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 […]
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Monday, Jan. 12. Boys basketball Mt. Hebron 54, Guilford Park 42: The Vikings (6-5) moved back over .500, building a 36-13 halftime lead. Noel Igwe scored a team-high 17 points, while Trevor Smith added 10 points. For Guilford Park (4-9), Chris Wood finished with a team-high […]
January 9 – FIFA has appointed TikTok as its first ever ‘Preferred Platform’ for the 2026 World Cup in an agreement that will see live broadcast of match segments, as well as access to press conferences and training sessions to a select group of creators for fan content. TikTok’s head of global head James Stafford […]
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Carson Beck scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left, and Miami will head back home for a shot at its first national championship since 2001 after beating Mississippi, 31-27, in an exhilarating College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night. The 10th-ranked Hurricanes (13-2) had their vaunted […]
January 7 – New data from independent media outlet Peripheral shows which nation’s fans have been priced out of the 2026 World Cup. According to Peripheral’s research, supporters from 40% of countries already qualified for the World Cup would need to spend more than a month’s salary just to attend their team’s three group games, […]
PITTSBURGH — A week ago, a watch party at Ravens coach John Harbaugh’s home for the Steelers’ loss to the Browns in Cleveland turned “uncorked,” the 18th-year coach said. By Sunday night, however, the mood had turned rightfully sour. In a win-or-go-home contest against its biggest rival, Baltimore’s season fizzled out like week-old champagne, at […]
