(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Orlando 108, Cleveland 105
Washington 98, Charlotte 92
Detroit 128, Oklahoma City 125
Brooklyn 135, Maccabi Ra’anana 103
Atlanta 103, Memphis 102
Houston 120, New Orleans 87
Chicago 133, Denver 124 (2OT)
Phoenix 122, Portland 111
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Vegas 4, San Jose 1
Philadelphia 4, Columbus 2
NY Rangers 5, Buffalo 1
New Jersey 4, Detroit 3
Nashville 3, Seattle 0
Minnesota 2, Florida 0
Dallas 2, St. Louis 1 (SO)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Kansas City 19 Denver 8
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Houston 3, Minnesota 2 (Houston wins 3-1)
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Philadelphia 10, Atlanta 2 (Philadelphia leads 2-1)
Arizona 4, LA Dodgers 2 (Arizona wins 3-0)
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Boston 112, Philadelphia 101
LA Lakers 109, Sacramento 101
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Colorado 5, Los Angeles 2
Carolina 5, Ottawa 3
Toronto 6, Montreal 5 (SO)
Boston 3, Chicago 1
Calgary 5, Winnipeg 3
Vancouver 8, Edmonton 1
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Las Vegas 104, New York 76
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Texas 11, Baltimore 8
Minnesota 6, Houston 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Milwaukee 105, Chicago 102
Phoenix 130, Detroit 126 (OT)
Boston 114, Philadelphia 106
Toronto 112, Sacramento 99
Memphis 127, Indiana 122 (OT)
Utah 101, LA Clippers 96
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Jacksonville 25, Buffalo 20
Atlanta 21, Houston 19
Detroit 42, Carolina 24
Indianapolis 23, Tennessee 16
Miami 31, NY Giants 16
New Orleans 34, New England 0
Pittsburgh 17, Baltimore 10
Cincinnati 34, Arizona 20
Philadelphia 23, L.A. Rams 14
Kansas City 27, Minnesota 20
NY Jets 31, Denver 21
San Francisco 42, Dallas 10
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Las Vegas 99, New York 82
(NEW YORK) — Simone Biles has made gymnastics history.
On Friday, the gymnastics superstar, 26, won her 27th world championship medal when she earned the gold for the individual all-around title at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium with a score of 58.399 in the women’s all-around.
The win was her sixth all-around title, which makes her tied for the most in history (man or woman). She is tied with Vitaly Scherbo, who competed for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team and Belarus throughout his career.
Biles now holds 34 World and Olympic medals, making her the most decorated gymnast in history.
Shilese Jones, Biles’ Team USA teammate, also earned bronze in the women’s all-around category with a score of 56.332. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil earned a score of 56.766 and won silver.
At the podium after her win, Biles was in tears as the national anthem played in the background.
The win comes two days after the Women’s National Gymnastics Team cemented a spot in sports history with its seventh consecutive world championship title.
Biles, who leads the team, helped carry Team USA to a record-breaking gold medal at the world championships. The gymnast performed a floor routine, which earned the highest score of the day and solidified the team’s victory by more than two points over Brazil.
Biles’ history-making win on Friday was also a full-circle moment for the athlete. A decade ago, the U.S. gymnast won her first individual all-around title in the same city when she made her global debut at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.
ABC News’ Jill Tatara and Rachel Katz contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — Soccer player Da’vian Kimbrough had a moment this week unlike most of his fellow 13-year-olds.
On Sunday, Kimbrough made history as the youngest professional athlete in American team sports when he made his debut with the Sacramento Republic, a USL Championship team based in Sacramento, California.
“At first, I was a little nervous but I feel like once I stepped on, it was more exciting than anything,” Da’vian told Good Morning America in an exclusive television interview Friday. “I tried to silence the noise and just play soccer.”
Da’vian, of Woodland, California, made his debut in the 87th minute of Sunday’s game, which Sacramento went onto win 2-0 against the Las Vegas Lights.
At 13 years, seven months and 13 days old, Da’vian beat the previous record held by Axel Kei, who was 13 years, nine months, and nine days old when he made his debut in 2021 for the Real Monarchs, according to ESPN.
After the game, Da’vian said he celebrated his history-making performance with his family and fans.
“I celebrated by going up to my family first of all, of course, taking pictures,” he said. “And then I also went over to fans at the end, to sign some stuff and take pictures.”
Da’vian, a forward, played for the Republic’s training academy for two years before signing with the team in August, according to the team.
At the time of his signing, Da’vian also made history as the youngest American to agree to a professional deal, according to ESPN.
He told GMA that he feels like his skill level really increased three years ago, during the coronavirus pandemic, when he was homeschooled and trained twice a day, both morning and night.
“I feel like that helped push my game to another level,” Da’vian said.
His father, Dominique Kimbrough, told GMA that when Da’vian started playing soccer at age 4, no one could have predicted he would make soccer history less than one decade later.
“I actually just didn’t think it would go this far, at that point. His love for the game took it here,” Kimbrough said. “At 4-years-old, it was just alright, let’s get into something, and then that something turned into this amazing human being that’s sitting here with me right now.”
Both Kimbrough and his wife, Da’vian’s mom, Jessica Cervantes, were college athletes.
Kimbrough said his advice to his son has always been to “just keep working” at his game.
