(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Tennessee Titans 31, Miami Dolphins 12 Detroit Lions 42, Seattle Seahawks 29
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Calgary Flames 4, Seattle Kraken 3 (OT) Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 2 (SO) Los Angeles Kings 3, Anaheim Ducks 0 (2nd Period) Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 NY Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Florida Panthers 1 Washington Capitals 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 New Jersey Devils 3, NY Rangers 1 Buffalo Sabres 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (OT)
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE Atlanta Braves 3, NY Mets 0
(NEW YORK) — Women are taking the helm at the 37th edition of the America’s Cup.
For the first time in the racing event’s storied 173-year history, all-female sailing teams representing longtime participants New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Italy and Switzerland will be joined by six new all-female teams from Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Sweden, and Australia. The teams will take to the seas next week in Barcelona and compete in the brand-new Puig Women’s America’s Cup trophy.
While this is the first time all-female sailing teams will compete for this trophy, it is not the first time women take to the water. Dating back to the 1800s, women have been pivotal members of the sailing, engineering and building teams in America’s Cup but momentum to build up and invest in women sailors has always dwindled and stalled leaving women out of the world’s oldest continually contested sporting trophy.
The Puig Women’s America’s Cup is trying to change that. The inaugural yacht race, which begins Oct. 5, is in part intended as a pipeline for women to eventually enter and compete in the America’s Cup alongside male sailors.
Although there isn’t a formal gender restriction that keeps women from sailing in the America’s Cup, the sport has traditionally been dominated by men due to the intense physical nature of the sport. However, recent technological advancements have changed all of that, according to Coraline Jonet, project manager for Swiss Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s youth and women’s teams and herself a lifelong sailor.
“We saw that in the new boats half of the crew don’t need physical strength, which means women and men can do the same job,” she told ABC News. “Obviously, you need experience. And with this first women’s America’s Cup, doing all the jobs, getting that experience, will hopefully mean being able to join the America’s Cup.”
Marie Mazuay, 19, is a trimmer on the Alinghi Red Bull Racing women’s team and has been sailing since she was seven. Her job is to control the sails, adjusting them in relation to the changing wind to turn the boat and control its speed. Previously, that role would require the strength necessary to manually haul on the ropes or crank the sails in place. In the new, high-tech AC40 boats that the teams will be racing, that job is accomplished by using a video game-type remote controller.
For Mazuay, this is a full-circle moment. “It’s a real source of pride to be part of the new generation that is giving more and more opportunities for gender equity in sailing,” she told ABC News. “I’m proud to represent women in sailing alongside women who have achieved great things, and I know how lucky I am to be part of this generation, and I’m going to make sure that this path for women continues.”
And while Jonet and Mazuay hope Alinghi Red Bull Racing will win the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, they say the impact of the race itself surpasses winning a trophy.
“I hope that after this America’s Cup, people will take women more seriously and realize that they are just as competitive and hard-working as men,” Mazuay says.
