11:59 PM ET The Matildas went down fighting against world champions United States in their friendly ahead of June’s World Cup, losing 5-3 in Denver. Stunning goals from Lisa De Vanna, Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr weren’t enough for Australia to maintain their winning record under new coach Ante Milicic. Australia took a 2-1 lead
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An emotional support officer was on hand outside the new stadium as fans arrived for the first Premier League game. Goals from Heung-Min Son and Christian Eriksen paced Tottenham to a win in their first match at their new stadium. Goals from Heung-Min Son and Christian Eriksen paced Tottenham to a win in their first
3:50 AM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — NCAA president Mark Emmert says a judge’s recent ruling in a federal antitrust lawsuit reinforced that college athletes should be treated as students, not employees. Emmert spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday at U.S. Bank Stadium, the site of the men’s basketball Final Four, and made his
Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop contextualize Lionel Messi’s dominance after the Barcelona star reached 40 goals for the 10th straight season. There is no change at top end of Shaka’s latest countdown after winning weeks for the leaders, but further down there are three new entries. Dropping out: Tottenham, Man United, Napoli. Agree? Disagree? Let us
3:40 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Only one member of the Houston Rockets would admit to hoping to face the LA Clippers in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in the wake of the road team’s 135-103 rout Wednesday night at Staples Center. For Austin Rivers, it’s about purely personal reasons, a chance
2:34 AM ET My favorite quote of the offseason was National League MVP Christian Yelich saying in an interview that pitching is so good these days that “every hit feels like a miracle.” That’s some excellent hyperbole, except in the case of Jacob deGrom, with whom it rings 100 percent true. The ace of the
2:15 AM ET Annesha Ghosh in Mumbai Picking players a bit long in the tooth has made trolls label Chennai Super Kings as the “dad’s army” and “Chennai Senior Kings” since last year, but in IPL 2019, it has also played a part in their sloppy performance as a ground-fielding unit, admitted head coach Stephen
Bayern Munich went a man down early and had to battle until the end in their German Cup quarterfinal win against second-division Heidenheim. Bayern Munich went a man down early and had to battle until the end in their German Cup quarterfinal win against second-division Heidenheim. Niko Kovac has said his Bayern Munich team make
12:54 AM ET ATLANTA — Are the Chicago Cubs getting some ugly losses out of the way or is there more to it? Starter Jon Lester thinks the team is simply pressing because they’re wanting so badly to get off to a good start. Meanwhile, common thinking among fans is that the team needs a
4:03 AM ET Let’s begin with Blake Snell. He’s a good place to start when talking about the most exciting organization in the majors for 2019, given he’s the reigning American League Cy Young winner and owner of a Millennium Falcon fastball and wipeout curveball. Maybe you don’t know much about Snell other than the