Sports

Ahead of Olympics, Beijing district orders mass COVID-19 testing

January 23, 2022 11:19am EST

China is stepping up enforcement of its “zero tolerance” strategy aimed at isolating every infected person as Beijing prepares to open the Winter Games on Feb. 4 under intensive anti-virus controls.

Bengals head to AFC Championship after upsetting Titans 19-16

January 22, 2022 9:19pm EST

Cincinnati will play in the AFC championship game next Sunday at the winner of the Buffalo-Kansas City matchup in the other AFC divisional round game Sunday.

US Olympians 100% vaccinated, chief medical officer says

January 22, 2022 11:53am EST

Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Finnoff says all American Olympians headed to Beijing have been vaccinated, and not one of them sought a medical exemption.

NFL ends daily COVID-19 testing for vaccinated and unvaccinated players

January 22, 2022 10:06am EST

NFL players will no longer be subjected to daily COVID-19 testing, regardless of their vaccination status, according to a memo sent to all 32 clubs.

Olympic medalist accused of stealing millions in COVID-19 relief money

January 21, 2022 8:30pm EST

Allison Baver accused of siphoning $10M in Paycheck Protection Program funds

Stars aligned: LA Rams confident their big names will deliver in NFC championship game

January 21, 2022 4:28pm EST

Paying top prices for premium players means the Rams have high stakes in January. They realize this team-up will be widely perceived as a failure unless they reach their hometown Super Bowl next month — but nobody in the Rams’ training complex seems worried.

Derrick Henry activated by Titans ahead of divisional playoff game against Bengals

January 21, 2022 4:25pm EST

Derrick Henry will be back on the field for Tennessee's AFC divisional game with Cincinnati. The NFL’s 2019 and 2020 rushing leader was moved from injured reserve to the active roster.

FOX Bet Super 6: 49ers-Packers picks for 'Stack the Cash' jackpot

January 21, 2022 12:51pm EST

FOX Bet Super 6's "Stack the Cash" is back for this weekend's 49ers-Packers playoff matchup. Here's how you can win big.

Robot umpires being called up to Triple-A this season

January 21, 2022 11:06am EST

Major League Baseball is expanding its automated strike zone experiment to Triple-A, the highest level of the minor leagues.

Daniel Jones gives Super Bowl tickets to QB who scored 8 TDs after mom’s death

January 21, 2022 8:58am EST

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones surprised New Jersey high school quarterback Alex Brown with tickets to Super Bowl 2022. It came two months after the teen threw six touchdown passes and ran for two in a game following his mother’s death.

Naomi Osaka, defending Australian Open champ, eliminated in 3rd round

January 21, 2022 8:00am EST

Defending champion Naomi Osaka lost in the third round of the Australian Open to Amanda Anisimova, a 20-year-old American

Florida high school student's Super Bowl petition calls for Saturday game or Monday holiday

January 21, 2022 6:44am EST

A Florida high schooler’s petition is calling for two options: move the Super Bowl from Sunday to Saturday or create a Monday holiday. So far, tens of thousands of people agreed and signed the online petition.

UPenn voices support for transgender swimmer, new NCAA standards

January 20, 2022 10:14pm EST

The University of Pennsylvania says it will work with the NCAA under its newly adopted standards for transgender athletes.