FORT PAYNE, Ala. (BP) – Long before his heroics Saturday night put the Cincinnati Bengals into their first AFC Championship game in 34 years, Evan McPherson had delivered under the lights. A lifelong soccer player, McPherson was a freshman when he made the header in sudden death overtime to bring a state championship to Fort Payne High School. But he and his brothers, Logan … [Read more...] about Bengals Kicker Evan McPherson Is No Stranger to Big Stage
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NBC Will Not Send Announcers to Beijing for Winter Games
(AP) NBC will not be sending its announcers and most hosts to the Beijing Olympics due to continued concerns about rising COVID-19 cases worldwide and China’s strict policy about those who test positive. It will be the second straight Games for which the broadcast teams will work mostly out of NBC Sports headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, rather than the host … [Read more...] about NBC Will Not Send Announcers to Beijing for Winter Games
Expected to Retire From NFL, Ben Roethlisberger Says He Wants to Help ‘Expand God’s Kingdom’
The final chapter of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger‘s long and storied NFL career was likely written Sunday night when Pittsburgh fell to the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild-card round. Though Roethlisberger never explicitly announced he will retire, his postgame press conference implied he was not coming back for another season. “It’s tough,” he … [Read more...] about Expected to Retire From NFL, Ben Roethlisberger Says He Wants to Help ‘Expand God’s Kingdom’
Warriors Minority Owner Under Fire for Comments on Uyghurs
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A Golden State Warriors minority owner who said “nobody cares" about the Uyghurs in China is under fire and the team is distancing itself from him. On the latest edition of his All-In Podcast, billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya dismissed the situation in China, which is accused by the U.S. of genocide and crimes … [Read more...] about Warriors Minority Owner Under Fire for Comments on Uyghurs
China Says Tickets for Winter Olympics Will Not Be Sold to General Public Due to COVID-19
(CNN) Tickets for the upcoming Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing will not be sold to the general public in response to Covid-19 but will instead be distributed by authorities, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee announced Monday. "In terms of the grim and complex situation of epidemic prevention and control [and] in order to protect the health and … [Read more...] about China Says Tickets for Winter Olympics Will Not Be Sold to General Public Due to COVID-19