“There’s going to be a lot of noise. As long as you focus on what you want and you continue to work at it, and work hard, whatever you ask and whatever you want can happen, but you have to be willing to put in the work,” Kimbrough said. “That’s a constant conversation for us.”
Da’vian said his advice for other kids is the same, to, “just keep working hard.”
“Persevere through everything, no matter what,” he said. “And everyone has a different path, so even if you don’t make it at the same age as me, keep pushing hard so you can make it eventually.”
(MALIBU, Calif.) — Dick Butkus, the legendary Chicago Bears linebacker, has died, his family said. He was 80.
Butkus “died peacefully” in his sleep overnight at his home in Malibu, California, his family said in a statement Thursday.
“The Butkus family is gathering with Dick’s wife Helen,” the statement continued. “They appreciate your prayers and support.”
Bears chairman George McCaskey said Butkus was “one of the greatest players in NFL history” and exuded “toughness, smarts, instincts, passion and leadership.”
“His legacy of philanthropy included a mission of ridding performance enhancing drugs from sports and promoting heart health,” McCaskey said in a statement. “His contributions to the game he loved will live forever and we are grateful he was able to be at our home opener this year to be celebrated one last time by his many fans.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Butkus was a “fierce and passionate competitor who helped define the linebacker position as one of the NFL’s all-time greats.”
“Dick’s intuition, toughness and athleticism made him the model linebacker whose name will forever be linked to the position and the Chicago Bears,” Goodell said in a statement.
Goodell also recognized Butkus’ work to advance health and wellness through his foundation.
“The Dick Butkus Award and his foundation honored achievement on the field and service to the community among high school, college and NFL linebackers,” Goodell said. “Dick was a champion of clean sports as his ‘I Play Clean’ campaign helped raise awareness about the dangers of steroid use among high school athletes.”
The Chicago native played for the Bears starting in 1965 until his retirement in 1973. He was named first-team All-NFL six times and played in eight consecutive Pro Bowls.
He was also recognized as the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year twice.
His career totals included 1,020 tackles and 489 assists.
Butkus was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility.
The University of Illinois graduate was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
Following his retirement from football, Butkus also had a career in the entertainment industry, appearing in films including Any Given Sunday and Necessary Roughness and the television shows My Two Dads and Hang Time.
Butkus is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Helen, who was his high school sweetheart, three children and five grandchildren.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Minnesota 111, Dallas 99
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3 (OT)
Washington 4, Columbus 2
Toronto 4, Detroit 3 (OT)
Philadelphia 5, NY Islanders 2
Florida 6, Tampa Bay 3
Boston 3, NY Rangers 1
St. Louis 4, Dallas 0
Ottawa 3, Winnipeg 0
Nashville 5, Carolina 1
Minnesota 3 Chicago 2 (SO)
Arizona 4, Anaheim 2
Vegas 4, Colorado 3
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Chicago 40, Washington 20
(ANTWERP, Belgium) — The Women’s National Gymnastics Team, led by Simone Biles, has cemented a spot in sports history with its seventh consecutive world championship title.
The 26-year-old Biles, who made her return to elite gymnastics just two months ago, helped carry Team USA to a record-breaking gold medal at the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium on Wednesday.
Biles sealed the deal with a floor routine in the final rotation which earned the highest score of the day and solidified the team’s victory by more than two points over Brazil.
This win adds to Biles’ status as the most decorated female gymnast in history, with 33 combined medals now.
Breakout star Leanne Wong, 20, stepped up at a moment’s notice to compete in Joscelyn Roberson’s place in both vault and floor routine after Roberson injured her ankle during warmups, forcing her out of the competition.
“We had an incredible night. I’m just so proud of this team,” Wong told ABC News’ Good Morning America Thursday morning from Belgium. “I know it wasn’t easy, but we fought through every event, every skill and every routine — winning the seven straight gold medal is pretty impressive.”
Despite Roberson’s uncharacteristic fall on the vault, the Tokyo Olympics alternate gymnast helped keep the winning streak alive for the U.S.
Wong said the day she was tapped to fill in for Roberson was “full of so many emotions,” from “feeling sad, stressed, disappointed, excited, happy and proud.”
“We weren’t sure if it was a short landing. But I had to switch my line set and do two additional routines,” she explained. “When she landed, my teammates were like, ‘take off your [warmup] clothes.’ I had to get up, get ready and warm up my vaults to get ready to compete.”
Being alongside teammate and living gymnastics legend Biles was also an amazing feeling for the University of Florida gymnast.
“I can’t believe she won her first world all-around here in Belgium 10 years ago,” Wong said. “I was just so happy to see her do so well on that competition floor and win another gold medal for Team USA — the way she handles the pressure is so incredible.”
Balance is one of Wong’s incredible attributes outside the gym as well, juggling her studies as a pre-med student and launching an eponymous boutique out of her dorm room in 2021.
“It’s definitely a lot to balance between school, college gymnastics, world gymnastics, competing for Team USA and keeping up with my studies,” she said. “My professors have been very helpful with me and my schedule, and they have even sent me some good luck videos and e-mails and messages.”
Wong explained that while “school and gymnastics are definitely the priorities, after that I love to manage my business and website — of all my signature handmade bows. I’m excited how my business has flourished.”
Wong says she has sold over 10,000 bows to date, with help from her mom, family and other supporters for her side hustle.
