(DENVER) — The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat Monday night to claim their first NBA title.
The 94-89 win came on Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
Nuggets center Nikola Jokic led the team with 28 points and was named the NBA Finals MVP.
Watch highlights from the game below:
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(NEW YORK) — Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis, who saved his son and niece from a rip current while swimming at a Florida beach earlier this year, says “it is 100% a miracle” no one died in the incident.
“It is 100% a miracle that somebody didn’t die,” Hillis told ABC News’ Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan in an exclusive interview, his first since the January accident off the coast of Pensacola.
On Jan. 4, Hillis, a father of three, was at the beach with his family when his niece and his son began drowning. Hillis quickly jumped into action, saving first his niece and then his son.
Hillis recounted the “scariest point” of the incident while speaking to Strahan, recalling his decision to rescue his 8-year-old niece Camille ahead of his 9-year-old son Orry.
“I think the scariest point … was when I’m swimming to my son and I have to pass by him because my niece is in more danger,” Hillis said. “I knew that I had to pass him up to get to Camille first. Because, you know, if I didn’t then there’s no way she would’ve made it.”
He added, “And so what happened … I swam past my son, and I got to Camille, and she starts freakin’ out, you know, ‘We’re gonna die, we’re gonna die.'”
The 37-year-old eventually made it back to shore with his son as well, but fell unconscious and began to experience lung and kidney failure. Emergency services arrived shortly after that, and Hillis was airlifted to Pensacola’s Baptist Hospital, where he was sedated and placed on a ventilator.
After about 10 days, Hillis regained consciousness and spent two weeks recovering in the hospital’s intensive care unit.
Over the course of his seven seasons in the NFL, Hillis played for the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants, before retiring in 2015.
Tune into Good Morning America Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. ET to watch the exclusive interview.
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Detroit 6, Atlanta 5
Colorado 4, Boston 3
Cincinnati 5, Kansas City 4
Seattle 8, Miami 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
LA Angels 9, Texas 6
Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona 9, Philadelphia 8
San Francisco 4, St. Louis 3
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Denver 94, Miami 89 (Denver win series 4-1)
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Arizona 7, Detroit 5
Miami 6, Chi White Sox 5
Oakland 8, Milwaukee 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5, Houston 0
Tampa Bay 7, Texas 3
Baltimore 11, Kansas City 3
Toronto 7, Minnesota 6
LA Angels 9, Seattle 4
Boston 3, NY Yankees 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 2, NY Mets 1
Washington 6, Atlanta 2
Philadelphia 7, LA Dodgers 3
Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 3
Colorado 5, San Diego 4
San Francisco 13, Chi Cubs 3
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New York 102, Dallas 93
Las Vegas 93, Chicago 80
Washington 71, Seattle 65
Connecticut 89, Atlanta 77
Phoenix 85, Indiana 82
Minnesota 91, Los Angeles 86
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
LA Galaxy 1, Saint Louis City SC 1 (Tie)
Portland 1, FC Dallas 0
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(NEW YORK) — Tennis superstar Serena Williams made a big announcement on Instagram Thursday about a new venture in the sports world.
Along with her husband Alexis Ohanian — the founder of venture capital firm Seven Seven Six — and sister Venus Williams, the 41-year-old soon-to-be mom of two is adding golf to her sports resume, becoming a co-owner of the first official TGL team, Los Angeles Golf Club.
“It’s official! I’m thrilled to announce my involvement with @tglgolf with the launch of @wearelagc – Los Angeles Golf Club,” she wrote in the caption of a video post revealing the news. “An important part of the spirit and purpose of LA Golf Club is making golf our own, for everybody, and I couldn’t be more excited to shape the future of this sport with my family @alexisohanian @olympiaohanian and @venuswilliams.”
The new tech-forward team golf league, developed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in partnership with the PGA TOUR, announced the formation of the power trio as the first of six team ownership groups that will compete in the virtual sport’s inaugural season, which launches in January 2024.
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
LA Angels 3, Chi Cubs 1
Baltimore 6, Milwaukee 3
Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 2
Chi White Sox 6, NY Yankees 5
NY Yankees 3, Chi White Sox 0
Toronto 3, Houston 2
Cleveland 10, Boston 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona at Washington (Postponed)
LA Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 0
San Francisco 6, Colorado 4
Atlanta 13, NY Mets 10
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Florida 3, Vegas 2 (OT) (Vegas leads 2-1)
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Connecticut 94, Las Vegas 77
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(LOS ANGELES) — A former USC college football player has been charged with raping two women in the past three years, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The suspect, 22-year-old Joshua Fred James Jackson Jr., was arrested on Wednesday and charged with one felony count of forcible sexual penetration and three felony counts of forcible rape from two separate incidents, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced in a press release on Wednesday.
