(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Seattle 8, Atlanta 7
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 1, Baltimore 0
Kansas City 4, Detroit 0
NY Yankees 10, Tampa Bay 4
Cleveland 4, Minnesota 1
Houston 12, L.A. Angels 4
Texas 4, Toronto 1
Oakland 10, Chi White Sox 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 3
Philadelphia 7, Washington 5
NY Mets 9, Miami 3
Milwaukee 7, Cincinnati 6
Arizona 12, Colorado 6
LA Dodgers 11, San Diego 2
San Francisco 4, Chicago Cubs 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Baltimore 24, NY Jets 9
Chicago 19, San Francisco 10
Cleveland 26, Carolina 24
Indianapolis 20, Houston 20 (OT)
Miami 20, New England 7
New Orleans 27, Atlanta 26
Philadelphia 38, Detroit 35
Pittsburgh 23, Cincinnati 20 (OT)
Washington 28, Jacksonville 22
Kansas City 44, Arizona 21
LA Chargers 24, Las Vegas 19
Minnesota 23, Green Bay 7
NY Giants 21, Tennessee 20
Tampa Bay 19, Dallas 3
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Las Vegas 67, Connecticut 64
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Atlanta 7, Oakland 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NY Yankees 5, Minnesota 4
NY Yankees 7, Minnesota 1
Chi White Sox 9, Seattle 6
Detroit 5, LA Angels 4
Tampa Bay 1, Boston 0
Toronto 4, Baltimore 1
Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Houston 4, Texas 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets 5, Pittsburgh 1
NY Mets 10, Pittsburgh 0
Colorado 8, Milwaukee 4
LA Dodgers 7, San Francisco 3
Philadelphia 4, Miami 3
Cincinnati 7, Chi Cubs 1
St. Louis 6, Washington 5
San Diego 6, Arizona 3
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Cincinnati 1, New York City FC 1 (Tie)
(NEW YORK) — With an impressive and powerful performance at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens on Wednesday, Frances Tiafoe is smashing his way through the U.S. Open tournament, proving it’s his time to shine — and making history in the process.
Tiafoe’s fast and furious play saw him finish his latest match with 18 aces and a roaring crowd as he defeated the No. 9-seeded Andrey Rublev in straight sets 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-0), 6-4 in the men’s quarterfinal. The 24-year-old advances to the semifinals, ending a 16-year drought for American men’s tennis in the U.S. Open semifinals.
The last time an American men’s tennis player reached the semifinals was Andy Roddick in 2006. (Roddick made it to the finals but was defeated by Roger Federer.) Following two significant upsets in the tournament so far, Tiafoe is also the first Black man from the U.S. to reach the semifinals since Arthur Ashe in 1972.
“The training is paying off,” Tiafoe said during a post-match interview with ESPN. “I’ve been putting in the time, and it’s starting to show.”
Tiafoe, wearing Serena Williams’ GOAT sweatshirt following his dominating defeat, is proof that the Williams sisters’ impact goes far beyond the next generation of Black female tennis players, but also has an inspiring effect on young Black men, as well.
Tiafoe, currently the No. 22 seed, had a shocking and emotional upset against the No. 2-ranked superstar Rafel Nadal, abruptly ending the veteran’s run in the fourth round on Monday.
But the journey to center court was no small feat for the 24-year-old.
A son of Sierra Leone immigrants who fled home from a war in the 90s and laid roots In Maryland, Tiafoe’s father worked as a maintenance man at the College Park’s Junior Tennis Champions Center in Maryland, converting an office into a home for Frances and his twin brother Franklin. This gave Frances access to the tennis facility and coaches — a place where Frances found his opportunity to play and love the sport.
Now a fan favorite, Tiafoe awaits his next opponent, either Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz; they are set to face off later Wednesday evening, and one will meet him at center court in the first major Grand Slam semifinal of his career.
(SEATTLE) — Sue Bird said her goodbyes to fans Tuesday night as the Seattle Storm lost to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 4 of the WNBA Semifinals.
The 97-92 loss marked the end of the 41-year-old guard’s legendary two-decade career in Seattle. She wrapped up the night with eight points and eight assists.
