Alyssa Nakken became the first female coach on a major league staff in baseball history Thursday when she was named an assistant under new Giants Florida manager Gabe Kapler.
Author: The Associated Press
St. Leo University lacrosse player dies in car crash
Troopers said Crownover’s 2018 Dodge Challenger went off the road and onto the shoulder, where it hit a concrete support for the gantry displaying the entrance ramp sign for Interstate 75.
Demi Lovato to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl
Grammy-nominated pop singer Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl.
Stamkos’ shootout goal lifts Lightning over Kings 4-3
Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy, who blanked the Arizona Coyotes and Philadelphia Flyers in his previous two starts, finished with 38 saves.
Tampa Bay faces Los Angeles, looks for 6th straight home win
The Lightning are 14-7-2 at home. Tampa Bay has scored 161 goals and ranks fourth in the league averaging 3.6 per game. Brayden Point leads the team with 18.
Florida lawmakers debate if college athletes can be paid
College sports generat e billions of dollars in revenue, including $1 billion annually for the NCAA . But none of that money is allowed to go to college athletes.
Trump cheered loudly at college football title game
Trump flew to Louisiana for Monday’s night’s game at the Superdome in New Orleans, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump.
Super Bowl-winning coach Jimmy Johnson into Hall of Fame
Jimmy Johnson, who coached the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl championships in the 1990s, has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
49ers win 1st playoff game in 6 years, 27-10 over Vikings
The Niners’ first playoff game in six seasons and first-ever at Levi’s Stadium turned into a lopsided one as top-seeded San Francisco (14-3) turned a pair of second-half turnovers by Minnesota (11-7) into 10 points.
IOC details rules on political protests at Olympics
No taking a knee at the Olympics. No hand gestures with political meaning. No disrespect at medal ceremonies.