(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Brooklyn 132, Charlotte 121
Cleveland 127, Indiana 124
Phoenix 102, Orlando 99
Memphis 132, New Orleans 111
Milwaukee 142, Oklahoma City 115
Golden State 112, LA Clippers 97
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Florida 4, Pittsburgh 3
New Jersey 5, Colorado 3
Philadelphia 2, Vegas 1
Arizona 9, Detroit 2
Toronto 6, Seattle 4
Ottawa 4, St. Louis 1
Minnesota 5, NY Rangers 2
Winnipeg 7, Tampa Bay 4
Nashville 2, Dallas 1
Chicago 8, Anaheim 3
Washington 5, Calgary 4
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Gonzaga 82, Saint Mary’s (Cal.) 69
(NEW YORK) — Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris have been relishing their new roles as moms.
The dynamic duo undoubtedly learned a lot in their soccer careers, having reached the pinnacle already, winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup twice with the U.S. women’s national team in 2015 and 2019. But there’s always room to grow, and motherhood has notably taught them even more lessons both on and off the pitch.
Krieger and Harris, who married in December 2019, adopted their first child, a daughter named Sloane Phillips, last February.
“Our journey to becoming new moms and parents started when COVID hit. The Olympics were postponed and it really stripped away a lot of layers for Ali and I,” Harris told ABC News’ Good Morning America, saying that it was a “no-brainer” decision for them to become parents.
The couple signed up with an adoption agency, and, to their surprise, were matched with a baby girl within weeks.
“We ended up matching in about three weeks, so our life changed very quickly and very unexpectedly,” Harris recalled. “(The) adoption process is probably one of the most stressful experiences and tack COVID and isolation on, that was a really hard time for us but now having her and being able to say that she’s ours has been the greatest gift and we just are so lucky.”
Krieger and Harris say adopting Sloane opened their eyes to the nutritional needs of expectant mothers. They’re now paid spokespeople for Vitamin Angels, a charity working to provide essential vitamins to underserved moms and kids who are at risk of malnutrition around the world.
“It just really hit home for Ali and I, who adopted a baby who didn’t have access to those things, who was born very small and underweight, who didn’t have good nutrition,” Harris said. “Now, we are trying to reverse the clock to set her up for a successful life.”
To hear Krieger and Harris talk about motherhood, it has enriched their lives immensely, and not just their personal ones.
“I think something that’s translated from motherhood to the soccer field for us, I can probably say for me, patience and a little bit more strength,” Krieger said.
She and Harris signed with Gotham FC in December and are gearing up for their first game with the New Jersey and New York club on March 19.
“I think just having that patience and finding that joy for the game surprised me the most because I’m so happy at home, not only with Ash, my wife, but also just as a family with Sloane,” Krieger said.
Harris says welcoming Sloane into their life has helped ground her and put things into perspective.
“When I walk through the door, Sloane doesn’t care if I won a world championship, she just wants her mom,” Harris said. “I feel like that’s really taken a lot of pressure off for me and my job and I enjoy it a lot more because when I walk home, I’m not thinking about a bad performance or that goal I should have saved or if we won or lost, I’m just thinking about being the best version of myself, to be a good mom when I come home.”
Harris and Krieger are determined to support Sloane no matter what life throws at them.
“I don’t think we want to ever tell her what to do or how to do anything but we just want to set her up for success by just giving her tools that we’ve learned through our experiences and ultimately support and love her unconditionally,” Krieger said.
It’s also not just Sloane who they want to lift up. Krieger and Harris are also doing their part to support the next generation of young girls and soccer stars, continuing to advocate for more equity in the sport.
Krieger said last month’s settlement between the U.S. women’s national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation was a step in the right direction.
“We’re going to continue to fight for more but I do think it was a win and I think it’s great that even if we don’t see the benefits of that, our youth will be able to dream big and be able to profit from their hard work as well,” she said. “This also is a win, like Megan Rapinoe had said, for all women, not just in our country but around the world and all women in all industries.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Philadelphia 121, Chicago 106
Detroit 113, Atlanta 110 (OT)
Miami 123, Houston 106
Minnesota 124, Portland 81
Dallas 111, Utah 103
San Antonio 117, LA Lakers 110
Denver 131, Golden State 124
New York 131, Sacramento 115
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Florida 6, Buffalo 1
Toronto 5, Columbus 4
Los Angeles 3, Boston 2 (OT)
Colorado 5, NY Islanders 4
Calgary 3, Edmonton 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Gonzaga 81, San Francisco 71
Saint Mary’s (Cal.) 75, Santa Clara 72
(NEW YORK) — For the first time in 13 years, the NHL has redesigned its Stanley Cup logo as it looks ahead to the “next era.”
The new branding was unveiled on Monday and took more than two years to create.
“We’re ready for the next era,” Greg Mueller, NHL senior design director, creative services, said in a statement. “Not a new era, the next one.”
Mueller worked on the new logo system along with Paul Conway, group VP, NHL creative, and NHL senior digital designer Louis Gentile.
And while the logo is new, it pays homage to the league’s history.
The font used on the word “Playoffs,” Windsor Sands, was inspired by the Windsor Hotel in Montreal, where the NHL was founded back in 1917. The Victoria SC Serif font used on the words “Stanley Cup,” meanwhile, was inspired by the engravings found on the bowl and collar of the Stanley Cup.
The new logo also features etchings on the championship trophy.
“We had a wealth of resources to pull inspiration from,” Conway said in a statement. “The etchings add another level of photorealism to the look and feel of the illustration.”
Fans can check out a new microsite launched by the NHL that details all the changes made to the logo.
(MOSCOW) — WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia, facing drug charges after customs officials said they found hashish oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow in February.
