Beata Olsson felt boot meet ball and simultaneously the distances travelled to reach it. There was the immediate distance between Everton’s six-yard box, from which Olsson scored the decisive strike in a 2-1 FA Cup victory on the stroke of half-time, and Liverpool’s bench, from which the 25-year-old Sweden striker started the match (the fourth successive …
The Diamondbacks rallied with a six-run explosion in the eighth inning to beat the Tigers, 7-5.
He may have been on a smaller pitch count than usual, but Hunter Brown didn’t let that stop him from charging through the Boston lineup. Brown earned his first win of the season tonight, hurling 6 innings of 1 run ball with 8 strikeouts as the Astros throttled the Red Sox 9-2. Brown was lifted […]
After the recent goalless draw against the Egypt national team, Spain has lost the top spot in the FIFA rankings. France is the big beneficiary of this slip-up. Les Bleus, who have shown enviable soli...
Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan understands he needs time to build his stamina back up as the two-time All-Star pitches again for the first time in nearly three years. McClanahan carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning Tuesday in his first major league appearance since Aug. 2, 2023. Then he allowed three runs — two earned — in the fifth inning and took …
BJJ rising star Dorian Olivarez is the new WNO lightweight champion.
The Cooligans go live to react to the USMNT’s 2-0 loss to Portugal, breaking down what went wrong and whether it’s time to start worrying ahead of the World Cup. Bruno Fernandes shines as Player of the Game, while concerns grow around Christian Pulisic’s form. The guys also grade Mauricio Pochettino’s March window, preview the U.S. World Cup group, …
The Rockets (46-29) finished March on a three-game winning streak, and elite efficiency from Kevin Durant (27 points) led the way versus New York.
The Red Sox pushed the limits of not only bad, but also dumb baseball in the middle innings tonight.
When Dodgers star Edwin Diaz came in for his first save opportunity of the season, his walk out to the mound was magnified by trumpet player Tatiana Tate.
Plate umpire Mark Wegner acknowledged he lost track of the count during Cam Smith’s nine-pitch walk Tuesday night in the fifth inning of the Houston Astros’ 9-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. In fact, Smith should have been out on strikes after the third pitch. Smith swung and missed at two cutters from Red Sox starter Brayan Bello to begin the plate …
Thomas: “Growing up, that was one thing that I couldn’t get over, was striking out in games. When I do strike out, I carry it personally.”
A comfortable lead evaporated quickly, and a rookie had a debut for the ages.
Chang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea including joint marches of their athletes at the Olympics, has died, the IOC announced Wednesday. It said the Olympic flag will be flown at half-mast for three days at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland in a show of …
The News' Tony Paul gives his quick takes on the Tigers' game against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
Nebraska takes game 1 of the I-80 series against the rival Jays.
Chase DeLauter did it last week. Jose Fernandez did it this week.
Goodell spoke on a number of topics at the annual NFL spring meetings in Phoenix. Here's a breakdown of the key ones.
England suffered a sobering 1-0 defeat to Japan in their final friendly before Thomas Tuchel announces his squad for the 2026 World Cup.The result ended an incredible defensive run for Jordan Pickford...
Lionel Messi led Argentina to a 5-0 friendly win over Zambia in what could be like his last home game for the national team.