SportsItaly Is Out Again. The Four-Time Champions Just Missed Their Third Straight World Cup.
A red card, 78 minutes with 10 men, and a penalty shootout collapse in Bosnia made Italy the first former champion to miss three consecutive World Cups.
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SportsTiger Woods Pleads Not Guilty to DUI After Fourth Major Car Crash. Then He Walked Away From Golf.
The 50-year-old golf legend was arrested after a rollover crash near his Jupiter Island home. No alcohol was detected, but hydrocodone was found in his pocket. He's now seeking treatment.
SportsMLB's Robot Umpire Era Arrived on Opening Day. The First Challenge Was a Strikeout.
The Automated Ball-Strike challenge system debuted across Major League Baseball this week, and the early numbers suggest it's working exactly as designed.
SportsMarch Madness 2026 Tips Off Tonight: Duke Leads a Wide-Open Field Into the First Four
The 2026 NCAA Tournament begins in Dayton with four First Four games, but the real story is a bracket loaded with blue-blood No. 1 seeds, dangerous mid-majors, and enough parity to make every office pool a coin flip.
SportsSGA Goes for 127 Tonight. Wilt Chamberlain's Last Untouched Record Is on the Line.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied Chamberlain's 126-game 20-point streak Monday. Tonight against the Celtics, he can own it alone.
SportsThe Ravens Lost Maxx Crosby on Tuesday Night. By Wednesday Morning, They Had Trey Hendrickson.
Baltimore's 13-hour pivot from a failed blockbuster to a $112 million signing reveals a front office built for chaos.
SportsItaly Just Handed Team USA Its First WBC Loss, and It Wasn't a Fluke
Italy's 8-6 upset of the United States in WBC pool play exposed real problems with America's most stacked roster ever, and the Azzurri earned every run.
SportsBam Adebayo Just Scored 83 Points. Only Wilt Has Ever Done More.
Adebayo's 83-point eruption against the Wizards passes Kobe Bryant for the second-highest single-game total in NBA history and rewrites what we thought we knew about the Heat center.
SportsNFL Free Agency Erupts: Crosby, Tua, and a Record Cap
The legal tampering period opened with Maxx Crosby heading to Baltimore, Tua released at a $99M dead cap hit, and the first $301 million salary cap reshaping how teams spend.
SportsWBC Saturday Delivers Two Historic Walk-Off Home Runs
Darell Hernaiz and Ozzie Albies made World Baseball Classic history with the tournament's first-ever walk-off home runs, capping a night that also saw Japan slug four homers to beat Korea.
SportsThe Sabres Haven't Made the Playoffs Since 2011. They Just Bought In.
Buffalo added four players at the trade deadline, has won six straight, and Tage Thompson is on a 10-game point streak. After 14 years of futility, the Sabres are playing like a team that knows this is their moment.
SportsTeam USA's Most Stacked WBC Roster Ever Is Built for One Thing: Redemption
With 22 All-Stars, both Cy Young winners, and Aaron Judge wearing the captain's armband, Team USA's World Baseball Classic roster is the most talented ever assembled. But talent wasn't the problem in 2023.