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Dr. Anthony Fauci’s attorney had some harsh words for Aaron Rodgers after the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback went on a lengthy rant against Fauci during an appearance on ESPN earlier this week. “Aaron Rodgers doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He should stick to football,” attorney David Schertler said in a statement to The Athletic, published […]

Seattle Storm center Stefanie Dolson has been in the WNBA for more than a decade, and in that time, she’s learned a thing or two about the perfect tunnel fit — not that she always takes her own advice. Dolson, 34, revealed the players she thinks have the best gameday looks exclusively to Us at […]

UFC Freedom 250, the UFC event that took place at the White House in June, was a spectacle — but one that lost a shocking amount of money. The event, which cost an estimated $60 million to put on, ultimately lost $30 million, TKO Group Holdings CFO Andrew Schleimer told investors on Monday, August 3. […]

The family of Jeremy Medina, a high school baseball player who died in a batting cage accident in 2023, has settled its wrongful death lawsuit with his school district. Medina, who was 18, was hit in the head with a bat after leaning into a net next to where another player was following through on […]

Babe Ruth was known for his power at the plate, often accumulating more runs in a season than entire teams combined during his Hall of Fame career. He won seven World Series rings, hit 714 home runs and is regarded as maybe the greatest baseball player of all-time. He also might not have ever existed, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have responded after quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ went on a lengthy rant against Dr. Anthony Fauci on ESPN. “Discussions around culture and politics can bring differing perspectives, and our players are entitled to their own personal views,” Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten told WTAE-TV. “With respect to that, I am certain there are a […]

Aaron Rodgers took aim at ESPN — while appearing on ESPN — blasting the network for how it has handled the Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini scandal. “What is the network doing?” Rodgers, 42, asked on the Monday, August 3 episode of The Pat McAfee Show. “You have literally an individual that maybe used to […]

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has thrown his full and unapologetic support behind his former quarterback, Tony Romo, in the wake of his July arrest on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. “Been talking to him,” Jones, 83, told Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth’s Mike Doocy on Saturday, August 1. “I love him. […]

Motown legend Martha Reeves was invited to sing the Star Spangled Banner before the first-ever game in the Women’s Professional Baseball League, but her uneven performance made headlines for all the wrong reasons. “Having just celebrated my 85th birthday, I’ve learned a great deal over more than 60 years of performing live,” Reeves, 85, said […]

Eduard Sandler, president and head coach of Russian basketball club Dynamo Vladivostok, has died after being involved in a recent jet ski accident. He was 44. “Eduard Mikhailovich Sandler has passed away,” read a statement from the team. “This is an irreplaceable loss for the entire sports community of the Primorsky Krai region and for […]

Australian track and field runner Natasha Ward has died suddenly. She was 21. New South Wales Athletics and the Sutherland District Athletics Club announced the news in a joint statement shared to their Facebook pages on Thursday, July 30. Ward’s cause of death has not been released. “Beyond her kindness on the track, Natasha was […]

Aaron Rodgers appeared to throw some shade at his brother Jordan while discussing his reconciliation with the rest of their family. “I’ve been really staunch, going back to when there was a schism, that I feel like that stuff should be off limits,” Aaron, 42, told The Athletic in a story published Monday, August 3. […]

Aaron Rodgers is sharing portions of his long-awaited reconciliation with his family after a decade-long estrangement. “I have been very closed off about that part of my life and I want to keep it that way, but there’s been a narrative that has gone on for too long that I wanted to kind of shut […]

Though they quickly became one of Hollywood’s most powerful couples, Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s love story had a humble beginning. The NBA star was 15 years old when he and Ayesha, then 14, met at church in North Carolina. Though they’ve both since admitted they were fond of each other at a young age, it […]

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Erick All Jr. was searching for confidence, and it suddenly hit him like a truck. Speaking to reporters at Bengals training camp on Thursday, July 30, All, 25, revealed that a moped, which he described as a “three-wheeled truck,” veered off the street and knocked him to the ground while he […]

Legendary former Chicago basketball player and coach Tim Bankston was found fatally shot in a South Side home on Wednesday, July 29. He was 60. Bankston was a standout player at basketball powerhouse Simeon High School in the 1980s and went on to coach T.F. North High School in nearby Calumet City. Police told ABC7 […]

Love and basketball. Brittney Griner is one of the best athletes in the WNBA — and she always has her sweetheart, Cherelle Griner, cheering her on from the sidelines. The Olympic gold medalist and the teacher met as undergraduates at Baylor University in Texas while Brittney was making a name for herself as one of […]

WNBA star Brittney Griner has filed for divorce from her wife of eight years, Cherelle Griner, according to court documents obtained by Us. Griner, 35, characterized their marriage as “irretrievably broken” in the filing, with “no hope of reconciliation.” The couple married in 2018, according to the document — a year longer than had been […]

Summer House alum West Wilson and conservative pundit Tomi Lahren are fighting over women’s sports — something few could have possibly had on their 2026 bingo cards. Lahren, 33, took issue with Wilson, 31, calling transgender athletes in sports a “non-existent issue” in a TikTok video last weekend, blasting him on her The Big Weekend […]

CBS Sports has placed lead NFL color analyst Tony Romo on leave, one week after his arrest in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. “Tony Romo is on leave from his role at CBS Sports until further notice,” a CBS representative said in a statement to Us on Friday, July […]

Former AC Milan defender Franco Baresi has died, the club announced on Thursday, July 30, calling him an “integral and fundamental part of the DNA and the path of the whole club.” The Italian soccer legend was 66. A cause of death has not been released, but Baresi underwent surgery last year to remove a […]