1 Page 22 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Sauber signing rookie Bortoleto to replace Valtteri Bottas in 2025
One of the two open seats left in the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship grid is now filled. Sauber announced Wednesday that FIA Formula 2 points leader Gabriel Bortoleto will pair with Nico Hulkenberg for the team next season.,The team confirmed Bortoleto's signing hours after announcing current dri...
Aryna Sabalenka clinches year-end No. 1 WTA ranking
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus clinched her first-ever, season-ending world No. 1 ranking on Tuesday.,In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the WTA Tour Finals, Sabalenka earned the top spot officially after Coco Gauff defeated Poland's Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 in group play.,Swiatek held the No. 1 spot most of the ...
T1 rally for grand final victory at 2024 World Championship
Trailing twice, T1 bounced back to upend Bilibili Gaming and take home the $445,000 first prize on Saturday at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship grand final in Berlin.,Runner-up Bilibili Gaming earned $356,000 in defeat. ,The Swiss Stage format of the $2.225 million event sorted 16 teams...
Red Bull's embattled Sergio Perez: 'You will see me' in F1 next year
Red Bull boss Christian Horner hinted that Sergio Perez's future with the team may be in doubt, but the Mexican driver remains confident that he'll be racing next year.,After Perez's last-place finish at Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix, Horner told reporters, "As a team, we need to have both cars sc...
Big 12: Games not compromised by unsecure helmet radio comms
After Texas Tech raised concerns about the encryption of helmet communications, the Big 12 Conference announced on Thursday that its games have not been compromised by unencrypted frequencies. ,Per ESPN, Texas Tech contacted the Big 12 regarding its recent losses to Baylor and TCU to ensure that the...
Lando Norris: ‘Deep down’ Max Verstappen knows he was in the wrong
Lando Norris believes his rival Max Verstappen, the three-time defending Formula 1 champion, knows he was in the wrong when the pair tussled in the Mexico Grand Prix.,Verstappen received a pair of 10-second penalties for aggressive driving against Norris, his closest chaser in the drivers' standings...
Belal Muhammad (foot) won't defend title at UFC 310
Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad will not defend his title at UFC 310 due to a bone infection in his left foot.,Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) posted about his condition Thursday on social media, saying the recovery requires intravenous antibiotics and an avoidance of physical activity for six we...
F1 leader Max Verstappen facing Sao Paulo grid penalty
Formula 1 leader Max Verstappen will take a grid penalty at Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix after bringing in another new engine, Red Bull Racing's Helmut Marko confirmed Wednesday with Speedweek.,The three-time defending F1 world champion will introduce a sixth internal combustion engine this season....
Red Bulls stun second-seeded Crew 1-0 in Game 1
Felipe Carballo scored in the 25th minute, Carlos Coronel made eight saves and the visiting New York Red Bulls moved within one match of eliminating the defending MLS Cup champions with a stunning 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Round 1 series on Tuesday.,The...
Carlos Sainz gives Ferrari a boost by winning Mexico City Grand Prix
Spaniard Carlos Sainz picked up his second win of the season Sunday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, coming home in 1:40:55.800 to help Ferrari narrow its deficit in the Formula 1 constructors' standings.,Sainz, who will move from Ferrari to Williams next year, won this grand prix by 4.705 seconds ove...
T1 secure berth in grand final of 2024 World Championship
T1 rolled over Gen.G Esports on Sunday to secure a matchup with Bilibili Gaming in the 2024 League of Legends World Championship grand final in Berlin.,T1 and Bilibili Gaming will square off in the grand final on Saturday, with the winner taking home $445,000 and the runner-up earning $356,000.,The ...
Drivers unclear why Max Verstappen wasn't penalized in Austin
Formula 1 drivers are seeking clarity about why Max Verstappen was not penalized for a controversial move during Sunday's United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.,With four laps to go, McLaren's Lando Norris veered off the track to pass Red Bull's Verstappen and incurred a five-second penalty. Ver...
Yankees, Dodgers have something to prove in star-studded Series
LOS ANGELES -- A World Series from Major League Baseball's wildest dreams is set to begin Friday when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers take the field for Game 1.,The best-of-seven series for the Commissioner's Trophy is also a matchup of expected MVP winners in Aaron Judge of the Yankees...
MLB's strong postseason ratings continue with boost from NLCS
Fox Sports and FS1 are having a banner year for MLB postseason ratings, and the major-market World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees hasn't even started.,The two sister networks are averaging 4,728,000 viewers per game, up 33 percent from this point last year and their best...
CFP 12-team playoff projections: Texas wins not adding up
Texas lost a lot more than the top spot in the polls last week. ,Georgia delivered a resounding statement in Austin, taking down the Longhorns 30-15. The rabid tenor in Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart's voice after the game affirmed that they came to Texas hungry to hush doubters. ,In the process, Georgi...
Charles Leclerc wins U.S. Grand Prix; Max Verstappen 3rd after Norris penalty
Charles Leclerc won his third grand prix title of the F1 season at a memorable U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.,The Monaco native helped Ferrari finish the race one-two as Spaniard Carlos Sainz placed second, 8.562 seconds behind Leclerc's winning time of 1:35:0...
Valtteri Bottas keeps positive despite risk of being left out in F1
Valtteri Bottas would like to be a part of Audi in the future, however the driver said he may need to impose a "hard deadline" in order to make that happen.,Bottas reportedly is one of numerous options in play for Stake F1 in 2025 ahead of the organization's transition to Audi the following year.,"T...
Max Verstappen 'not really thinking about' F1 future
Max Verstappen said he isn't thinking about his Formula One future beyond the current season with Red Bull Racing.,The three-time world champion and current F1 points leader reportedly has exit clauses in his deal with Red Bull that would allow him to change teams in 2026, two years before his contr...
Yankees, Guardians express mutual respect ahead of ALCS
NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians are well-acquainted with each other in the postseason, but rarely when an American League pennant is on the line.,After finishing with the top two records in the AL, the Yankees and Guardians open up the ALCS Monday night with Game 1 in the be...
Yanks tab Carlos Rodon for ALCS Game 1, Gerrit Cole for Game 2
The New York Yankees will send left-hander Carlos Rodon to the mound on Monday for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who won the Game 4 clincher in the AL Division Series against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, is...