Month: October 2019
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Column: Tavatanakit takes fast track to LPGA Tour
Column: Patty Tavatanakit makes short work of her road to LPGA Tour
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Shannon Sharpe on Patriots: ‘They destroy really bad teams’
Shannon Sharpe reacts to the New England Patriots crushing the New York Jets 33-0 on Monday Night Football.
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Genoa fires Andreazzoli and prepares to hire Thiago Motta
Genoa has fired Aurelio Andreazzoli and is preparing to hire former Italy international Thiago Motta as a replacement
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Golf glance
Golf glance
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Tuesday’s Time Schedule
Tuesday’s Time Schedule
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Report: Patriots get Mohamed Sanu from Falcons in exchange for draft pick
Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(FOXBOROUGH, Mass.) — The New England Patriots have reportedly added a veteran wide receiver to their roster. Citing league sources, ESPN reports the team has acquired Mohamed Sanu from the Atlanta [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
XFL releases its debut schedule for 2020 season
XFL releases its debut schedule for 2020 season; Seattle Dragons to face DC Defenders in Washington in 1st game
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Four-time cancer survivor sees dream come true, plays in college football game
33ft/iStock(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — After his cancer diagnosis in high school, Casey O’Brien had been told that his football career was over. O’Brien, of St. Paul, Minnesota, had spent his entire childhood playing different sports, [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Ballon d’Or organizer explains why Neymar was left off list
France Football has explained why Neymar was missing from the list of Ballon d’Or candidates for the first time since 2010
News
Former President Jimmy Carter hospitalized with ‘minor pelvic fracture’
pablohart/iStock(AMERICUS, Ga.) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized after falling at his Georgia home on Monday evening, according to a spokesperson. The Carter Center, which the former president founded in 1982, posted [Read More…]
News
Teen given eight years in prison for gang-related hate crime of student caught on tape
Long Beach Police Department(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — A California teenager has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a gang-affiliated hate crime assault on another student, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s [Read More…]
News
Former Juul user sues company after being hospitalized, placed in coma
Josie_Desmarais/iStock(NEW YORK) — When 21-year-old Connor Evans was admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital for two and a half weeks in May for lung-related issues, he was shocked. “My lungs were filled up to — 80% [Read More…]
News
21-year-old Marine killed during training exercise, officials say
Nick J./iStock(BRIDGEPORT, Calif.) — A 21-year-old Marine was killed in a tactical vehicle accident during a training exercise in California on Sunday, officials said. Pfc. Christian Bautista, of Cook County, Illinois, was riding in a [Read More…]
News
Police: Woman killed after stumbling across robbery while playing “Pokemon Go”
adamkaz/iStock(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A 21-year-old New Mexico woman was playing Pokemon Go with her boyfriend over the weekend when she was fatally shot after witnessing a robbery in progress, according to police. Cayla Campos and [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Africans finding their way at Rugby World Cup
South Africans finding their way at Rugby World Cup
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Scoreboard roundup — 10/21/19
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEPhiladelphia 6, Vegas 2Columbus 4, Toronto 3 — OTSt. Louis 3, Colorado 1Dallas 2, Ottawa 1 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUENew England 33, NY [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Italy’s next move vs. racism: anti-terrorism listening tools
The Italian soccer federation is considering employing an advanced listening device used in anti-terrorism operations to identify fans who sing racist chants
News
Police to travel to US to interview Anne Sacoolas in Harry Dunn collision case
BrianAJackson/iStock(LONDON) — The U.K. police department in charge of investigating the traffic collision that killed a British teenager sparking a diplomatic row have said they will be travelling to the U.S. to interview Anne Sacoolas, [Read More…]
News
Macy’s bans fur sales in move celebrated by animal rights activists
AlexandreFagundes/iStock(NEW YORK) — Macy’s has formally announced that it will stop selling fur by the end of the 2020 fiscal year in a move that comes less than two weeks after California became the first [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
North Korea loses hosting soccer match amid TV concerns
North Korea has lost the right to host the final of Asia’s second-tier club competition, the AFC Cup