(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
LA Lakers 114, Boston 105
New York 109, Indiana 105
Philadelphia 127, Utah 124
Cleveland 108, Memphis 101
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Nebraska 80, Wisconsin 72
Arizona 91, California 65
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(NEW YORK) — Often lost in the bright shine of athletic celebrity stardom are the deep human pains that can weigh on Black athletes in particular.
Only one in three Black Americans with mental health illnesses obtain treatment, according to multiple studies including research from Psychiatric Services published in the National Library of Medicine and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
ABC News’ Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan talked with a group of Black athletes about their experiences and struggles with mental health in the realm of professional competitive sports.
“I’m learning how to live a new life in this new pain– in this journey of grief that’s like a rollercoaster,” said Jets defensive lineman Solomon Thomas, who said his mental health struggle began after his sister died by suicide in 2018.
Thomas said he grew up with the mentality that he should tough out emotional adversity.
“After my sister died, I had all these emotions and feelings I had never felt before. Like, deep depression, deep guilt,” said Thomas.
Thomas said it wasn’t until San Francisco 49ers General Manager John Lynch offered him resources for mental health that he decided to go to seek therapy.
Olympian track and field athlete Anna Cockrell said she found herself in a less traditional struggle in her third year of college.
“A lot of the typical depression symptoms that you hear about just didn’t apply to me,” said Cockrell. “I was doing all the things you’re supposed to do and still felt terrible.”
Cockrell said it was her college coach, Caryl Smith Gilbert, who recognized something was wrong and facilitated her starting therapy.
Three-time NBA All-Star Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns said his mental health struggles began after his mother among several other family members died from COVID-19.
“In a way, the world was silent,” said Towns. “I got to a point where I had to start realizing I was deteriorating.”
Towns said it was a member of his team’s medical staff whom he ultimately looked to for help.
“I felt very comfortable in having those tough conversations with someone that was familiar to me,” said Towns.
Stigma, price of access, and shame can all act as barriers to mental health treatment and access.
Cockrell said that therapy was helpful in a time of crisis, but she found it most useful to do it consistently, so she was able to diagnose the problem. She also said she had to assuage her parents’ concerns that her mental health struggle was their fault.
“I think at first, my parents, they just didn’t quite understand. Like, I think there was a lot of struggle for them of thinking, “What did we do wrong? Did we make a mistake?” And having to reassure them,” she said.
Strahan said he noticed the entrance of a “new era” of mental health that may be unfamiliar to older generations. According to a 2013 study from the American Psychological Association, only 5% of the psychology workforce was Black and Strahan noted this could be a contributing factor to lagging participation in mental health treatment.
Thomas said his mom was supportive of his therapy, something he was initially reluctant towards. He said therapy helped him answer questions like “What does my brain patterns revert to when I get anxious or when I get sad, and how do I break that?”
Thomas said he now encourages similarly struggling teammates to seek professional help despite pushback.
“When you’re stuck in that cycle, you feel so empty. You feel so alone. You feel like you’re the only one going through it to a point where you even feel like you’re crazy, and– and you’re not. You’re human,” said Thomas.
Towns said he thinks the biggest misconception in the Black community around mental health is the “weakness in showing vulnerability.”
He identified the issue as a generational battle, saying the perseverance of the Black community in its fight for equal rights can make showing weakness difficult.
“We refuse to allow anything to ruin what we built,” he said.
Cockrell said she decided to be vocal about her mental health struggle in order to speak specifically to Black women’s experiences.
“You don’t have to take everything on. Your pain, your experience, your voice, your struggles, your success, they all matter,” is Cockrell’s primary message to Black women.
Strahan concluded by asking the group why it’s important to have these conversations about mental health in the Black community.
“There are so many people out there struggling,” said Thomas.
He said if those people could see they are not alone, “These conversations can save these lives.”
“I look at this conversation as a celebration,” said Strahan. “A celebration of being free enough, confident enough, strong enough, supported enough to share how you truly feel to the world.”
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Portland 119, Milwaukee 116
LA Clippers 125, Washington 109
Chicago 117, Charlotte 110
Cleveland 128, Detroit 121
Minnesota 121, Dallas 87
Orlando 108, San Antonio 98
New Orleans 110, Houston 99
Oklahoma City 105, Denver 100
Phoenix 136, Brooklyn 120
Miami 115, Sacramento 106
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Anaheim 3, San Jose 2 (OT)
Ottawa 3, Detroit 2 (OT)
Los Angeles 4, Nashville 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Boise St. 86, New Mexico 78
UConn 74, Providence 65
Purdue 105, Northwestern 96
Florida 94, Kentucky 91
Auburn 81, Vanderbilt 54
Baylor 77, UCF 69
Alabama 85, Georgia 76
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Atlanta 138, LA Lakers 122
Boston 129, Indiana 124
Toronto 118, Chicago 107
New York 118, Utah 103
Golden State 119, Philadelphia 107
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
San Jose 2 Seattle 0
Columbus 1, St. Louis 0
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Georgia Tech 74, North Carolina 73
South Carolina 63, Tennessee 59
Kansas 83, Oklahoma St. 54
Marquette 85, Villanova 80
Illinois 87, Ohio St. 75
TCU 85,Texas Tech 78
Utah St. 82, San Jose St. 61
Dayton 83, George Washington 61
Oklahoma 73, Kansas St. 53
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New York 113, Charlotte 92
Cleveland 118, LA Clippers 108
Boston 118, New Orleans 112
Brooklyn 147, Utah 114
Phoenix 118, Miami 105
Sacramento 103, Memphis 94
Minnesota 107, Oklahoma City 101
Washington 118, San Antonio 113
Houston 135, LA Lakers 119
Dallas 131, Orlando 129
Denver 113, Milwaukee 107
Portland 130, Philadelphia 104
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Ottawa 4, Nashville 3 (OT)
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Houston 76, Texas 72
Duke 77, Virginia Tech 67
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(SANTA CLARA, Calif.) — The San Francisco 49ers will advance to Super Bowl LVIII and face the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas next month.
