LOS ANGELES — Led by host Serena Williams, The ESPYS celebrated a landmark year for women’s sports, with Simone Biles, A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and JuJu Watkins among the honorees on Thursday night.Staley, coach of the national champion South Carolina women’s basketball team, received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. Her friend, Tennessee standout Nicki McCray-Penson, died of breast cancer and Staley’s sister was diagnosed with leukemia.“I must confess I feel a little undeserving of this recognition. Past recipients of the Jimmy V Perseverance Award have faced incredible challenges and proven themselves as true warriors,” Staley said. “I…
Nola bests Ohtani and Dodgers, Phillies sweep to distance themselves from rest of NL originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaAaron Nola ended his first half with a flourish, stifling a powerful Dodgers lineup in one of his most impressive starts of the season to help the Phillies finish a sweep over the National League team closest to them in the standings.Nola struck out nine over six innings, including the murderer’s row of Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman in order in the fifth after allowing his only run of the night on a CBP special to Gavin Lux that…
Longtime football coach and innovative defensive mind Monte Kiffin died on Thursday, the University of Mississippi announced. He was 84. Kiffin, the father of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, died peacefully in Oxford surrounded by family, per a statement from the school. “As his grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down on us from above,” a post from the Ole Miss football team read. “Please keep the Kiffin family in your thoughts and prayers during this time.” On Thursday morning, Lane posted two photos of himself during his childhood with his father with the caption: “My…
The NFL intends to vigorously contest the Sunday Ticket verdict in court. At some point, the NFL will be required to post an appeal bond.The league hopes to delay the process or avoid it altogether. Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, the NFL submitted court papers this week admitting that the requirement of posting a $14.1 billion appeal bond will entail “potential difficulty,” along with “actual prejudice” that “cannot be overstated.” The league argued that the premium for the appeal bond itself “would be significantly prejudicial.”The NFL could ultimately prevail in the case. That won’t result in a refund…
The Mets will wake up Friday morning, and when they flip open their Post and head for the boxscores and the standings (because surely they start their days by flipping open their Post and checking boxscores and standings) they will see a most delightful thing next to their name. They will see this: “—” That will be under the “*WGB” column,” as in “wild-card games back.” And it means that as they get ready to race the final furlong before the All-Star break, they will be in playoff position. How long has it been since the Mets were in playoff…
The 2024 MLB trade deadline is less than three weeks away! We’ve already seen a couple swaps in the past week — plus that out-of-the-blue early-May blockbuster — but the majority of the action will take place in the next 19 days. Today’s MLB front offices tend to wait until the last minute to make decisions of any note, be it with regard to the trade deadline, the non-tender deadline, the Rule 5 protection deadline, etc. Gone are the days of teams planting their flag in the ground in early July or late June — moving the draft to the…
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – South Carolina women’s basketball’s 2023-24 team and head coach Dawn Staley were recognized at The 2024 ESPYS in Los Angeles tonight. The Gamecocks claimed the ESPY for Best Team, while Staley received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance in the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, which was broadcast live on ABC. The Gamecocks became the 10th team in NCAA history to complete an undefeated National Championship season in 2023-24, adding the program’s eighth SEC Regular-Season Championship and eighth SEC Tournament title as well. South Carolina, which lost all five starters from its 2023 NCAA Final Four…
LOS ANGELES – ESPYS host Serena Williams poked fun at multiple celebrities while on stage at the Dolby Theatre Thursday night. But perhaps her most memorable jab was directed at Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker.The moment happened when Williams, her older sister Venus, and actress Quinta Brunson were on stage discussing women’s sports.”So, go ahead and enjoy women’s sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports,” Venus said.Then Serena quickly replied: “Except you, Harrison Butker. We don’t need you.”Butker was seen on the red carpet at the ESPY Awards Thursday night.NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL…
LOS ANGELES — It’s time to celebrate and honor all the remarkable moments and people in sports from this past year with the 2024 ESPY Awards.Hosted by tennis legend Serena Williams at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the show will award athletes and teams across the world, with some fun sprinkled in between. The ESPY Awards will also recognize inspiring and courageous athletes with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, the Pat Tillman Award for Service and the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award.USA TODAY Sports has the top moments and a full list of winners…
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Sure, the impressive offensive production came against a pair of inexperienced pitchers that likely wouldn’t be pitching for many teams in MLB.But given the Mariners’ endless search to find sustainable success on offense and their propensity for striking out and struggling against pitchers like the ones they faced on Thursday night at Angel Stadium, an aggressive approach early stayed aggressive throughout the game and the results still count the same and are fully embraced.And, well, trouncing the Angels, a division rival, and holding them scoreless at home is never a bad thing. The Mariners delivered perhaps their…