(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
(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
(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
Chase Young #92 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after beating the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship football game at Levi’s Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
(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.
(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
(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
(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.
(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
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Denver 114, Indiana 109
New York 108, Brooklyn 103
New Orleans 153, Utah 124
Oklahoma City 111, Portland 109
LA Clippers 127, LA Lakers 116
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
San Jose 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)
Ottawa 4, Montreal 1
Dallas 5, Detroit 4
Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 3
Vegas 3, NY Islanders 2
Minnesota 5, Washington 3
Edmonton 4, Columbus 1
St. Louis 4, Calgary 3
Anaheim 4, Buffalo 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Purdue 99, Michigan 67
Houston 75, BYU 68
South Carolina 79, Kentucky 62
Texas 75, Oklahoma 60
Duke 83, Louisville 69
Wisconsin 61, Minnesota 59
Dayton 66, La Salle 54
Creighton 85, Xavier 78
(NEW YORK) — Injuries, overtraining and burnout are contributing to a high dropout rate in youth sports, according to a new report from the nation’s leading group of pediatric doctors.
The report, released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, found that 70% of kids drop out of organized youth sports by age 13.
In addition, nearly 1 in 10 youth athletes experience burnout, and as many as 35% experience overtraining, according to the report.
“Sports are such a powerful and fun motivator to keep youth physically and mentally active, but some youth may feel pressure from parents, coaches and others to measure success only by performance,” Joel S. Brenner, M.D., MPH, a fellow of the AAP and an author of the report, said in a statement shared by the AAP.
Here are three questions answered about the AAP’s report and takeaways for parents.
What are the details of the report?
The AAP’s latest report replaces its first clinical report on the topic of kids and sports, which was released in 2007.
The report is meant to be a guidebook for pediatricians in how to treat youth athletes, both mentally, with risk factors like burnout, and physically.
The report notes that youth sports are the “primary route to physical activity” for kids in the United States, and can help promote lifelong habits of physical activity that help people both mentally and physically.
Noting the high percentage of kids who drop out of youth sports, the report states, “Discontinuation of sports during childhood plays a role in the more than 75% of adolescents in the United States who fail to meet physical activity recommendations.”
What are signs of burnout and overtraining?
Symptoms of burnout may include fatigue, sleep problems, muscle pain, weight changes and decreased enjoyment in sports.
Overtraining is when athletes have decreased performance with persistent fatigue or mood changes. It is estimated to affect 35% of young athletes by the time they reach adulthood.
Overuse injuries are also common in youth athletes, which researchers suspect is because young growing bones are less tolerant of stress than those of adults.
Single sport athletes, girls, children who are overweight and those who engage in repetitive movements such as running, pitching and gymnastics were found to be at higher risk for these injuries.
“Whether training is specialized or multisport, it becomes a problem when an athlete no longer has any free play time or opportunity to engage in other non-sport-related activities,” Andrew Watson, M.D., MS, a fellow of the AAP and another co-author of the report, said in a statement.
What does the report recommend for kids and sports?
To play safely, the AAP recommends young athletes participate in no more than one sport per day and ensure at least one day of rest per week, in addition to two to three months off from each sport per year.
Children and teens interested in endurance sports such as marathons should discuss their supervised training plans and undergo an evaluation prior with their pediatrician, according to the report.
Parents can also help young athletes by promoting good nutrition and sleep habits to help kids “optimize recovery,” according to the report.
The AAP acknowledges in the report that organized sports can be beneficial for kids.
Playing organized sports can help support psychosocial development, according to the report, as well as help children and teens meet their recommended physical activity of 60 minutes a day, as long as it is done in a way that is well-rounded, age-appropriate and fun.
The AAP recommends parents and coaches “measure success” in ways beyond wins and losses, noting that it should be based on the participation and effort, as well as “skill acquisition, safety and sportsmanship.”
“It’s important to teach our athletes to focus on wellness and to listen to their bodies,” Brenner said in a statement. “We can encourage mindfulness, time away from sports and other ways to prevent injury or burnout. If you have questions, always talk with your pediatrician.”
Erin Hannon, MD is a resident physician in pediatrics from Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and a member of the ABC News Medical Unit.
