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Scotland's World Cup roster spans 24 years in age
Scotland manager Steve Clarke announced his 26-man World Cup roster on Tuesday, which spans from 19-year-old attacker Findlay Curtis to 43-year-old goalkeeper Craig Gordon.,Gordon made the roster despite being sidelined since January by a shoulder injury, while Curtis earned his spot after scoring f...
Sweet music: Nashville officially named host of 2030 Super Bowl
The honky-tonks will be packed to the rafters when the Super Bowl comes to Nashville in 2030.,NFL owners officially approved Nashville as the site for Super Bowl LXIV, which is scheduled to be played in February of 2030. The game will take place at the Tennessee Titans' new stadium, which is current...
MLB roundup: Angels end J.T. Ginn's no-hit bid in 9th, get walk-off HR
Zach Neto walloped a two-run homer with no outs in the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Angels a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels didn't record a hit through eight innings against J.T. Ginn before breaking through in the ninth to end their six...
Neymar makes Brazil’s WC roster, Joao Pedro left off
Neymar will make his fourth World Cup appearance after Brazil named him to their 26-man squad on Monday.,The decision was not a guarantee as questions surrounded Neymar's fitness since his ACL tear more than two years ago.,"(Neymar) has improved his fitness," Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton, Alex de Minaur win tough openers at Hamburg
World No. 6 Ben Shelton and No. 9 Alex de Minaur both survived opening-round tests at the Hamburg Open in Germany on Monday, winning in three sets over unseeded opponents.,Facing lucky loser Marcos Giron, second-seeded Shelton prevailed 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3) for his first win since capturing the title i...
Aaron Rai withdraws from Byron Nelson after PGA triumph
Aaron Rai is taking a well-earned week off after winning the PGA Championship, as the Englishman withdrew from the upcoming CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Monday.,S.Y. Noh of South Korea replaces Rai in the field off the alternate list.,Rai, 31, captured his first major championship Sunday at Aronimink Golf...
WTA roundup: Daria Kasatkina beats Liudmila Samsonova at Strasbourg
Daria Kasatkina of Australia served four aces and saved 9 of 12 break points while recording a 7-5, 6-3 victory over sixth-seeded Liudmila Samsonova in the first round of the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Kasatkina also converted 5 of 7 break points and will play American Peyton Stearns on...
Luka Modric headlines Croatia's World Cup roster
Midfielder Luka Modric will compete in his fifth FIFA World Cup this summer as Croatia looks to make another deep challenge for the championship.,Modric, 40, was named to the 26-man preliminary roster for the North American tournament on Monday. He made his World Cup debut in 2006 and helped Croatia...
Super Bowl likely to make Nashville debut in 2030
Nashville is expected to be awarded its debut Super Bowl when NFL owners convene on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,The game would be played in the under-construction new stadium of the Tennessee Titans and would be the first Super Bowl played in the city. Super Bowl LXIV is scheduled for F...
Gio Reyna May Have Made a Massive Mistake Skipping MLS
James Rodriguez is thriving in MLS while Gio Reyna’s limited Bundesliga role leaves major questions ahead of the World Cup....
MLB roundup: Mets rally from 4 down to stun Yankees in extras, win series
Carson Benge drove in the winning run in the 10th inning for the second time in a week as the New York Mets stormed back from a five-run deficit to stun the visiting New York Yankees 7-6 in the deciding game of this season's first Subway Series on Sunday.,The Mets' Luis Torrens had a two-run pinch-h...
Jannik Sinner captures 6th straight ATP Masters 1000 title
World No. 1 and Italian native son Jannik Sinner captured his sixth consecutive ATP Masters 1000 title, subduing Norway's Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to raise the trophy at the Italian Open in Rome.,Sinner joined Serbia's Novak Djokovic as the only two players to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 ti...
All-American, Super Bowl-winning coach Sherman Lewis dies
Sherman Lewis, a former Michigan State star who won four Super Bowls as an NFL assistant coach, died on Friday. He was 83.,Michigan State announced his passing Saturday night. It did not provide a cause of death, however.,An All-American halfback with the Spartans, Lewis finished third in the 1963 H...
MLB roundup: Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez K's 13 Pirates in CG shutout
Cristopher Sanchez struck out a career-high 13 in his second career shutout to guide the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,Bryce Harper hit a mammoth three-run homer and Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI for Philadelphia, which e...
Report: FIFA, Iran hold talks ahead of World Cup
FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom described his Saturday meeting with the head of Iran's Football Federation (FFIRI) as "constructive" as concerns about the nation's participation in next month's World Cup have not abated.,Grafstrom met with FFIRI President Mehdi Taj in Istanbul and told Reut...
MLB roundup: Astros blank Rangers as Spencer Arrighetti flirts with no-hitter
Spencer Arrighetti carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Isaac Paredes provided early offensive support with a solo home run as the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers with a 2-0 victory on Friday.,Arrighetti (5-1) was exceptional thro...
Alex Smalley, Maverick McNealy atop cluttered PGA leaderboard
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Maverick McNealy and Alex Smalley, two players without a regular-season win or a major top-15 on their resume, will enter the weekend tied for the lead at the PGA Championship and in prime position to earn a career-changing win at Aronimink Golf Club.,McNealy and Smalley finis...
Chris Gotterup ‘in position’ at another major, this time close to home
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- As Chris Gotteurp ambled around Aronimink Golf Club on Day 2 of the PGA Championship, his play gave the impression that he possessed some course knowledge.,In fact, Gotterup had never seen Aronimink before Monday. He just feels at home in this neck of the woods, flighting shot...
Alex Smalley sets clubhouse lead, Chris Gotterup posts 65 at PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Alex Smalley closed with a birdie to set the clubhouse lead at 4-under-par 136 on Friday, while Chris Gotterup and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama put themselves in contention at the PGA Championship halfway through the second round at Aronimink Golf Club.,Smalley, one of seven co-le...
NASCAR's All-Star Race making Northeast debut at Dover
Watkins Glen's incredible closing run Sunday by Shane van Gisbergen and the NASCAR All-Star Race this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway represent the complete opposite ends of certainty in the Cup Series.,After winning for the sixth time in seven road races, van Gisbergen has established himself as pe...