(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING
INTERLEAGUE
Philadelphia 4, Minnesota 4 (Tie)
Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 7
Tampa Bay 3, Atlanta 3 (Tie)
NY Yankees 4, Washington 2
Anaheim 4, Milwaukee 3
Chi Cubs 5, Seattle 3
Oakland 14, Cincinnati 14 (Tie)
LA Dodgers 4, Texas 2
San Diego 5, Texas 1
Kansas City 8, Colorado 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto 2, Baltimore 1
Boston 4, Houston 4 (Tie)
Cleveland 9, Chi White Sox 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets 8, Miami 4
Arizona 8, San Francisco 5
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Phoenix 105, Charlotte 91
Chicago 117, Detroit 115
Philadelphia 119, Miami 96
New York 142, Brooklyn 118
Boston 117, Cleveland 113
Milwaukee 139, Orlando 117
LA Lakers 123, Oklahoma City 117
Memphis 113, Houston 99
New Orleans 121, Portland 110
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NY Rangers 3, Philadelphia 2 (OT)
Edmonton 5, Toronto 2
Dallas 4, Arizona 2
Washington 3, Anaheim 2 (OT)
Vegas 3, Carolina 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Xavier 94, Providence 89
Alabama 90, Auburn 85
UConn 88, DePaul 59
Ohio State 73, Maryland 62
Notre Dame 88, Pittsburgh 81
Vanderbilt 68, Kentucky 66
Kansas St. 85, Oklahoma 69
Gonzaga 104, Chicago St. 65
TCU 75, Texas 73
(ATHENS, Ga.) — University of Georgia football player Jalen Carter, a projected top pick in the NFL draft, is wanted for reckless driving and racing tied to a crash that killed a player and staff member in January, according to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.
An investigation found that Chandler LeCroy, a member of the team’s recruiting staff, and Carter were racing shortly after leaving downtown Athens and that alcohol impairment, racing, reckless driving and speed were contributing factors to the crash that killed LeCroy and Devin Willock, an offensive lineman, hours after celebrating UGA’s championship win.
Carter is the No. 1 overall prospect in this year’s draft, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. He is not participating in the workout portion of this week’s NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis but was scheduled to conduct interviews with teams, undergo a physical and was scheduled to address reporters Wednesday.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
(LOS ANGELES) — Vanessa Bryant settled her remaining claims with Los Angeles County on Tuesday for $28,850,000 over photos that members of the sheriff’s department shared after the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe and daughter Gianna in January 2020, according to county attorneys.
Co-plaintiff Chris Chester, whose wife and daughter were also killed in the crash, settled for $19,950,000.
“Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct. She fought for her husband, her daughter, and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect. We hope her victory at trial and this settlement will put an end to this practice,” Luis Li, Vanessa Bryant’s attorney, said in a statement.
LA County attorneys said they hoped the Bryant and Chester families would be able to heal from their loss.
“We believe the settlement approved by the Board in the Bryant case is fair and reasonable. The $28,850,000 settlement includes the verdict awarded by the federal jury in August 2022, and further resolves all outstanding issues related to pending legal claims in state court, future claims by the Bryant children, and other costs, with each party responsible for its respective attorneys’ fees,” Mira Hashmall, partner at the Miller Barondess law firm and lead trial counsel for LA County in the Bryant-Chester case, said in a statement.
Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were headed to a basketball game at his Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks along with others connected to the basketball program on Jan. 26, 2020, when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed in Calabasas. All nine people on board were killed.
Vanessa Bryant filed a lawsuit several months after the crash against Los Angeles County, alleging that first responders took graphic photos of human remains at the scene as “souvenirs” and shared them with others. She claimed she suffered emotional distress and sued for negligence and invasion of privacy.
