Brittney Griner spends 32nd birthday in Russian prison

Brittney Griner’s appeal hearing is scheduled for Oct. 25. While it’s unlikely the appeal will overturn her conviction, her lawyers hope it could lessen the sentence.

NIL deals: College football, track star known as ‘King of NIL’ has 70 endorsements

The 21-year-old running back reached out to 100 companies before landing his first “name, image and likeness” deal and has acquired dozens of endorsements over the past year.

Iran's Elnaz Rekabi, female climber who competed without hijab, arrives in Tehran

An Instagram post on an account attributed to Iran's Elnaz Rekabi called her not wearing the hijab “unintentional," but fears for her safety have grown.

Stephen Curry offers Warriors' support of Brittney Griner

Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State's championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison.

Colts owner Jim Irsay: 'There is merit to remove' Dan Snyder

For the first time, an NFL owner is publicly calling for serious consideration to remove Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders.

'Black Friday' NFL game to stream on Amazon Prime in 2023

NFL owners passed a resolution during the league meetings in March that gave the league permission to schedule another short turnaround game the week of Thanksgiving.

Brittney Griner's lawyer says WNBA star fears she may never be released from Russian prison

"She is not yet absolutely convinced that America will be able to take her home," Boykov said in an interview with the New York Times. "She is very worried about what the price of that will be, and she is afraid that she will have to serve the whole sentence here in Russia."

Fears grow for Iranian female rock climber who competed without hijab abroad

Female climber Elnaz Rekabi may have been forced to leave South Korea early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, Farsi-language media outside of Iran reported.

UCF AD Terry Mohajir on next year's move to Big 12 Conference
video

The University of Central Florida Knights still have plenty to play for this football season, but they've got their eye on next season's big move to the Big 12 Conference. FOX 35 Sports Anchor Adam Shadoff spoke with UCF Athletic Director Terry Mohajir about this historic moment.

Koné scores key goal, Montreal advances in MLS Cup Playoffs

Ismaël Koné scored the go-ahead goal, Djordje Mihailovic converted a penalty kick late in second-half stoppage time and Montreal defeated Orlando 2-0 on Sunday in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

FOX 35 Football Friday: Scores for Week 8

Here are high school football scores for the eighth week of the regular season.

Lyman High School football team rallies behind trainer diagnosed with leukemia

Lyman High School's football practices and games haven't been the same without their athletic trainer, Ja'Brea Joiner, affectionately known as “Ms. J” on the sidelines.

Plumlee accounts for 7 TDs, UCF 'Citronauts' rout Temple

John Rhys Plumlee accounted for seven touchdowns to match a program record and led UCF to a 70-13 rout of Temple on Thursday night.

Ohio fishing scandal: 2 men caught cheating at tournament charged, prosecutors say

The men are accused of stuffing lead weights and fish fillets into walleye in an attempt to win the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament, which had a prize of $28,760.

Alvarez hits 3-run HR vs Mariners in 9th, Astros jolt M's in ALDS

Yordan Alvarez smashed a game-ending, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Robbie Ray, wrecking Seattle’s strategy of using a Cy Young Award winner in a rare relief role and vaulting the Houston Astros over the Mariners 8-7 Tuesday in their playoff opener.