Bird began her career in 2002 when she was chosen by the Storm as their first overall pick in round one of the WNBA draft. She closes out her time in the league with four WNBA championships and five Olympic gold medals.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Atlanta 10, Oakland 9
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 8, Boston 4
Cleveland 4, Kansas City 1
Baltimore 9, Toronto 6
Texas 4, Houston 3
LA Angels 5, Detroit 4 (10)
Seattle 3, Chi White Sox 0
Minnesota at NY Yankees (Postponed)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 8, NY Mets 2
Philadelphia 3, Miami 2
St. Louis 4, Washington 1
Chi Cubs 9, Cincinnati 3
Colorado 10, Milwaukee 7
San Diego 6, Arizona 5
LA Dodgers 6, San Francisco 3
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Connecticut 104, Chicago 80
Las Vegas 97, Seattle 92
(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been a long time in the making — 27 years to be exact — but the girls’ softball team at James A. Garfield Senior High School in East Los Angeles brought home a championship trophy and plaque for the first time since 1995 earlier this summer.
If you were following the team this past spring, you would probably have never guessed that the Lady Bulldogs would come out on top. The victory was unexpected and a long shot because after all, they were on a losing streak and had lost all of their preseason games.
But Karla Bernal, the head softball coach and a physical education teacher at Garfield, never lost faith in her young players.
“It did start pretty rocky and it was really discouraging for our players because we did play a tough preseason game. We were playing top schools and schools that compete at a high level and unfortunately, we didn’t get any wins in our preseason and we went 0 and 7,” the 26-year-old coach told ABC News’ Good Morning America.
Bernal, who’s also a Garfield alumna herself, said she knew the team had talent and the potential to win. They just needed to put things into perspective and not get discouraged by their past record.
She recounted telling the high schoolers before the playoffs, “‘You know what? They seeded us 20 [out of 22]. No one expected us to actually make the playoffs so we have nothing to lose.'”
“‘We just need to go in there, keep doing what we’ve been doing, that’s believing that we belong and believing that we can compete at this level, not letting our failures define who we are, and always putting our teammates first because when we do that, we are going to get the results out,'” she continued.
The Lady Bulldogs had a lot of challenges to overcome during their season, which ran from January to June. They had player injuries and morale issues to work through and then their big disadvantage was that they had no home field to play on as their field was under reconstruction.
“Some schools, they have their own field and you’re on your field, you’re in your batting cages if they have batting cages throughout the fall … from August to December. We didn’t have that. We were actually practicing in our football field, on our outdoor basketball courts, on our tennis courts,” Bernal explained.
“This team never had to face anything like that. And also, coming back from COVID, we [were] still transitioning from those obstacles and those struggles that they had to go through as a person. So it was hard for my team knowing that we couldn’t get field time,” she added.
Arnie Carrillo, whose two daughters were on the Garfield team this past season, put it simply.
“It seemed like everything that could go wrong, did go wrong,” he said.
Despite it all, the Lady Bulldogs kept practicing and squeezed in field time at nearby East Los Angeles College, which loaned their softball field to the teen players.
Their turning point came at their play-in game, which the Lady Bulldogs had to win in order to qualify for playoffs.
“We came into a play-in game and it seemed like everything that went wrong started to go right and so we went on a run where we upset the no. 5 team, the no. 3 team, the no. 1 team, and then we ended up in in the championship game, and what a beautiful day, what a beautiful moment,” Carrillo recalled.
“I think the fact that the odds were against us, once playoffs started, it just lit something up for my team,” Bernal said. “I think they just started believing in their capability and their preparation and they just took off and represented our school really well.”
Garfield’s Bulldogs would go on to win 5-3 against the Panthers of Gardena High School, who at the time were the defending champions in the division.
One of Carrillo’s daughters, pitcher Nadia Carrillo, helped secure the Bulldogs’ victory by driving home the double runs that clinched their title.
For Carrillo, who like Bernal, is a Garfield alumnus, watching his two daughters thrive in softball has been especially meaningful. Back in 1995, he was in the stands watching Garfield win their championship and softball has become an important bond for the family.
“It comes back full circle with me being there in ’95. And then, in 2022, almost 30 years later,” Carrillo said. “My daughters are part of something beautiful as far as winning a championship for your community.”
Carrillo is now hosting an online fundraiser to get the Lady Bulldogs their well-deserved championship rings.