“Young guys already see male sailors shining, and young girls will now be seeing women sailors as well shining, and the media highlighting them … it’s going to be inspiration and show them that their dream can be true,” Jonet said. “Little girls will see that they can make it. I hope that in time we’ll have more and more women treated just as a sailors, no matter which gender, with the skills that she will get from this kind of pathway.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE Miami 3, Toronto 1 NY Yankees 6, Pittsburgh 4 Kansas City 4, Atlanta 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE Houston at Cleveland (Canceled) Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1 Texas 8, LA Angels 0 Baltimore 6, Minnesota 2 Seattle 6, Oakland 4 Chi White Sox 9, Detroit 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 6, San Francisco 1 LA Dodgers 2, Colorado 1 NY Mets 5, Milwaukee 0 Philadelphia 6, Washington 3 Arizona 11, San Diego 2 Cincinnati 3, Chi Cubs 0
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 2 Dallas 4, Minnesota 2 Utah 6, Colorado 3
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Atlanta 26, New Orleans 24 Chicago 24, LA Rams 18 Cincinnati 34, Carolina 24 Denver 10, NY Jets 9 Houston 24, Jacksonville 20 Indianapolis 27, Pittsburgh 24 Minnesota 31, Green Bay 29 Tampa Bay 33, Philadelphia 16 San Francisco 30, New England 13 Washington 42, Arizona 14 Kansas City 17, LA Chargers 10 Las Vegas 20, Cleveland 16 Baltimore 35, Buffalo 10
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS New York 87, Las Vegas 77 NY leads series 1-0) Connecticut 73, Minnesota 70 (Conn. leads series 1-0)
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 7, Washington Nationals 4 Miami Marlins 8, Minnesota Twins 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3 Chicago White Sox 7, L-A Angels 0 Oakland Athletics 3, Texas Rangers 2 Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Colorado Rockies 10, St. Louis Cardinals 8 San Diego Padres at L-A Dodgers (TBA) N-Y Mets at Atlanta 1:10 p.m. (Postponed)
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE Cleveland Guardians 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 Kansas City Royals 3, Washington Nationals 0 Minnesota Twins 8, Miami Marlins 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle Mariners 8, Houston Astros 1 Detroit Tigers 7, Tampa Bay Rays 1 Baltimore Orioles 9, NY Yankees 7 Toronto Blue Jays 6, Boston Red Sox 1 Chicago White Sox 4, LA Angels 3 Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia Phillies 9, Chicago Cubs 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 St. Louis Cardinals 5, Colorado Rockies 2 NY Mets at Atlanta Braves (PPD) San Francisco Giants 2, Arizona Diamondbacks 8 San Diego Padres 3, LA Dodgers 4
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Connecticut Sun 87, Indiana Fever 81 Minnesota Lynx 101, Phoenix Mercury 88
(NEW YORK) — U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles could be one step closer to reclaiming her Olympic bronze medal.
In the ongoing battle to get back the medal that was stripped from Chiles after the women’s floor exercise final at the Paris games, her legal team said it believes they have new evidence to further support her case.
The Olympic gymnast filed a second appeal to overturn the decision to strip her of the medal, urging Switzerland’s supreme court to require the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reopen the case and consider what her attorneys said is crucial video and audio evidence.
In video footage that was filmed by a documentary crew who was following Chiles’ teammate Simone Biles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, her coach can be heard asking for an inquiry into Chiles’ floor routine twice within what appears to be the one minute deadline required by the committee.
The inquiry initially led the judges to award Chiles an extra tenth of a point increase that, at the time, moved her from fifth place to third over Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu, who had already begun celebrating the bronze before Chiles’ adjusted score was posted.
Days later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided that inquiry and said the coach’s appeal to change her degree in difficulty score was filed four seconds too late and gave the bronze medal Barbosu.
The latest appeal was filed in conjunction with a similar application from USA Gymnastics, which told ABC News the video evidence “…Clearly proves Jordan’s bronze-medal finish in Paris was correct … as Jordan has publicly stated, the case at this point is about her peace and justice, and the right of all athletes to be treated fairly.”
Chiles recently choked up when talking about the controversy earlier this month.
“The biggest thing that was taken from me was a recognition of who I was,” she said holding back tears at the 2024 Forbes Power Women’s Summit.
(WASHINGTON) — NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre told lawmakers he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as he testified Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee investigating Mississippi’s misuse of welfare funds — a scandal that has tainted the Green Bay Packers legend after his retirement.
At a hearing titled, “Reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): States’ Misuse of Welfare Funds Leaves Poor Families Behind,” the former quarterback said state officials “failed to protect federal TANF funds from fraud and abuse” and then attempted to blame him.
“When this started, I didn’t know what TANF was. Now I know TANF is one of the country’s most important welfare programs to help people in need,” Favre testified.
