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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — The International Olympic Committee was effusive Wednesday in its support for a decadeslong effort to bring back the Winter Games to Utah’s capital in 2034. Unlike so many other past hosts that have decided bringing back the Games isn’t worth the time, money or hassle, Salt Lake City remains one of […]
Eight-time All-Star center Brittney Griner has re-signed with the Phoenix Mercury. The WNBA did not disclose terms of the contract late Friday. However, multiple media outlets reported the free agent was given a one-year deal that the Mercury officially will announce next week. Griner, 33, returned last season after missing the 2022 campaign while being […]
North Carolina State University’s Jannah Eissa and University of California, Irvine’s Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to some Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball. They aren’t the first women to do it in NCAA Tournament play, but with record viewership and attendance, they are certainly getting noticed. “Representation really matters,” […]
MIAMI, FLORIDA — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami get the new Major League Soccer season under way on Wednesday with pressure on the Argentine star to deliver trophies for his club and more eyeballs on the league. The World Cup winner joined Inter from Paris Saint Germain in mid-July, the biggest name ever to move to […]
The NBA’s best and brightest are all in Indianapolis for the annual All-Star Weekend. Several players are making their first appearances in the game, but it’s beginning to turn into a tradition for Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum. Tatum is an All-Star for the fifth straight season, leading a Celtics team with the best record […]
The Kansas City Chiefs scored a touchdown in the final seconds of overtime to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 and win the National Football League’s Super Bowl. The victory in Las Vegas was the second consecutive championship for the Chiefs and their third in five years. No team had won back-to-back Super Bowls in […]
Taylor Swift is reportedly on her way from Tokyo to Las Vegas to support boyfriend Travis Kelce in the Super Bowl. An hour after the singer’s Tokyo show finished on Saturday, several minivans were spotted arriving at Haneda airport’s private jet area. “Someone went inside the gate area, as four to five people carrying large […]
The Irish women’s national basketball team refused to shake hands with the Israeli women’s national team ahead of the first game of the 2025 Women’s EuroBasket qualifier in Riga, Latvia, on Thursday. Basketball Ireland, the governing body of the sport for Ireland, said in a statement that it told FIBA Europe on Wednesday the team would not […]
LOS ANGELES — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille O’Neal lowered the prices to his popular carnival-themed “Shaq’s Fun House.” Instead of raising the rate, O’Neal decided to offer potential attendees more bang for their buck to the NBA legend’s sixth annual event planned for Friday in Sin […]
Taylor Swift exchanged a kiss with Travis Kelce on the football field after his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, secured a spot at the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens during the AFC championship and are now on their way to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years. […]
