(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Minnesota 126, Orlando 108
Indiana 125, Charlotte 113
Oklahoma City 121, Washington 120
Boston 126, Atlanta 101
Toronto 112, Miami 104
Milwaukee 113, Cleveland 98
New Orleans 124, Chicago 110
Houston 101, Dallas 92
Phoenix 130, Golden State 119
New York 106, Denver 103
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Ottawa 4, Buffalo 1
Final St. Louis 5, Chicago 2
Los Angeles 3, Edmonton 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Texas 93, Gonzaga 74
Houston 83, Texas Southern 48
Arkansas 71, S. Dakota St. 56
Michigan 91, Pittsburgh 60
Tennessee 81, Florida Gulf Coast 50
(NEW YORK) — Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee is ending her college gymnastics career and returning to professional gymnastics for a chance to join the U.S. women’s team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“Today, I’m sharing a decision that has weighed on me for a really long time,” Lee began in a Tuesday Instagram post announcing the change. “As an athlete that has competed at the highest level, on the world’s biggest stage, I’ve been fortunate enough to experience that once-in-a-lifetime feeling and the indescribable emotion when a gold medal is draped around your neck. But I don’t want it to just be once in a lifetime.”
Lee will finish out this season on the Auburn University gymnastics team before turning her attention to 2024.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021 due to the pandemic, Lee won three medals, including gold in the individual all-around and a bronze medal on the uneven bars, as well as a team silver medal.
Lee brought major star power to Auburn gymnastics as the first individual all-around Olympic champion to compete in college. Last month, she was named Individual Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation.
She won gold on the balance beam at the NCAA championships last season and took silver in the individual all-around to Florida’s Trinity Thomas.
“Competing for Auburn University has always been a dream of mine and the dream that rose in tandem with going to the Olympics,” Lee continued in her video announcement. “I’ve learned so much about myself, true teamwork and about community during my time here. With that being said, this will be my last season competing at Auburn University. My focus right now is to make it the most incredible season yet and to be the best teammate I can be, to strive for excellence and to reach our maximum potential.”
The 19-year-old said she is confident that she can return to the Olympic stage and hopes to join her teammates on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team as they get ready for the Summer Games in Paris. The national team won their seat for the 2024 Olympics after securing the top spot at the world championships earlier this month.
Lee did not compete at the world championships, choosing to focus on her upcoming season at Auburn, while former Tokyo Olympic teammates and college rivals Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles did compete.
“I’m so excited to share that after this season, I’ll be returning to elite gymnastics. I have my sights set on Paris in 2024,” Lee said. “And I know what I have to do to get there. I’m looking forward to rolling up my sleeves and putting in the work. Gymnastics is my passion and something that I love so deeply because it pushes me to be the best version of myself every single day.”
Lee, who first got her start as a young gymnast by practicing on a wooden balance beam her dad built for her in their backyard, made sure to give a shoutout to girls and aspiring young gymnasts who look up to her.
“To every little girl whose circumstances have dictated your future but you push beyond them, I see you,” said Lee. “I did it and you can do it too. Because really, nothing is impossible.”
In her signoff, Lee also expressed gratitude to the community that has embraced her since the Tokyo Olympics.
“To the Auburn family, my teammates, coaches, staff, and supporters, thank you,” she added. “This special place will always be a part of me and my journey. And I will always be an Auburn Tiger. War Eagle!”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New Orleans 113, Memphis 102
Dallas 103, LA Clippers 101
NY Knicks 118, Utah 111
Sacramento 153, Brooklyn 121
Portland 117, San Antonio 110
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Florida 5, Washington 2
Vancouver 5, Buffalo 4
Tampa Bay 5, Dallas 4 (OT)
New Jersey 5, Montreal 1
Toronto 5, Pittsburgh 2
Columbus 5, Philadelphia 4 (OT)
Nashville 2, Minnesota 1
Anaheim 3, Detroit 2 (OT)
San Jose 5, Vegas 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Auburn 89, Winthrop 65
Connecticut 84, Buffalo 64
MI State 86, Kentucky 77
UNC 72, Gardner-Web 66
San Diego St 74, Stanford 62
Alabama 65, Southern Alabama 55
Kansas 69, Duke 64
UNLV 60, Dayton 52
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Toronto 115, Detroit 111
Charlotte 112, Orlando 105
Miami 113, Phoenix 112
Boston 126, Oklahoma City 122
Atlanta 121, Milwaukee 106
LA Clippers 122, Houston 106
Golden State 132, San Antonio 95
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NY Islanders 4, Ottawa 2
Calgary 6, Los Angeles 5
Carolina 3, Chicago 0
St. Louis 3, Colorado 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Washington 32, Philadelphia 21
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Baylor 95, Northern CO 62
Northern Iowa at Virginia (Postponed)
Houston 83, Oral Roberts 45
Texas Tech 64, LA Tech 55
NW Stae 64, TCU 63
Creighton 94, Holy Cross 65
Illinois 103, Monmouth 65
UCLA 86, Norfolk State 56
(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — The University of Virginia is in mourning after three members of the football team were killed in a mass shooting on the Charlottesville campus Sunday night.
