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John Elway's long-time sports agent and friend Jeff Sperbeck fatally injured in golf cart accident
Sports agent Jeffrey Sperbeck was fatally injured over the weekend in a golf cart accident in the Riverside County community of La Quinta. Sperbeck, 62, was at the Madison Club, a private golf community where former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway — a long-time friend and client of Sperbeck’s — owns a residence, NBC affiliate KUSA in Denver reported. An...
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Giants trade back into the first round to take Mississippi quarterback Jaxson Dart at No. 25
The Giants got their quarterback of the future by trading back into the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft to take Jaxson Dart No. 25 overall.
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‘I don't think anybody saw this happening': Cal rugby player beats odds after spinal cord injury
Cal rugby player Robert Paylor was told by doctors he would never have use of his hands or legs again after being paralyzed during a game in 2017.
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Cal rugby player beats odds after spinal cord injury
Cal rugby player Robert Paylor was told by doctors he would never have use of his hands or legs again after being paralyzed during a game in 2017. Nearly eight years later, Paylor is beating the odds. Marianne Favro reports.
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Local program empowers young ‘poet athletes' to thrive in community
What do you get when you combine soccer, poetry and community service? America Scores Bay Area, home of the poet-athlete. America Scores gives young people a chance to not only thrive as an athlete, but also to give them a voice to express themselves and space to move their communities forward. Telemundo 48’s Carlos Yustis introduced us to two young…
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Local program empowers young ‘poet athletes' to thrive in community
What do you get when you combine soccer, poetry and community service? America Scores Bay Area, home of the poet-athlete. Carlos Yustis reports.
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Celebrate SCORES Youth at Lucha Libre Fundraiser in San Francisco
The Bay Area community is invited to an exciting afternoon of athleticism, creativity, and cultural celebration at Spark Social SF on Saturday, May 3, as America SCORES Bay Area hosts a special Lucha Libre fundraising event in partnership with IMAGINE Pro Wrestling. Running from 4 to 7 p.m., the event will spotlight the poet-athletes of SCORES—youth who participate in a…
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Stanford softball team sets NCAA attendance record playing in football stadium vs. rival California
Playing in Stanford’s football stadium, the school’s softball home game against rival California set the NCAA attendance record Saturday with a crowd of 13,207.
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New era begins for A's with home opener in Sacramento
For the first time in nearly 60 years, the Athletics on Monday played their home opener outside of Oakland, when faced the Chicago Cubs at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento. Thom Jensen reports.
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Jakub Mensik wins Miami Open to prevent Novak Djokovic from 100th title
Novak Djokovic faced a series of obstacles Sunday in the Miami Open final: a delay of more than 5 1/2 hours before the match, an eye infection and a slippery court due to high levels of humidity following the rain. But the largest roadblock was the youth and power of 6-foot-4, 19-year-old phenom Jakub Mensik, who outdueled the 37-year-old Serbian...
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LA City Council approves update to 2028 Olympic Games venue plan
The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved changes to the original proposed venue plan for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games, a move officials said will increase revenue and lower potential risk. The city ok’d the current venue plan in 2017, but venue plan revisions were announced during the summer. Any amendments require consent by the city. The City Council...
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Miller Gardner's cause of death: Search for answers after boy, 14, dies in his sleep
Doctors and family members are searching for answers after Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees baseball star Brett Gardner, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 21. The boy’s cause of death has not been announced, but he became ill along with several other family members while on vacation, his parents wrote in a statement posted on social media. Miller “left us...
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Women's sports bars expected to quadruple across the US in 2025
The boom coincides with the soaring viewership and popularity of professional and college women’s sports.
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These dedicated runners have done every LA Marathon for nearly 4 decades
The Los Angeles Marathon’s Legacy Runners have walked, run or used a wheelchair in every race since the event began in 1986.
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John Feinstein, bestselling author and foremost sports writer, dies at 69
John Feinstein, one of the country’s foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, has died unexpectedly, according to his brother.
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High school track athlete faces charge after video of competitor hit with baton
A Virginia high school track athlete is facing a misdemeanor charge following a viral video of her at a meet where her competitor gets struck in the head with a baton.
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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole scheduled for Tommy John surgery, will miss 2025 season
Yankees ace pitcher Gerrit Cole is scheduled to have Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2025 season, NBC New York has learned.
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These celebrities moonlight as auto racers and superfans
From Michael Jordan to Frankie Muniz, a surprising number of high-profile figures have ties to auto racing.
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Celebrity fast lane: These stars are making their mark in auto racing
From Michael Jordan to Patrick Mahomes, here’s a look at some celebrities and their connections auto racing.