7:24 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Major League Baseball Players Association has voted to extend the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2027. The 50-year-old Clark — who had a 15-year big league career, mostly with the Detroit Tigers and Arizona Diamondbacks — helped broker the players’ current labor deal with
7:57 PM GMT Australia scrum half Nic White was allowed to continue playing after a head injury during his rugby team’s recent defeat by Ireland due to “discrepancies” in process and communication, an independent review by the organisers said on Tuesday. White was injured during the second half of Australia’s 13-10 Autumn Nations Series loss
5:03 PM ET Stephanie Frappart will lead the first-ever all-women referee trio at the World Cup on Thursday. Photo by Laurens Lindhout/Soccrates/Getty Images Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back and Karen Diaz will become the first all-women refereeing team for a men’s World Cup match as they have been named to take charge of the Costa Rica–Germany Group
7:32 PM ET Iran coach Carlos Queiroz said his team deserved at least a draw against the United States after their 1-0 defeat on Tuesday while adding that they had gained the “respect of the whole world” in Qatar. Iran needed at least a draw in the World Cup Group B clash to have a
5:14 PM ET Gareth Bale has increased the likelihood of a further season in MLS with LAFC by rejecting speculation he will retire from football after Wales‘ World Cup elimination from the World Cup in a 3-0 defeat to England on Tuesday. Bale, 33, was substituted at half-time in the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium after
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5:57 PM ET AL THUMAMA, Qatar — Tyler Adams said the United States would relish its World Cup last-16 clash against the Netherlands after a 1-0 win over Iran secured the Americans’ place in the knockout stage in Qatar. Christian Pulisic‘s first-half goal was enough to give the US victory in a tense win-or-go-home clash
6:51 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Christian Pulisic assured his United States teammates he’d be ready for Saturday’s match against the Netherlands after picking up an injury in his team’s Group B win over Iran on Tuesday. Pulisic was involved in a hard collision with Iran keeper Alireza Beiranvand shortly before half-time as he tapped
7:51 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — On Monday, United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter was asked to be, among other things, an economist, a customs agent, an expert on military policy and a United Nations ambassador. On Tuesday, he finally got to be what he most wanted: a coach who has taken his
7:14 PM ET Georgia, Michigan, TCU and USC are all poised to make the College Football Playoff with wins in their conference championship games this weekend after the selection committee unveiled its penultimate rankings Tuesday. There was no change at the top, as Georgia (12-0) remained No. 1. But after Michigan (12-0) beat Ohio State