NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta lost Major League Baseball’s summer All-Star Game on Friday over the league’s objections to sweeping changes to Georgia voting laws that critics — including the CEOs of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola — have condemned as being too restrictive. The decision to pull the July 13 game from Atlanta’s…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. — Grant Hill helped the U.S. win Olympic gold in 1996. He would have been on the team again in 2000 if not for injury. And he was among the college kids who famously beat the first “Dream Team” in a scrimmage before the 1992 Olympics. Now, USA Basketball is bringing him…
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GUADALAJARA, Mex. (AP) — American players fell to the field at the final whistle. Another missed Olympics soccer tournament for the U.S. men. Juan Carlos Obregón scored in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time, goalkeeper David Ochoa committed a blunder that gifted Luis Palma a goal two minutes into the second half and Honduras…
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PHILADELPHIA, PA (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Maxwell Football Club // Maxwell Football Club Director, Mark Wolpert, announced that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been selected as the winner of the 62nd Bert Bell Professional Player of the Year Award, and that Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians has been chosen as the…
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the NFL’s leader in career completions and yards passing, has decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New Orleans. “Til the very end I exhausted myself to give everything to the Saints organization, my team and the great City of New Orleans,”…
Read moreTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FNN) – Source: The Governor’s Office // Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and recent Super Bowl champion Tom Brady is lending support to a new resiliency initiative for Florida students launched by First Lady Casey DeSantis. Professional sports teams, organizations and athletes from across the state are supporting this initiative to empower Florida students. Team partnerships include the…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Source: Governor’s Office // Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the launch of a resiliency initiative for Florida schools to emphasize key character development skills including volunteerism, teamwork, and problem solving. Unveiled at Amway Center, professional sports teams, organizations, and athletes from across Florida are lending their support for these resiliency…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Golf star Tiger Woods suffered leg injuries Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in the Los Angeles area and is undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said. His condition isn’t yet clear. Woods had to be extricated from the vehicle with the “jaws of life” tools, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in…
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