Griner, 31, is now one of at least three Americans detained in Russia amid the global tension surrounding the Russians’ attack on Ukraine.
Watch the full report from ABC’s Good Morning America:
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Boston 126, Brooklyn 120
Milwaukee 132, Phoenix 122
Washington 133, Indiana 123
Utah 116, Oklahoma City 103
Houston 123, Memphis 112
Cleveland 104, Toronto 96
Denver138, New Orleans 130 (OT)
NY Knicks 116, L.A. Clippers 93
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
New Jersey 3, St. Louis 2 (OT)
Los Angeles 3, Buffalo 0
Dallas 6, Minnesota 3
NY Rangers 4, Winnipeg 1
Tampa Bay 6, Chicago 3
Carolina 3, Seattle 2
Vegas 2, Ottawa 1
Anaheim 3, San Jose 2 (OT)
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Nebraska 74, Wisconsin 73
Memphis 75, Houston 61
Illinois 74, Iowa 72
Michigan 75, Ohio St. 69
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Austin FC 5, Miami 1
Portland 1, Los Angeles FC 1 (Tie)
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Detroit 111 Indiana 106
Final Philadelphia 125 Cleveland 119
Final Atlanta 117 Washington 114
Final Orlando 103 Toronto 97
Final Milwaukee 118 Chicago 112
Final Minnesota 138 Oklahoma City 101
Final New Orleans 124 Utah 90
Final Denver 116 Houston 101
Final Phoenix 115 New York 114
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final N-Y Rangers 3 New Jersey 1
Final OT Los Angeles 4 Columbus 3
Final Buffalo 5 Minnesota 4
Final Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 1
Final OT Carolina 3 Pittsburgh 2
Final OT Dallas 4 Winnipeg 3
Final Vegas 5 Anaheim 4
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (22)Murray St. 88 SE Missouri 74
(NEW YORK) — Ukrainian tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky is known for representing his nation on the court, but now he’s preparing to do the same on the battlefield.
“I just had this strong feeling that I have to do it,” Stakhovsky said in an interview on ABC News Live on Thursday.
Stakhovsky was vacationing with his family in Dubai when Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Almost immediately, he made the tough decision to say goodbye to his wife and children to defend their country. He’s become a member of the army reservists, helping to protect Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
“I didn’t really say goodbye to the kids. I just kissed them goodbye, and I said that I’ll be right back. They were watching cartoons and reading books, not really paying attention,” Stakhovsky said, explaining they were unaware of why their father was leaving their trip early.
Stakhovsky said leaving his wife was more difficult because as soon as the war started, she was able to tell he wanted to leave and fight.
“We didn’t have an open discussion about it. But she had that feeling and I just didn’t want to bring up the topic way too early, too, we were on vacation. Right now, it’s something she understands and she accepted. And I hope I’ll have a chance to ask for forgiveness in person,” said Stakhovsky.
Leaving loved ones to fight for Ukraine is a scene thousands have been forced to face over the last eight days. While women and children fleeing the nation have been able to cross the border and find safety in neighboring countries, men ages 18 to 60 have had to pick up a weapon and fight.
Because Stakhovsky was on vacation and already outside the country, he could have stayed back with his family. But he said he thought of his brother, father and the other people fighting for freedom and made the decision to drive back home, into a war zone.
Stakhovsky said it was “one of the toughest decisions” he’s made with no obvious right answer. He feels guilty for leaving his family, but, he said, “If I stayed I would have felt guilt that I left my father and brother in Ukraine.”
“Crossing the border was a tough choice because I knew that’s the point where, you know, you don’t go back,” he said. “But by driving through Ukraine, driving through the country, seeing all the people coming into groups, doing their own resistance units with hunting guns, barricading the roads, it’s really inspirational.”
Stakhovsky retired from professional tennis at the Australian Open in January. He won four career singles titles and four doubles titles and had a career-high singles ranking of No. 31 in the world in 2010. Now, he’s learning to use military weapons to protect a nation under attack.
“I feel I am not prepared enough, that’s for sure. But I guess no one is prepared enough,” Stakhovsky said, talking on Zoom while hunkering down with fellow soldiers in Kyiv.
He said having Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zeleskyy “willing to go the distance and willing to risk his life staying in the capital while being surrounded by troops of Russia” is helping push him and the other reservationists forward.
He believes his troop is the last to join the reserves and they hope they don’t have to fight, but if the moment comes, he said he’s ready to do whatever it takes to help protect the freedom of Ukrainians.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Atlanta 130, Chicago 124
Boston 120, Memphis 107
Miami 113, Brooklyn 107
Detroit 108, Toronto 106
Dallas 122, Golden State 113
Sacramento 115, San Antonio 112
LA Clippers 132, LA Lakers 111
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Washington 4, Carolina 0
Minnesota 5, Philadelphia 4
Pittsburgh 5, Tampa Bay 1
Florida 3, Ottawa 0
Vancouver 4, NY Islanders 3
Chicago 4, Edmonton 3 (OT)
Arizona 2, Colorado 1
Boston 5, Vegas 2
Montreal 5, Calgary 4 (OT)
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Arizona 81, Stanford 69
Kansas 72, TCU 68
Houston 84, Temple 46
Illinois 60, Penn St. 55
Ohio St. 80, Michigan St. 69
Iowa 82, Michigan 71
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Charlotte 119, Cleveland 98
Indiana 122, Orlando 114 (OT)
Philadelphia 123, New York 108
New Orleans 125, Sacramento 95
Milwaukee 120, Miami 119
Utah 132, Houston 127 (OT)
Oklahoma City 119, Denver 107
Phoenix 120, Portland 90
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Buffalo 5, Toronto 1
NY Rangers 5, St. Louis 3
Dallas 4, Los Angeles 3
Seattle 4, Nashville 3
