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Pro cyclist pulled from a virtual race for ‘superhuman’ powers

It was the virtual equivalent of a crash. Belgium’s Thomas De Gendt, who rides for Lotto Soudal, was doing what many elite athletes are doing during the suspension of sports by th...

DATE: Apr 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

A triathlete was doing well in a virtual race - until her ‘idiot’ husband unplugged her bike

Things were going well for Australian triathlete Mirinda Carfrae as she competed in a bike race from the confines of her home in Boulder, Colorado. Suddenly, Carfrae, a former tri...

DATE: Apr 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Carmelo Anthony tells how LeBron James saved him from drowning

Over the years, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade have been more than basketball superstars to one another. They have shared a deep friendship, one that has taken them on vacatio...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

UFC’s Dana White vows that fights will go on ‘unless there’s a total shutdown of the country’

Virtually every other professional sports organization has suspended events because of the coronavirus outbreak, but UFC President Dana White vowed Saturday that the mixed martial arts fight...

DATE: Mar 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Pro skier Dave Treadway dies after 100-foot plunge into crevasse

Treadway an ‘incredible skier and a monumental human’

DATE: Apr 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Cyclist Kelly Catlin’s family donates her brain for concussion research

Olympian died by suicide last week

DATE: Mar 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Bob Costas and NBC end unforgettable 40-year partnership

Just by the sound of his voice or the sight of his face, a televised sporting event took on extra significance. It was time to drop what you were doing and pay attention to the screen; there...

DATE: Jan 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Andy Murray losses first round of Australian Open in possible last match

Murray falls in five-set bid, will try for Wimbledon

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NBA, NFL stars explain why ‘voting feels more important than ever’

On Election Day, sports stars tell fans to vote

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Brett Favre ‘cringes’ when he sees youth football

Legendary QB worries about game’s toll

DATE: Feb 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lindsey Vonn receives backlash after comment about visiting Trump’s White House

Star skier stands behind her statements

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Seattle Seahawks’ Michael Bennett tells of recent police encounter

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett plans to file a civil rights lawsuit over what he said was a violation of his constitutional rights when he was stopped by Las Vegas police as ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports