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La Quinta high school names gymnasium in honor of former wrestling coach Tom Jenkins

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — La Quinta high school held a special ceremony Wednesday night, naming their gymnasium after Tom Jenkins, the longtime wrestling coach who passed away in 2013 due to cancer. Jenkins led the La Quinta wrestling program to 52 straight league wins, eight Desert Valley League titles, and three CIF-SS championships. A coach, teacher and

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Coachella Valley Invitational releases 2026 match schedule

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Invitational (CVI) announced the match schedule for the 2026 preseason tournament in Indio, featuring MLS and NWSL teams. The tournament takes place at the Empire Polo Club from February 7–21. The CVI will host 12 Major League Soccer (MLS) and 9 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team, making it CVI’s largest event ever. Participating clubs will be Austin FC, Bay FC, San

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The stress of feeling as though they need to have a certain body type can lead to athletes

‘You put the top on, and your life is sucked out of you’: The fight to change women’s sports uniforms

By Starre Vartan, CNN (CNN) — When Olympian Tess Howard put on her new uniform for Great Britain’s women’s field hockey team in 2021, she felt something she hadn’t expected at the height of her athletic career: embarrassment. The compression tank top and short, snug skort were meant to be performance wear. Instead, the top

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Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks to pass during the game.

Pittsburgh Steelers extend Monday Night Football home win streak to 23 in victory over Miami Dolphins

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — The Pittsburgh Steelers eased past the Miami Dolphins 28-15 to extend their Monday Night Football home win streak to 23 and remain top of the AFC North with just three games remaining in the NFL regular season. In freezing 17-degree conditions in Steel City’s Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh quarterback

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The NBA Cup logo at a game in Detroit in November.

NBA Cup faces pressure to terminate its partnership with Emirates over UAE’s alleged role in Sudan crisis

By Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Multiple human rights organizations are petitioning the National Basketball Association (NBA) to drop Dubai’s government-owned Emirates airline as a sponsor of the league’s in-season tournament, the Emirates NBA Cup, due to allegations of sportswashing. “The NBA is letting itself be used as a pawn to distract people from what

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Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (#10) throws downfield during the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers.

Patrick Mahomes tears ACL, Broncos eke past Packers and Bills tighten AFC East: NFL Week 15 Sunday review

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — The theme of the 2025 NFL regular season has been one of extreme unpredictability: Super Bowl favorites performing below usual standards, unexpected comebacks and breakout teams taking the league by storm. Those themes took center stage once again on Sunday as there were some thrilling matchups in the

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After leading Indiana’s perfect season, Fernando Mendoza awarded 2025 Heisman Trophy

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Fernando Mendoza’s remarkable season at the helm of the nation’s top-ranked team was rewarded with college football’s most coveted individual award on Saturday. The Indiana Hoosiers quarterback won the 2025 Heisman Trophy, beating out Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) drops back to pass during practice at the Colts training facility in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

Colts put Philip Rivers on roster for Sunday’s game, completing NFL return for 44-year-old grandfather

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Indianapolis Colts announced Saturday that Philip Rivers has been signed to the team’s 53-man active roster ahead of a Sunday showdown against the Seattle Seahawks. The 44-year-old Rivers joined the Colts’ practice squad earlier in the week following a season-ending injury to starting quarterback Daniel Jones. Multiple NFL

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Sherrone Moore’s firing and its shocking aftermath raises tough questions about the culture of Michigan’s athletic department

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — In the past three years, the University of Michigan athletic department: Chose not to renew the contract of its men’s ice hockey coach, Mel Pearson, after an investigation found that the program had a “toxic environment,’’ including pressuring students to lie on Covid-19 contact tracing forms and verbally assaulting

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Then-head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines coaches against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 29.

Ex-Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore charged with home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Fired University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore faces charges of a felony count of home invasion and multiple misdemeanors related to his arrest on Wednesday just hours after he was dismissed. Moore was charged with third-degree home invasion, which is a felony. He was also charged with

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