Tag Archive | Team USA

Undefeated U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson & Joe Ward-Frederic Julan Light Heavyweight Showdown Added to Lopez-Pedraza Card at MSG

 Rising junior welterweight Tiger Johnson, who starred for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics, intends on capping his 2022 campaign with a standout performance at The World’s Most Famous Arena. Johnson steps up in his first scheduled eight-rounder against Mike O’Han Jr. on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Madison Square Garden. Johnson-O’Han joins a loaded fight card headlined by […]

Tickets on Sale Jan. 25 for Women’s, Men’s FIBA World Cup Qualifying Games in Washington, D.C.

Tickets for the previously-announced USA Basketball women’s and men’s FIBA World Cup Qualifying games at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., will go on sale starting at 10 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 25, and will be available via Ticketmaster.com and USAB.com/tickets. Tickets for all games range from $10 (plus Ticketmaster fees) for general admission to […]

USA U19 Men Hold Off Canada 92-86 to Advance to the FIBA U19 World Cup Gold Medal Game

In a close semifinal battle, the USA (6-0) played on a strong fourth quarter effort to edge out a 92-86 victory over Canada (5-1) and advance to the gold medal game at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup for Men in Riga, Latvia.  Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Louisiana Tech/Port Arthur, Texas) led the USA in scoring with […]

Washington Capitals Bolster Roster with Signings

Recently the Washington Capitals have added some quality names to their roster for the 2022 National Hockey League Season. The first contract renewed was that of forward Garrett Pilon to a two-year, $1.5 million contract, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced . The first year of Pilon’s contract will be a two-way […]

1495 Sports TV Presents: Day 2 of Practice with USA Basketball

1495 Sports is proud to presents sights from Day 2 of practice as the USA Basketball team continues to get ready for the 2021 USA Men’s AmeriCup Tournament. Included in the video are sights from the team’s practice in San Juan, Puerto Rico as well as thoughts from Isaiah Thomas and Joe Johnson. For more […]

Undefeated Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz Made his bones in the amateur ranks vs. Edgar Berlanga, Teofimo Lopez and Jaron Ennis

Success in amateur boxing doesn’t necessarily insure a great professional career. Some fighters are much more suited to be better pros than amateurs, most often power punchers, but it’s usually clear early on if a fighter is especially skilled or not. Undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz (14-0, 8 KOs), fighting out of Worcester, […]

Mets Select Outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong In the First Round of the 2020 Draft

The New York Mets announced that the club selected outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong from Harvard-Westlake High School (CA) with the 19th overall pick in the first round of the 2020 First-Year Player Draft. Crow-Armstrong, 18, was ranked by Baseball America as the 17th-best player in the 2020 Draft. MLB Pipeline has the high school outfielder ranked […]