Such was the case this week when one of the topics covered was who broke the color barrier in 1947 in Major League Baseball. Unfortunately for Xiaoke, she mistakenly said Babe Ruth , allowing Nathaniel to ring in and provide the correct answer. [Full Article...]
WNBA, out". "Every day we face so many stigmas and stereotypes", Los Angeles Sparks star Chiney Ogwumike said in the ESPN feature on Bryant's impact on women's basketball. He showed up to games, gave shoutout to women's players and helped shed a stigma that "women's basketball" was somehow different than "basketball". Gianna already had her sights set on the WNBA, too. [Full Article...]
The unions of the Six Nations and Rugby Championship (Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa) all have three votes each out of a total of 51 and with the support of England and France already secure, Beaumont now has a third Six Nations country coming down on his side. [Full Article...]
She set new career-highs in almost all major categories last season including points (6.7 PPG) and minutes (17.1 MPG). She has also won two Olympic Gold Medals with the USA Basketball Women's National Team (2012, 2016). "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to coach Tina again". The trade reunites Charles with her former coach Mike Thibault. The move gives NY a veritable war chest of draft ... [Full Article...]
The NBA will withhold 25 percent of player salaries beginning May 15 as part of an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association to weather the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Should the regular season resume and be played in full, all the money would be paid out, per the report. By agreeing to the withholding, the players would spread any lost salary over time inste... [Full Article...]
The 24-year-old Sane is viewed as one of Germany's brightest talents and has scored five goals in 21 appearances for his country. City have never won the Champions League , having been knocked out at the quarter-finals of the competition for the last two seasons. [Full Article...]
The 23-year-old, who was entering the fourth year of his rookie contract with two years remaining, is now signed on to play in Carolina until the conclusion of the 2025 season. Henderson's strong junior season also coincided with First Team All-American honors from the Associated Press as well as First Team All-Conference USA honors. [Full Article...]
Curry's lawyer Michael Plonsker told the Associated Press that the allegations in the trial were baseless. These would include, the lawsuit claims, her bestselling cookbook, a Food Network TV show, hosting on ABC's " Great American Baking Show ", and profitable food-based businesses. [Full Article...]