The pilot flying the helicopter that crashed into a Los Angeles County hillside late last month, killing retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi, the pilot and six others, had once violated federal flight rules by flying over airspace near Los Angeles International Airport against the orders of air traffic control, according to Federal Aviation Administration records. Ara […]
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Mountain West Conference women’s basketball championship history
The Mountain West Conference holds an annual women’s basketball tournament with the winner getting an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The conference features 11 teams: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State and Wyoming. The Mountain West women’s basketball tournament begins March 1 and runs through March 4. It […]
BYU Cougars pole vaulter needs stitches after horrific mishap
A BYU pole vaulter suffered a horrific injury during a practice run and shared video of the accident on social media. Zach McWhorter, 21, was attempting to go over the bar when he suffered the eye-watering mishap and the pole pierced his scrotum. He posted the original video on TikTok and it was shared across […]
JJ Watt leads displeasure with CBA proposal after NFL owners’ approval
NFL stars J.J. Watt, Leonard Fournette and Richard Sherman are among those who came out against the collective bargaining agreement, which was approved by owners Thursday. Part of the agreement moves the NFL to a 17-game schedule beginning in 2021 with players getting an increase in compensation. The playoffs also would increase from 12 teams to […]
Gut-Behrami ends 2-year wait for win in a World Cup downhill
In ski-crazy Switzerland, Lara Gut-Behrami’s first World Cup victory in more than two years was quickly labeled “a resurrection” by broadcasters. The former teenage prodigy, an overall World Cup champion in 2016, led a 1-2 Swiss finish in a downhill race Friday on the Mont Lachaux course, beating discipline leader Corinne Suter by 0.80 seconds. […]
US, others pull out of Luge World Cup, citing safety
The U.S. has pulled its entire team out of this weekend’s series of World Cup luge races in Winterberg, Germany, while athletes from many nations are protesting what they are calling unsafe ice conditions. Austria has also withdrawn its entire team from the weekend events and even several sliders from Germany — on home ice, […]
Tua Tagovailoa reveals which team he would want to play for if it was up to him
Tua Tagovailoa is seeing stars. The Alabama quarterback could have been the top pick in the NFL Draft in April if it wasn’t for the hip injury he suffered during the 2019 season. He talked to the NFL Network on Friday and was asked where he would play if he had the choice. JOE BURROW SHOULD […]
Jose Canseco wants to replace Rob Manfred as MLB commissioner in wake of cheating scandal
Jose Canseco had an idea earlier this week on how to heal Major League Baseball in the wake of the Houston Astros cheating scandal and the fallout from Commissioner Rob Manfred’s punishment. Make him commissioner instead. ASTROS NAME BARRED BY LITTLE LEAGUES NEAR WILLIAMSPORT Canseco tweeted Thursday he was ready to become baseball’s next commissioner […]
David Ortiz says Mike Fiers looks like ‘snitch’ in cheating scandal; pitcher reveals he’s received death threats
David Ortiz ripped Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers on Thursday, saying he looked like a “snitch” for blowing the whistle on the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scheme late last year. The former Boston Red Sox great made the remarks at the team’s spring training facility in Florida. He said Fiers should have said something during the […]
US women’s soccer asks judge to rule in their favor in gender discrimination suit, award them nearly $67M
The U.S. women’s soccer team filed a motion Thursday asking a judge to rule the gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation in their favor and award them nearly $67 million, avoiding a trial. The U.S. women’s team seeks more than $66 million in back pay, arguing that the federation made compensation decisions based on gender […]
