2:36 PM ET Arsenal missed out on a chance to clinch direct progress to the Europa League last 16 after they went down 2-0 to PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadion on Thursday to leave top place in Group A to be decided in the final round of fixtures next week. The Premier League leaders,
12:13 PM ET Associated Press A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny after newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond football to try to influence U.S. policy, an Associated Press investigation found. The monthslong FBI
1:42 PM ET Associated Press An appeals panel on Thursday denied the attempt by Stewart-Haas Racing to overturn $200,000 in NASCAR fines for manipulation of a playoff race. The behavioral penalty was issued to Cole Custer, crew chief Mike Shiplett and team owner Gene Haas after the Oct. 9 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR
1:19 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The roof at Minute Maid Park will be closed for Game 1 of the World Series and likely will be shut for Game 2. The forecast calls for a 90% chance of rain when the World Series opens on a Friday for the first time since 1915. Major
11:25 AM ET Associated Press Mariano Rivera says he would keep Aaron Boone as the New York Yankees‘ manager and that remarks he made earlier this week were taken out of context. The Hall of Fame reliever told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was speaking generically about teams and managers when he answered
10:01 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — David Stearns is stepping away from his role as the Brewers‘ president of baseball operations, saying Thursday he just needs a break and isn’t thinking about taking a job with any other organization. Stearns will remain with the Brewers in an advisory role to owner Mark Attanasio. Matt
4:05 PM ET Arnold Allen and Calvin Kattar meet in a matchup of top-10 featherweights headlining UFC Fight Night on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Allen (18-1) has won 11 fights in a
Cyclone Sitrang wreaked havoc as it travelled along the southern tip of Bangladesh, leaving most of the country, and the National Cricket League, rain-soaked. Three out of the four matches were drawn after the first two days, October 24 and 25, were rained off, with only Barishal Divisionbeating Dhaka Metropolis by four wickets in mostly
12:58 PM ET Seven weeks ago, Graham Potter left Brighton & Hove Albion for a team lower in the Premier League table. Months after leading the Seagulls to their best-ever top-division finish — ninth place in 2021-22, just five points away from qualifying for European competition, with late-season wins over Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester
12:40 PM ET Michigan running back Donovan Edwards said his retweet of an antisemitic comment showing video of Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, was “a glitch” and reiterated that he is against all types of racism and hate speech. Edwards tweeted Thursday that he is “unequivocally against racism, exploitation & oppression in