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Saudi Arabia to ban all alcohol at 2034 World Cup
The 2034 FIFA World Cup promises to be a sobering experience for soccer fans after Saudi Arabia announced there will be no alcohol available.,And not just at the stadiums, but also at the hotels and elsewhere throughout the nation, the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom confirmed Wednesday.,Prin...
Five Way Too Early Super Bowl LX Predictions for 2025 NFL Season
The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions, but these five teams will quickly gain traction to compete for Super Bowl LX in the 2025 NFL season....
Top 25 roundup: JT Toppin leads No. 12 Texas Tech to wild win
JT Toppin scored a career-high 41 points and secured a steal with 33 seconds remaining in the second overtime as No. 12 Texas Tech escaped with a wild 111-106 win over Arizona State on Wednesday in Lubbock, Texas.,Toppin logged a total of eight points in the OTs. He made 17 of 22 shots from the fiel...
NBA roundup: Jamal Murray's 55 lift Nuggets over Blazers
Jamal Murray poured in a career-best 55 points to lead the Nuggets to a 132-121 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, Denver's eighth straight victory., ,Murray's output is the third most in Nuggets' history. David Thompson scored a franchise-record 73 on the final day of th...
ATP roundup: Diego Schwartzman postpones retirement another day
Diego Schwartzman isn't ready to say goodbye to his hometown fans just yet.,The 32-year-old Argentinian, playing in his final event before retiring, outlasted seventh-seeded Chilean Nicolas Jarry 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-3 in the first round of the IEB+ Argentina Open in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.,Among the...
Women's Top 25 Roundup: No. 14 Kansas State routs Cincy
Serena Sundell scored 21 points with 10 assists and Temira Poindexter added 18 points as No. 14 Kansas State secured a bounce-back victory in style by rolling past Cincinnati 90-53 on the road Wednesday night., ,Taryn Sides added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (23-3, 11-2 Big 12), who wo...
World Cup of Hockey set to return in 2028
As hockey fans prepared to watch their favorite NHL players take part in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the first best-on-best tournament since 2016, they received more good news ahead of puck drop.,The World Cup of Hockey will return in 2028, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the Bell Centre in a...
Travis Kelce’s Ex Girlfriend Celebrates Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Win on the Field
Travis Kelce's ex girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, shared images on social media celebrating on the field with the Philadelphia Eagles after Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans....
Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Michigan wins Big Ten tussle vs. No. 7 Purdue
Danny Wolf had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 20 Michigan to a 75-73 win over No. 7 Purdue in a battle for first place in the Big Ten on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich., ,Roddy Gayle came off the bench to score 14 points and grab seven rebounds, and Vladislav Goldin and Tre Donaldson each score...
NBA roundup: Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks trounce Pacers
Karl-Anthony Towns notched 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart scored a season-high 30 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 128-115 on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.,Miles McBride added 15 points off the bench for New York and Landry Shamet added 11 as the Knicks secured the seas...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Baylor takes down No. 18 WVU
Aaronette Vonleh scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting as the No. 25 Baylor Bears knocked off the visiting No. 18 West Virginia Mountaineers 75-65 in a Big 12 contest on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.,Vonleh, who was held to 4-of-16 from the field against BYU on Saturday, had 13 points in the third q...
ATP roundup: Nuno Borges rallies past Stan Wawrinka in Marseille
No. 8 seed Nuno Borges of Portugal withstood a challenge from three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, prevailing 6-7 (4), 7-6 (1), 6-3 in first-round action at the Open 13 Provence on Tuesday in Marseille, France.,Wawrinka, playing as a wild card as he continues to attempt a comeb...
Super Bowl LIX draws record 127.7 million viewers
A record 127.7 million viewers watched the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, according to the official Nielsen numbers released Tuesday.,The game in New Orleans aired on Fox, Fox Deportes and Telemundo and streamed on Tubi and drew a combined averag...
MLS roundup: Quakes sign GK Daniel to extension
The San Jose Earthquakes signed goalkeeper Daniel to a contract extension through 2026 on Tuesday with options for 2027 and 2028.,The 30-year-old Brazilian posted six clean sheets in 34 MLS matches in his first two seasons with the Quakes from 2023-24. Hamstring surgery limited him to 12 appearances...
From Dynasty to Disaster? Kansas City Chiefs Future Hangs in the Balance
After getting blown out in the Super Bowl agains the Philadelphia Eagles, the future of the Kansas City Chiefs remains uncertain with some cap space questions and free agents....
NBA roundup: Lakers rout Jazz in Luka Doncic's debut
Luka Doncic produced 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in his Los Angeles Lakers debut and LeBron James added 24 points, seven rebounds and eight assists as the newly formed star duo led the way to a 132-113 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Monday.,Austin Reaves logged 22 points and ni...
NBA roundup: Thunder nail team-record 27 3-pointers in win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who hit a franchise-record 27 3-pointers en route to a 137-101 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.,The Thunder extended their winning streak to six games, having prevailed in those games by an average of 25.8 point...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 16 Oklahoma holds off Auburn
Payton Verhulst sank a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining to lift No. 16 Oklahoma to a 73-71 victory over Auburn on Monday night in Norman, Okla. ,The Tigers (12-12, 3-8 Southeastern Conference) had tied the game just 20 seconds earlier when DeYona Gaston went 1-for-2 at the free-throw ...
Fox projections put Super Bowl viewership at record high
Despite the Super Bowl being a blowout, an average of 126 million U.S. viewers tuned in to see the Philadelphia Eagles thrash the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday, according to estimates Monday from Fox Sports.,The game in New Orleans was available for viewing on Fox, Telemundo, Fox Deportes, Tubi...
ATP roundup: Sebastian Korda stunned in Marseille opener
Finland's Otto Virtanen brought down No. 5 seed Sebastian Korda 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the first round of the Open 13 Provence on Monday in Marseille, France.,Virtanen, 23, had never beaten an opponent ranked top-30 in the world before defeating the American in two hours and 32 minutes. Virtanen f...