08 Feb, 2026
ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons rookie star James Pearce Jr. was arrested near Miami on Saturday night after fleeing officers and then crashing his car following what police said was a…
SAN FRANCISCO — Matthew Stafford edged Drake Maye for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award on Thursday night in the closest race since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair were…
February 3 – Gerard Piqué’s Kings League has taken the non-traditional football world by storm, and now the financial world is waking up to its impact with a $63 million…
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…
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…

Falcons’ James Pearce Jr. arrested after alleged domestic dispute

ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons rookie star James Pearce Jr. was arrested near Miami on Saturday night after fleeing officers and then crashing his car following what police said was a domestic dispute with WNBA player Rickea Jackson. Pearce, the first-round draft pick who led the Falcons in sacks and was third in NFL Defensive Rookie […]

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Matthew Stafford edges Drake Maye for MVP

SAN FRANCISCO — Matthew Stafford edged Drake Maye for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award on Thursday night in the closest race since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair were co-winners in 2003. Stafford received 24 of 50 first-place votes while Maye got 23. But Maye has a chance to go home this week with […]

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Kings League close $63m funding round to turbo charge expansion

February 3 – Gerard Piqué’s Kings League has taken the non-traditional football world by storm, and now the financial world is waking up to its impact with a $63 million investment round. The seven-a-side, creator-led football competition has closed a funding raise led by Alignment Growth, with existing backers Left Lane, Antifund, Bolt Ventures, and […]

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LeBron James is an NBA All-Star again, extending his streak

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 […]

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Chinese FA crackdown hits clubs with points deductions and fines for match-fixing and corruption

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 […]

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Boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis arrested after two-week search

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. […]

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Europe shows limited appetite for boycott as 2026 World Cup becomes a political football

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 […]

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Navy men’s basketball routs Army, 84-56, as Austin Benigni leads the way

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 […]

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Women’s transfer market growing, but big leagues dominate a market still to reach maturity, finds report

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.” […]

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Crofton boys, Broadneck girls win Anne Arundel indoor track and field championships

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 […]

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