Sunny Choi will be among the athletes on Team USA’s first Olympic breakdancing team headed to Paris later this summer. The 35-year-old Tennessee native is unlike most Olympians. Choi was a gymnast growing up and committed to a Division 1 school to compete in gymnastics, but she was forced out due to knee injuries. Trying...
2024 is the year of the rookies. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher and rookie phenom Paul Skenes had his interview on the “Dan Patrick Show” on Friday interrupted for a very good reason. Paul Skenes, #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates, walks back to the dugout after the top of the first inning during the game against...
Before Katie Ledecky was the talk of the United States Olympic Women’s Swim Team, Dara Torres was the swimmer breaking records and leading the headlines at the Games. Torres was the first American Olympian to appear in five different Olympics. She is also tied for the most Olympic women’s swimming medals with 12. She had...
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). It was revealed Thursday former NFL safety Adrian Wilson was arrested early last month after a domestic dispute with his girlfriend. The longtime Arizona Cardinal was charged with...
It is safe to say it has been quite an 18-month stretch for the Colorado Buffaloes. Colorado was the talk of the college football world after hiring Deion Sanders, and the transfer portal had their name all over it. They did not have many expectations leading into the 2023 season, but after beating nationally-ranked TCU,...
Officials from West Virginia and Idaho filed appeals with the U.S. Supreme Court in efforts to enforce laws that would prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports. Each state filed its own petition Thursday in hopes the court would overturn rulings that blocked those laws from taking effect. A ruling is not...
The Tennessee Titans bolstered its secondary on Thursday, as veteran safety Jamal Adams agreed to a one-year deal to play in Nashville in 2024. ESPN first reported the deal, and the Titans announced it later in the day. Adams spent the past four seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, but he was released on March 5...
Two Georgia Bulldogs football players were arrested on misdemeanor charges earlier this week, including reckless driving. Linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. was arrested by Athens-Clarke County Police on charges of reckless driving and racing on highways/streets, and offensive tackle Bo Hughley was arrested by University of Georgia Police for reckless driving and failure to maintain lane/improper...
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has now entered the conversation revolving around Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s Olympic team snub. Basketball fans were curious as to why Brown, the NBA Finals MVP, didn’t make Team USA initially. But that conversation escalated when Derrick White, Brown’s Celtics teammate, was the replacement for Kawhi Leonard, who withdrew...
Based on her declining an invitation to the White House when Donald Trump was president, it seems like Dawn Staley will not be supporting him in this go-around. When Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks won the national championship in 2017, she said her team would not be able to attend, and their focus was on repeating....
