(DENVER) — After an investigation into an alleged use of a racial slur during Sunday’s game, the Colorado Rockies have concluded a fan was yelling for the team’s mascot Dinger, a purple dinosaur.
The investigation began after the Miami’s Bally Sports Television broadcast picked up the fans yelling for the mascot during Sunday’s game against the Miami Marlins when Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson, who is black, was at bat.
“After a thorough investigation that included calls, emails and video clips from concerned fans, media and broadcast partners, the Colorado Rockies have concluded that the fan was indeed yelling for Rockies mascot Dinger in hopes of getting his attention for a photo, and there was never any racial slur that occurred,” the team said in a statement Monday.
The fan was not identified.
In a statement on Sunday, the team said they were “disgusted at the use of a racial slur” during Brinson’s at-bat.
Brinson went 2-4 in the game with two RBI’s. Colorado won 13-8.
(NEW YORK) — An Ohio mom had an unexpected cameo in the middle of a Major League Soccer game when her 2-year-old son ran onto the field.
Morgan Tucker, of Moscow, Ohio, took her son Zaydek to his first soccer game Saturday night to watch FC Cincinnati face off against Orlando City FC.
About 70 minutes into the game, Tucker said she turned her head for one second, during which time Zaydek slid under a fence and ran onto the field. The mother and son were guests of Tucker’s employer and were sitting in club seats on the sidelines, according to Tucker.
“I literally looked away for one second and saw he was under the fence and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh,'” she told “Good Morning America.” “I had to jump over the gate and then sprinted after him.”
Tucker was captured on camera sprinting onto the field and then sliding in order to tackle Zaydek and take him off the field, where play was continuing.
“When I slid and tackled him, I did not feel any pain but the next day I was sore for sure,” said Tucker, who described her actions in the moment as “pure adrenaline.” “I was so scared he was going to get hit in the head with a soccer ball.”
Both Tucker and Zaydek made it off the field without injury and without interrupting the game.
“When I got him back over the fence I said, ‘What were you doing?,’ and he said, ‘Mom, soccer ball,'” Tucker said. “He was really into the game and when the [players] would go to the other side of the field, he was not happy, so he wanted them to be there with him.”
“He was just running after them,” she added of Zaydek. “He was just laughing and had no idea what he did.”
Tucker said she received cheers from the crowd as she ran off the field with Zaydek, adding, “Everyone was screaming and cheering and I knew they were not cheering for the game. My face was as red as a tomato.”
She described Zaydek as a “very active kid” who started walking at seven months and now loves playing soccer, something she hopes he’ll get to do again, just not in the middle of a pro soccer game.
“I want him to meet the FC team now and kick a ball with them,” she said. “That would be so cool.”
(DENVER) — The Colorado Rockies are investigating after a racial slur was used during Sunday’s game against the Miami Marlins during a ninth-inning at bat by Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson, who is black.
The slur was picked up by the Bally Sports television broadcast.
“The Colorado Rockies are disgusted at the racial slur by a fan directed at the Marlins’ Lewis Brinson during the ninth inning of today’s game,” the team said in a statement. “Although the subject was not identified prior to the end of the game, the Rockies are still investigating this incident.”
“The Rockies have zero tolerance for any form of racism or discrimination, and any fan using derogatory language of any kind will be ejected and banned from Coors Field.”
Brinson went 2-4 in the game with two RBI’s. Colorado won 13-8.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Kansas City 6, St. Louis 5
LA Dodgers 8, L.A. Angels 2
Chi White Sox 9 Chi Cubs 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 7, Detroit 5
Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 6
Seattle 2, NY Yankees 0
Toronto 9, Boston 8
Minnesota 7, Houston 5
Oakland 6, Texas 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 3, NY Mets 0
Atlanta 5, Washington 4
Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 2
San Francisco 5, Milwaukee 4
Colorado 13, Miami 8
San Diego 2, Arizona 0
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Chicago 2, New York 1
New England 2, Philadelphia 1
Miami 2, Nashville 1
San Jose 2, Los Angeles FC 1
D.C. United 2, CF Montreal 1
Vancouver 1, LA Galaxy 1 (Tie)
(TOKYO) — A historic 2020 Olympics is coming to a close today, one that saw world records smashed, surprising defeats and teary moments of sportsmanship. Thank you for joining us every day for our daily coverage of the competitions, today will be our concluding roundup of key moments from the past two weeks.
US women’s basketball wins 7th consecutive gold medal
The United States women’s basketball team defeated Japan 95-70 to take home the gold for the seventh consecutive Olympics. This is the fifth Olympic gold medal in basketball for Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, who most likely have played in their final Olympic game.
The effort was led by Brittney Griner who scored 30 points, the most by a U.S. player in a gold medal game.
US women’s volleyball win first-ever gold medal
The U.S. women’s volleyball team has won its first-ever gold medal after defeating Brazil in straight sets, 25-21, 25-20, 25-14. The team has won three silver medals and two bronze since 1984.
