66 NFL players have opted out over virus concerns: What this means for the 2020 season
For a full-contact sport like football — in which it’s virtually impossible to avoid being close to others, even under the strictest…
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Juventus replaces sacked Maurizio Sarri with former star Andrea Pirlo
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri was sacked on Saturday following the Serie A club’s Champions League last 16 exit to Lyon and immediately…
Continue Reading Champions League: Inspired Lionel Messi lifts Barcelona into quarterfinals
Lionel Messi scored a spellbinding goal as Barcelona beat Napoli 3-1 (4-2 on aggregate) in the Camp Nou on Saturday night to advance to the…
Continue Reading Haotong Li ‘surprised’ to be leading golf major and surprised by questions about President Trump
Chinese golfer Haotong Li hopes to write his own unique piece of history this weekend in San Francisco. But he’s also finding it’s the…
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A city ‘ruined in 30 seconds’: Lebanese basketball great Fadi El Khatib weeps for Beirut
Destruction. Obliteration. Lives irrevocably altered. From huge chunks of concrete to tiny shards of glass, Lebanon is trying to fathom how it can…
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NHL’s Seattle Kraken hire the league’s first Black full-time play-by-play announcer
The NHL’s newest team just hired the league’s first full-time Black play-by-play announcer. Everett Fitzhugh, 31, will serve as the…
Continue Reading Colorado State halts football activities after allegations of racism and verbal abuse
Colorado State University has paused all football-related activities indefinitely, the school’s director of athletics said, after learning of…
Continue Reading The NCAA’s FCS playoffs will not happen this fall after two more conferences postpone football
The College Football Playoff, which crowns a champion at college football’s highest level, is still on as scheduled. But with the Covid-19…
Continue Reading 6 Maryland football players opt out of fall season, including last year’s starting quarterback
University of Maryland head football coach Mike Locksley announced Friday that six players are opting out of the 2020 season, including last…
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NMSU football begins training camp; 2 more players opt out of season
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On a cloudy Friday evening in Las Cruces, the New Mexico State football began training camp. The team preparing for a season…
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St. Louis Cardinals have another series postponed because of positive coronavirus tests
A three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs has been postponed after two players and a staff member from the Cardinals…
Continue Reading Former Angels official faces federal drug charge related to the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs in Texas
Eric Prescott Kay, a former communications director for the Los Angeles Angels, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection…
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UTEP athletics launches ‘Together We Commit’ campaign to promote diversity & inclusion
EL PASO, Texas – Building on a tradition of promoting diversity and inclusion, UTEP Athletics is proud to introduce the TWC Initiative. The use of…
Continue Reading Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace can’t save Juventus as the Champions League returns in style
Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace was not enough to fire Juventus into the Champions League quarterfinals as European football’s most prestigious…
Continue Reading Alexis Ohanian on being married to Serena Williams and his future hopes for their daughter
Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., isn’t yet three years old, but already her future looks bright — her parents are making it so. Her parents…
Continue Reading Bryson DeChambeau snaps driver during PGA Championship opening round
Is Bryson DeChambeau now simply too strong and powerful for his own good? And beware Tiger Woods at the season’s first major. DeChambeau may…
Continue Reading Oakland A’s bench coach apologizes for using gesture that looks like Nazi salute during game vs. Rangers
An Oakland A’s coach has apologized for using a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute to greet players after a team win. As players reentered…
Continue Reading ‘More than a Club?’ How FC Barcelona ‘lost its soul’
In recent times, mention Barcelona and the word “crisis” probably isn’t too far behind. For a number of years, talisman Lionel…
Continue Reading Three dismissed from University of Louisville men’s soccer team after organizing a party
Three University of Louisville men’s soccer players have been dismissed from the team after organizing a party amid the coronavirus pandemic,…
Continue Reading LeBron James laughs off Trump’s criticism of NBA players taking a knee
NBA star LeBron James says the league won’t miss Donald Trump’s viewership after the US President criticized players for kneeling during…
Continue Reading Fabio Jakobsen in a ‘comatose condition’ following horrific crash at Tour of Poland
Cyclist Fabio Jakobsen is in a “comatose condition” following a horrific crash at the end of the first stage of the Tour of Poland,…
Continue Reading American billionaire agrees deal to buy Italian football giant AS Roma
US billionaire Dan Friedkin has agreed a deal to purchase AS Roma, the Italian soccer giant confirmed on Thursday. The Serie A side said formal…
Continue Reading How a yellow jersey is dividing Brazil
Brazil’s bright yellow jersey is a symbol that unites the country through a love of football and national pride, but over the past two years…
Continue Reading MLB tightens health and safety protocols following Covid-19 outbreaks
Major League Baseball has made several strict changes to its health and safety protocols in the wake of recent Covid-19 outbreaks, according to a…
Continue Reading Olympic speed skating silver medalist Eddy Alvarez makes major league debut with the Marlins
Ahead of their return to playing baseball after a Covid-19 outbreak, the Miami Marlins announced an enormous amount of moves to fill out their roster…
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Former UTEP leading rusher Treyvon Hughes to coach at Montwood High School
EL PASO, Texas – Treyvon Hughes couldn’t get enough of the El Paso gridiron in four year playing for the UTEP Miners. So he’s starting his career on…
Continue Reading UConn becomes first school in college football’s top division to cancel 2020 season
The University of Connecticut has canceled its 2020 football season amid growing concerns surrounding Covid-19. With Wednesday’s announcement…
Continue Reading Megan Rapinoe says ‘we all have a responsibility to make the world a better place’
Megan Rapinoe has always been about goals, both the scoring and achieving of them. On the football field, the 35-year-old forward has plundered them…
Continue Reading How ‘gym rat’ Brooks Koepka is bucking golf’s trends
“He loves working out; He’s a gym rat; He hits the ball a mile,” are some of the ways Brooks Koepka has been characterized by a…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods confident of adding to major tally at PGA Championship
Asked if he could win the PGA Championship, golf’s first major of the calendar year amid a disrupted season, a smiling Tiger Woods had a simple…
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