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Two 76ers to miss All-Star game after contact tracing

BY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (ATLANTA)-- Philadelphia star Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will miss the All-Star game after coming in contact with someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19, the league announced Sunday. ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski reports the pair were in contact with a Philadelphia barber. The barber tested positive following...

Scoreboard roundup — 3/6/21

BY: ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Saturday's games: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE  Final  N-Y Islanders   5  Buffalo        2  Final  N-Y Rangers     6  New Jersey     3  Final  Pittsburgh      4  Philadelphia   3  Final  Florida         6  Nashville    ...

NFL hires Maia Chaka as 1st Black female on-field official

By HALEY YAMADA and ERIC NOLL, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Maia Chaka will become the first Black female on-field official in NFL history, the league announced on Friday.Chaka, who has officiated college football and XFL games, will begin her new role this upcoming season.When not on the field, she's a teacher for at-risk youth at...

NFL star Aaron Rodgers says ‘being a father’ is his ‘next great challenge’

By DANIELLE LONG, ABC News(NEW YORK ) -- It seems like just yesterday Aaron Rodgers revealed he was engaged to Shailene Woodley, and now he's already talking about starting a family.On Thursday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, 37, joined Zenith Watches CEO Julien Tornare on Instagram Live and chatted a bit about his engagement."I'm recently...

Creighton University basketball coach suspended for ‘plantation’ analogy

By CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (OMAHA, Neb.) -- Creighton University has suspended its men's head basketball coach after he admitted to making a "terribly inappropriate analogy" when he told his players not to "leave the plantation."Coach Greg McDermott issued a contrite statement acknowledging his "egregious mistake" and apologizing to those hurt by his comments."On February...

MLB All-Star reveals why he’s opting out for 2021 season amid $70M contract

By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Ian Desmond, a two-time Major League Baseball All-Star at the top of his professional game, stunned sports fans when he decided to stop playing. The 35-year-old Colorado Rockies centerfielder and father of five spoke exclusively to ABC News' Good Morning America in his first interview since opting out...

Scoreboard roundup — 3/4/21

By ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday's sports events:NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONBoston 132, Toronto 125Washington 119, LA Clippers 117New York 114, Detroit 104Denver 113, Indiana 103Milwaukee 112, Memphis 111Miami 103, New Orleans 93Oklahoma City 107, San Antonio 102Phoenix 120, Golden State 98Portland 123, Sacramento 119NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUENY Islanders 5, Buffalo 2Winnipeg 4,...

After he was called slur on the court, Jeremy Lin highlights surge in anti-Asian hate

By ALLIE YANG, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Last weekend an NBA G League official told ESPN they were investigating basketball player Jeremy Lin's claim he was called "coronavirus" on the court. But the next day, Lin posted on social media that he would not name the person who did it, saying he wasn't "naming or...

Abuse survivors call for justice after John Geddert’s death: ‘We’ll never have closure’

By MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Last week, numerous athletes trained by Olympic coach John Geddert felt a fleeting moment of victory when he was charged with abusing young gymnasts. Just hours later, their hopes of accountability were crushed when the 63-year-old took his own life. Geddert, a notoriously tough coach who worked with...

First glimpse of “All In: An Autobiography” by Billie Jean King

By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Billie Jean King is a tennis icon, an activist, a champion for diversity in athletics and now an autobiographer. ABC News' Good Morning America exclusively revealed the cover for All In: An Autobiography, the 39-time Grand Slam winner's new memoir.The book marks the first time King, 77, has...

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