LOS ANGELES – When Warren Moon, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and one of the first Black quarterbacks to make an impact in the modern NFL, was asked about potentially having an African American own a team, he saw it as an opportunity on many levels.
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Friday’s Television • Winter Olympics: Women’s/men’s speed skating, 5 a.m., USA (Comcast 52) • Tennis: ATP Rotterdam/ATP Buenos Aires/ATP Dallas/WTA St. Petersburg, 5 a.m., Tennis (277) • Winter Olympics: Men’s skeleton (taped), 7 a.m., USA (52) • Winter Olympics: Women’s hockey quarterfinal (taped), 8:40 a.m., USA (52) • Golf: European LPGA Magical Kenya Ladies Open (taped), 9 a.m., GOLF (27) • Winter Olympics: Men’s speed skating (taped), 9:30 a.m., USA (52) • Winter Olympics: Women’s biathlon 7.5K (taped), 10:30 a.m., USA (52) • Winter Olympics: Men’s ski jumping (large hill) (taped), 11:30 a.m., USA (52) • Winter Olympics: Speed skating/ cross country skiing (taped), 1 p.m., KSHB 41 (8) • Winter Olympics: Women’s curling: U.S.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says spring training remains on hold because of a management lockout and his goal is to reach a labor contract that allows opening day as scheduled on March 31.
In a case that grew out of a law making it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion after eight weeks, the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday said those seeking to force a referendum on new laws can begin collecting signatures as soon as the bill is passed.
For the past few games, the Grain Valley boys basketball team hasn’t had the services of their leading scorer Avery Garmon and junior forward Alex Snyder. The Eagles had to add senior point guard Cylas Brewer to that list with a leg injury.
Have you ever wanted to be somebody? I mean, other than the somebody that you are? If we’re honest, most of us might admit there have been times in our lives when we wanted to be richer or smarter, better looking or more loved. My mother wanted to be all of that.
As some of the last statewide school mask mandates near an end, responsibility is shifting back to local leaders, who are caught in the middle of one of the most divisive issues of the pandemic. “Unfortunately, this is an issue where you are not going to make everybody happy,” said Jeffrey Solan, school superintendent in Cheshire, Connecticut.
WASHINGTON – Some Democratic senators on Wednesday called for suspending the federal gas tax for the remainder of the year to help consumers struggling with rising fuel prices. The legislation from Sens.
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration denounced a bill being advanced by Florida Republicans that would ban the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in K-12 schools. The bill orders that schools “may not encourage classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in K-12 schools “or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.” The bill does not offer definitions on what would be appropriate.
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran unveiled a new missile on Wednesday with a reported range that would allow it to reach both U.S. bases in the region as well as targets inside Israel, its top foe.