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LAS VEGAS —  It was less than four months ago, at the start of his third and most consequential season yet as USC’s coach, that Lincoln Riley walked off this same field at Allegiant Stadium, brimming with belief. His new quarterback had come through. His rebuilt defense had delivered. The statement he’d been searching for finally…

La Mirada’s seasonlong goal has been to make itself a Southern Section Open Division playoff team, and the Matadores (12-2) keep building their resume to be in contention. They have reached the semifinals of the Platinum Division at the Classic at Damien after knocking off Redondo Union 82-72 on Friday. Next up will be a…

Defending champion Luke Humphries stormed into the World Darts Championship last 16 with a commanding 4-0 victory over Nick Kenny at Alexandra Palace on Friday night. The world number one averaged 98.59 in a dominant display that sets up an eagerly anticipated clash with two-time champion Peter Wright. The straight-sets triumph came just moments after…

Gerwyn Price survived a dramatic encounter at Alexandra Palace, securing a 4-3 victory over Joe Cullen in the PDC World Darts Championship after nearly letting the match slip from his grasp. The Welshman had built a commanding three-set lead in the first game of Friday’s evening session. However, the match took a stunning turn as…

Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed Manchester United’s problems extend far beyond manager Ruben Amorim, following the club’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season. Speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards on Friday, the Portuguese star used a striking aquarium metaphor to explain the deep-rooted issues at his former club. The comments come after United’s latest setback,…

Luis Manuel Diaz, the 58-year-old father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, has been hospitalised in Colombia with chest pains. The dad-of-four was admitted to hospital yesterday morning, just 13 months after his high-profile kidnapping ordeal. He has been transferred to a specialist centre for comprehensive medical tests after initially being treated at Our Lady of…

Manchester United fans have called on Ruben Amorim to put Bruno Fernandes up for sale after the midfielder’s latest sending off in their defeat to Wolves on Boxing Day. Ruben Amorim’s side have had a disappointing December with defeats against Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth before Christmas. An away trip to relegation-threatened Wolves was seen…

Ruben Amorim has maintained his firm stance on Marcus Rashford’s exclusion from the Manchester United squad following their 2-0 Boxing Day defeat to Wolves. The manager has now left Rashford out of United’s last four matches across all competitions. When questioned about whether the 27-year-old forward could help the team after their latest loss, Amorim…

During his decade-long NFL career, Martin Gramatica kicked for four different teams. Gramatica last appeared in an NFL game in 2008, the second year of his two-year stint with the New Orleans Saints.  Now 49, Gramatica opened up about his past during a sitdown with TMZ to discuss his memoir, “Beyond The Uprights: The Intimate…