A New York appeals court has frozen a Long Island county’s ban on transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at county-owned facilities, despite a judge upholding it days earlier. Despite the roadblock, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, vowed to move forward with the law, which passed in June 2024. “Nassau County will…
American gymnastics star Simone Biles loved every bit of the Chicago Bears’ thrilling comeback win over the Washington Commanders on Monday night, when they won, 25-24, on a game-winning field goal at Northwest Stadium. Biles, 28, who is married to Bears safety Jonathan Owens, filmed her reaction to kicker Jake Moody’s field goal and posted…
Toronto Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage became the latest MLB player to call out fan harassment after he said his family was “attacked” following his performance that led to the New York Yankees’ elimination from the American League Division Series. Yesavage, who set a franchise postseason record by striking out 11 batters in 5 1/3…
When Brice Turang moved out of the way of a 1-2 breaking ball Monday night, just about everyone watching thought to themselves, “Wear it.” The bases were loaded for the Milwaukee Brewers with the tying run on third in the bottom of the ninth. Had Turang not moved out of the way, the Brewers very…
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan downplayed an intense sideline spat with disgruntled receiver Jauan Jennings that took place in the first half of Sunday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, telling reporters this week that it was simply an “intense” conversation. Jennings returned after missing last week’s game with injuries to his ribs…
A wet and wild Monday night game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders turned into a thriller between two of the NFL’s oldest franchises. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels fumbled a handoff late in the fourth quarter and allowed the Bears’ defense to recover. Caleb Williams and D’Andre Swift led the offense down the field…
The Atlanta Falcons used their bye week to find the right answers for the Buffalo Bills, who they beat 24-14 on “Monday Night Football.” The Falcons improved to 3-2 on the season, while the Bills have now lost two straight after starting the season 4-0. While there were explosive offensive plays that contributed to this…
The Milwaukee Brewers turned one of the strangest double plays on Monday night in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was at the plate in the top of the fourth inning with the bases loaded and one out. He hit a long drive to…
Ex-MLB All-Star Sandy Alomar Sr., who spent 15 seasons playing in the league while also coaching and managing the Puerto Rican national team, has died at 81. Alomar played for six teams during his MLB tenure, and many of them, including the New York Yankees, mourned the loss of one of their own. “The Yankees…
The NFL announced that Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was suspended one game without pay for his fight with Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster on Sunday night “Your aggressive, non-football act was entirely unwarranted, posed a serious risk of injury, and clearly violated the standards of conduct and sportsmanship expected of NFL players,”…