(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Portland 125, Miami 122 New York 106, Washington 102 LA Clippers 98, San Antonio 85 Sacramento 141, Golden State 119 Philadelphia 109, LA Lakers 101
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 0 Washington 4, New Jersey 3 Carolina 4, Columbus 3 (OT) NY Rangers 8, Philadelphia 3 NY Islanders 4, Boston 3 (OT) Toronto 3, Ottawa 2 (OT) Chicago 3, Florida 0 Minnesota 2, St. Louis 0 Nashville 7, Detroit 1 Dallas 4, Tampa Bay 3 Colorado 5, Vegas 1
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(LONDON) — Julie Pomagalski, a former Olympic snowboarder and world champion from France, was killed in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps on Tuesday, authorities said. She was 40.
The accident occurred in Switzerland’s canton of Uri shortly before noon. A group of four French citizens were freeriding down a mountain, Gemsstock, when a slab of snow broke loose, according to a press release from Uri cantonal police. Freeriding is a style of snowboarding or skiing performed on ungroomed backcountry terrain, without a set course.
Three people were swept away by the avalanche, sliding down the slope. A search and rescue team that included a helicopter and two avalanche search dogs were deployed to the area. But by the time they arrived, two people were “completely buried” and didn’t survive, police said. The third was airlifted to a hospital for their injuries, according to police, who didn’t reveal the victims’ names.
It was unclear what caused the deadly avalanche, police said.
The French Ski Federation released a statement Wednesday that didn’t specify the location of the avalanche but identified the two dead as Pomagalski and Bruno Cutelli, a guide and a mountain rescue unit member.
“With nine World Cup podiums, Julie was passionate about snowboarding and mountains,” the federation said.
Pomagalski, who was from the resort town of Meribel in the French Alps, won a gold medal in the women’s snowboard cross at the world championships in 1999 and a silver medal in the women’s parallel giant slalom at the world championships in 2003. She also competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, both times placing sixth in the women’s giant parallel slalom.
The French National Olympic and Sports Committee took to Twitter on Wednesday to offer its condolences.
“The tragic death of Julie, snowboard world champion and Olympian, leaves the France OLY team in mourning for one of their own,” the organization tweeted.
French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu also tweeted her condolences.
“Too young to leave,” Maracineanu said. “She was a champion, victorious over the big globe. Her golden generation marked French snowboarding.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Indiana 116, Detroit 111 Toronto 135, Denver 111 Milwaukee 121, Boston 119 Memphis 116, Oklahoma City 107 Cleveland 103, Chicago 94 Orlando 112, Phoenix 111 Dallas 128, Minnesota 108 Charlotte 122, Houston 97 LA Clippers 134, San Antonio 101 Utah 118, Brooklyn 88 Sacramento 110, Atlanta 108 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Ottawa 3, Calgary 1 Minnesota 3, Anaheim 2 Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2 San Jose 4, Los Angeles 2 Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 1 Edmonton at Montreal (Postponed)
(NEW YORK) — Soccer star Megan Rapinoe will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday in a hearing focused on pay inequities between men and women — and the proposals Democrats have put forward to close the gender pay gap.
The U.S. women’s soccer team captain, who also plays for the OL Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League, has long advocated for equal pay for female athletes, and used the national team’s World Cup run and victory to draw attention to the unequal distribution of prize money and resources between the men’s and women’s tournaments and national teams.
Rapinoe and other members of the women’s national soccer team recently agreed to settle part of their lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation over claims of unequal working conditions, but are still appealing a decision on wage discriminations under the Equal Pay Act, according to ESPN.
“I feel like I pull on this shirt for equal pay and for the fans and for kids who want to be in my position,” she recently told ESPN. “So that never feels in conflict.”
Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., said the hearing would focus on disparities that have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Women without access to paid leave have been forced to decide whether to forego income or step back from their professions in order to care for themselves or their loved ones,” she said in opening remarks obtained by ABC News.
The hearing, set to take place on Equal Pay Day, comes as the NCAA faces backlash for the sparse weight room provided to women’s basketball players for the March Madness tournament, compared to the facilities set aside for the men’s teams. The NCAA also provided different types of COVID-19 tests for the two tournaments, a decision that has been criticized by coaches and student athletes.
The NCAA apologized for the weight room disparities on Friday and upgraded the women’s facility over the weekend.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Denver 110, Orlando 99 New York 131, Washington 113 New Orleans 128, LA Lakers 111 Phoenix 110, Miami 100 Brooklyn 116, Portland 112 Philadelphia 108, Golden State 98
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 3 Nashville 2, Detroit 0 Chicago 3, Florida 2 Tampa Bay 2, Dallas 1 Arizona 5, Colorado 4, (OT) NY Islanders at Boston (Postponed)
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