“It wasn’t an easy feat and so now, that puts us into trying to commemorate them with the rings, to have something that said, ‘You know what? I was a part of this program at this certain time of Garfield’s existence,'” he said.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NY Yankees 5, Minnesota 2
Toronto 7, Baltimore 3
Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3
Toronto 8, Baltimore 4
Chi White Sox 3, Seattle 2
Houston 1, Texas 0
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5
LA Angels 10, Detroit 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Washington 6, St. Louis 0
Milwaukee 6, Colorado 4
Arizona 5, San Diego 0
San Francisco 7, LA Dodgers 4
NY Mets at Pittsburgh (Postponed)
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Clemson 41, Georgia Tech 10
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 5, Baltimore 0
Boston 5, Texas 2
N.Y. Yankees 2, Tampa Bay 1
Kansas City 3, Detroit 2
Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Seattle 6, Cleveland 3
Houston 9, L.A. Angels 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado 8, Cincinnati 4
Atlanta 7, Miami 1
Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 1
St. Louis 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Cincinnati 10, Colorado 0
Arizona 5, Milwaukee 1
San Francisco 5, Philadelphia 3
L.A. Dodgers 9, San Diego 4
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Chicago 76, Connecticut 72
Las Vegas 110, Seattle 98 (OT)
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Portland 2, Atlanta 1
Colorado 0, D.C. United 0
CF Montreal 4, Toronto FC 3
Sporting Kansas City 2, LA Galaxy 2
Orlando City 0, Miami 0
New England 3, New York City FC 0
Seattle 2, Houston 1
San Jose 2, Vancouver 0
Los Angeles FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0
(UVALDE, Texas) — As cheers roared through the stands of the Honey Bowl Stadium in Uvalde, Texas, on Friday night, it was a flashback 50 years in the making for some men on the sidelines.
Before May 24, the most memorable event in Uvalde was winning the 1972 high school football state championship. The teenagers became local celebrities, and this weekend, those champions, now in their late 60s, returned home to Uvalde for a 50th anniversary celebration.
The tight-knit championship team grew up together, from grade school to high school, ’72 player Buck Lanning told ABC News.
“We had a real good class. … We were running the same plays and same program that we’d been doing since junior high,” Lanning, 67, said. “We didn’t have any real stars. Uvalde had just a real good set of athletes — every position we had good players.”
He stressed the team’s camaraderie, recalling a time he got into some youthful trouble, and the coaches wanted the mystery culprit to “fess up.”
“I didn’t fess up. And they’re like, ‘Alright, the whole team is gonna run punishment drills.’ The whole team were in punishment drills for me,” he said.
Lanning said the coaches told them, “Until we get the culprit on this, we’re gonna run every day.”
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Years later, Lanning said the coaches told him they were impressed that the boys were “willing to sacrifice for each other.”
Lanning called the ’72 season “magical,” and said they “played some real good teams.”
Carla Hamilton Gerdes of the class of ’72 was on Uvalde’s dance team.
At the championship, she said, “The first time we went onto the field in Austin — Memorial Stadium — our mouths hung open. To be in something that huge was amazing.”
After the win, “We were all down on that field — it was one big ol’ party!” Gerdes said.
The 1972 team was honored during halftime at Friday’s high school football game, the first home game of the season.
“For those guys to come back and talk to our kids — and a bunch of them still live in the community — they’re just great guys,” current Uvalde football coach Wade Miller said. “We want to honor them and play well.”
On Saturday, the ’72 champs served as Grand Marshalls of Uvalde’s Palomino Fest parade. Then came their biggest event of the weekend: a replay of the championship game at the Uvalde High School auditorium. Players brought their wives, children and grandchildren to experience the “magic.”
Randy Gerdes of the ’72 team didn’t have to recount the historic season to his wife — she lived it. Becky Gerdes, who was on Uvalde’s drill team, has been with Randy since high school. The couple has two children and four grandchildren. She said she encouraged her husband to come back to town for the reunion.
The nostalgia brought a heartwarming reason to smile in the wake of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers.
“It’s still hurting me every day,” ’72 football player Carlos “Charlie” Ramos said of the massacre.
One of the children killed at Robb, 10-year-old Tess Mata, was a family friend, he said.
“But we’ve got to continue, we’ve got to be strong and we’ve got to keep going,” 69-year-old Ramos said.
Ramos, who still lives in Uvalde where he owns an auto body shop, said football taught him to not be afraid of a challenge.
“It’s an encouraging game. It’s a challenging game. You got to be smart and physical,” Ramos said. “I’ve had some difficulties and I just kept on going, and think I’ve done pretty good.”
Lanning added, “Our coaches commanded a lot of respect. You had to work hard. … It carried through the rest of my life. It was ingrained.”
Through tears, Lanning said he hopes the reunion is “a ray of sunshine in the darkness.”
ABC News’ Megan Streete and Kat Caulderwood contributed to this report.