US wins most gold medals, most medals overall
The United States has finished the Olympic Games with 39 gold medals, edging out China on the last day of action. Team USA finished with 113 medals overall, leading second-place China by a large margin.
Consistent dread and disruption caused by COVID-19
The reminders of the global pandemic were abundant as the athletes competed in nearly empty stadiums in Tokyo. Athletes were subject to daily tests, medalists had to celebrate with loved ones via screens and everyone present was subject to very strict procedures to remain safe.
Even with the safety protocols in place, 436 people at the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for COVID-19, including many athletes that had to leave competition. The surrounding city of Tokyo consistently reached record numbers of reported cases, reporting 4,066 new cases on the last day of the Olympics.
Looking back on the games: Allyson Felix makes history again and again
Allyson Felix won her 10th and then her 11th medal to first become the most decorated female track athlete in the world and then surpassing Carl Lewis as America’s most decorated track athlete with the latter win. Felix won the bronze in the individual 400m, and the next day won the gold in the women’s 4x400m relay.
The 35-year-old sprinter has most likely finished her Olympic career, competing in five different Olympic Games.
Looking back on the games: Simone Biles overcomes adversity to take home a medal
After Simone Biles withdrew from the overall team competition because of a case of the “twisties” — a vertigo-like affliction that disables gymnasts from knowing where their body is relative to the ground — she received unrivaled amounts of attention, both supportive outpourings and sharp criticisms.
Biles subsequently withdrew from individual events in the vault, uneven bars and floor exercises but returned for her final competition in the balance beam to win the bronze medal.
Looking back on the games: Gold medal shared for the first time in over 100 years
Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim had both cleared 2.37m in the men’s high jump final but each failed in their three events to clear the next height of 2.39m. Instead of going to a jump-off, Tamberi turned to the Olympic officials and asked if they could share the gold medal. The official said yes, and Barshim agreed.
The unbelievable act of sportsmanship between the two friends brought tears to the eyes of spectators as they watched Tamberi jump into Barshim’s arms, the Italian quickly shedding some tears of his own.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Saturday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Chicago White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 0
Final St. Louis 5 Kansas City 2
Final L.A. Dodgers 5 L.A. Angels 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Yankees 5 Seattle 4
Final Toronto 1 Boston 0
Final Oakland 12 Texas 3
Final Detroit 2 Cleveland 1
Final Houston 4 Minnesota 0
Final Boston 2 Toronto 1
Final Tampa Bay 12 Baltimore 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Philadelphia 5 N.Y. Mets 3
Final Washington 3 Atlanta 2
Final Cincinnati 11 Pittsburgh 3
Final Colorado 7 Miami 4
Final San Francisco 9 Milwaukee 6
Final San Diego 6 Arizona 2
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Final Atlanta 3 Columbus 2
Final tie Orlando City 1 Cincinnati 1
Final Minnesota 2 Houston 0
Final tie New York City FC 2 Toronto FC 2
Final FC Dallas 2 Austin FC 0
Final tie Sporting Kansas City 0 Colorado 0
Final Portland 3 Real Salt Lake 2
(MIAMI) — Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler has signed a 4-year, $184 million extension with the team, keeping him in Miami through the 2025-26 season according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Butler, 31, was named to the All-NBA Third Team this past season after averaging 21.5 points, 7.1 assists, and 6.9 rebounds per game. He also made the cut for the NBA’s second-team All-Defense last season for the fifth time in his career.
Butler made the All Star Team in the previous season, leading the Heat to the NBA Finals where they would ultimately lose to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Butler’s current deal runs through the upcoming NBA season and he holds a player option for the 2022-23 season.
“Jimmy is the anchor and face of our franchise along with Bam [Adebayo] and Kyle [Lowry],” said Heat President Pat Riley in a statement on the team’s website. “With Jimmy, we get an All-NBA player, an All-NBA Defensive player, tough as nails and a complete player across the board. He’s very deserving of this contract as he continually puts himself at the top of the league at his position. Having him in the HEAT organization has been a great, great coup for us.”
The Heat have made a plethora of roster moves to retool for another run at the Finals. Their front office resigned guard Victor Oladipo on a minimum deal, paid 3-point specialist Duncan Robinson with a contract worth $90 million, and added a versatile defender in P.J. Tucker.
Most importantly, the Heat were able to land veteran point guard Kyle Lowry in a sign-and-trade that sent guard Goran Dragic and forward Precious Achiuwa to the Raptors (although that move is now under investigation by the NBA for tampering, per Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne).
(TOKYO) — Each day, ABC News will give you a roundup of key Olympic moments from the day’s events in Tokyo, happening 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. After a 12-month delay, the unprecedented 2020 Summer Olympics is taking place without fans or spectators and under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Allyson Felix becomes most decorated American track athlete of all time
Allyson Felix won her 11th medal in the women’s 4x400m relay and has now become the most decorated American track and field athlete of all time, surpassing Carl Lewis’ record of 10 medals. Felix and an all-star cast of Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu blazed past the competition to win the gold in the 4x400m relay.
