(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Golden State 105, New York 96
Brooklyn 131, Toronto 129 (OT)
Phoenix 111, Portland 107 (OT)
Detroit at Chicago (Postponed)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 2
Vegas 4, Boston 1
Tampa Bay 3 Los Angeles 2 (OT)
Philadelphia 6, New Jersey 1
Ottawa 8, Florida 2
Detroit 2, NY Islanders 1
Buffalo 4, Winnipeg 2
St. Louis 4, Dallas 1
Toronto 5, Edmonton 1
Colorado 4, NY Rangers 2
Vancouver 4, Columbus 3
Seattle 3, San Jose 1
Calgary at Nashville (Postponed)
Carolina at Minnesota (Postponed)
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Duke 103, SC State 62
Memphis 92, Alabama 78
Auburn 70, North Alabama 44
Houston 71, Louisiana-Lafayette 56
Texas 63, Ark.-Pine Bluff 31
Tennessee 96, SC-Upstate 52
LSU 89, Northwestern St. 49
Texas Tech 75, Arkansas St. 62
(BOSTON) — A former NFL player who police said gunned down six people in April had CTE — a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head trauma — at the time of the mass shooting, the Concussion Legacy Foundation said Tuesday, citing neuropathologists at the Boston University CTE Center.
Phillip Adams died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he allegedly carried out the mass shooting at a house in his hometown of Rock Hill, South Carolina. The victims included a doctor, his wife, and two grandchildren, ages 9 and 5.
Adams spent 21 years playing tackle football, starting when he was 7 years old, the Concussion Legacy Foundation said. Adams was drafted by San Francisco in the seventh round out of South Carolina State in 2010 and played as a defensive back for five NFL teams in six years.
Adams had stage 2 CTE at the time of his death at the age of 32, the Concussion Legacy Foundation said.
“Most football players diagnosed with CTE in their 30s have stage 2 CTE. Stage 4 is the most severe stage and is usually associated with dementia,” the Concussion Legacy Foundation said in a statement. “CTE has been associated with behavioral symptoms like aggression, impulsivity, explosivity, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and suicidal ideation, along with progressive cognitive symptoms.”
Adams “had an extraordinary amount of CTE pathology in the frontal lobe,” which “is associated with violent, impulsive or explosive behavior, a ‘short fuse,’ and lack of self-control,” said Dr. Ann McKee, director of the BU CTE Center and chief of neuropathology for the VA Boston Healthcare System.
“His CTE pathology might have contributed to his abnormal behaviors, in addition to other physical, psychiatric and psychosocial factors,” she said in a statement.
Adams’ frontal lobe CTE pathology was similar in severity to Aaron Hernandez’s, McKee said. Hernandez, a former star tight end for New England Patriots, died by suicide in 2017 after he was convicted of murder.
The York County Coroner’s Office said in April that Adams would be tested for CTE.
Adams’ family said in a statement released by the Concussion Legacy Foundation, “We are pleased to have a better understanding of the mental turmoil that Phillip was dealing with during the last moments of his life. We cannot say that we are surprised by these results, however, it is shocking to hear how severe his condition was.”
The family said Adams desperately sought help but had trouble remembering things and was unable to “handle seemingly simple tasks such as traveling hours away to see doctors and going through extensive evaluations. We now know that these deficits were most likely caused by the disease.”
“We hope to bring awareness to this condition so that players young and old can understand the risks,” the family said. “We will continue to advocate for any research that can prevent any other families from having to endure this type of tragedy.”
ABC News’ Katie Conway contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — The NFL will require that all its vaccinated Tier 1 and 2 employees receive their COVID-19 booster shots by Dec. 27, according to a memo they sent all 32 teams on Monday.
This group of employees includes coaches and other employees who work closely with players and help in essential league operations.
“On November 29, the CDC issued a study showing that the effectiveness of the approved COVID-19 vaccines may decrease over time and has recommended that all eligible vaccinated individuals over the age of 18 should receive a booster shot,” the memo reads. “Given the increased prevalence of the virus in our communities, our experts have recommended that we implement the CDC’s recommendation.”
The memo came as 36 players were added to the league’s COVID-19 reserve list. Players are currently not required to receive boosters, but in Monday’s memo, the NFL said clubs should consider making boosters available for players and their families.
