Dec. 1 (UPI) — Parkour Earth, a governing body for the sport, on Tuesday asked the International Olympic Committee to reject International Gymnastics Federation proposals to include the discipline in the 2024 Summer Games. “Unfortunately, [the International Gymnastics Federation’s] encroachment and misappropriation of our sport continues,” Parkour Earth, the international federation for the obstacle-course-style training discipline, said in a letter ...

Nov. 30 (UPI) — Coach Kyle Shanahan and San Francisco 49ers players were emotional after their Week 12 road win as they addressed the fact that they won’t be able to return to their home stadium due to COVID-19 restrictions. Running back Raheem Mostert was moved to tears when he spoke to reporters after the victory over the Los Angeles ...

Nov. 26 (UPI) — Josh Allen tops my Week 12 fantasy football quarterback rankings for 2020. Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert and Kyler Murray round out my Top 5 options for Week 12. Tom Brady, Derek Carr, Matt Ryan, Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers also land in my Top 10. I also would consider starting Cam Newton, Carson Wentz ...

Nov. 27 (UPI) — Peyton Manning and Stephen Curry battle Phil Mickelson and Charles Barkley in a celebrity golf match in one of the main sports events this weekend. Dozens of football, basketball and soccer games fill the schedule. The 2020-2021 college basketball season started Wednesday and the opening wave of games continues through the weekend. A gauntlet of college ...

Nov. 27 (UPI) — The main event bout between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night — planned for Saturday — has been called off after Blaydes tested positive for COVID-19, the UFC said Friday. The UFC also said a featherweight bout between Renato Moicano and Rafael Fiziev has been moved to Dec. 12. A flyweight bout between ...

Nov. 26 (UPI) — Hunter Henry, Travis Kelce, Darren Waller, T.J. Hockenson and Evan Engram lead my Week 12 fantasy football tight end rankings for 2020. Rob Gronkowski, Eric Ebron, Austin Hooper, Mark Andrews and Jonnu Smith round out my Top 10 options at the position. Robert Tonyan and Trey Burton are among my favorite sleepers this week. Monitor the ...

Nov. 25 (UPI) — The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens game, which had been planned for Thanksgiving, has been moved to Sunday because several Ravens players tested positive for COVID-19, the NFL announced Wednesday. “This decision was made out of an abundance of caution to ensure the health and safety of players, coaches and game-day personnel, and in consultation with ...

Nov. 24 (UPI) — Thanksgiving week is here and that means the 2020 fantasy football regular season is winding down. No NFL teams have a bye in Week 12, so everyone’s lineup is close to full strength for healthy players. Because of that, you don’t need to search for bye week replacements on this week’s waiver wire. But don’t get ...