After Manchester City’s 4-1 defeat to Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, Bernardo Silva said that his side were “in a dark place”, although Pep Guardiola did not agree. The City boss pointed out that his side had played very well for the most part, as they …
Read More »Before Dan Hurley’s UConn master class, he was a high school history teacher
Juan Santamaria’s World History II teacher comes up often, more than any 38-year-old’s high school teacher should. Santamaria recently attended a soccer event in Kansas City and found himself in a crowd of basketball fans. He noticed a man reading “The Miracle of St. Anthony,” a book about legendary high …
Read More »2024 NFL trade deadline winners, losers: Chiefs, Lions get richer; why did Giants stay put?
The NFL had a flurry of action at this year’s trade deadline, which was Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. A year after 15 deals took place, 19 players changed teams during the 2024 in-season trade window. Wide receivers were in high demand, as were pass rushers, and in many cases, …
Read More »College Football Playoff rankings revealed: Oregon takes top spot, who snuck into top 12?
Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, Miami and Texas were the top five ranked teams Tuesday night in the first College Football Playoff rankings under a 12-team format, with No. 13 SMU, No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 15 LSU starting the championship race just outside the cutoff to make the newly …
Read More »NBA suspends Joel Embiid 3 games for shoving Philadelphia columnist
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been suspended for three games without pay by the NBA for shoving a reporter during an altercation in the Sixers’ locker room Saturday night, the league announced Tuesday. “Mutual respect is paramount to the relationship between players and media in the NBA,” Joe Dumars, …
Read More »Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani undergoes shoulder surgery for torn labrum, expected to be ready for spring
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — With the Los Angeles Dodgers’ quest for a World Series title complete, manager Dave Roberts let it be known what his franchise star, Shohei Ohtani, was dealing with. “He was playing with one arm in the postseason,” Roberts said. “So most guys would probably tap out, …
Read More »Penn State police investigating Jason Kelce phone-smashing incident
Penn State University Police and Public Safety are investigating an incident in which Jason Kelce slammed a fan’s phone onto the ground Saturday after taunts and a homophobic slur were said toward him, a PSU police spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The process for reviewing the incident is ongoing, the spokesperson said. …
Read More »Champions League Briefing: Does this make Amorim the new Fergie? Why did Vinicius Jr stand still?
Just when you thought the group stage was becoming predictable… Manchester City and Real Madrid, the two teams mostly likely to win this season’s Champions League, took two beatings on Tuesday night to shake the competition up. New Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim quite possibly saved his very best for …
Read More »The case for — and against — each of the Classic Baseball Era Hall of Fame candidates
The Hall of Fame’s Classic Baseball Era Committee considers players, managers, umpires and executives who made their greatest impact before 1980. That’s a huge swath of the sport’s history — more than a century — so simply reaching the ballot is an achievement. Now, for the eight candidates announced on …
Read More »How the U.S. election could shape the future of the PGA Tour, PIF deal
The outcome of the 2024 presidential election could have significant implications for the future of men’s professional golf. The administrations of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are likely to respond differently to an executed agreement between the PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the …
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