Dec 03 U.S. knocked out of World Cup with 3-1 loss to the Netherlands By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory Saturday that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals. Continue reading
Nov 27 Morocco beats Belgium 2-0, pulling off another World Cup upset By Gerald Imray, Associated Press Morocco pulled off yet another World Cup shock, and it was Belgium’s aging “Golden Generation” that took the hit this time. Continue reading
Nov 26 Messi leads Argentina to 2-0 win over Mexico at World Cup By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Lionel Messi was almost in tears as he grabbed and shook his jersey in front of Argentina’s celebrating fans, then blew a kiss and looked to the sky. Continue reading
Nov 26 France advances to knockout stage of World Cup after 2-1 win over Denmark By Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Denmark on Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 09 WNBA star Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony after failed appeal By Associated Press American basketball star Brittney Griner's lawyers say she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month. Continue reading
Oct 25 Brittney Griner's appeal rejected, Russian court upholds 9-year sentence By Associated Press A Russian court has upheld the nine-year prison sentence handed to American basketball star Brittney Griner for drug possession, rejecting her appeal. Continue reading
Oct 06 Brittney Griner afraid she will be 'left and forgotten in Russia,' wife says By Associated Press Cherelle Griner said the basketball player told her in a phone call that she felt “like my life just doesn’t matter.”… Continue reading
Aug 28 $12.6 million Mickey Mantle baseball card sets new sports memorabilia auction record By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Because of its near-perfect condition and its legendary subject, the Mantle card was destined to be a top seller, said Chris Ivy, the director of sports auctions at Heritage Auctions, which ran the bidding. Continue reading
Aug 24 Hall of Fame quarterback for Kansas City Chiefs Len Dawson dies at 87 By Dave Skretta, Associated Press Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 6:39 Marginalized people find community in skateboarding as sport becomes more open By Christopher Booker Skateboarding's popularity has skyrocketed since its early outsider origins, but for a lot of its history, the sport has seemed largely reserved for straight, white men. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports on how the closed-off culture of skateboarding is becoming… Continue watching