Month: April 2024

Associated Press Apr 18, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Archie Cooley, the innovative Black college football coach whose offense helped Jerry Rice become a star at Mississippi Valley State, has died, his family announced through the school Thursday. He was 84. “The MVSU Family sends our condolences to the Cooley Family,” the school said in a
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Open Extended Reactions Serie A will have five teams in the UEFA Champions League next season after it secured one of the two extra places for performance across the three European competitions this season. Two leagues will be rewarded with an extra place through the European Performance Spots, which comes as part of the revamp
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Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen reached the Europa League semi-finals but almost lost their season-long unbeaten record as they drew 1-1 away at West Ham United for a 3-1 aggregate victory on Thursday. Xabi Alonso’s side trailed to Michail Antonio‘s early header and were far below their usual high standards in the first half as
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ESPN News Services Apr 18, 2024, 08:57 PM ET The director of a group that advocates for female sports fans says she and other Paris Saint-Germain supporters were subjected to “abusive” searches while entering Barcelona‘s stadium for a Champions League match earlier this week. Anoush Morel, the director of Her Game Too France, told L’Equipe
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World Cup winner Emiliano Martínez produced more shootout heroics against French opposition, saving twice to help Aston Villa beat Lille 4-3 on penalties to reach the Europa Conference League semifinals in France on Thursday. Martínez denied Nabil Bentaleb and, with the final kick, Benjamin André, to give Villa victory after the quarterfinal tie had finished
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ESPN News Services Apr 18, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been suspended two games and fined for “inappropriate actions” during Monday’s game against the New York Mets, MLB announced Thursday. Unless he appeals, Chapman is scheduled to start the suspension Friday, when the Pirates host the Boston
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Associated Press Apr 18, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Nelly Korda, who is looking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her two shots behind leader Lauren Coughlin in the
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