Miles Bridges: Charlotte Hornets forward charged with felony domestic and child abuse in alleged assault on partner

Miles Bridges: Charlotte Hornets forward charged with felony domestic and child abuse in alleged assault on partner

Bridges, 24, faces one felony count of injuring a child’s parent and two felony counts of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said in a statement. The NBA player allegedly assaulted his girlfriend on or about June 27 and 28 in … Read more

LIV Golf: Donald Trump tells golfers to join controversial tour and ‘take the money now’

LIV Golf: Donald Trump tells golfers to join controversial tour and 'take the money now'

“All of those golfers that remain ‘loyal’ to the very disloyal PGA, in all of its different forms, will pay a big price when the inevitable MERGER with LIV comes, and you get nothing but a big ‘thank you’ from PGA officials who are making Millions of Dollars a year,” Trump wrote on Truth Social … Read more

Cameron Smith breaks St Andrews scoring record as Tiger Woods bows out of British Open

Cameron Smith breaks St Andrews scoring record as Tiger Woods bows out of British Open

Unflappable Cameron Smith has seized control of the milestone 150th British Open with a second round for the ages. Key points: Smith shot a bogey-free eight-under-par 64 to break the 36-hole Open scoring record previously held by Greg Norman Fellow Australian Min Woo Lee (69) also had a blistering second round and currently sits 12th  American … Read more

Megan Rapinoe pays tribute to Brittney Griner while receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom

Megan Rapinoe pays tribute to Brittney Griner while receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom

“The most important part of the day…BG we love you,” Rapinoe said in an Instagram story alongside a close-up picture of the embroidery detail. Griner has been held in Russia since February on accusations of drug smuggling and is officially classified as “wrongfully detained,” a US State Department official told CNN in May. On Thursday, … Read more

Sandra Douglass Morgan: Las Vegas Raiders hire first Black female president in NFL history

Sandra Douglass Morgan: Las Vegas Raiders hire first Black female president in NFL history

In a news conference at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas announcing the hiring, Morgan was asked what it meant for her to make league history. “I have been the first in other positions that I’ve held whether it be city attorney or Gaming Control board,” Morgan said. “I definitely never want to be the last … Read more

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon due to injury, sending Nick Kyrgios straight to the final

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon due to injury, sending Nick Kyrgios straight to the final

The 22-time grand slam champion was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios in their semifinal match on Friday. Kyrgios will now head straight to the final to face the winner of the match between Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie. “I have to pull out from the tournament,” Nadal said during a Thursday news conference. “I have … Read more

Demaryius Thomas: Former NFL star wide receiver diagnosed with CTE after his death, parents say

Demaryius Thomas: Former NFL star wide receiver diagnosed with CTE after his death, parents say

Katina Stuckey Smith and Bobby Thomas said the diagnosis came after an examination of their son’s brain following his death in December, according to a news release from the Concussion Legacy Foundation. Smith and Thomas said told ABC News their 33-year-old son died of cardiac arrest caused by a seizure disorder that led to his … Read more

Kevin Durant: NBA superstar requests trade from Brooklyn Nets, per reports

Kevin Durant: NBA superstar requests trade from Brooklyn Nets, per reports

According to ESPN, the 33-year-old’s business manager, Rich Kleiman, told Wojnarowski that they are working with Nets general manager Sean Marks on finding a trade partner. Wojnarowski reports the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat are among the teams on Durant’s wish list. CNN has reached out to the Nets and Kleiman for comment but did … Read more

Miles Bridges: Charlotte Hornets forward arrested and charged with felony in Los Angeles

Miles Bridges: Charlotte Hornets forward arrested and charged with felony in Los Angeles

LAPD Officer Matthew Cruz confirmed the arrest on a warrant, but said he could not say what the warrant is for due its “confidential nature.” In a statement to CNN, NBA spokesman Mike Bass said, “We are in the process of gathering more information.” The 24-year-old’s bail was set at about $130,000 and he has … Read more

Mark Appel: Former No. 1 pick makes MLB debut nine years after being drafted

Mark Appel throws a pitch in the top of the ninth inning in a 4-1 loss against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on June 29 in Philadelphia.

Selected by the Houston Astros with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, Appel made his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies, entering in the ninth and pitching a scoreless inning in a 4-1 loss. “One of the things that I came into this year knowing is that each day might be my last, … Read more