A new era for Capital One Arena started with the ceremonial swing of sledgehammers on Thursday. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Ted Leonsis, the owner of the Washington Wizards and Capitals, to launch the $800 million renovation of the teams’ Chinatown home. Source link
Kaylene Smikle is off to quite a start to her Maryland career. She’s leading the eighth-ranked Terrapins in scoring, the team is undefeated – and now she can celebrate reaching the 1,000-point mark. Smikle surpassed 1,000 on Thursday in a 107-57 victory over William and Mary. Source link
U.S. women’s team forward Trinity Rodman has opened up about her strained relationship with father, Dennis Rodman, saying he is largely absent from her life. Source link
Half of the Premier League is under majority American ownership after Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton on Thursday. Source link
Troy Terry scored with 24 seconds left and the Anaheim Ducks rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. Source link
Record numbers of basketball fans filled arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unfold. Simone Biles captivated the world at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Coco Gauff made women’s tennis history. Source link
Jayden Epps scored 21 points as Georgetown beat Creighton 81-57 to open Big East Conference play on Wednesday night. Source link
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, working her way back from a drug suspension, and Hall of Famer Lleyton Hewitt’s 16-year-old son Cruz were among the players awarded wild-card entries Wednesday for Australian Open qualifying next month. Source link
Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona 500 champion, died Wednesday. He was 89. Source link
The two teams suing NASCAR over an antitrust complaint were granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday that will allow them to compete as chartered teams in 2025. Source link