Two other students were injured in the shooting which unfolded on a bus as it returned from a field trip.
The suspect, also a student, is in custody.
Here’s what we know about the lives lost:
Devin Chandler
Devin Chandler was a second-year student from Virginia Beach, University President Jim Ryan said at a news conference Monday.
Lavel Davis Jr.
Lavel Davis Jr., who was from Ridgeville, South Carolina, was in his third year, Ryan said.
ESPN reporter Andrea Adelson in a tweet described Davis as “bright, thoughtful and engaging.” She said he was “a beacon of light determined to make the world a better place.”
In a university video last year, Davis said he loved movies and reading Shakespeare and the Bible.
He called the the university the “perfect place for anyone who wants to work hard and be great.”
D’Sean Perry
D’Sean Perry was a fourth-year student from Miami, Ryan said.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Oklahoma City 145, New York 135
Washington 102, Memphis 92
Minnesota 129, Cleveland 124
Philadelphia 105, Utah 98
Denver 126, Chicago 103
Sacramento 122, Golden State 115
LA Lakers 116, Brooklyn 103
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Dallas 5, Philadelphia 1
Boston 5, Vancouver 2
San Jose 3 Minnesota 2 (SO)
NY Rangers 4, Arizona 1
Tampa Bay 6, Washington 3
Winnipeg 3 Seattle 2 (OT)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 21, Seattle 16
Detroit 31, Chicago 30
Kansas City 27, Jacksonville 17
Miami 39, Cleveland 17
Minnesota 33 Buffalo 30 (OT)
NY Giants 24, Houston 16
Pittsburgh 20, New Orleans 10
Tennessee 17, Denver 10
Indianapolis 25, Las Vegas 20
Arizona 27, LA Rams 17
Green Bay 31 Dallas 28 (OT)
San Francisco 22, LA Chargers 16
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Colorado 78, Tennessee 66
(WASHINGTON) — The District of Columbia filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, team owner Daniel Snyder, the National Football League and league commissioner Roger Goodell, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Thursday.
The defendants are being sued “for collusion to deceive residents of the District of Columbia about their investigation into a toxic workplace culture that impacted employees, especially women,” Racine said at a press conference.
The D.C. AG alleges in his complaint that “The Commanders, Snyder, the NFL, and Goodell misled fans about what was being done to address decades of sexual harassment and toxicity in the Commander’s organization.” He also alleges “Snyder and the Commanders lied to consumers when they denied knowing anything about the long-standing hostile work environment and culture of sexual harassment.”
Racine, who is leaving the office on Jan. 2, 2023, said the lawsuit will continue regardless of the team’s ownership.
Attorneys for the Washington Commanders told ABC News in a statement Thursday, “Over two years ago, Dan and Tanya Snyder acknowledged that an unacceptable workplace culture had existed within their organization for several years and they have apologized many times for allowing that to happen.”
The statement added, “We agree with AG Racine on one thing: the public needs to know the truth. Although the lawsuit repeats a lot of innuendo, half-truths and lies, we welcome this opportunity to defend the organization — for the first time — in a court of law and to establish, once and for all, what is fact and what is fiction.”
Brian McCarthy, the vice president of communications for the NFL, told ABC News in a statement that the independent investigation into workplace misconduct allegations at the Washington Commanders was “thoroughly and comprehensively conducted” by attorney Beth Wilkinson and her law firm, Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz.
“Following the completion of the investigation, the NFL made public a summary of Ms. Wilkinson’s findings and imposed a record-setting fine against the club and its ownership,” the statement said.
He added, “We reject the legally unsound and factually baseless allegations made today by the D.C. Attorney General against the NFL and Commissioner Goodell and will vigorously defend against those claims.”
Racine’s office began looking into Snyder’s team and the NFL in the fall of 2021 related to allegations of sexual harassment and workplace misconduct. He says his office has reviewed thousands of internal documents from the Commanders and the NFL.
