At least 111.3 million people watched the New England Patriots’ historic comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, according to Nielsen. The game was the fourth-most-watched television broadcast in American history behind last year’s Super Bowl 50 on CBS. That matchup just barely topped Sunday’s game with a total of 111.9 million […]
Renowned NBC sportscaster Bob Costas on Monday delivered a powerful take on President Donald Trump’s escalating war with the NFL and its players, saying one “can’t separate” Trump’s NFL attacks from their racial context despite his insistence it has nothing to do with race. “Patriotism comes in many forms and what has happened is it’s […]
Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber is the fourth member of the 2012 Fierce Five to accuse the national team doctor of sexual abuse. Her teammates Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman have all said that they were sexually abused by national team doctor Larry Nassar. Reading a prepared statement at the sentencing hearing of Nassar […]
Former NBA All-Star Brandon Roy is expected to recover after being shot at a children’s basketball game in Los Angeles Saturday, officials said. Roy was one of four people hit by two gunman, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joseph Williams said, according to USA Today. They were taken to a local hospital, where Roy was […]
Who called this one? Exactly no one, that’s who. Coming into this year’s tennis season, sports writers and commentators were contemplating career obituaries for Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, rather than predicting that they would sweep the season’s Grand Slams. Who could blame them for preparing for the end of Roger and Rafa, whose stocks […]
Retired NFL Pro Bowl tight end Todd Heap accidentally hit and killed his 3-year-old daughter with his truck, Mesa, Ariz. police said, according to reports. Police responded to a car-pedestrian accident Friday afternoon in the gated community of Las Sendas, ABC reports. Heap reportedly struck the girl while moving his truck forward in the driveway, […]
Tennis legend Serena Williams says she may not want her children to play tennis. In a telephone interview with TIME from her home in Florida, the expectant mother who was groomed for the sport as a young child responded with one word when asked if she hopes her children will follow her path. “No,” Williams […]
Click:cnc machining center The story of East St. Louis (Ill.) High’s football team might feel familiar: An athletic program thrives in an afflicted community, providing its players with a foundation of strength and a path toward a better life. In 89 Blocks—the Fox Sports Films documentary executive produced by Sports Illustrated with LeBron James and […]
The tennis match the world was watching this week in 1973 was a long time coming (and is now the subject of a movie with Emma Stone and Steve Carell, out Friday), but it was over relatively quickly. The so-called “battle of the sexes” of Sept. 20, 1973, which pitted Bobby Riggs against Billie Jean […]
For Serena Williams, the wait for Grand Slam title No. 23 will have to wait until next year. Williams was upset in the U.S. Open semifinals on Thursday night by Karolina Pliskova, who earned a 6-2, 7-6(5) victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Pliskova, the No. 10 seed, hadn’t advanced past the third round of a […]