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The Ironman event is 70.3 miles and includes a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride, and a 13.1-mile run. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports.

Event organizers are hoping athletes like Sika Henry help inspire the next generation of athletes.

Just two weeks after snapping his leg, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is back on his board. He’s not shredding yet, but a major session is in his near-term plans.

Kelly Curtis is the first Black skeleton athlete to compete for Team USA in the Olympics. She is also the only member of the U.S. Air Force at this year’s Winter Games.

The 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony featured one of world’s largest LED screens.

“Not only a great kid, a great adult,” said David Gallegos, Micah Pietila-Wiggs’ coach at Eastlake High, about his former player who was killed in a car wreck over the weekend, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.

The South Bay is mourning the loss of 21-year-old Chula Vista native Micah Pietila-Wiggs, a former Eastlake Little League World Series star, after he crashed his pickup truck on Interstate 5.

Micah Pietila-Wiggs died in a solo-vehicle crash early on Saturday morning near the San Ysidro border crossing.

College athletes and recruits are now allowed to engage in “NIL activities” consistent with state law where their school is located.

Brian Lilly Jr., 19, died in January. His parents claim their son had no mental health issues before his rowing coach “demoralized” him, reports NBC 7’s Dana Griffin

Parents of a UC San Diego athlete are suing the school and the head rowing coach over allegations of bullying and abuse that they say went unchecked by the institution and led to their son’s death.