(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE Miami 3, Toronto 2 Baltimore 9, NY Mets 5 Atlanta 10, Boston 3 Detroit 12, Milwaukee 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 3 Cleveland 10, Kansas City 1 Minnesota 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Texas 6, Houston 5 Oakland at Seattle (Postponed)
NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 16, Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 6, Washington 0 Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 7 LA Dodgers 6, Arizona 3 San Francisco 23, Colorado 5
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Boston 102, Toronto 99 (Boston leads 2-0) Denver 80, Utah 78 (Denver wins series 4-3)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Philadelphia 4, NY Islanders 3 (OT) (NY leads 3-2) Vancouver 2, Vegas 1 (Vegas leads 3-2)
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Connecticut 70, New York 65 Atlanta 102, Indiana 90 Phoenix 92, Las Vegas 85
(NEW YORK) — Tennis star Naomi Osaka donned a face mask with the name of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black woman who was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in March, at her debut match Monday night at the U.S. Open.
Osaka, the 2018 U.S. Open champion, wore the mask before and after her first-round victory against Japan’s Misaki Doi at Arthur Ashe stadium.
Osaka said she brought seven different face masks with her to the Grand Slam tournament, each honoring a different person killed by police.
“It’s quite sad that seven masks isn’t enough for the amount of names, so hopefully I’ll get to the finals so you can see all of them,” said Osaka, according to The Associated Press. “I’m aware that tennis is watched all over the world, and maybe there is someone that doesn’t know Breonna Taylor’s story. Maybe they’ll, like, Google it or something.”
“For me, [it’s about] just spreading awareness,” she said. “I feel like the more people know the story, then the more interesting or interested they’ll become in it.”
Osaka, 22, joined fellow athletes in protest last month after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times by police in front of his children. The shooting sparked civil unrest in Blake’s hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and across the country.
Osaka protested the shooting by not competing in an Aug. 27 scheduled semifinal match at the 2020 Western & Southern Open.
“Hello, as many of you are aware I was scheduled to play my semifinals match tomorrow,” Osaka wrote in a statement shared on Twitter. “However, before I am an athlete, I am a black woman. And as a black woman I feel as though there are much more important matters at hand that need immediate attention, rather than watching me play tennis.”
“I don’t expect anything drastic to happen with me not playing, but if I can get a conversation started in a majority white sport I consider that a step in the right direction,” she continued. “Watching the continued genocide of Black people at the hand of the police is honestly making me sick to my stomach.”
Osaka added in her statement that she is “exhausted of having a new hashtag pop up every few days and I’m extremely tired of having this same conversation over and over again.”
“When will it ever be enough?” she asked, ending her statement with Jacob Blake’s name, Breonna Taylor’s name, Elijah McClain’s name and George Floyd’s name.
Taylor was fatally shot in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 13 by police who were conducting a “no-knock” search warrant. Elijah McClain died at the age of 23 on Aug. 24, 2019, when he was walking home and stopped by Aurora, Colorado, police, was detained and put in a chokehold and administered ketamine by paramedics.
George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day after former police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes.
ABC News’ Hayley FitzPatrick contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — Former Georgetown head basketball coach John Thompson Jr. has died at the age of 78, the university announced on Monday.
Georgetown shared the following statement, released on behalf of Thompson’s family, on its Twitter account:
“We are heartbroken to share the news of the passing of our father, John Thompson, Jr. Our father was an inspiration to many and devoted his life to developing young people not simply on, but most importantly, off the basketball court. He is revered as a historic shepherd of the sport, dedicated to the welfare of his community above all else. However, for us, his greatest legacy remains as a father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. More than a coach, he was our foundation. More than a legend, he was the voice in our ear everyday. We will miss him but are grounded in the assurance that we carry his faith and determination in us. We will cherish forever his strength, courage, wisdom and boldness, as well as his unfailing love. We know that he will be deeply missed by many and our family appreciates your condolences and prayers. But don’t worry about him, because as he always liked to say, ‘Big Ace is cool.'”
Thompson led Georgetown to its 1984 title, becoming the first Black coach to win a NCAA division I national championship. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 6, Boston 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 4, Toronto 3 Seattle 2, LA Angels 1 Tampa Bay 5, NY Yankees 3 Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1 Chi White Sox 8, Minnesota 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE Miami 5, NY Mets 3 St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 8, Washington 6 Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 5 San Diego 6, Colorado 0
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Miami 115, Milwaukee 104 (Miami leads 1-0) Oklahoma City 104, Houston 100 (Series tied 3-3)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Tampa Bay 3, Boston 2 (2OT — Tampa Bay wins 4-1) Colorado 6, Dallas 3 (Dallas leads 3-2) WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago 100, Indiana 77 Minnesota 96, Los Angeles 78
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE NY Yankees 8, NY Mets 7 NY Yankees 5 NY Mets 2 Tampa Bay 12, Miami 7 St. Louis 7, Cleveland 2 Boston 9, Washington 5 LA Dodgers 7, Texas 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 3, Minnesota 2 Chi White Sox 5, Kansas City 2 Toronto 6, Baltimore 5 Seattle 2, LA Angels 1 Oakland at Houston (Postponed)
NATIONAL LEAGUE Chi Cubs 10, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 1 San Diego 13, Colorado 2 San Francisco 4, Arizona 1 Atlanta 12, Philadelphia 10
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Boston 112, Toronto 94 (Boston leads 1-0) LA Clippers 111, Dallas 97 (LA wins 4-2) Denver 119, Utah 107 (Series ties 3-3)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Dallas 5, Colorado 4 (Dallas leads 3-1) NY Islanders 3, Philadelphia 2 (NY leads 3-1) Vegas 3, Vancouver 3 (Vegas leads 3-1)
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Connecticut 76, Washington 63 Phoenix 83, Minnesota 79 Los Angeles 84, Atlanta 79
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Nashville 1, Miami 0 Seattle 3, Los Angeles FC 1 FC Dallas at San Jose (Canceled) LA Galaxy at New York City FC (Canceled) Orlando City at Philadelphia (Canceled) New York at Atlanta (Canceled) Los Angeles FC at Portland (Canceled)
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