In August 2022, a jury awarded Vanessa Bryant $16 million in her invasion of privacy trial against Los Angeles County.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING
INTERLEAGUE
Pittsburgh 7, Baltimore 4
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 2
Minnesota 10, Atlanta 7
Houston 8, NY Mets 4
Texas 6, Colorado 4
Chi White Sox 4, Arizona 1
Boston 7, Miami 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 12, NY Yankees 0
Toronto 6, Detroit 4
Kansas City 12, Cleveland 6
LA Angels 11, Oakland 5
Seattle 9, Mariners 8
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 5, Washington 3
San Diego 7, San Francisco 5
Cincinatti 7, LA Dodgers 5
Milwaukee 6, Chi Cubs 3
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Toronto 104, Chicago 98
Milwaukee 118, Brooklyn 104
Washington 119, Atlanta 116
Memphis 121, LA Lakers 109
Sacramento 123, Oklahoma 117
Denver 133, Houston 112
Indiana 124, Dallas 122
San Antonio 102, Utah 94
Minnesota 108, LA Clippers 101
Golden State 123, Portland 105
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Florida 4, Tampa Bay 1
Ottawa 6, Detroit 1
Columbus 5, Buffalo 3
Seattle 5, St. Louis 3
Minnesota 2, NY Islanders 1 (SO)
Boston 4, Calgary 3 (OT)
Arizona 4, Chicago 1
Montreal 3, San Jose 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Marquette 72, Butler 56
Virginia 64, Clemson 57
Iowa 90, Indiana 68
Tennessee 75, Arkansas 57
Boise St. 66, San Diego St. 60
Texas A&M 69, Ole Miss 61
Kansas 67, Texas Tech 63
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING
INTERLEAGUE
Atlanta 7, Toronto 0
Miami 4, Houston 3
Milwaukee 10, Kansas City 4
Cleveland 12, Chi Cubs 4
Colorado 7, Oakland 3
San Francisco 8, LA Angels 6
Texas 13, Cincinnati 2
Arizona 6, West Virginia 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 4, Minnesota 1
Tampa Bay 14, Baltimore 2
Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle 1
NY Yankees 8, Detroit 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 9, Pittsburgh 7
St. Louis 12, NY Mets 7
Arizona 3, Chi Cubs 0
LA Dodgers 7, San Diego 6
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Charlotte 117, Detroit 106
Miami 101, Philadelphia 99
New York 109, Boston 94
Orlando 101, New Orleans 93
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Ottawa 6, Detroit 2
Boston 3, Edmonton 2
Vancouver 5, Dallas 4 (OT)
Colorado 3, Vegas 0
Anaheim 4, Chicago 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Baylor 74, Oklahoma St. 68
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Portland 1, Sporting Kansas City 0
(NEW YORK) — An all-Black collegiate swimming and diving team won its first conference championship over the weekend, making history during Black History Month.
Howard University’s swimming and diving team took home the 2023 title of the Northeast Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving champions on Saturday in Geneva, Ohio, after being last year’s runner-up.
“It’s the first conference title for our men’s program in 34 years, and it feels amazing,” said Nicholas Askew, coach of Howard’s swimming and diving team. “It just feels phenomenal to know that there’s this group of young men and young women who believed that it was possible, even when we were first getting started and all kinds of things were not going our way.”
The historically Black university houses the only surviving swim program at an HBCU — the only all-Black swim team in the country, including coaches and supporting staff — and strives to increase diversity in aquatics.
According to 2021 USA Swimming estimates, around 1.5% of its approximately 295,000 competitive swimmers are Black. Black swimmers account for just 2% of swimmers at the collegiate level, according to NCAA data.
Askew, an alumnus of Howard and a former swimmer at the university, believes that to bridge demographic disparities in the swimming realm, it takes initiative at a higher level.
“We need, in my opinion, strong legislation that’s going to change the cycle that was broken to make sure that there’s more access and make sure that there’s more quality education for water safety,” Askew told ABC News. “Being able to have ‘learn to swim’ programs that can lead to a life in the aquatic arena, not just in a competitive swim, but also in diving and synchro swimming and water polo and all other water sports that we have the opportunity to participate in.”
Swim education among African American children is low, with about 64% of African-American children with little to no swimming ability, according to a 2017 study by the USA Swimming Foundation.
Askew, a swim coach since 2014, told ABC News that increased exposure at an early age could promote healthy growth in swimming, especially among minorities and inner-city youth.
The all-Black Howard swim team has become something of a family for the Bison, allowing them to relate through the sport and their race in an arena where they have been traditionally underrepresented.
“It allows them to be around people who share experiences that they can’t normally talk about or they can’t really express themselves. They can’t really be authentically themselves. So now they’re able to come out of their shell, they’re able to be themselves, and they’re able to shine while doing it,” Askew said.
The 47-member swimming and diving team racked up a multitude of awards this weekend with Miles Simon, an Olympic Trials qualifier, breaking the meet record in the 200-meter individual medley and being named the NEC Outstanding Swimmer, and Jordan Walker named Outstanding Diver.
While this is the first championship the Howard program has won in over three decades, the Division I mid-major program’s staff won the Northeast Conference’s Swimming Staff of the Year award for the second season in a row. Diving coach Courtenay Miller also won the conference award for Outstanding Dive Staff.
Although the historic moment for the team was important to Askew, he noted that overall support for HBCU athletic programs is “crucial” for their survival.
“We talk about being the only HBCU [with a swim team], but that comes with a warning tag. We don’t want to be a program that’s cut because, even as a competitive program, NCAA swimming is the number one to cut sports and in all of athletics,” Askew said. “We have to be very careful as to the support financially being in the stands, being able to send words of encouragement to the young men and women who are part of the program, as well as to administration.”
