How organizers plan to make the Olympics happen
Despite protests from the public, skepticism from stakeholders and an ongoing state of emergency in Tokyo and other prefectures, organizers maintain…
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Kobe Bryant among Class of 2020 officially inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 on Saturday night. “I wish…
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Chará, LorÃa score, Timbers beat Earthquakes 2-0
Yimmi Chará and Marvin LorÃa’ each scored their first goal of the season to help the Portland Timbers beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 on…
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Crook County schools superintendent urges state to revise mask requirement after basketball player collapse
Crook County schools Superintendent Sara Johnson sent a letter Friday to Oregon Department of Education Director Colt Gill, urging state officials to…
Continue Reading Leicester City defeats Chelsea to win first FA Cup after late VAR drama
Leicester City won the FA Cup for the first time thanks to a sensational strike from Youri Tielemans as a dramatic, late video assistant referee…
Continue Reading Robert Lewandowski scores 40th Bundesliga goal of the season to equal Gerd Müller’s record
Robert Lewandowski equaled the Bundesliga record of 40 goals in a season during Bayern Munich’s 2-2 draw against SC Freiburg. His first-half…
Continue Reading Chelsea boss Emma Hayes says inspiring the new generation is as important as Champions League glory
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says winning the club’s first Women’s Champions League would be an “incredible achievement,” but…
Continue Reading Sabrina Ionescu honors Kobe Bryant, hits game-winning 3 to start the WNBA season
Sabrina Ionescu had a dream that this was coming. On Friday, her first game back since a sprained ankle sidelined her for most of her rookie season…
Continue Reading New York Yankees say 8 vaccinated members tested positive for Covid-19. Here’s how that could happen
Eight members of the New York Yankees have tested positive for coronavirus this week despite being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine,…
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Booker hits late free throws, Suns top Trail Blazers 118-117
Devin Booker hit two free throws with 2.4 seconds remaining to give the Phoenix Suns a 118-117 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday…
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Out & About: Gorgeous photos of nature in Central Oregon
Our area photographers keep out-doing themselves! You can, of course, also get in on the action, and send in your…
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Big Ol’ Fish: What a haul!
Anglers are getting busy in Central Oregon…
Continue Reading New York Yankees say 7 vaccinated members tested positive for Covid-19. Here’s how that could happen
Seven members of the New York Yankees’ coaching and support staff have tested positive for Covid-19 despite being inoculated with the Johnson…
Continue Reading New York Yankees say 7 vaccinated members test positive for Covid-19, but 6 are asymptomatic
Seven members of the New York Yankees’ coaching and support staff have tested positive for Covid-19 despite being inoculated with the Johnson…
Continue Reading Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is proud of NBA’s new social justice champion award, but worries US still faces ‘the same issues’
On the court, six-time NBA champion and basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was famous for the goggles he used to play in. Off it,…
Continue Reading UEFA Champions League final moved from Istanbul to Porto amid travel restrictions
The Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea is to be played in Porto instead of Istanbul, European football’s governing body…
Continue Reading Olympic sponsor Toyota ‘concerned’ by growing public frustration over hosting Games
Toyota, one of the leading sponsors of this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, says it’s “concerned” with the amount of…
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Blazers win fifth straight, beat Jazz 105-98
Damian Lillard scored 30 points and CJ McCollum added 26 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-98 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday…
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Jump, and jump, and jump again: Bend man shoots for single-day Oregon skydiving record
Most people are not willing to go skydiving once in their entire lives, but a Bend man plans on completing more than 40 dives in a single day, to set…
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Former Oregon Duck linebacker looks to teach young boys: ‘It’s okay to cry’
Derrick Malone Jr. certainly is not the first athlete to struggle with depression or other mental health issues, but he’s trying to be one of the…
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