Favre, wearing a sportscoat, untucked dress shirt and blue jeans, told the committee he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
“I also lost an investment in a company that I believe was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others, and I’m sure you’ll understand why it’s too late for me, because I recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” Favre revealed.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE San Francisco 2, Kansas City 0 St. Louis 2, Cleveland 1 San Diego 4, Chi White Sox 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 8, Minnesota 1 Boston 9, Minnesota 3 Detroit 4, Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3 Texas 6, Seattle 5 LA Angels 9, Houston 8 NY Yankees 7, Oakland 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 0 Atlanta 5, Miami 4 Chi Cubs 5, Washington 0 Milwaukee 10, Arizona 9 LA Dodgers 6, Colorado 5 NY Mets 2, Philadelphia 1
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Calgary 6 Seattle 1 Florida 3, Nashville 2 Philadelphia 6, Washington 2 Utah 5, St. Louis 3 NY Rangers 3, Boston 2 Edmonton 3, Winnipeg 2 (OT) Florida 6, Nashville 2 NY Islanders 4, New Jersey 2 Ottawa 6, Toronto 5 (OT) Vegas 4, San Jose 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Denver 26, Tampa Bay 7 Green Bay 30, Tennessee 14 Indianapolis 21, Chicago 16 Minnesota 34, Houston 7 NY Giants 21, Cleveland 15 Philadelphia 15, New Orleans 12 Pittsburgh 20, LA Chargers 10 Carolina 36, Las Vegas 22 Seattle 24, Miami 3 Baltimore 28, Dallas 25 Detroit 20, Arizona 13 LA Rams 27, San Francisco 24 Kansas City 22, Atlanta 17
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Las Vegas 78, Seattle 67 (Las Vegas leads series 1-0)) New York 83, Atlanta 69 (NY leads series 1-0) Connecticut 93, Indiana 69 (Conn. leads series 1-0) Minnesota 102, Phoenix 95 (Min. leads series 1-0)
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 5, San Francisco Giants 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Guardians 3, Minnesota Twins 2 Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 0 Seattle Mariners 3, N-Y Yankees 2 Tampa Bay Rays 2, Boston Red Sox 0 Houston Astros 3, L-A Angels 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 15, Cincinnati Reds 3 L-A Dodgers 20, Miami Marlins 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 N-Y Mets 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Washington Nationals 6
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
N-Y Jets 24, New England Patriots 3
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Atlanta Dream 78, New York Liberty 67 Connecticut Sun 87, Chicago Sky 54 Washington Mystics 92, Indiana Fever 91 Los Angeles Sparks 68, Minnesota Lynx 51 Las Vegas Aces 98, Dallas Wings 84 Seattle Storm 89, Phoenix Mercury 70
(NEW YORK) — Pennsylvania officially recognized flag football as a sanctioned girls’ high school sport in an announcement made by Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA), on Wednesday.
The girls’ flag football was made an official state-sanctioned high school sport after the sport met the requirement to have had at least 100 participating teams across the state, according to a press release.
The figure was achieved in April with the help of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, which launched girls’ flag football leagues in 2022.
“This is not just an important day for the Eagles and Steelers, but for the sport of football and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said in the release. “When we launched our Girls Flag Football League in 2022, we set an ambitious five-year goal to get the sport sanctioned in our state. Now, here we are three seasons later and two years ahead of schedule. The sport’s organic growth is a credit to the participants, administrators, coaches, officials, and parents who helped raise the profile of Girls Flag Football.”
He continued, “We thank the PIAA for their leadership in recognizing a sport that has the power to unlock new pathways and opportunities for girls of all ages in every community.”
The sport will be officially available for high school girls in the state starting in the 2025-26 school year.
Pennsylvania has now joined other states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New York, and Tennessee, in making girls’ flag football a state-sanctioned high school sport.
The decision will also unlock opportunities for the participants and school districts in allowing them to compete for a state championship and eventually create a pathway of talent for college sports and beyond.
Steelers President Art Rooney II, in a statement in the release, called the move a “groundbreaking moment for the future of girls’ flag football.”
“It has been great working with the Eagles to accomplish a successful ruling that will now give young girls the chance to compete at a state level,” the statement read. “We look forward to seeing how girls’ flag football continues to grow in Pennsylvania and worldwide.”
A growing interest in flag football, which is a non-tackling version of American football where players wear belts with flags on them, peaked this summer after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in October 2023 that flag football would be included on the LA28 Olympic sports program.