Spain heads to World Cup with its image battered by cases of racism, sexism and xenophobia
First came the racist abuse against Vinícius Júnior
April 24, 2026First came the racist abuse against Vinícius Júnior
April 24, 2026
New video shows emotional moments after a Fort Lauderdale K-9 officer was shot while chasing a burglary suspect
April 24, 2026
After triumph and tragedy, Turkey’s humble motorcycle megastar is starting over
April 24, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders select Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick in 2026 NFL draft
April 24, 2026
A massive ice block on the route above Mount Everest's base camp is delaying climbers seeking to scale the world's highest peak
April 24, 2026
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said he is taking accountability for actions that have created a distraction for New England without addressing specifics about photos published recently of him with longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort
April 24, 2026
Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets and seized a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory
April 24, 2026
Cale Makar scored the tiebreaking goal, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche moved to the brink of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of their first-round series
April 24, 2026
Fernando Mendoza’s journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick on Thursday night
April 23, 2026
Pitching at Fenway Park for the New York Yankees, Cam Schlittler didn’t face the type of abuse he was subjected to online
April 24, 2026
CJ McCollum hit a jumper with 12.5 seconds left to ruin New York’s night again, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series
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Jackson Blake broke a tie late in the second period, Frederik Andersen made 21 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series
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The New York Jets selected Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft and took Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq at No. 16
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Bowen Byram scored a minute after Boston missed a penalty shot, and Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie to help Buffalo come from behind and beat the Bruins 3-1
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Nelly Korda is back to playing great golf and the first LPGA major is no exception
April 24, 2026
Matt Fitzpatrick, fresh off his RBC Heritage victory, teamed with younger brother Alex to shoot an 8-under 64 in better-ball play Thursday in the Zurich Classic, leaving the English duo six shots behind Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer
April 24, 2026
Peyton Gray has made his big league debut at age 30 after an eight-year journey through the minors, independent and winter leagues
April 24, 2026
Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on last month's deadly airplane crash at a New York City airport
April 24, 2026
Austin Reaves has been upgraded to questionable for Game 3 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets
April 24, 2026
Two people with knowledge of the decision say Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens is planning to sign the $27.3 million franchise tag
April 24, 2026
Four-time champion Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World Cup in North America following a suggestion to that effect by U.S. special envoy Paolo Zampolli
April 23, 2026
Advocacy groups issued a travel advisory on Thursday, warning that visitors traveling to the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup may face arbitrary detention or
April 24, 2026
Patriots back Mike Vrabel after New York Post publishes more photos of him with Dianna Russini
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The executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches says input from coaches is “vital” in discussions about going to an age-based model that would include five years of eligibility for college athletes
April 24, 2026
Mother and daughter given second chance through organ donation
April 24, 2026
PGA Tour loss dries up more funding for Hawaii charities
April 24, 2026
JR Ritchie made a memorable major league debut for the Atlanta Braves
April 24, 2026
Amnesty International and U.S. civil rights groups have issued a “World Cup travel advisory," warning visitors about “rising authoritarianism and increasing violence" in the U.S. under President Donald Trump's immigration policies
April 24, 2026
A person familiar with the situation says the Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal with Taylor Jenkins to fill their head-coaching position that became vacant after Doc Rivers’ departure
April 24, 2026
Here's what Utah is putting inside the 'America 250' time capsule
April 24, 2026
Wrestler and actor Andre The Giant is being honored with a roadside marker in a small town in North Carolina that was once his home
April 23, 2026
Ken Griffin's Citadel has pushed back against Zohran Mamdani after the New York Mayor dragged in the billionaire investor's penthouse in his push to tax wealthy property owners in
April 24, 2026
The PGA Tour eliminated 4% of its workforce on Thursday as part of a restructuring process.
April 24, 2026
Canadian travels to OKC to sit courtside at Thunder playoff game thanks to Make-A-Wish
April 24, 2026
Man wins world knife throwing championship after unlikely start
April 24, 2026
A different kind of fight: inside the free boxing class that's punching out Parkinson’s
April 24, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Dave Merritt has been charged with misdemeanor domestic battery
April 24, 2026
Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. has agreed to enter a pretrial intervention program which his attorneys say will allow him to resolve three felony charges stemming from what police called a domestic dispute on Feb. 7 with his ex-girlfriend Rickea Jackson, a WNBA player
April 24, 2026
The slumping Philadelphia Phillies released veteran right-hander Taijuan Walker before Thursday’s game against the Chicago Cubs and recalled righty Nolan Hoffman from Triple-A Lehigh Valley
April 23, 2026
Shares in Mexican bottler Arca Continental jumped over 4% in early trading on Thursday after its volumes surpassed
April 23, 2026
Victor Wembanyama traveled with the San Antonio Spurs to Portland but his status for Game 3 against the Trail Blazers remains uncertain
April 23, 2026
Late Hallmark artist’s work continues to shine as Royals prepare to build new ballpark in Crown Center
April 23, 2026
AJ Dybantsa is entering the NBA draft
April 23, 2026
Britain's Prince Harry made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday and called on Russia's President Vladimir Putin to end the war - a week after a massive
April 23, 2026
Investors in Lululemon Athletica expressed disappointment on Thursday after the athletic apparel maker picked its
April 23, 2026
Sandy Koufax has won the sixth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest
April 23, 2026
The Olympic Games could return to Paris as soon as 2030
April 23, 2026
Man created a hangout spot after pandemic. Now, his friends are keeping it going after his death.
