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January 20, 2020

Real Madrid seals deal to sign Brazilian teen Reinier

Real Madrid has signed 18-year-old playmaker Reinier from Brazilian club Flamengo. Madrid said Monday the talented Brazilian ...

January 20, 2020

Scottish coach reports himself for breaching gambling rules

A manager in Scotland’s top division reported himself to the country’s soccer federation for breaching gambling rules.

January 20, 2020

Controversial Irish soccer official resigns from UEFA

Ireland’s top soccer official has resigned from the UEFA executive committee after months of being effectively suspended from ...

January 20, 2020

Cheating champs: English rugby rocked by Saracens scandal

They call it “The Saracens Way," a list of core values that the club from north London says helped transform a “chronically ...

January 20, 2020

After cashing in on QB gambles, Niners, Chiefs in Super Bowl

A little more than two years ago, a pair of teams gambled on quarterbacks who had all kinds of potential but were far from ...

January 18, 2020

English rugby champ Saracens relegated for salary-cap breach

In one of the most spectacular downfalls in the history of club rugby, English and European champion Saracens will be ...

January 18, 2020

Where does Astros cheating rank in scandals? Ask Pete Rose

Pete Rose was taking a break from signing autographs at the MGM Grand hotel when asked a question he’s uniquely qualified to ...

January 18, 2020

Former Walmart exec, Royals owner David Glass dies at 84

Former Walmart Inc. chief executive David Glass, who owned the Kansas City Royals for nearly two decades before selling the ...

January 16, 2020

Future uncertain for successful Marseille coach Villas-Boas

Marseille coach André Villas-Boas stared hard at the reporter asking him whether he is considering his future at the club.

January 15, 2020

Senior tour long, long ways off for Phil Mickelson

Five months away from his 50th birthday, Phil Mickelson is still a long, long ways from the senior tour. “When I stop hitting ...

January 15, 2020

Ahead in the clouds: Alibaba plans to change the Olympics

Alibaba’s promise to the Olympic family is to bring its technological might to help organizers, broadcasters and fans.

January 15, 2020

Cyprus urges police to investigate match-fixing allegations

Cyprus' justice minister urged police on Wednesday to swiftly investigate allegations of match-fixing after UEFA notified the ...

January 15, 2020

Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal

Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston ...

January 14, 2020

Swedish driver Ericsson lands hot chocolate company sponsor

A hot chocolate company led by Hollywood stuntman and occasional racer Stanton Barrett has signed as primary sponsor for ...

January 14, 2020

Hinch, GM fired for Astros sign stealing after MLB bans pair

The Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal cost manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs, and Boston Red ...

January 12, 2020

49ers win 1st playoff game in 6 years, 27-10 over Vikings

Richard Sherman anticipated the route for an interception and then watched the San Francisco 49ers run eight straight times ...

January 10, 2020

George Nicolau dies at 94, arbitrator in MLB collusion cases

George Nicolau, who ruled against baseball owners in two collusion cases and served as president of the National Academy of ...

January 10, 2020

IOC president defends rules limiting Olympic protests

The political neutrality of the Olympics would be undercut if an athlete took a knee in protest on the medal podium at this ...

January 09, 2020

Pat Hurst selected as US captain for 2021 Solheim Cup

Pat Hurst was selected captain of the U.S. team for the 2021 Solheim Cup on Thursday. The 50-year-old Hurst was an assistant ...