“Sexual assault is a heinous crime that cannot be tolerated,” Gascón said. “These brave women made the difficult decision to come forward and report their assault, now it’s our turn to ensure that justice is done. We will do everything we can to hold the person responsible accountable for his actions.”
The arrest comes after Jackson Jr. allegedly raped a classmate at her University of Southern California apartment in March of this year. The suspect is also accused of raping a UCLA student sometime between June 1 and Sept. 1, 2020 at his apartment in Los Angeles, authorities said.
Jackson Jr. is now expected to be arraigned this week at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center after the case was filed for warrant on Tuesday.
Jackson Jr., a former standout student athlete at Harbor City Narbonne, appeared in three games after enrolling at USC in 2020 but entered the NCAA transfer portal in April before graduating from the university in May, according to the Los Angeles Times. He did not play any games last season.
Authorities are asking for anybody with information regarding these cases or any other potential alleged victims to contact the Los Angeles Police Department at 323-290-2976 or 877-LAPD-24-7.
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Detroit at Philadelphia (Postponed)
Oakland 9, Pittsburgh 5
San Diego 10, Seattle 3
Miami 6, Kansas City 1
Milwaukee 10, Baltimore 2
St. Louis 1, Texas 0
LA Angels 6, Chi Cubs 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox at NY Yankees (Postponed)
Tampa Bay 2, Minnesota 1
Toronto 3, Houston 2
Cleveland 5, Boston 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona 6, Washington 2
Cincinnati 8, LA Dodgers 6
Atlanta 7, NY Mets 5
San Francisco 5, Colorado 4
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Denver 109, Miami 94
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Minnesota at New York (Postponed)
Dallas 84, Phoenix 79
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Atlanta 0, Los Angeles FC 0 (Tie)
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(NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether a group of female track and field athletes in Connecticut has the right to sue over a policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ athletic events.
“It is a clear violation when a school or school district knowingly lets sexual discrimination proceed. I don’t think we can say that here,” Judge Denny Chin said.
An attorney for the athletes, John Bursch with the conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, urged the judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the case to move forward.
“All we need to decide today is whether they get into the courthouse door,” Bursch said.
The athletes — Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, Alanna Smith and Ashley Nicoletti — said they each felt the impact of the policy by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.
“They trained hard to shave fractions of seconds off their race times so they could compete in state and regional meets, stand atop the winners’ podium, and perhaps even secure college athletic scholarships and gainful employment beyond,” the women said in court papers. “Yet those dreams were dashed, as the policy forced them to compete — and lose — to biological males.”
They want the chance to sue the state agency and several Connecticut high schools, alleging the policy that allows transgender athletes into competition violates Title IX by failing to provide female athletes with equal treatment.
The state argued the athletes have not alleged any concrete or imminent harm.
“Nothing about track results would affect the plaintiffs’ life prospects,” said Peter Murphy, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s attorney.
“Is there an injury in fact that you see on this complaint by money damages, if money damages is available?” asked Judge Alison Nathan.
“No,” Murphy responded. “The plaintiffs are alleging they ran a race and lost, and they don’t like the rules.”
Issues involving the transgender community have become a hot-button topic in recent months, as Republican lawmakers have passed legislation seemingly targeting the community.
In April, House Republicans passed the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” which would ban transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams with women and girls.
“Last year, we pledged if we had the opportunity to be in the majority, we would bring this bill forward. We would stand up for fairness, we’d stand up for you; we’d stand up for Title IX,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said outside the Capitol at the time. “We asked others across this country to join with us to help us pass it in the Senate and get it to the president’s desk, so every woman is protected in fairness and in competition.”
At least 21 states since 2020 have enacted laws or policies that ban transgender athletes from playing on school sports teams with women and girls, according to the Movement Advancement Project.
A growing number of states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Dakota and Tennessee, have passed legislation or policies restricting gender-affirming care for people under the age of legal majority.
The American Civil Liberties Union is tracking nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills around the country.
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Philadelphia 1, Detroit 0
Miami 6, Kansas City 1
Oakland 11, Pittsburgh 2
Texas 6, St. Louis 4
Milwaukee 4, Baltimore 3
Seattle 4, San Diego 1
LA Angels 7, Chi Cubs 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 0
Toronto 5, Houston 1
Chi White Sox 3, NY Yankees 2
Boston 5, Cleveland 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 6, NY Mets 4
Arizona 10, Washington 5
Cincinnati 9, LA Dodgers 8
San Francisco 10, Colorado 4
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Las Vegas 90, Connecticut 84
Chicago 108, Indiana 103 (OT)
Seattle 66, Los Angeles 63
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