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There is Still a Lot of Uncertainty About the World Cup in Qatar
Image Credit: https://historyofsoccer.info/world_cup_soccer The World Cup in Qatar, which begins in six months when Senegal plays the Netherlands at the Al Thumama Stadium, is surrounded by considerable uncertainty. It is not just about human rights. It's also about...
The First of Many Conference Finals MVPs: Jayson Tatum and Stephen Curry
After decades of NBA playoffs, for the first time, the Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP award and the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP award were presented. After the 75th-anniversary season of the NBA, the NBA revealed a new “lineup of reimagined...
3 Most Competitive Premier League Games Ever
The Premier League has undoubtedly produced some of the best moments in modern football, with high-scoring games, wonderful goals, and unbelievable skill. It’s also known to be one of the most competitive leagues in the world, with multiple teams duking it out at the...
Oladipo could be next to leave the misfiring Houston Rockets
During what is clearly now a transitional season, the Houston Rockets are facing another dilemma as they seek to rebuild for the future. Victor Oladipo has reportedly turned down a contract extension, estimated to have been worth around $45.2 million over two years,...
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Swedish siblings win gold in mixed doubles curling, beating US pair
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Sweden's brother-and-sister team of Isabella and Rasmus Wranå won gold in mixed doubles curling at the Milan Cortina Olympics, beating the United States in the final on Tuesday night.The Wranås won 6-5 over Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin,...
Germany wins gold in Olympic luge, Farquharson gets bronze for US
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Julia Taubitz added a new chapter to Germany's Olympic luge dominance. Elina Bota made some history for Latvia.And Ashley Farquharson was moved to tears — after giving USA Luge just the seventh medal in its Olympic history.Taubitz rolled to...
Justin Verlander returns to the Detroit Tigers on a $13 million, one-year contract
Justin Verlander is going back to his first big league team, agreeing to a $13 million, one-year contract with the Detroit TigersLAKELAND, Fla. -- Justin Verlander is going back to his first big league team, agreeing to a $13 million, one-year contract with the...
Mikaela Shiffrin’s fourth Olympics begin with a sluggish slalom and a fourth-place finish
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin didn't offer any excuses. No sense of anger, frustration or tears for that matter, either.The most decorated slalom racer in history could tell the snow under her skis didn't feel right to...
NFL has a short break before it’s time for the combine, free agency and the draft
Don’t blink because the NFL will be back in less than two weeks.Now that the Seattle Seahawks have been crowned Super Bowl champions, it’s on to the 2026 season. That’ll kick off with the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis from Feb. 23-March 2.Free agency follows...
Olympics are here for many NHL stars who waited half their careers or more for this
MILAN -- Nathan MacKinnon knew he wouldn't make Canada's 2014 Olympic team as an 18-year-old NHL rookie, while Germany's Leon Draisaitl and Czechia's David Pastrnak were still a year away from being drafted.Canadian Connor McDavid and American Jack Eichel were just 17...
Norway’s Johan-Olav Botn wins gold in 20K biathlon and teammate takes bronze
ANTERSELVA, Italy -- Clean shooting secured Johan-Olav Botn of Norway the gold medal after the men's 20-kilometer individual biathlon at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Tuesday.Eric Perrot of France missed one shot and finished 14.8 seconds behind Botn to secure...
Sweden beats Japan and sweeps Olympic women’s hockey group
MILAN -- Ebba Svensson Traff stopped 20 shots to post her first Olympic shutout and Group B champion Sweden completed its four-game preliminary round sweep with a 4-0 win over Japan at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday.Josefin Bouveng had a goal and assist, and Hanna...
Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson fall short in team combined at Olympics
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber of Austria won gold in the new team combined event at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday when Mikaela Shiffrin surprisingly crossed fourth after wasting a first-run lead by teammate Breezy...
Fontana extends medal record as Italy wins Olympic short track mixed team relay
MILAN -- Six Olympics, 12 medals. Arianna Fontana still wants more at the Milan Cortina Games.Fontana won her third gold and extended her record as the most decorated short track speedskater of all time Tuesday.Fontana and the Italy team dominated the mixed team relay...
Klaebo wins cross-country sprint for second gold at Milan Cortina Games
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, left, Lauri Vuorinen, of Finland, and Ben Ogden, of the United States, right, cross the finish line in a semifinal of the cross-country skiing men's sprint classic at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10,...
Norway’s Ruud turns gray day into Olympic gold medal in slopestyle skiing
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Norway's Birk Ruud added an Olympic slopestyle skiing gold medal in Italy to the big air title he won four years ago in China, overcoming bad sightlines on a gray day to land one of the contest's few flawless runs.Ruud put down his best run on his...