 1–0 by a patched-up Leicester team and could find itself nine points behind Manchester City heading…


US Forfeits World Junior Game After 2 Players Test Positive

RED DEER, Alberta—The U.S. was forced to forfeit its game at the world junior championship against Switzerland on Tuesday after two players tested positive for the coronavirus. Those positive COVID-19 test results led to a mandated team quarantine. The U.S. as a result was unable to play Tuesday under tournament rules. “We’re extremely disappointed, especially…


Panthers Send Players Home After 6 More Positive COVID Tests

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Carolina Panthers have sent all of their players home from Bank of America Stadium after six more players tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. That brings the total number of Carolina players on the COVID-19 reserve list to 13. Defensive end Brian Burns, linebacker Shaq Thompson, defensive end Marquis Haynes, defensive tackle Phil…


Martha Earnhardt, Matriarch of NASCAR Racing Family, Dies at 91

KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—Martha Earnhardt, the matriarch of one of NASCAR’s best-known families, has died. She was 91. Grandchildren Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller said in a statement that she died Saturday night. “As we grieve her loss and begin to imagine life without our beloved ‘Mamaw,’ we find solace in knowing she is at…


Dak Prescott Highlights Cowboys’ Onslaught vs. Washington

Dak Prescott threw for 330 yards and four touchdown passes to lead the host Dallas Cowboys past the Washington Football Team, 56–14, Sunday night in Arlington, Texas. Ezekiel Elliott scored two touchdowns, one on a run and the other on a reception. DeMarcus Lawrence added a deft interception and nimble 40-yard return for another score…


Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Leads Thunder Over Pelicans

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117–112 win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. Rookie Aaron Wiggins had 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting for the Thunder, who have won four of five. The loss snapped the Pelicans’ four-game winning streak. New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram left the…


US Olympic Skier Shiffrin Tests Positive for COVID-19

Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is the latest elite skier to test positive for COVID-19 with the Beijing Games less than six weeks away. “I wanted to let you all know that I’m doing well, but unfortunately I had a positive COVID test,” the American wrote on her social media accounts Monday. “I’m following protocol…


NBA Virus Numbers Still Rising, Expanded Testing Begins

The way Miami’s Caleb Martin sees things, he’s lucky. He just missed seven games while completing the NBA’s health and safety protocols related to COVID-19, the worst of his symptoms being a couple days of fatigue. And when looking at the still-rising numbers of positive tests around the league right now, Martin offered a stark…


Lipinski, Weir, and White Evaluate Nationals and Olympics

So you think the Olympics frazzle the nerves more than any event? Well, how about just getting to the games? Three of America’s premier skaters of yore—Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, silver medalist Tanith White, and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir—explain that the stress at the national championships can be as excruciating as anything the…


NHL Postpones 14 Games: Won’t Resume Play Until Tuesday

The NHL pushed back its return from an already extended holiday break an extra day by postponing its entire 14-game Monday schedule for COVID-19 testing reasons. The league said Friday it now plans to resume play Tuesday in a decision that increases the total of postponed games to 64 this season. Teams are still scheduled…