(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Atlanta 3, Minnesota 0
Washington 4, Seattle 1
Toronto 6, San Francisco 1
Miami 6, Boston 2
Houston 10, St. Louis 7
Cincinnati 11, Baltimore 7
Tampa Bay 3, Arizona 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox, 11 LA Angels 5
Texas 10, Detroit 2
Cleveland 14, Kansas City 1
NY Yankees 11, Oakland 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 7, San Diego 1
Milwaukee 5, NY Mets 2
Philadelphia 8, Chi Cubs 5
Colorado 9, LA Dodgers 8
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Chi 80, Los Angeles 63
Washington 109, Atlanta 86
(NEW YORK) — Simone Biles is set to return to gymnastics competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics.
Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and 2016 Olympic individual all-around champion, was announced as a competitor at the U.S. Classic in Chicago on Aug. 4 and 5, according to USA Gymnastics.
The 26-year-old, who has four Olympic gold medals to her name, dealt with mental health problems during the Tokyo Games and dropped out of several competitions. She cheered on her teammates who won team silver.
Biles sat out the individual all-around, vault and floor exercise finals, all of which she qualified for, and later returned for the balance beam final to snag a bronze medal. In doing so, she tied Shannon Miller’s record for the most Olympic medals by an American female gymnast.
The announcement of Biles competing in the women’s field for the single-day event at the marquee USA Gymnastics event comes nearly one year out from the Paris 2024 Games.
She previously used the Classic as a comeback meet in 2018 following her record-breaking run at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.
With 25 world championship medals, Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history.
Last year, President Joe Biden awarded Biles with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, making history as the youngest person at 25 to be awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor.
During her time away from the sport, Biles married Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens earlier this year.
(NEW YORK) — Simone Biles is set to return to gymnastics competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics.
Biles was announced as a competitor at the U.S. Classic in Chicago on Aug. 4 and 5, according to USA Gymnastics.
The 26-year-old, who dealt with mental health problems during the Tokyo Games and dropped out of several competitions, is a four-time Olympic gold medalist.
(NEW YORK) — As the U.S. women’s national soccer team prepares to pursue a third straight Women’s World Cup, the squad is being honored for a different fight.
The team is set to be honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPY Awards next month for its fight for equal pay with the men’s soccer team, Good Morning America announced exclusively on Wednesday.
The award is presented to someone whose contributions transcend sports, such as the team’s lengthy three-year legal battle that ended last year with an agreement to pay all players the same. The women’s team has used its platform to bring global attention to pay inequity and social injustice in the U.S.
Megan Rapinoe, Team USA’s star forward, said Tuesday at a press conference before the World Cup that she thinks women’s sports are on the verge of something much bigger.
“It feels like this is a paradigm shift, or a moment we’ll look back to, and say nothing was ever the same after this Women’s World Cup and what we’re gonna be able to do,” Rapinoe said. “All bets on the Women’s World Cup.”
The U.S. broke its own record for the most FIFA Women’s World Cup wins of any country with four titles after the 2019 competition in France and joined Germany as the only other country with back-to-back titles.
After its historic World Cup win and ticker tape parade celebration in 2019, the squad took home best team at the ESPY Awards. Alex Morgan also took home best female athlete.
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand in three weeks and the 2023 ESPY Awards are on July 12 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
(DESTIN, Fla.) — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning off the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and first responders were called to a beach in Destin, Florida — approximately 50 miles east of Pensacola in Florida’s panhandle — at 2:12 p.m. to a report of a group of people in the water near a sandbar who had been struggling to make their way back to shore.
“One of the individuals, an adult male, went under and lifeguards say he was not breathing when pulled out,” said the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in a statement following the incident. “Lifesaving measures were immediately undertaken but the man was pronounced deceased at the Destin Emergency Room.”
Police initially did not identify the victim who died in the apparent drowning but said they had received confirmation from next of kin in a subsequent update that the man who died was 35-year-old former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett.
Mallett, who played in the NFL for seven seasons, was selected as the 74th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft out of the University of Arkansas by the New England Patriots to serve as a backup, at the time, to seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. Mallett also played for the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens before he played his last game in the NFL in 2017.
