By the time 2021 ends, a new crop of names in sports will start to become even more familiar. So let's name-drop a few.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Kobe Bryant. Alex Trebek. Chadwick Boseman. A look back at celebrities, leaders and other notable people who died this year:
One of the early favorites at the 2021 Kentucky Derby. The American gray/roan-colored colt captured the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland.
Known for her technique and mobility, Noguchi will be in the medal hunt as the event makes its Olympic debut. A fan favorite for sure on home turf.
The former University of Oregon standout showed her 800-meter speed down the stretch to earn silver at the 2019 world championships in Doha, Qatar.
She was set to attend UCLA before turning pro in January 2019. She finished tied for second at the Volunteers of America Classic in early December.
The backstroke extraordinaire counts Michael Phelps among his idols. Kolesnikov certainly has a knack for winning like Phelps, too, capturing …
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The top professional prospect on the 2020 U.S. Olympic team decided to wait so he could fight for a medal in '21. The athletic, speedy lightwe…
New York Rangers forward Alexis Lafrenière was the top pick in the NHL draft after a stellar stint in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. L…
The speedy Alabama wide receiver JoJo Earle originally committed to LSU before joining an Alabama program that's well known for producing wideouts.
The Brazilian-born Macario, a midfielder on the U.S. National Soccer Team, became a U.S. citizen this fall. That news coincided with a call to…
Ke’Bryan Hayes, third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates and a first-round pick in 2015, made his major league debut on Sept. 1 and showed his…
Nicknamed “Happy Gilmore,” seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore is well known on the surfing circuit.
The 19-year-old who listens to Guns N’ Roses before matches captured Poland’s first Grand Slam singles title when she won the French Open in O…
A forward/center for the Denver Nuggets and the son of the late Manute Bol, Bol Bol showed glimpses of his versatility inside the NBA bubble o…
Sky Brown, a skateboarding prodigy who has her sights locked on the Tokyo Games, turns 13 a few weeks before the opening ceremony as her sport…
Patrick Mahomes reveling after a huge play. Rafael Nadal clutching another trophy. Sarah Fuller kicking off a new generation.
The International Olympic Committee also announced that skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing — three events that were due to debut at the…
The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics says postponing the games will cost nearly $3 billion. That amount will be split among th…
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Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86.
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86.
IOC President Thomas Bach issued a gentle plea to all competitors to get vaccinated before the Tokyo Olympics — if a vaccine is available.
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