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After a life-threatening pregnancy, Olympian Allyson Felix joins campaign to protect pregnant people

By KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix is lending her voice to educate people about life-threatening pregnancy complications after facing her own potentially deadly experience when she gave birth to her daughter in November 2018. Felix, whose daughter, Camryn, was born via emergency C-section at 32 weeks, has joined "Hear Her,"...

Scoreboard roundup — 3/2/21

By ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events:NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONMemphis 125, Washington 111Atlanta 94, Miami 80Boston 117, LA Clippers 112San Antonio 119, New York 93Denver 128, Milwaukee 97Phoenix 114, LA Lakers 104Detroit at Toronto (Postponed)NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUENY Rangers 3, Buffalo 2Columbus 4, Detroit 1Montreal 3, Ottawa 1NY Islanders 2, New...

Will HBCUs recruit more five-star athletes?

By: ERIC MOLLO, ABC News(NEW YORK) – Last summer, five-star high school basketball recruit Makur Maker was weighing offers from top college programs like Kentucky and UCLA. He turned down all of those offers, instead choosing to attend Howard University in Washington D.C.Maker felt he could be successful at Howard even though the Bison won...

Lawyer for family of girl injured in pre-Super Bowl crash speaks out: ABC News exclusive

By DOUG VOLLMAYER, NICHOLAS COULSON and ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The family attorney for a 5-year-old girl involved in a devastating three-car crash last month is speaking out for the first time.In an exclusive interview with ABC News' Good Morning America, Tom Porto, the family attorney of the Young family --...

Scoreboard roundup — 3/1/21

By ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Monday's sports events:NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONDallas 130, Orlando 124Philadelphia 130, Indiana 114Denver 118, Chicago 112New Orleans 129, Utah 124Brooklyn 124, San Antonio 113 (OT)Cleveland 101, Houston 90Portland 123, Charlotte 111NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEOttawa 5, Calgary 1Carolina 3, Florida 2 (OT)Vancouver 4, Winnipeg 0Vegas 5, Minnesota 4 (OT)St....

NFL star JJ Watt signs with Arizona

BY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- NFL star JJ Watt announced on Twitter that he is signing with the Arizona Cardinals.    source: me. pic.twitter.com/1Y6okQBUy5 — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 1, 2021   ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the deal is two-years and is worth $31 million with $23 million guaranteed.  Watt asked for his...

Tiger Woods breaks silence after crash

By CARMEN COX, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- Tiger Woods tweeted a message of love after fans and fellow golfers took to the final round of the WGC-Workday Championship wearing his signature Sunday red as a tribute to the star athlete."It is hard to explain how touching today was when I turned on the tv...

Scoreboard roundup — 2/28/21

By ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Sunday's sports events:NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONMilwaukee 105, LA Clippers 100Boston 111, Washington 110New York 109, Detroit 90Miami 109, Atlanta 99LA Lakers 117, Golden State 91Memphis 133, Houston 84Phoenix 118 Minnesota 99Charlotte 127, Sacramento 126Chicago at Toronto (Postponed)NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEBoston 4, NY Rangers 1Philadelphia 3, Buffalo 0Nashville...

Vanessa Bryant seeks to name LA County deputies who shared photos of Kobe Bryant crash site

BY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Vanessa Bryant, the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, is seeking to publicly name the Los Angeles County deputies who allegedly shared the photos of the helicopter crash site that killed her husband, daughter and seven others.In September, Vanessa Bryant sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department over...

Jeremy Lin says he was called ‘coronavirus’ on court, denounces racism against Asians

By MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Basketball star Jeremy Lin said he was called "coronavirus" on the court in a social media post in which he denounced racism against Asian Americans."Being an Asian American doesn't mean we don't experience poverty and racism," Lin shared on social media late Thursday. "Being a 9-year NBA...