From ‘useless’ to trusted aide: The remarkable story of Enable’s groom
He arrived in the UK with barely any English and little experience with horses, but now Pakistan’s Imran Shawani is the groom for a superstar…
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Atlanta Braves teammates call out Ronald Acuña Jr. for lack of hustle: ‘That can’t happen in the playoffs’
Atlanta Braves center fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. is a supremely talented baseball player. That was on full display Thursday at SunTrust Park in…
Continue Reading Katarina Johnson-Thompson overcomes heartbreak to win gold
Despite her unquestionable talents and potential, much of Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s career has been defined by heartbreak. Disappointment at…
Continue Reading Japanese superfan turns body into canvas for World Cup
The body is the canvas as Hiroshi “Bak-san” Moriyama’s wife Rika patiently daubs gold and green paint onto her husband’s…
Continue Reading Boston Bruins choose a probation officer and bartender as their new National Anthem singer
The Boston Bruins have a new full-time National Anthem singer at TD Garden and they found him steps from the ice. Todd Angilly, a bartender at the…
Continue Reading New Mexico considers fair-pay rules for college athletes
A Republican state senator wants New Mexico to allow college athletes to receive paid endorsements. Senator and former University of New Mexico…
Continue Reading Racism allegation overshadows South Africa’s Rugby World Cup campaign
South Africa’s Rugby World Cup campaign has been overshadowed by accusations of racial and physical abuse leveled at one of its star players,…
Continue Reading All Blacks cruise to victory in nine-try rout of Canada
Without getting out of second gear, New Zealand’s All Blacks put on the highest score of the Rugby World Cup and shut out Canada to ease to a…
Continue Reading Ireland bounces back from shock defeat by Japan with win over Russia
Ireland got its Rugby World Cup campaign back on track with a comfortable 35-0 victory over Russia in Kobe. A shock defeat by Japan Saturday meant…
Continue Reading Wonder mare Enable chases Arc fairytale in Paris
She’s heading to Paris to make history, but she’s not a fashion model or a top chef. Enable is a superstar racehorse bidding to win…
Continue Reading Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac: Man pleads guilty to attempted robbery of Arsenal duo
A man who admitted attempting to rob Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolašinac in London in July has pleaded guilty, PA Media reported Thursday.…
Continue Reading EP Locomotive gain 3 more points in playoff race, El Paso defeats Fresno FC, 2-1
With a push to make the playoffs, the El Paso Locomotive are peaking at the right time of the season. Wednesday night at Southwest University Park,…
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Virtual reality research lab unveiled at New Mexico State University
Could New Mexico State University be turning into the next big technology hub? A group of students and professors are transforming their school into…
Continue Reading California passes Fair Pay for Play Act
October 1st, 2019 California passed the Fair Pay for Play Act. This legislatoin enabled college athletes the ability to hire agents and make money…
Continue Reading Wk 5 Sweet Play of the Week: Adrian Parsons & the Bel Air Highlanders
The Bel Air Highlanders are the winners of the Sweet Play of the Week for week 5 of the high school football season. Bel Air quarterback Adrian…
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NMSU football coach says law allowing college athletes to get paid will ‘destroy college athletics’
New Mexico State’s head football coach says a new California law that will allows college athletes to profit from their name, image and…
Continue Reading Liverpool survives astonishing Salzburg fightback in seven-goal thriller
Perhaps watching football at Anfield should come with a health warning. Just five months since Liverpool produced one of the most astonishing…
Continue Reading Rugby World Cup: Misfiring France beats USA with late surge
A disjointed display from France was enough to secure a bonus-point 33-9 win over USA in Fukuoka City to maintain its perfect start to the Rugby…
Continue Reading Tennis umpire suspended for telling teen ballgirl she was ‘very sexy’
An Italian tennis umpire has been suspended after videos emerged online of him telling a teenage ball girl she was “very sexy.” Gianluca…
Continue Reading Today is the start of the NHL season
It’s October, which can only mean one thing: the start of the 2019-20 NHL season. There were a lot of offseason moves, and the rookie draft…
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Trailblazer of chile industry from New Mexico State University to be honored
A researcher seen as a pioneer of New Mexico’s chile pepper industry is being honored by the National Agricultural Center. Fabian Garica will…
Continue Reading Serge Gnabry stars as Bayern Munich humiliates Tottenham
Tottenham fans probably thought they had seen the last of Serge Gnabry after the German left rivals Arsenal in 2016 but he was back with a vengeance…
Continue Reading Real Madrid stumbles as Club Brugge holds on for draw
If Real Madrid is to win a 14th European Cup title then Zinedine Zidane’s team is going about it the hard way. Humiliated by Paris…
Continue Reading Noah Lyles steps up to be Usain Bolt’s heir apparent with 200m gold
Athletics has been crying out for the next Usain Bolt and Noah Lyles, the sprinter with the silver hair, proved he might just be the heir apparent to…
Continue Reading ‘They feel they can win’: George Gregan on Japan’s World Cup hopes
If Japan was to lift the Rugby World Cup on November 2 it would constitute one of the greatest shocks in sporting history. The home nation is in the…
Continue Reading ‘It was perfection’: Dani Alves says Barcelona under Guardiola was greatest team ever
At the end of “Take the Ball, Pass the Ball,” the documentary about Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering Barcelona team of 2008-2012, the…
Continue Reading Andy Murray and Naomi Osaka both impress at China Open
Andy Murray recorded his most impressive win since returning from hip surgery while Naomi Osaka produced a powerful display to reach the third round…
Continue Reading Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa donates $10,000 to the family of slain Houston Sikh deputy
Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal had a deep impact on his community, and that includes Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa. Dhaliwal — the first Sikh…
Continue Reading Where are the crowds at the World Athletics Championships?
She should have been cheered by thousands of applauding fans as she set off on her victory lap, but new world 100 meter champion Shelly-Ann…
Continue Reading Alberto Salazar: Top athletics coach banned for four years for doping violations
High-profile athletics coach Alberto Salazar has been banned for four years for “multiple anti-doping rule violations.” The American is…
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