April 23, 2026
A new international group representing soccer players has launched as a rival to long established global union FIFPRO
April 23, 2026
Barcelona says forward Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of the club season but should be healed from a leg injury in time to play for Spain at the World Cup
April 23, 2026
Bill Pickett Invitational shows off long tradition of Black cowboys during Georgia tour stop
April 23, 2026
A South Jersey sports museum owner brought Pope Leo XIV gifts during a trip to Rome
April 23, 2026
The suggestion by an envoy of Donald Trump that Italy should replace Iran at this year's World Cup provoked embarrassment from Azzurri fans on
April 23, 2026
Juan Soto was back in the New York Mets’ lineup Wednesday night — and boy did they need him
April 23, 2026
The new Automated Ball-Strike system has contributed to a spike in the Major League Baseball's walk rate so far this season
April 23, 2026
The Philadelphia School District is rolling out a Flyers-branded app that’s supposed to get kids moving by following an avatar on a screen.
April 23, 2026
President Donald Trump loves to keep people guessing about his next policy moves, a reality TV, cliffhanger governing style that is helping “events” wagering companies, including some backed by one of his sons
April 23, 2026
Comcast topped first-quarter estimates on Thursday, as a blockbuster sports lineup boosted subscriber growth and engagement, while its core broadband
April 23, 2026
Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics said on Thursday they had sold more than 4 million tickets in the first release this month, an early sign
April 23, 2026
Hailed as a ‘football goddess’ by many, yet sexism, hate and misogyny remain for this soccer trailblazer
April 23, 2026
Alabama has rewarded football coach Kalen DeBoer and men’s basketball coach Nate Oats for getting their teams to the postseason
April 23, 2026
Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild early Thursday for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series
April 23, 2026
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort
April 23, 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points and nine assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Phoenix Suns 120-107 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series
April 23, 2026
Houston city officials amended on Wednesday an ordinance that halted cooperation with federal immigration authorities after the Texas governor
April 23, 2026
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami tied a Major League Baseball rookie record by homering in his fifth straight game, crushing a 451-foot shot to right-center field against the Arizona Diamondbacks for his 10th homer of the season
April 23, 2026
Shohei Ohtani’s career-best 53-game on-base streak ended on a night he pitched six scoreless innings
April 23, 2026
Ben Wallace and Rick Mahorn watched the Detroit Pistons pound the Orlando Magic in the paint and meet them at the rim in a 98-83 win that tied their first-round series at a game apiece
April 23, 2026
Mark Vientos blooped a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the New York Mets snapped their 12-game losing streak, beating the Minnesota Twins 3-2 after getting one superstar back only to see another exit with a similar injury
April 23, 2026
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, evening their first-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA playoff history
April 23, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday criticised the former leadership of the International Olympic Committee as "shameful" and "cowardly" and said he hoped for a new
April 23, 2026
No sooner did the struggling New York Mets get a star player back than another one went down with a similar injury
April 23, 2026
Ajay Haridasse was close to finishing the Boston Marathon when his legs gave out
April 23, 2026
The Minnesota Timberwolves are getting the superstar energy they need from Anthony Edwards in their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets
April 23, 2026
The National Football League has met with the Federal Communications Commission as the league faces scrutiny from federal regulators
April 23, 2026
Mexico's government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids
April 22, 2026
Keldon Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs has been honored as the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year
April 23, 2026
Lululemon Athletica picked a former top Nike executive as its next chief executive as the athletic apparel retailer known for its stretchy yoga
April 23, 2026
Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros leads the majors in homers and several other offensive categories
April 23, 2026
Right-hander Lucas Giolito and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a one-year contract guaranteeing just under $2.8 million, bolstering the surging club’s injury-plagued rotation with the top starter left on the free agent market
April 22, 2026
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had an old friend drop by on the final day of preparations for the NFL draft: former President Bill Clinton
April 23, 2026
Manchester City has completed its ominous, late-season rise to the top of the Premier League
April 23, 2026
Seattle Mariners starter Logan Gilbert can thank his jersey for stopping at least one earned run Wednesday
April 23, 2026
3-year-old girl reunited with beloved stuffed animal lost at Boston Marathon
April 23, 2026
Prediction markets platform Kalshi said on Wednesday it has suspended three U.S. congressional candidates for "political insider trading," building on
April 23, 2026
The Sabres haven’t been able to push the Bruins around on the ice
April 23, 2026
Soccer fans in Argentina's capital city Buenos Aires can no longer throw confetti from the stands
April 23, 2026
The Dallas Cowboys say they are planning for George Pickens to play on the franchise tag this year and won’t negotiate with the star receiver or his agent on a long-term contract
April 23, 2026
The National Football League on Wednesday defended its TV broadcast strategy as the Federal Communications Commission has been reviewing the
April 23, 2026
The Kansas City Royals are moving from Kauffman Stadium to downtown Crown Center
April 22, 2026
'Love Stone': Mother places basketballs in yards across the city to honor late son, Thunder fan
April 23, 2026
76ers rookie V
April 23, 2026
Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya appeared before the U.S.
April 22, 2026
Rachel Reid and Jacob Tierney were sensations at BookCon, thanks to the success of “Heated Rivalry.”
April 22, 2026
Liam Rosenior has been fired as Chelsea manager after less than four months in the job and just four days before it plays in an FA Cup semifinal at Wembley
April 22, 2026
F1’s governing body says a repeat of the high-speed crash which left Oliver Bearman limping and alarmed the Formula 1 paddock “should basically be avoided” with regulation changes from next week’s race in Miami
April 22, 2026
Tampa residents, take note: The Battery has delivered for the Atlanta Braves, but not for Georgia taxpayers.
April 22, 2026