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

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

Gabriel Christus / ESPN ImagesBy 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 […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/4/21

Scoreboard roundup — 3/4/21

iStockBy 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 […]

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Weber State edges N. Colorado 60-59 on last-second foul

Weber State edges N. Colorado 60-59 on last-second foul

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Michal Kozak scored the winning point from the free throw line with 0.7 seconds on the clock as Weber State edged Northern Colorado 60-59. Dillon Jones came off the bench to score 18 points, Isiah Brown also scored 18 for Weber State, which won its sixth […]

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Knight scores 26, Southern Utah beats Portland State 68-58

Knight scores 26, Southern Utah beats Portland State 68-58

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — John Knight III scored a career-high 26 points as Southern Utah won its eighth consecutive game, beating Portland State 68-58. Tevian Jones added 21 points for the Thunderbirds. Maizen Fausett had 13 rebounds for Southern Utah. Harrison Butler added eight rebounds. James Scott had 20 points […]

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Bean scores 21 to carry Utah St. over Wyoming 72-59

Bean scores 21 to carry Utah St. over Wyoming 72-59

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Justin Bean had 21 points plus 10 rebounds as Utah State beat Wyoming 72-59. Hunter Maldonado led the Cowboys on Thursday night with 14 points and eight rebounds.

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

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

ABC NewsBy 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 […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 3/4

Prep Sports Roundup: 3/4

Boys Basketball 1-A State Quarterfinals @ SVC RICHFIELD, Utah-Kyler Bennett posted 20 points and 9 rebounds as the Panguitch Bobcats overpowered Piute 58-46 Thursday in the 1-A state quarterfinals at the Sevier Valley Center. The Bobcats shot 58 percent (22-38) for the game in advancing to Friday night’s 7:00 pm […]

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

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

Noam Galai/Getty Images for HISTORYBy 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 […]

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

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

Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesBy 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, […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/3/21

Scoreboard roundup — 3/3/21

iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONIndiana 114, Cleveland 111Detroit 129, Toronto 105Philadelphia 131, Utah 123 (OT)Brooklyn 132, Houston 114Charlotte 135, Minnesota 102Atlanta 115, Orlando 112Chicago 128, New Orleans 124Dallas 87, Oklahoma City 78Portland 108, Golden State 106Sacramento 123, LA […]

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