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Skip Holtz steps down as coach of Birmingham Stallions
Skip Holtz announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as the head coach of the Birmingham Stallions.,Holtz, 61, guided the club to three consecutive championships (2022-23 USFL; 2024 UFL). He was the USFL Coach of the Year in 2023 and posted a 33-7 regular-season record with the Stallions.,"Coaching...
FIFA responds to World Cup ticket backlash with new pricing tier
FIFA responded to backlash over high ticket costs for the 2026 World Cup by introducing a new $60 pricing tier on Tuesday.,Tickets are being made available at that reduced price for all 104 matches at the 48-team tournament taking place across North America next summer -- including the final.,The ne...
Report: Cubs set to re-sign LHP Caleb Thielbar
The Chicago Cubs are set to bring back left-hander Caleb Thielbar in a move that is pending a physical exam, ESPN reported Tuesday,Terms of the pending deal were not reported.,Thielbar, 38, was 3-4 with a 2.64 ERA and one save in 67 relief appearances for the Cubs last season. He was pitching on a o...
Justin Thomas gives $1M donation to Alabama
Justin Thomas is giving back to his alma mater -- in a big way.,Thomas agreed to donate $1 million to the Crimson Standard, which in turn will use the money to upgrade Alabama's facilities for both the men's and women's golf teams.,Thomas, 32, is a 16-time PGA event champion, having won the PGA Cham...
French court rules PSG owes Kylian Mbappe $70.5M in unpaid salary
A Parisian court ruled Tuesday that Kylian Mbappe is owed more than $70 million in unpaid salary by his former club Paris Saint-Germain.,Mbappe, 26, scored a club-record 256 goals in seven years with PSG before leaving in May 2024 and later joining Real Madrid on a free transfer. Mbappe, the captain...
Sounders bring back GK Stefan Frei for 13th season
The Seattle Sounders are bringing back goalkeeper Stefan Frei for his 13th season after re-signing the 39-year-old free agent on Monday to a deal that runs through June 2027.,Frei has posted 134 clean sheets in 422 appearances across all competitions for Seattle since 2014.,The native of Switzerland...
Pens' Stuart Skinner, Oilers' Tristan Jarry face off after trade
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Muse admitted to being tired of the same old refrain -- and for good reason.,Fresh off seeing his team squander a third-period lead for the fourth time in five games, Muse hopes the Penguins change the narrative on Tuesday when they host familiar face Tristan Jarry...
Brown, USC agree to cancel game in wake of shooting
Brown's nonconference road game against Southern California on Sunday was canceled by mutual decision in the wake of the shooting at the school in Rhode Island.,Two students were killed and nine others were wounded Saturday after a shooter opened fire in an engineering and physics building on Brown'...
Kings G Darcy Kuemper placed on IR after blow to head
The Los Angeles Kings placed Darcy Kuemper on injured reserve Tuesday and recalled fellow goalie Pheonix Copley from the AHL's Ontario Reign.,Kuemper came away with an upper-body injury Monday when the Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen collided into him late in the first period. He left the game after ta...
Jets part ways with WR Allen Lazard
The New York Jets granted wide receiver Allen Lazard's request to be released on Tuesday.,Lazard, who reportedly is seeking to play for a contending team, signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the Jets ahead of the 2023 season,Should Lazard be claimed off waivers, the team that picks him up ...
Commanders place WR Noah Brown on season-ending IR
The Washington Commanders placed wide receiver Noah Brown on injured reserve Tuesday, ending his season.,Brown, who turns 30 next month, sustained a rib injury in Sunday's 29-21 win against the New York Giants.,He missed Weeks 3-13 with an ankle injury and finishes the season with five catches for 8...
F1 replacing Zandvoort with Portugal circuit in 2027-28
Formula 1 announced that Portimao, Portugal, will return to the calendar in 2027-28 with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort exiting after the end of its six-year contract in 2026.,The 2.891-mile Algarve International circuit in southern Portugal was built in 2008 and hosted F1 events in 2020 and 2021...
Minnesota United acquire M Peter Stroud from Red Bulls
Minnesota United FC acquired midfielder Peter Stroud from the New York Red Bulls on Tuesday in exchange for $475,000 in general allocation money.,Stroud, 23, appeared in 66 MLS matches (43 starts) with the Red Bulls from 2023-25 and contributed four assists.,"Peter brings valuable MLS experience and...
Rams' WR Davante Adams to miss practice, not ruled out for TNF
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay was quick to announce that star wide receiver Davante Adams will not participate in Tuesday's walkthrough due to his left hamstring injury.,McVay, however, did not rule out Adams for Thursday's pivotal NFC West showdown between the Rams (11-3) and the host Seat...
Austin FC sign veteran D Jon Bell through 2028
Austin FC announced the signing of free agent defender Jon Bell on Tuesday.,The 28-year-old veteran is signed through June 2028 with an option for the 2028-29 season.,Bell has posted three goals and two assists in 61 career MLS matches (39 starts) with the Seattle Sounders (2024-25), St. Louis City ...
Sergio Garcia loses Abraham Ancer to all-Latin American team
Abraham Ancer is leaving captain Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC to become part of Torque GC's all-Latin American lineup for the 2026 LIV Golf season.,Mexico's Ancer replaces the relegated Mito Pereira and joins countryman Carlos Ortiz and Colombia's Sebastian Munoz on Chilean captain Joaquin Niemann's...
Novak Djokovic to start 2026 season in Adelaide
Novak Djokovic will return to action next month in the Adelaide International in Australia, organizers announced on Tuesday.,The ATP 250 tournament will take place from Jan. 12-17.,Djokovic, 38, said he fondly remembered the reception he received while winning the tournament in 2023.,"It definitely ...
Jerry Jones to injured Micah Parsons: 'I wish you the very best'
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones offered his best wishes to Micah Parsons on the heels of the Green Bay Packers' star defensive end sustaining a torn ACL over the weekend.,Parsons will miss the remainder of the season after he was injured in the Packers' 34-26 setback to the Denver Broncos on Sunday...
Week 16 Playoff Picture: Broncos can clinch AFC's top seed
Denver is the first AFC team to clinch a playoff spot and the Broncos have their sights set on the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage.,The Broncos (12-2) would need almost everything to break their way in Week 16 to secure the West division title and a first-round bye in the AFC: beat Jacksonville ...
Red Bulls acquire former FC Dallas D Justin Che
The New York Red Bulls announced the acquisition Tuesday of former FC Dallas defender Justin Che.,Che, 21, arrives from Danish Superliga side Brondby IF and is signed through 2028 with an option for 2029.,Che began his pro career as a homegrown player in Dallas and played in 15 MLS matches in 2021.,...