Fourth-year Denver Nuggets player Aaron Gordon will be away from the team due to lacerations to his hand and face, according to the team. The injuries happened Christmas Day when Gordon was bitten by a dog. The cuts required 21 stitches, ESPN reported. The veteran NBA forward has been ruled …
Read More »Women's World Cup kiss, Super Bowl flag and the other biggest sports controversies of 2023
The year 2023 was filled with great sports moments on the field, but trouble rose in several sports. From Ja Morant’s gun suspension to the Women’s World Cup kiss controversy, read below for some of the most-talked-about sports controversies from 2023. — Super Bowl flag James Bradberry of the Philadelphia …
Read More »Man found dead following suspected lion attack while riding motorcycle
Police in Kenya have found the body of a man who they believed was fatally attacked by a lion while riding a motorcycle. The grisly discovery was made on Monday after locals contacted authorities about an abandoned motorcycle along a road near the Shimba Hills National Reserve. Officers saw lion …
Read More »Argentina arrests 3 for alleged terror cell connections
Authorities in Argentina have arrested three men, including a Syrian national, in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas on suspicion of being part of a terror cell, the government announced Wednesday. Security Minister Patricia Bullrich did not disclose the identity of the men — who were detained over the weekend — …
Read More »Sudan paramilitary leader claims commitment to ceasefire, though peace talks remain stagnant
Sudanese paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo said Thursday he was committed to a cease-fire to end the devastating war that has wrecked his country, even as fighting continues and there has been no progress on proposed peace talks between Dagalo and Sudan military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan. Dagalo, leader …
Read More »Nuggets' Nikola Jokic hits wild buzzer-beating banked 3 to stun Warriors
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic added a new chapter to his incredible career. The two-time MVP and reigning NBA champion sunk the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, banking in a game-winning three from near half-court to send the four-time champs to their fourth loss in five games. Denver Nuggets …
Read More »Paris names street after David Bowie on what would be his 77th birthday
Paris immortalized late British music icon David Bowie by naming a street after him in the city’s southeast on what would have been his 77th birthday on Monday. The inauguration of rue David-Bowie was first announced in 2020 by Jérôme Coumet, mayor of the 13th arrondissement. Bowie died of cancer …
Read More »Cavs' Tristan Thompson ejected after knocking Nets' Nic Claxton to floor
An NBA game in Paris got chippy Thursday afternoon between the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers. Tensions rose to a point Cleveland big man Tristan Thompson was ejected after delivering a bump that knocked Nic Claxton to the floor. After slamming down a dunk, the Nets center chirped at Thompson …
Read More »Quarterback Casey Thompson commits to 4th school for 7th college football season
Casey Thompson, who has played college football for three schools in his career, committed to the Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday. Thompson, the son of former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson, made the announcement on X. Florida Atlantic quarterback Casey Thompson, #11, rushes for a first down in the first quarter against …
Read More »OSCE says cease-fire violations in Ukraine more frequent and severe with rockets used again
UNITED NATIONS – The mission monitoring the cease-fire in Ukraine is warning that violations are becoming more frequent and severe, with heavy weapons often missing from storage areas and rockets and multiple rocket launchers recently being used again. Alexander Hug, the deputy chief monitor of the Organization for Security and …
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