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Lionel Messi will have Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk as rivals for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award

Mikaela Shiffrin will be counted on to carry her sport even more with the retirements of big names like Lindsey Vonn, Marcel Hirscher and Aksel Lund Svindal

Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt says it’s clear that baseball these days is all about home runs

The Florida Gators move up to No. 7 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after a rainy win over the South Carolina Gamecocks.

2014 US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori will have season-ending elbow surgery

Freshman wide receiver David Bell has performed like he’s in a league of his own while injuries have decimated the Purdue Boilermakers’ roster.

The countdown is in full swing at Indiana

Redskins face short week between muddy loss to 49ers and showdown at Kirk Cousins’ Vikings

Major League Soccer has awarded its 29th franchise to Sacramento, which will start play in 2022

GM Mitch Kupchak: Charlotte Hornets won’t build through free agency but rather through draft picks and ‘savvy trades’

The the most important lesson we learned this week was a game isn’t over until it’s over… here’s what else we learned from our picks against the spread.

The FA Cup qualifying match between Haringey Borough and Yeovil that was abandoned following racist abuse will be replayed next week

Clemson defensive end Xavier Thomas expected to return to face Boston College

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is already deep into his rehabilitation from a knee injury suffered last week in Denver.

What we learned from the Minnesota Vikings’ 42-30 victory over Detroit

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes deep into his rehabilitation from knee injury; coach Andy Reid declines to put any timetable on return of the league MVP

Boca Juniors has to overcome a 2-0 deficit and recent history when it takes on River Plate in the second leg of their Copa Libertadores semifinal on Tuesday

Denis Shapovalov, coming off 1st ATP title, gets call for Canada’s Davis Cup team

Former Georgia and Miami coach Mark Richt posted on Twitter that he had a heart attack, but is doing fine

The Florida Panther have agreed to terms with 6-foot-6, 245-pound veteran forward Brian Boyle on a one-year, one-way contract.