“We are shocked and saddened by the passing of Ryan Mallett,” the Arkansas football program said in a statement posted to Twitter. “He was a Razorback legend with larger-than-life talent and a personality to match. He led our program to some of our best moments in recent memory. He will be missed by everyone who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his mother Debbie and his extended family.”
Many of Mallett’s former NFL colleagues paid their respects to the veteran quarterback on social media after learning of his death.
“I am extremely saddened by Ryan’s tragic passing,” said New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick according to the team. “My thoughts and prayers are with [Mallett’s] family and the many people whose lives he touched.”
““Our hearts go out to Ryan’s family and we offer every condolence to them today. Ryan was a part of us,” said Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh in a statement released by the team. “I will always remember the love he had for his teammates and for making the most of, and enjoying every football day while here. Once a Raven always a Raven, R.I.P. Ryan.”
Retired defensive end J.J. Watt said it was “horrible news to read about Ryan Mallett. Gone way too soon. Rest in Peace brother.”
“It is with great sadness that we share the loss of Coach Ryan Mallett,” White Hall, the Arkansas school district where Mallett had been coaching high school football before his death, wrote on its website. “Coach Mallett was a beloved coach and educator. We ask that you remember his family, team, students, fellow coaches, and the White Hall School District staff in your prayers.”
Mallett finished his NFL career having played in 21 NFL games — eight of which he started — and completed 190 of 345 attempts, finishing with a total of 1,835 yards, nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Washington 7, Seattle 4 (11)
Miami 10, Boston 1
Cincinnati 3, Baltimore 1
San Francisco 3, Toronto 0
Atlanta 6, Minnesota 2
St. Louis 4, Houston 2
Arizona 8, Tampa Bay 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
LA Angels 4, Chi White Sox 2
Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1
Texas 8, Detroit 3
Oakland 2, NY Yankees 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 9, San Diego 4
NY Mets 7, Milwaukee 2
Philadelphia 5, Chi Cubs 1
LA Dodgers 5, Colorado 0
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New York 89, Connecticut 81
Minnesota 104, Seattle 93
Dallas 77, Phoenix 62
(LONDON) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, faced off in a playful match against Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer in a new video released Sunday in celebration of Wimbledon’s ball boys and girls ahead of the famed tournament.
“Wimbledon is renowned for its amazingly professional ball boys and ball girls, the amount of work it takes, it’s incredible to see it behind the scenes… With all the discipline and everything you’ve learned, you’ll be able to take it into so many other parts of your life, things like confidence and […] that feeling of pride with being on any of the courts is such a big moment,” Princess Kate said in the video.
The Championships 2023 at Wimbledon will take place from July 3 through July 16 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
In the newly released video, Her Royal Highness can be seen visiting the club to meet Federer, as well as a few prospective Wimbledon ball boys and girls to hear about training for the role.
Each year, nearly 1,000 children from the ages of 13 to 15 apply to be ball boys or girls at Wimbledon, according to a press release from Kensington Palace. The role includes months of regimented training sessions, including learning how to signal, roll balls up the net, and the correct technique to bounce a ball to a player.
In the video, Princess Kate is seen rallying against Federer before the pair participates in a ball boy and girl training session.
“This is proper practice, I’m really impressed at how much effort and training goes into being a ball kid during The Championships. I used to be a ball kid in Basel when I was 9 or 10 and as I have always said: Once a ball kid, always a ball kid,” Federer said.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Toronto 6, Miami 3
Houston 10, NY Mets 8
LA Dodgers 2, LA Angels 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 2
Detroit 9, Kansas City 4
NY Yankees 4, Seattle 2
Cleveland 7, Oakland 6
Minnesota 5, Boston 4
Texas 6, Chi White Sox 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta at Philadelphia (Postponed)
San Francisco 4, San Diego 2
Cincinnati 5, Colorado 3
Chi Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 3
Arizona 5, Milwaukee 1
Washington 3, St. Louis 0
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Las Vegas 99, Phoenix 79
