Birmingham. Alabama will face St. John's in the RxBenefits C.M. Newton Classic on Dec. 12 at Legacy Arena, organizers announced Tuesday. The game is a rematch of last season's meeting at Madison Square Garden, where Alabama defeated St. John's 103-96; key contributors included Labaron Philon Jr., Aden Holloway and Latrell...
Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, eliminating Portugal and concluding Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career. Substitute Mikel Merino scored the decisive goal in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, finishing a pass...
Knoxville, Tennessee. The University of Tennessee officially unveiled orange Adidas jerseys across multiple sports on Monday after completing an offseason switch from Nike; Peyton Manning gave an initial public look last week and the university displayed football, basketball and baseball uniforms, with further white and dark-mode reveals scheduled over the...
NEW YORK — Folarin Balogun was reinstated to play for the United States in the World Cup round of 16 after FIFA suspended a ban stemming from a red card he received in the United States’ prior match against Bosnia and Herzegovina; the suspension was announced on Sunday ahead of...
World football governing body FIFA has come under fire from UEFA after overturning a World Cup red-card suspension for United States striker Folarin Balogun following personal intervention from U.S. President Donald Trump. The decision, announced ahead of the U.S. match against Belgium for a quarter-final place, allowed Balogun to play...
Mexico City: Jude Bellingham scored twice to lead England to a 3-2 victory over Mexico at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday, July 5, 2026, putting the Three Lions into the World Cup quarter-finals. Harry Kane converted a penalty and England endured a red card to Jarell Quansah, playing over 45...
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic added another milestone to his Wimbledon legacy on Sunday, defeating Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin 7-6(6) 6-3 3-6 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals and claim a record 106th match victory at the All England Club, moving clear of retired rival Roger Federer on the...
SILVERSTONE, England, July 5 (Reuters) - Formula One drivers completed a British Grand Prix parade lap in life-size cars built from more than 28,000 Lego bricks each, entertaining a packed Silverstone crowd with low-speed spins and several cars sliding into the gravel at the first corner. Williams driver Carlos Sainz...
American Olympic middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz, who identifies as transgender nonbinary and competes in women’s events, publicly reacted to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on transgender athletes. On Tuesday, the Court ruled 6-3 in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox that West Virginia and Idaho may enforce...
Major League Baseball club owners have presented a sweeping labor proposal to the MLB Players Association that would bar teams from signing high school players, fundamentally changing the amateur talent pipeline. The proposal, discussed during ongoing collective bargaining ahead of the current CBA’s expiration in December 2026, would require draftees...
