Big goals. Nice saves. A 40-year-old shining on the pitch. Thursday's World Cup qualifying action indeed had it all.

Thomas Tuchel warned the Chelsea superstar that his place in the England starting XI is far from guaranteed.

Lionel Scaloni has indicated that Lionel Messi has still not confirmed he will lead Argentina at the 2026 World Cup.

Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes will retire on Aug. 31 after nearly 10 years in the position, the university announced Thursday. Following his retirement, Barnes will serve in an advisory role for the department through Aug. 31, 2027. "While this chapter comes to a close, I look forward to continuing to support Oregon State in an advisory role …

Jalen Duren had 30 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons past the New Orleans Pelicans 129-108 on Thursday night. Kevin Huerter had 22 points and Daniss Jenkins added 19 for Detroit, which was coming off a 130-129 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. The Pistons, normally one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the league, shot …

With 11 seconds on the clock, Oscar Cluff backed away from Dailyn Swain who had gotten all the way inside the Purdue defense. Up three points, Purdue was content to let the lay up go in and take its chances with free throws. But Swain moved backwards and drew contact from Cluff who was whistled […]

LOS ANGELES — Part of winning the World Series, let alone two in a row, is that you get two days’ worth of pregame ceremonies to open the season. It’s not exactly the routine baseball players are used to, but this might be a nearly literal case of what Dodgers manager Dave Roberts likes to […]

Caleb Williams in a monetizing tussle with an ABA legend feels very random and out of the blue.

Alistair Overeem, also known as "Ubereem," opened up on the topic of PEDs in MMA.

Iowa men's basketball faced off against Nebraska in the Sweet 16 on March 26. Here's what went down.

The Falcons still have several question marks across their roster.

Waring and Woodland are both in the midst of overcoming big obstacles of a different nature.

Kon Knueppel scored 26 points and made six 3-pointers to become the youngest player in NBA history with 250 in a season, and the Charlotte Hornets snapped the New York Knicks' seven-game winning streak with a 114-103 victory Thursday night. Knueppel, 20, nearly had his first career triple-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and eight assists. LaMelo Ball …

Gary Woodland, who recently revealed his battle with PTSD, feels a "1,000-pound weight" lifted and is back in contention at the Houston Open.

Purdue avoided another Texas upset with a last-second putback basket from Trey Kaufman-Renn to advance to the Elite 8.

With a win, Houston could make their fourth Elite Eight since 2020.

Nebraska basketball made a major mistake in the final minutes vs. Iowa, putting four players on the court that allowed a Hawkeye game-clinching dunk.

Shohei Ohtani led Major League Baseball's jersey sales going into opening day for the third straight season and was joined by two Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in the top five. Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was second, followed by New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh and Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, Major League …

Shohei Ohtani led Major League Baseball's jersey sales going into opening day for the third straight season and was joined by two Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in the top five. Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was second, followed by New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh and Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, Major League …

Six-game losing streak comes to an end for Orlando, …