ABC News’ Caroline Rotante contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
INTERLEAGUE
Washington 3, Houston 2
NY Yankees 7; Atlanta 0
Philadelphia 10, Minnesota 8
Oakland 11, Milwaukee 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 7, Tampa Bay 6
Baltimore 10, Detroit 6
NY Yankees 9, Toronto 5
Kansas City 8, Seattle 7
LA Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 0
Texas 13, Cleveland 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 8, Miami 2
NY Mets 6, Washington 3
San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 6
LA Dodgers 9, Chicago Cubs 4
Colorado 12, Milwaukee 6
San Diego 18, Arizona 6
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee 104, Phoenix 101
Atlanta 129, Brooklyn 127
Chicago 102, Washington 82
LA Lakers 111, Dallas 108
Cleveland 118, Toronto 93
Sacramento 124, Oklahoma City 115
Golden State 109, Minnesota 104
Portland 131, Houston 114
Denver 129, LA Clippers 120 (OT)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Buffalo 7, Washington 4
Minnesota 3, Columbus 2 (OT)
NY Islanders 4, Winnipeg 0
NY Rangers 5, Los Angeles 2
Pittsburgh 7, Tampa Bay 3
Toronto 5, Seattle 1
Nashville 6, Arizona 2
TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
(4)UCLA 60, Colorado 56
(20)Providence 88, Georgetown 68
Maryland 75, (21)Northwestern 59
(NEW YORK) — Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden gave a much-needed morale boost to John Hao, a 20-year-old Michigan State student who was paralyzed from the chest down after the deadly shooting on campus earlier this month.
After Harden read about Hao, who is a huge fan, he knew he wanted to help.
The star point guard surprised Hao, who is getting care in the hospital, with a FaceTime call.
“Everything will work itself out. Be strong. You’re alright, you’ll be alright. I promise you are,” Harden told Hao. “I got you. I love when you’re smiling too … I’m with you.”
“I know it’s tough right now but you gotta stay physically strong you know what I mean? You just gotta just think positive things and keep pushing and keep fighting. I got you,” Harden went on.
He then had another surprise for Hao.
“I got some gifts for you too,” Harden said. “I got some things coming your way [to] hopefully give you some encouragement, make you smile.”
Harden sent Hao sneakers, including one pair that was worn in a game.
Harden also contributed to Hao’s GoFundMe page, which was set up to help pay his medical bills, which total $366,000.
“Let me know if you need anything else, I got you,” Harden said at the end of their call, giving Hao his personal cellphone number.
Harden told ESPN that he wanted to brighten Hao’s day even if it was just for one minute.
He also spoke to reporters about the interaction after the 76ers won on Thursday night.
“There’s things like that, where you sit back and think about just real life and things bigger than basketball,” Harden said. “I heard that he was a fan of mine, so I wanted to get up on that ASAP and just see what I could do, anything I could do.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Denver 115, Cleveland 109
Orlando 108, Detroit 106
Boston 142, Indiana 138 (OT)
Toronto 115, New Orleans 110
Philadelphia 110, Memphis 105
Utah 120, Oklahoma City 119 (OT)
Dallas 142, San Antonio 116
LA Lakers 124, Golden State 111
Sacramento 133, Portland 116
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Minnesota 2, Columbus 0
New Jersey 4, Los Angeles 3 (OT)
Edmonton 7, Pittsburgh 2
Buffalo 6, Tampa Bay 5 (OT)
Anaheim 4, Washington 2
Detroit 4, NY Rangers 1
Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2 (OT)
Vegas 4, Calgary 3 (OT)
Boston 6 Seattle 5
Nashville 6 San Jose 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Illinois 66, Northwestern 62
UCLA 78, Utah 71
Gonzaga 97, San Diego 72
Saint Mary’s (Cal.) 83, Pacific 52
(NEW YORK) — Alex Morgan is a superstar soccer player and now a history-making mom on the field too.
In Wednesday night’s final of the SheBelieves Cup, Morgan scored her 14th goal for the U.S. Women’s National Team since giving birth to her daughter Charlie nearly three years ago.
The goal makes Morgan the highest scoring mom in USWNT history, the team confirmed on Twitter.
Morgan’s goal Wednesday night also helped lead the USWNT to a 2-1 victory over Brazil, giving them their fourth straight SheBelieves Cup title.
Morgan is one of three mothers on the current USWNT roster, joining Crystal Dunn and Adrianna Franch.
Morgan’s daughter Charlie, who will turn 3 in May, watched her mom compete against Brazil on Wednesday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, and joined her on the field after to celebrate the win.
Charlie has grown up on the soccer field, traveling with her mom to games and tournaments across the country.
Morgan scored her first goal for the USWNT as a mom in February 2021, less than one year after she gave birth.
The San Diego Wave star has scored 120 goals and counting for the USWNT over the course of her career.