The 35-year-old sprinter won her 10th and 11th medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games, taking the bronze in the individual 400m.
US men’s basketball wins 4th straight gold
The U.S. men’s basketball team defeated France 87-82 to bring home the gold medal for the fourth straight Olympics. The effort was led by Kevin Durant who had 29 points and secured his third gold medal, which tied Carmelo Anthony for the most gold in men’s basketball. This is now Team USA’s 16th gold medal in basketball since 1936.
US track and field makes gold sweep in 4x400m relays, bronze in marathon
Directly after the U.S. women’s team took gold in the 4x400m relay, the men won in a similar dominating fashion, taking the gold in the last track event of the 2020 Olympic Games.
Earlier in the day U.S. runner Molly Seidel finished with the bronze in the marathon.
COVID-19 cases at Olympics rise to 409, Tokyo continues reporting record number of cases
There were 22 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, all among personnel, contractors or media. The total now stands at 409, according to data released by the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee.
The surrounding city of Tokyo reported 4,566 new cases on Saturday, a new record for the third straight day. The seven-day average increased by 133.3%, according to data from the Tokyo metropolitan government.
US women’s water polo wins gold
The U.S. women’s water polo team handily defeated Spain 14-5 to bring home the gold medal. Team USA’s women have now won gold in three consecutive Olympic Games.
Nelly Korda takes home gold in golf
U.S. golfer Nelly Korda took home the gold with a one-shot victory, completing a U.S. sweep of stroke play in the Olympic Games. Xander Schauffele secured the gold for the men’s division last week.
US baseball loses to Japan, takes home silver
The U.S. baseball team was defeated by the host country’s team 2-0, but still brought home a silver medal from the 2020 Olympic Games. This was Japan’s first gold medal in baseball, which was played in the Tokyo Olympics for the first time in 13 years.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Chicago White Sox 8 Chicago Cubs 6
Final St. Louis 4 Kansas City 2
Final L.A. Angels 4 L.A. Dodgers 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Cleveland 6 Detroit 1
Final Toronto 12 Boston 4
Final Tampa Bay 10 Baltimore 6
Final N.Y. Yankees 3 Seattle 2
Final Minnesota 5 Houston 4
Final Oakland 4 Texas 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 0
Final Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Mets 2
Final Atlanta 8 Washington 4
Final Milwaukee 2 San Francisco 1
Final Colorado 14 Miami 2
Final Arizona 8 San Diego 5
(TOKYO) — American sprinter Allyson Felix has made history in her last individual Olympic race. Felix took the bronze in the women’s 400-meter on Friday, her 10th career medal.
If she wins another, she’ll smash another record.
The 35-year-old U.S. track star had won nine medals across four Olympics — the most out of any female athlete in U.S. track and field history — heading into the games.
On Friday, she won her 10th medal in Tokyo, her first bronze, to become the most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history, besting the record held by Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey.
Felix finished with a time of 49.46 seconds. Bahamian runner Shaunae Miller-Uibo, the Rio gold medalist, dominated the race with a personal best to defend gold.
If Felix wins two medals at the games, Felix would have the most medals out of anyone in U.S. Olympic track and field history, surpassing legend Carl Lewis’ record of 10.
She also is a member of the relay pool, meaning she could run on the 4-x-400 meter relay Saturday.
The Los Angeles resident competed in the 400-meter after finishing second at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field in June with a season-best time of 50.02 seconds.
Felix qualified for Friday’s 400-meter final after placing second in her semifinal heat this week with a time of 49.89 seconds.
The U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team also advanced to the medal round after winning their heat on Thursday. She did not run in the heats, but Felix could run in Saturday’s final.
The U.S. team also competed in the 4-x-400 mixed relay final on July 31 — minus Felix — winning bronze. She had been considered a possibility for that race.
The legendary athlete is one of the most decorated in her sport. She has won six golds and three silvers in sprinting events at the games, starting with silver in the 200-meter in her Olympic debut as a teenager at the 2004 Athens Games.
Even if she wins medals in the 400 and 4-x-400, totaling 11, she’ll come up one shy of Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi, who holds the all-time record for track and field medals with 12.
In 2019, just 10 months after giving birth to her daughter, Felix broke the record for most gold medals of any athlete at the track and field world championship, when she clinched her 12th and 13th world titles.
The mom has been a prominent voice against gender inequality in sports. Writing in The New York Times in 2019, Felix detailed her lack of maternity protections with her then-sponsor Nike after giving birth to her daughter, Camryn. Following the publication of the opinion piece, Nike announced a new maternity policy for all sponsored athletes.
She recently launched a lifestyle brand, Saysh, that she says was inspired by her experience with “gender injustice” during her journey to motherhood.
She also has teamed up with apparel company Athleta and the Women’s Sports Foundation to launch The Power of She Fund: Child Care Grants, which help cover child care costs for professional mom-athletes traveling to competitions.
