National sports

Most fans of the U.S. women’s national soccer team swiftly forgot the 105 minutes that preceded the extra time winner that sent the Americans to the Paris Olympic semifinals this past summer. But the author of that instantly immortalized moment sure hasn’t. “I was playing horrible,” Trinity Rodman recalled. “I was turning over things that I would never turn over. My dribbles were so bad. My shots were horrible.”

In a display far more spectacle than spectacular, Jake Paul easily trounced 58-year-old Mike Tyson via unanimous decision (80-72, 79-73, 79-73) on Friday night in a bout that paired two celebrities known far more for their personalities than their current athletic abilities.

On the surface, it will be a fight between young and old when 27-year-old Jake Paul climbs in the ring against 58-year-old Mike Tyson on Friday. But for a few ex-fighters with local ties, it's more like unserious vs. serious.

You may have heard on account of the avalanche of hype and Netflix ads that boxing icon Mike Tyson is extracting himself from mothballs to enter the ring against YouTube-invented self promoter Jake Paul on Friday night in a sanctioned heavyweight fight in Arlington, Texas. Which raises the question: Who is sanctioning fights out there?

The conclusion of the New York Liberty’s trophy presentation deserved a slogan, something punchy for the viewers to remember and iconic enough to replay until the start of the next WNBA season. So ESPN’s Holly Rowe provided one. “This is what women’s sports can be,” Rowe told a jubilant and jam-packed crowd inside Barclays Center, following the Liberty’s 67-62 overtime win over the Minnesota Lynx.

AUSTIN, Texas – To begin to understand Mauricio Pochettino, the new U.S. men’s national soccer team coach, one must start with wine.

The Olympic summer games are in full swing, and local gamers are hoping to get more recognition for their sport after the International Olympic Committee unanimously voted to bring professional gaming, also known as “esports” to the Olympics.