The lawsuit is based on D.C.’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA), which prohibits unfair and deceptive trade practices, Racine said. OAG has broad authority under the CPPA to hold accountable any company or any head of a company if they mislead or lie to District consumers, regardless of where they are located.
A spokesperson for the Washington Commanders told ABC News on Wednesday ahead of the scheduled press conference, “the Commanders have fully cooperated with the AG’s investigation for nearly a year. As recently as Monday, a lawyer for the team met with the AG who did not suggest at that time that he intended to take any action and, in fact, revealed fundamental misunderstandings of the underlying facts.”
The attorney general told reporters Thursday, “What Mr. Snyder sought to do is what he does all the time. Deflect attention from his own misconduct. impute a motivation or intention onto someone else.”
Former team employees Meghan Imbert and Melanie Coburn spoke to reporters after the press conference.
Coburn, who testified in February at a House Oversight Committee hearing on the allegations against the Commanders, was a former director of marketing and cheerleader with the team.
“These allegations have also been going on for quite some time,” she said. “And of course, the [House Oversight] committee has been working on this for a very long time and I have full confidence that they’re gonna come out with some sort of information for the public. That’s what they intended to do.”
Imbert, a former production manager for the team’s TV department, told reporters that the issues when it comes to workplace culture aren’t just with the NFL but with society. She says the announcement Thursday proves to her that there might be a path for accountability.
“This is bigger than the NFL. This is a societal issue. The NFL is a microcosm of society,” she said.
The House Oversight Committee declined to comment Thursday.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Washington 113, Dallas 105
Atlanta 104, Philadelphia 95
Miami 117, Charlotte 112
Portland 106, New Orleans 95
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NY Rangers 8, Detroit 2
Boston 3, Calgary 1
Columbus 5, Philadelphia 2
Carolina 7, Edmonton 2
Vegas 7, Buffalo 4
New Jersey 4, Ottawa 3 (OT)
Arizona 2, NY Islanders 0
St. Louis 5, San Jose 3
Colorado 5, Nashville 3
Los Angeles 2, Chicago 1 (OT)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Carolina 25, Atlanta 15
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kansas 82, ND State 59
Texas Tech 78, Texas Southern 54
Indiana 101, B-CU 49
Creighton 96, North Dakota 61
Texas 82, HBU 31
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Orlando 94, Dallas 87
Portland 105, Charlotte 95
Denver 122, Indiana 119
Utah 125, Atlanta 119
Brooklyn 112, New York 85
Boston 128, Detroit 112
Toronto 116, Houston 109
Phoenix 129, Minnesota 117
Final New Orleans 115 Chicago 111
Memphis 124, San Antonio 122 (OT)
Milwaukee 136, Oklahoma City 132 (2OT)
Sacramento 127, Cleveland 120
LA Clippers 114, LA Lakers 101
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Florida 3, Carolina 0
Pittsburgh 4, Washington 1
Montreal 5, Vancouver 2
Minnesota 4, Anaheim 1
(NEW YORK) — WNBA star Brittney Griner, who’s been detained in Russia since February and is facing nine years in a Russian prison, has been transferred to a penal colony.
The move was decried by White House officials.
“Every minute that Brittney Griner must endure wrongful detention in Russia is a minute too long,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement early Wednesday. “As the Administration continues to work tirelessly to secure her release, the President has directed the Administration to prevail on her Russian captors to improve her treatment and the conditions she may be forced to endure in a penal colony.”
Griner’s lawyers said in a statement that she was transferred on Nov. 4 from a detention center in Iksha. She’s now on her way to a penal colony in an undisclosed location.
“We do not have any information on her exact current location or her final destination,” the lawyers, Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov, said in a statement. “In accordance with the standard Russian procedure the attorneys, as well as the U.S. Embassy, should be notified upon her arrival at her destination.”
The White House said it had made a “significant offer” to Russian officials to “resolve the current unacceptable and wrongful detentions of American citizens.”
“In the subsequent weeks, despite a lack of good faith negotiation by the Russians, the U.S. Government has continued to follow up on that offer and propose alternative potential ways forward with the Russians through all available channels,” Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
She added, “The U.S. Government is unwavering in its commitment to its work on behalf of Brittney and other Americans detained in Russia — including fellow wrongful detainee Paul Whelan.”
Griner, a 31-year-old Houston native who plays professional basketball for the Phoenix Mercury, was detained on Feb. 17 at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Khimki as she returned to Russia to play during the WNBA’s offseason after she was accused of having vape cartridges containing hashish oil, which is illegal in the country.
