Teresa M. Walker, Author at Athol Daily News

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo lays on the ground after an injury during the first half in Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff game Sunday, April 16, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Injuries to NBA stars Giannis, Ja dim start of postseason

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressApril 17, 2023April 17, 2023

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer expressed cautious optimism regarding the status of Giannis Antetokounmpo after the two-time MVP left Milwaukee’s Eastern Conference playoff opener with a bruised lower back.Antetokounmpo isn’t the only prominent player…

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant reacts as the team trails the Denver Nuggets during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 3, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Morant sidelined as NBA investigates gun, strip club video

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressMarch 7, 2023March 7, 2023

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards (1) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) in the second half of Game 1 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Edwards, Morant, other young stars embrace NBA playoff stage

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressApril 17, 2022April 17, 2022

Dayton head coach Shauna Green looks on during the national anthem before a first-round game against Georgia in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Ames, Iowa. The phrase “March Madness” is everywhere this women's NCAA Tournament. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Dawn Staley’s NCAA fix for inequities? Pay women’s teams like men

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressMarch 22, 2022

FILE - Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, left, walks off the field next to coach Brian Flores after the team's loss to the Atlanta Falcons in an NFL football game Oct. 24, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Fired Dolphins coach Flores sued the NFL and three teams Tuesday, Feb. 1, over alleged racist hiring practices for coaches and general managers, saying the league remains “rife with racism” even as it publicly condemns it. According to the lawsuit, Ross told Flores he would pay him...

Brian Flores says he won’t drop lawsuit even if hired as coach

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressFebruary 2, 2022February 2, 2022

FILE - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) leaves the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in Atlanta, in this Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, file photo. The Tennessee Titans have traded with the Atlanta Falcons for seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Titans agree to deal with Falcons for Julio Jones

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressJune 6, 2021June 6, 2021

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts during the first half of his team's NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Play-in games conjure tourney feel for NBA coaches, players

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressMay 19, 2021May 19, 2021

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2014, file photo, Kacey Bellamy of the United States, right, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against Sweden during the first period of the 2014 Winter Olympics women's semifinal ice hockey game in Sochi, Russia. Three-time U.S. Olympian Kacey Bellamy is retiring a month after the women's world hockey championships were postponed. Bellamy, who turned 34 in April, announced her decision Tuesday, May 18, 2021, to retire after 15 years with...

3-time U.S. Olympic hockey medalist Kacey Bellamy of Westfield retires

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt yells at the officials during an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tennessee fired Pruitt Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

College Football: Tennessee fires coach Jeremy Pruitt, 9 others for ‘serious’ NCAA issues

by Teresa M. Walker Associated PressJanuary 18, 2021

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) celebrates after scoring a touchdown on a 48-yard run against the Tennessee Titans in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. At right is Titans cornerback Kristian Fulton (26). (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Lamar winless no more, leads Ravens to 20-13 win over Titans

by Teresa M. Walker AP Pro Football WriterJanuary 10, 2021