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Mariano Rivera stands alone again; first as the last player to wear the retired number 42 and now as the only player ever voted in unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Along with Rivera, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez and Mike Mussina were revealed Tuesday night in the most recent Hall of Fame class. Combined with the selections of Harold Baines and Lee […]

Two, four-person teams bested the competition at the National Finals of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Konica Minolta Golf Classic, held January 18-20 at the legendary Pebble Beach Resorts in California. In the Handicap Index Division, the winning foursome from Dallas, TX included David Martin, Marlen Vogt, Kelly O'Bannon, and Ty Miller. The first-place team shot rounds of 61-63-65 for a three-day total of 189 (-27 par) in the four-person […]

It turns out Adrien Broner might have landed the most significant punch in his fight with Manny Pacquiao last Saturday. “Pac-Man,” who walked away with a wide unanimous decision victory, reportedly suffered a scratched cornea from a grazing blow during the bout. Though his camp initially feared it could be a detached retina, Pacquiao spokesman Fred Sternburg tells Lance Pugmire that he’s “fine.” Well, aside from the fact that he […]

The Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots will face off in this year's Super Bowl after winning the NFC and AFC conference championships, respectively, on Sunday. The Rams, who overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Saints, last played in the Super Bowl in 2002 — against none other than the Patriots. The St. Louis Rams won the NFL title two years before that. The Patriots defeated the […]

The Atlanta Braves host a first-of-its-kind football experience, the "SunTrust Confidence Classic," as local families and avid sports fans converge in Atlanta for the big-game weekend February 2-3, 2019. The fan extravaganza includes a free two-day Fan Fest, with football-themed games and prizes, and the Celebrity Sweat 19th annual "Celebrity Flag Football Challenge" that pits two star-studded teams in head-to-head combat for the coveted "Confidence Cup." The SunTrust Confidence Classic […]

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters announced today that the team is offering complimentary game tickets to any U.S. government employee currently on furlough to the 2019 Fan Powered North American tour. "As the Ambassadors of Goodwill, we want to show our support to all those government workers whose paychecks, and by extension their families, are directly impacted," said Globetrotter President Howard Smith. Any U.S. government employee currently on furlough can […]

Power, speed and a clash of styles will be on display this month when two of boxing's biggest stars go toe-to-toe for the welterweight world championship. Ending his two-year hiatus from a U.S. boxing ring, boxing's only eight-division world champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao returns to defend his WBA welterweight title against former four-division world champion and must-see attraction Adrien "The Problem" Broner. Broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena […]

UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi delivered a heart-stopping floor routine this past Saturday at the Collegiate Challenge in Anaheim, California, and it is absolutely incredible. The 20-year-old athlete flipped, sashayed and tumbled across the floor to a mashup of R&B and soul music, largely featuring some of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. The audience erupted in cheers at the end of Ohashi’s minute-and-a-half routine, which earned her a perfect 10 from the […]

The Genesis Prize Foundation announced prominent American philanthropist and owner of the New England Patriots football team, Robert Kraft, as the 2019 Genesis Prize Laureate. The annual $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed the "Jewish Nobel" by Time Magazine, honours extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values and Israel. The Prime Minister of Israel will present the award to Robert Kraft at a […]