Though the 49ers seized many of the season’s victories in easy fashion, the team fought back from a 17-point deficit against the Detroit Lions Sunday to claim the team’s eighth NFC Championship. The Niners grabbed 27 consecutive points in the second half, 282 offensive yards and averaged 7.4 yards per play.
“That’s the cool thing about football,” tight end George Kittle said, according to ESPN. “For us to be able to hunker down and start to fire on all cylinders, that’s what you see — an explosive offense, a very talented defense that flie[s] around and hits people and causes turnovers and then our special teams make plays when they need to.”
Now San Francisco will direct its focus to a Super Bowl rematch against Kansas City. The Niners lost to the Chiefs during the team’s last Super Bowl appearance in 2020.
The 49ers and the Chiefs will take the field at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, 2024.
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Detroit 120, Oklahoma City 104
Indiana 116, Memphis 110
Atlanta 126, Toronto 125
Orlando 113, Phoenix 98
Chicago 104, Portland 96
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
St. Louis 4 Los Angeles 3 (OT)
Final Seattle 4 Columbus 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Kansas City 17, Baltimore 10
San Francisco 34, Detroit 31
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UConn 99, Xavier 56
Purdue 68, Rutgers 60
UAB 97, Memphis 88
FAU 66, North Texas 63
New Mexico 89, Nevada 55
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
LA Lakers 141, Chicago 132
Utah 123, Washington 108
Indiana 134, Philadelphia 122
Boston 143, Miami 110
New York 122, Denver 84
Minnesota 96, Brooklyn 94
Sacramento 134, Golden State 133
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 3
Detroit 3, Philadelphia 0
Montreal 4, NY Islanders 3
Boston 3, Ottawa 2 (OT)
Carolina 3 New Jersey 2
Dallas 4 Anaheim 3 (OT)
Nashville 3, Minnesota 2
Edmonton 3, Chicago 0
Columbus 5, Calgary 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Oregon St. 80, Arizona 80
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(NEW YORK) — Spain’s former soccer chief, Luis Rubiales, may stand trial for a nonconsensual kiss at the Women’s World Cup, a Spanish judge said Thursday.
The former Spanish soccer federation president was banned in October from national and international soccer activities for three years, after the organization found he violated an article of FIFA’s disciplinary code.
Following Spain’s final 1-0 win against England on Aug. 20, 2023, Rubiales kissed Spanish player Jennifer Hermoso on the lips without her consent during the team’s trophy ceremony.
Judge Francisco de Jorge said he considered enough evidence existed to propose a trial for Rubiales and three other former executives with the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
The other executives were, Albert Luque, former sporting director; Jorge Vilda, former head coach of Spain’s women’s team; and Ruben Rivera, former marketing manager, according to the National Court.
Luque, Vilda and Rivera may have put pressure on Hermoso to say it was a consensual kiss, the judge said.
If found guilty, Rubiales could face a jail sentence from 1 to 4 years.
Public Prosecutor of Madrid and Jenni Hermoso now have 10 days to formalize the accusations and then a trial will be organized by Spanish court.
Hermoso’s team already confirmed to ABC News that they will formalize their accusations and go for trial as soon as possible.
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Detroit 113, Charlotte 106
Minnesota 118, Washington 107
Memphis 105, Miami 96
Milwaukee 126, Cleveland 116
Portland 137, Houston 131 (OT)
Phoenix 132, Dallas 109
Oklahoma City 140, San Antonio 114
Golden State 134, Atlanta 112
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Seattle 6, Chicago 2
Buffalo 5 Los Angeles 3
Toronto 1 Winnipeg 0 (OT)
Florida 6, Arizona 2
Carolina 3, Boston 2
Colorado 6, Washington 2
St. Louis 4 Vancouver 3 (OT)
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
New Mexico 95, San Jose St. 75
Alabama 79, Auburn 75
Northwestern 96, Illinois 91
Marquette 86, DePaul 73
FAU 69, Rice 56
Iowa St. 78, Kansas St. 67
Nevada 77, Colorado St. 64
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