“Any individual who is not currently subject to the requirement for boosters will be required to obtain the booster within 14 days of becoming eligible,” the memo reads.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Toronto 124, Sacramento 101
Cleveland 105, Miami 94
Golden State 102, Indiana 100
Boston 117, Milwaukee 103
Houston 132, Atlanta 126
Memphis 126, Philadelphia 91
Dallas 120, Charlotte 96
Denver 113, Washington 107
LA Clippers 111, Phoenix 95
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Calgary at Chicago (Postponed)
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee 112, New York 97
Brooklyn 116, Detroit 104
Dallas 103, Oklahoma City 84
San Antonio 112, New Orleans 97
Minnesota 116, Portland 111
LA Lakers 106, Orlando 94
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Nashville 1, NY Rangers 0
Anaheim 3, St. Louis 2 (OT)
Colorado 3, Florida 2
Vegas 6, Minnesota 4
Vancouver 2, Carolina 1
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Atlanta 29, Carolina 21
Cleveland 24, Baltimore 22
Dallas 27, Washington 20
Kansas City 48, Las Vegas 9
New Orleans 30, NY Jets 9
Seattle 33, Houston 13
Tennessee 20, Jacksonville 0
Denver 38, Detroit 10
LA Chargers 37, NY Giants 21
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 23 (OT)
Tampa Bay 33, Buffalo 27 (OT)
Green Bay 45, Chicago 30
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Purdue 82, NC State 72
Baylor 57, Villanova 36
Southern Cal 73, Long Beach St. 62
Iowa St. 47, Jackson St. 37
Maryland 70, Florida 68
Seton Hall 77, Rutgers 63
Washington at Gonzaga (Postponed)
(NEW YORK) — Thousands of Formula One fans will pack Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday to watch the highly anticipated conclusion of this year’s nail-biter season.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton could win his eighth world championship, a feat no other F1 driver has accomplished in the sport’s 70-year history. Hamilton and his No. 1 rival, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, are tied in the standings.
The glitz and glamour of F1, the world’s premier motor racing series, are constantly on display: the podium champagne sprays, elephantine yachts anchored in the French Riviera for the Monaco Grand Prix, globe-trotting teams that travel to far-flung destinations for races closely followed by 1.9 billon spectators.
With the hit Netflix F1 docuseries “Drive to Survive” helping to grow the fanbase, the sport’s sustainability efforts and commitments are drawing attention, too. Hamilton, the winningest F1 driver, and Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, a four-time world champion, have been calling on F1’s governing body to actively change its practices.
Lewis, who has banned plastic from his home and office, sold his private jet and is an investor in U.K. vegan burger chain Neat Burger, said the sport can harness new, synthetic fuels to reduce its carbon footprint.
“I’m having conversations, trying to hold people in the sport more accountable,” Hamilton told Wired magazine. “I’m constantly sending emails, I’m constantly on Zoom calls with Formula One and challenging them.”
Jennie Gow, an F1 presenter for the BBC who is featured on “Drive to Survive,” said Vettel has the “biggest agenda in terms of influencing the green movement.”
“He has a clear idea of where he stands with regards to our impact on the environment and how he would like to make a bigger contribution,” she told ABC News.
In July, Vettel joined 300 volunteers to pick up trash and debris left behind at the track after the British Grand Prix. He also helped build a bee hotel in the shape of an F1 race car with students to highlight the world’s dwindling bee population and toured Iceland’s Climeworks Orca plant, the largest direct air capture and storage plant that permanently removes CO2 from the air.
“If you look at the bigger picture, there’s a certain responsibility we have as Formula 1 when we go to different places in the world and we set up these huge events which bring massive excitement,” Vettel told The New York Times earlier this year. “We cannot just go there, do our show, and then leave everything else behind. To ensure that nothing is left behind, we need to be ready to take a little bit of our margin off and invest into those things because they do come at a cost.”
It’s not just the drivers who are taking sustainability seriously. Pirelli, F1’s exclusive supplier of tires, recycles the teams’ used tires — more than 1,600 per race — at the company’s seven factories. But the Italian manufacturer wants to do even more to lower its carbon footprint.
“We are investigating many areas to be more green — from the production process to raw materials to water usage and sustainable energy in factories and transportation,” Mario Isola, head of F1 and car racing at Pirelli, told ABC News. “The process is constantly under revision. We’re discussing if we can reduce the number of tires we transport.”
Moreover, the company has increased its use of renewable materials, eliminated single-use plastics from its trackside operations and has successfully complied with a number of sustainability audits that focus on carbon emissions. Pirelli also set a company-wide target of reducing overall CO2 emissions by 25% (compared to 2015 levels) by 2025 and purchasing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources.
“Sustainability is a must for Pirelli,” Isola said.
Stefano Domenicali, F1’s chief executive, said the sport’s mission is to achieve a net zero carbon footprint by 2030 and transition to 100% renewable electricity at all F1 and team facilities. Solar panels have been installed at the French and Canadian circuits, with the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain 100% renewably powered. Approximately 256,000 CO2 equivalent tonnes are generated in an entire race season, according to F1.
In 2025, sport officials plan to unveil a new, second-generation hybrid power unit that will be carbon neutral and powered by a drop-in advanced sustainable fuel, a top priority for the series. A global fan survey, conducted this year by Nielsen Sports, Motorsport Network and F1, found that two-thirds of respondents from 187 countries “are aware of F1’s drive towards introducing sustainable fuels by mid 2020s.”
Williams Racing, a storied team in the F1 series, announced in October that it has committed to becoming climate positive by 2030. The team is a signatory of the UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action Framework and recently gained FIA Three-star environmental accreditation.
