America’s suicide rate won’t stop rising. Numbers released Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 48,344 people died by suicide in 2018, up from 47,173 the year before. While the increase was small, just two-tenths of a percent, the rise in deaths over time has been steady. Since 1999, the suicide rate has climbed 35%. Death rates in […]
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards are coming to Los Angeles. On May 19, 2020, the top high school athletes from around the Los Angeles area will be honored at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus. Here are the eight finalists for Los Angeles Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Jace Aschbrenner, Newbury Park (Photo: Joe Lumaya/Special to […]
A SCOTS referee has come under fire after appearing to mock Rangers striker Jermain Defoe's injury. A tweet from the now-deleted account of Martin Brodigan – a youth official originally from Ireland – shared a picture on Twitter of the Gers ace being stretchered off during last night's win over Ross County. The snap was captioned: "Things you love to […]
CRISTIANO RONALDO has uploaded a celebratory video to Instagram to mark reaching 200million followers… but a study suggests that over 50million of them are FAKE. It also describes 18.7 percent of his followers as "suspicious accounts", with a further 6.4 percent tarnished as "mass followers" accounts. View this post on Instagram Wow 200 million!!! Thank you to each and every […]
An estimated 6,000 passengers and crew are being held onboard the Costa Smeralda while medical teams run diagnostic tests on a 54-year-old Chinese woman and a traveling companion who have been quarantined, the Italian cruise line confirmed to USA TODAY. The quarantine comes amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China. The woman and her traveling companion reportedly boarded the ship […]
To be the best, sometimes you actually do have to beat the best. That wasn't an issue for Sofia Kenin on Thursday, when she took down top-ranked Ashleigh Barty (7-6 (8-6), 7-5) in the Australian Open Kenin, who became the youngest woman to defeat a world No. 1 in a major since 2002, will play in her first grand slam final […]
INTER MILAN are reportedly looking to hijack Chelsea’s move for Dries Mertens. Calciomercato claims Antonio Conte is preparing a two-year contract worth £7million to bring the Napoli star to the San Siro on a free transfer this summer. And that would leave Chelsea empty-handed ahead of Friday’s winter transfer window deadline. Frank Lampard is keen on bringing Mertens, 32, to […]
The rushed nature of the Sigerson Cup has been the subject of much debate in recent weeks, as the third-level tournament was played off in the space of just 18 days. The short window left little time for teams to prepare, with access to inter-county players being reduced all the while. A selector with UCC in recent years, former Kerry […]
MIAMI — Lawrence Taylor is the most feared pass-rusher the NFL has ever seen, every quarterback’s worst nightmare, and he has advice for the 49er predators hellbent on cutting off the fearless head of the Kansas City snake, Patrick Mahomes. “Don’t do what everybody else do. … Do not lose contain on Mahomes, OK?” the original L.T. said on Radio […]
JURGEN KLOPP claims his team are knackered and need a rest. After bagging a 15th successive Premier League win, Liverpool are now 19 points clear and look invincible regardless of how much is left in the tank. While they are sleepwalking their way to the title, West Ham are doing the same towards relegation. They remain in a semi-conscious state […]