11:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Chicago is lifting some coronavirus restrictions in time for MLB’s Opening Day, allowing fans to attend games at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time in more than a year. The rules, announced Monday by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration, take effect April 1, Opening Day for the
Month: March 2021
7:20 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — One year ago, on Thursday afternoon at the Players Championship, Rory McIlroy wasn’t worried about a virus. He was annoyed. The defending champion at the PGA Tour’s signature event, he had just opened with even-par 72, sat 9 shots behind leader Hideki Matsuyama and was staring at
11:23 AM ET Another wild weekend in soccer passed with drama across Europe’s top leagues. In La Liga, Real Madrid‘s derby draw with Atletico helped keep La Liga’s title race open, though it benefits rivals Barcelona (who won again this weekend), who are just three points off the summit. The Premier League had a remarkable
10:55 AM ET Andrea Agnelli, president of Juventus and chairman of the European Club Association, has said an agreement on the new-look Champions League structure is close to being complete and should be sealed in the next two weeks. UEFA has proposed a major change to the Champions League from 2024 with 36 rather than
1:06 PM ET CF Montréal didn’t waste any time in finding a replacement for Thierry Henry, naming assistant Wilfried Nancy to take over as manager. Montreal announced on Feb. 25 that Henry would be stepping down due to family reasons — a factor exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic — and found his replacement from within
11:30 AM ET Romanian fourth official Sebastian Coltescu has been suspended until the end of the season over his involvement in the sending off of Istanbul Basaksehir assistant coach Pierre Webo which sparked a player walk-off in the Champions League, UEFA announced on Monday. The match at Paris Saint-Germain in December was halted after 13
8:08 AM ET Carolina Morace, right, was appointed Lazio boss in February . Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images Lazio women’s boss Carolina Morace has said Italy is “racist and homophobic” while she also feels women won’t manage in the men’s Serie A until there is a better selection process. Morace, who made 150 appearances for
10:56 AM ET Atletico Madrid have taken an apparent swipe at rivals Real Madrid on social media over complaints about the referee in Sunday’s derby. “They even criticise correct decisions…” the club tweeted on Monday afternoon, adding that “Some people are used to always having the wind behind them.” – Stream LIVE games and replays
6:47 AM ET When the Minnesota Timberwolves fired head coach Ryan Saunders last month and made the rare in-season move to hire Toronto Raptors assistant coach Chris Finch — bypassing Wolves associate head coach David Vanterpool, who is Black — it renewed the conversation about the NBA’s hiring practices for coaches. “It’s discouraging,” one Black
12:00 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged “race-norming” in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for Black athletes to show injury and qualify for awards. A hearing had been set for Thursday. The judge instead ordered the