Bellator's Cris Lencioni in ICU after cardiac arrest, family says - ESPN
Bellator fighter Cris Lencioni is currently hospitalized in an intensive care unit after suffering cardiac arrest earlier this month, according to his family.
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Judge in Larry Nassar case calls on Canada for athlete protection at hearing
Canada has a chance to become a world leader when it comes to helping athletes alleging abuse against coaches, a prominent American judge told a parliamentary committee.
'On the competition floor, we're all equal': At 48, this gymnast eyes ninth Olympics in epic career
SINGAPORE: In a small room in the depths of the OCBC Arena on Sunday (Jun 18), legendary gymnast Oksana Chusovitina held court for about 15 minutes.
Former Lia Thomas teammate challenges White House rhetoric on trans athletes: 'Dangerous for women'
Paula Scanlan, former teammate of trans swimmer Lia Thomas, speaks out about competing against biological men on 'America's Newsroom' during National Women's Sports Week.
Indian Shot Putter Tajinder Pal Toor Shatters Own Asian Record, Qualifies For World Championships
India's top shot putter Tajinder Pal Toor on Monday shattered his own Asian record with a huge throw of 21.77m on the concluding day of the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar to qualify for the World Championships. The 28-year-old Toor, representing Punjab, bettered his own Asian record of 21.49m, which he had set in 2021 at Patiala, with his third-round throw of 21.77m -- the ninth-longest distance in the world this season -- at the Kalinga Stadium. The World Championships qualifying mark is 21.40m.
Olympian Piasecki helps get National School Sport Week underway
Olympian Jess Piasecki put pupils through their paces as she helped kick off National School Sport Week at Kensington Primary School in East London. The Manchester-born athlete finished 71st in the women's marathon at the Olympic Games in Tokyo with a time of 2:55:39. Ad National School Sports Week is a campaign run by children's charity the Youth Sport Trust. In a bid to drive up awareness of the Chief Medical Officers' guidance and boost children’s physical activity levels, the charity is this week hoping to get more children 'playing for fun, playing for 60' between 19 and 25 June.
MCWS 2023 - Stanford's Quinn Mathews is ready to dial up his arm again for the MCWS - ESPN
OMAHA, Neb. — Years ago, during lunchtime at Don Juan Avila Middle School in Southern California, Paul Coppes and another teacher played basketball with a few of the best athletes in school, including Quinn Mathews. Coppes was an avid runner in his late 30s, fit enough to eventually become an ultramarathoner. One day, when Mathews was in seventh or eighth grade, he challenged Coppes to a one-mile race.
Winners and losers from Bradley Beal trade to Phoenix Suns
Suns fans have one core thing that should make them both happy and optimistic for the future: After decades under Robert Sarver’s penny-pinching ownership, they have a new owner — Mat Ishbia — willing to go for it, price be damned.