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How it started: A dream. A French machine-gun officer in the trenches during the First World War. A man named Jules Rimet, who believed an international soccer tournament would bring the nations together with the goal of peace. How itβs going: The worldβs biggest party. A 48-nation celebration of the worldβs most beloved sport. Expected…
Nneka Ogwumike called game. The 10-time WNBA All-Star and Sparks forward hit a 25-foot, buzzer-beating three-point shot from the left wing to give the Sparks an electric 98-97 come-from-behind win over the New York Liberty on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. In a rematch of the WNBAβs first-ever game from June 21, 1997, the Sparks overcame…
GUADALAJARA, MΓ©xicoΒ βΒ While Mexico defeated South Korea at Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday in front of an elated crowd, protesters outside expressed a very different view of the World Cupβs impact on the city. Community leaders, climate advocates and workers took to the streets to protest what they describe as βgreenwashing through sportsβ by one of the…
The Lakers will seek to use their 25th pick in Tuesdayβs first round of the NBA draft on a player who fills a need on a roster that could have up to nine free agents this summer. Yet the Lakers also are aware that picking that late in the round could leave them selecting the…
The Dodgers put right-handed reliever Blake Treinen on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation before Saturdayβs game against the Baltimore Orioles. Treinen was the winning pitcher in the Dodgersβ 6-5 walk-off victory Friday, after retiring the side in order in the top of the ninth. It was not immediately clear, when the Dodgers…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Weβll never know, of course, but it wouldnβt surprise me if Yoshinobu Yamamoto was relieved to lose the no-hitter in the ninth inning so that Mookie Betts wouldnβt have to bear the stigma of spoiling a perfect game. Yamamoto is a 100% class act. Jay JamesPico Rivera Thereβs only one MLB club that…
Dalton Rushing was frustrated. He just chased a slider in the dirt β again. And this time, the game was on the line. The Dodgers were down to their last out. He was down to his last strike. So he took a moment, took a breath, and looked to the Dodgers dugout. The first person…
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was away from the team Friday for the birth of his second child. He was out of the lineup for the series opener against the Orioles, but the Dodgers did not opt to put him on the paternity list, temporarily playing down a player instead. The team said it expects Ohtani…
SEATTLEΒ βΒ The 2026 FIFA World Cup is well into the second run of group play, with every team still eager to post wins as they look to secure a place in the knockout stage. Hereβs everything you need to know about matches being played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the 48-team tournament across the U.S.,…
GUADALAJARA, MexicoΒ βΒ Three and a half years after its biggest failure on the World Cup stage in half a century, the Mexican national team needed only two games to advance to the knockout round of this yearβs tournament as winner of Group A. Mexicoβs defense held off a spirited final push by South Korea, earning a…