10:29 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — An arena where the Brooklyn Nets and New York Islanders play is the latest place making plastic straws a thing of the past. Brooklyn’s Barclays Center said this week that it will switch to strawless drink lids or straws made from compostable alternative materials by next year.
11:15 AM ET Geraint Thomas has effectively won the Tour de France after finishing within two minutes of his closest competitor Tom Dumoulin in Saturday’s individual time trial. Thomas will take a lead of one minute and 51 seconds into Sunday’s final stage to Paris, which is traditionally a procession. The British rider will now
The FC crew take a gander at the shortlist released for FIFA’s Best Men’s Player award and debate whether Neymar should’ve been among the nominees. Neymar is targeting the 2018/19 Champions League with PSG after the disappointment he suffered with Brazil at the World Cup. Neymar says he is staying at PSG this season, but
7:20 AM ET ST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs added a huge name, Cole Hamels, for their stretch run. But will it be the Hamels everyone remembers from his glory days in Philadelphia or the one with the highest ERA and OPS against in baseball since late June? We attempt to answer that question and
Today’s transfer rater features the likes of Jerome Boateng, Jordan Pickford and Petr Cech, and Brian McBride is here to break it all down. The transfer window is open, and Transfer Talk has the latest rumours making the rounds. Follow along with our daily blog throughout the summer. When does the transfer window close in
2:26 AM ET The Kansas City Royals have traded former All-Star slugger Mike Moustakas to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league outfielder Brett Phillips and minor league pitcher Jorge Lopez. A key member of the Royals’ 2015 World Series championship team, he became a free agent after last season, then signed a one-year contract with
11:36 PM BST A wiser NSW Waratahs side is ready for a “mountain” of a Super Rugby challenge under an emerging skipper who’s happy to delegate to his teammates. The Waratahs face the Lions in a Super Rugby semifinal between the Australian and South African conference winners in Johannesburg on Saturday (AEST). Wallabies five-eighth Bernard
11:31 PM ET Floyd Mayweather has never been shy about branching out into various businesses. His next venture? Franchising gyms. The boxer, who finished his professional career at 50-0 with a knockout of Conor McGregor last August, announced this week how much he would charge for those interested in using his name and to license
9:36 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have re-signed right winger Tom Wilson to a $31.02 million, six-year deal. The contract carries a $5.17 million salary-cap hit through the 2023-24 season. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Friday night. Signing Wilson was the final need on the Stanley Cup champions’
10:08 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Kanye West had a simple, two-word announcement to his nearly 28 million Twitter followers Friday regarding his Adidas Yeezy sneaker brand: “adding basketball.” adding basketball pic.twitter.com/S61SkXdY7A — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 27, 2018 West’s news that the first Yeezy basketball shoe will launch in 2019 was accompanied by a loose