Katie Archibald won gold medals at the last two Summer Olympics, but a freak accident means she won’t get a shot this year at making it three in a row. LONDON, UK — British two-time Olympic champion track cyclist Katie Archibald will miss the Paris Games after breaking two leg bones in a freak accident. … Read more
Rickwood Field hosted Alabama’s first integrated sports team, the minor league Birmingham Barons, in 1964. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Gerald Watkins watched Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and other New York Yankees wade through stalks of corn onto an Iowa field in 2021, near the filming site for the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” Watkins thought about … Read more
After becoming the first swimmer from Alaska to make the powerhouse American team, Jacoby won a stunning gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke in Japan. INDIANAPOLIS — Lydia Jacoby is still a bit shell-shocked. The Alaskan darling of the Tokyo Games will be watching the Paris Olympics from home. If she watches at all. “You … Read more
Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced he “passed away peacefully” Tuesday afternoon surrounded by loved ones. NEW YORK — Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays’ family and … Read more
Both players also spent time in the NFL prior to their stints in the new United Football League. DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly signed Gareon Conley and Willie Harvey Jr. from the United Football League, according to multiple reports. Conley, who was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2017 … Read more
Should the Spurs stick with making picks Nos. 4 and 8 at the 2024 NBA Draft? SAN ANTONIO — On this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia reviews some San Antonio Spurs news you might have missed. Then, KENS 5’s Casey Viera stops by to discuss if the Spurs should make a draft-day … Read more
The Aggies are 2-0 in the CWS for the first time in eight all-time appearances and have taken control of Bracket 2. They need one more win to reach the finals. OMAHA, Nebraska — Texas A&M scored all of its runs in the sixth inning, Ryan Prager held Kentucky hitless into the seventh and the … Read more