“Formula One has the ability to create technical solutions to help tackle the challenges we face as a planet. As we progress towards our goal to be climate positive in the years ahead, my hope is that Williams Racing can inspire all those connected with our sport and beyond, using motorsport as a catalyst for significant and long-lasting change,” Jost Capito, CEO of Williams Racing, said in a statement.
Fred Smith, a contributing editor at Road & Track, said F1 has been slow to enact sustainable policies and programs. He pointed to the extreme race schedules that require the 10 teams and support staff to crisscross various continents week after week.
“It’s the weight of a circus,” Smith told ABC News of the teams’ air travel. “Heavy carbon offsets are needed.”
He added, “F1 is less interested in sustainability than the drivers. It’s not too concerned about local or environmental issues.”
Smith would like to see F1 take a similar approach to Extreme E, a new concept in motorsports where drivers compete in electric SUVs in five remote landscapes that are “already damaged or severely under threat of climate change from a range of serious issues including melting ice caps, deforestation, desertification and rising sea levels,” according to the racing series.
Scientists voyage with the five Extreme E teams aboard RMS St Helena, a former British Royal Mail cargo ship that has been refurbished and transformed into a “floating paddock” and scientific base. Fans are not allowed to attend the off-road races and each team is limited to eight people (two drivers, one engineer and five mechanics).
Extreme E has even appointed an independent scientific committee to advise on the series’ education and research programs, event logistics and impact as well as recommending initiatives that support local communities in each race location. F1’s Hamilton is the founder of team X44.
The constant travel will likely not change in F1, according to Gow, and untapped markets like Africa could be added to the demanding racing schedule in coming years.
“Races will continue to happen all over the world. F1 is a global sport and appeals to many different markets,” she said, adding, “F1 is taking a lot of steps when it comes to reducing its carbon footprint. It has a real sustainability agenda.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Utah 118, Philadelphia 96
Memphis 108, L.A. Lakers 95
San Antonio 123, Denver 111
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Chicago 2, Montreal 0
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 3
Anaheim 2, Columbus 1 (SO)
Nashville 4, NY Islanders 3
St. Louis 6, Detroit 2
Carolina 2, Calgary 1 (OT)
Boston 3, Edmonton 2
Winnipeg 3, Seattle 0
Minnesota 5, San Jose 2
Los Angeles 4, Dallas 0
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Minnesota 36, Pittsburgh 28
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Rutgers 70, Purdue 68
Gonzaga 80, Merrimack 55
Seton Hall 64, Texas 60
Iowa St. 73, Iowa 53
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Indiana 122, New York 102
Cleveland 115, Chicago 92
Philadelphia 110, Charlotte 106
Oklahoma City 110, Toronto 109
Washington 119, Detroit 116 (OT)
Miami 113, Milwaukee 104
Utah 136, Minnesota 104
Final Dallas 104 Memphis 96
Houston 114, Brooklyn 104
Denver 120, New Orleans 114 (OT)
Sacramento 142, Orlando 130
Golden State 104, Portland 94
LA Clippers 114, Boston 111
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Colorado 7, NY Rangers 3
New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 0
Vancouver 2, Boston 1 (SO)
Vegas 5, Dallas 4
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Arizona 94, Wyoming 65
West Virginia 56, UConn 53
Michigan St. 75, Minnesota 67
Florida 85, North Florida 55
Ohio St. 85, Towson 74
Wisconsin 64, Indiana 59
BYU 82, Utah St. 71
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Brooklyn 102, Dallas 99
New York 121, San Antonio 109
LA Lakers 117, Boston 102
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 2
NY Islanders 5, Ottawa 3
Nashville 5, Detroit 2
Toronto 5, Columbus 4
Anaheim 2, Buffalo 0
Carolina 4, Winnipeg 2
St. Louis 4, Florida 3 (OT)
NY Rangers 6, Chicago 2
Minnesota 4, Edmonton 1
San Jose 5, Calgary 3
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Villanova 67, Syracuse 53
Kansas 78, UTEP 52
Kentucky 76, Southern U. 64
Arkansas 86, Charlotte 66
Texas Tech 57, Tennessee 52
Southern Cal 80, East Kentucky 68
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Indiana 116, Washington 110
Oklahoma City 114, Detroit 103
Philadelphia 127, Charlotte 124 (OT)
Memphis 105, Miami 90
Atlanta 121, Minnesota 110
Chicago 109, Denver 97
Milwaukee 112, Cleveland 104
Phoenix 108, San Antonio 104
Golden State 126, Orlando 95
LA Clippers 102, Portland 90
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Colorado 7, Philadelphia 5
Ottawa 3, New Jersey 2 (SO)
Washington 4, Anaheim 3 (SO)
Dallas 4, Arizona 1
Vancouver 4, Los Angeles 0
Pittsburgh 6, Seattle 1
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
New England 14, Buffalo 10
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Houston 77, Alcorn St. 45
Texas Southern 69, Florida 54
