LeBron James is an All-Star again, extending his record streak of selections. James was a pick for the 22nd consecutive year, one of 14 players who were announced Sunday as reserves for the Feb. 15 midseason showcase that’ll take place at the Los Angeles Clippers’ arena in Inglewood, California. James is the All-Star record holder […]
January 30 – Nine clubs will begin the new Chinese Super League (CSL) season with points deductions after the latest round of sanctions stemming from investigations into match-fixing, gambling and corruption. This is another major blow to the domestic game that has spent the better part of a decade battling credibility issues. Shanghai Shenhua, last […]
Miami Gardens Police arrested professional boxer and Baltimore native Gervonta “Tank” Davis on Wednesday night on charges of battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping, department officials said. In a statement on their social media, the department said Davis, 31, was taken into custody without incident by the Miami Gardens Special Investigations Section and the U.S. […]
January 26 – German football executive Oke Göttlich has urged Europe to consider a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. His comments come following the US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric over Greenland and broader foreign policy moves that have escalated tension with Europe. Göttlich, the president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli and a vice […]
Business-like. That is the best way to describe Navy’s convincing victory over archrival Army. The Midshipmen played the type of basketball they have been since Patriot League action began and that proved too much for the Black Knights. Senior point guard Austin Benigni scored 19 points and dished off six assists as Navy dominated every […]
January 23 – The women’s transfer market is growing with transfer volume rising rapidly, and more clubs are working internationally, but fee-paying transactions are still a minority of overall activity. A report by Football Benchmark finds that while the women’s transfer market is “scaling quickly it is still in the early stages of structural maturity.” […]
Crofton indoor track and field’s bag of medals weighed so heavily only midway through the county championships, Anne Arundel County officials needed to pull out another one just to hold them all. Even so, the paper envelopes swelled with clinking prizes, so many that head coach Stacy Severtson needed to make two trips to bring […]
January 19 – Senegal have won the Africa Cup of Nations for a second time stunning tournament hosts Morocco 1-0 in extra time in a dramatic final after the West Africans had walked off following a controversial penalty decision. It was a final like no other, with a denouement like no other: Pape Gueye decided […]
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Friday, Jan. 16. Boys basketball Oakland Mills 68, Centennial 32: The Scorpions (11-1) put forth a dominant performance on both ends of the floor. Hayes Bishop led the way with 16 points, while Keegan Rembert added 12 points. Nine different Oakland Mills players scored. For Centennial […]
January 15 – Crux Football, the fledgling multi-club ownership business focussed on women’s clubs and founded by Kiwi Rebecca Smith, has made its second acquisition taking a major stake in FC Rosengård, Sweden’s most successful women’s team. The Swedish Football Association has approved the transfer of the women’s stadium to FC Rosengård Elitfotboll AB which […]
