Sports

OAKLAND, California – The Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros were apparently tired of playing fun. That after two quiet games at the Coliseum, real feelings managed to come out and tempers flew Sunday, months after Houston’s sign-stealing scandal was revealed by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers. Things got so angry that …

A Saturday that began with the cancellation of the Mid-American Football Conference this fall turned into speculation that Power 5 conferences are not that far behind. The MAC became the first FBS conference to cancel its season amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The news brought an avalanche of anonymous sources …

The announcement by the Mid-American Conference on Saturday that they are canceling their bankruptcy season (including for football) and plans to move the affected activities to the spring has led to much discussion that other NCAA conferences may follow. Some FCS-level conferences, including the CAA, the MEAC, the Ivy League, …

CURITIBA, Brazil – In many ways, there is nothing extraordinary about Renan Lodi. A defender at Spanish football club Atlético Madrid, Lodi is among the hundreds of Brazilian players who have crossed the Atlantic to play for European clubs in elite leagues such as the Champions League. More than 50 …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The lyrics live on the phone of Devin Booker, dozens of them, stored as a digital memory. Kobe Bryant was more than just a short peer. He was a confidant and advisor, a mentor and a friend. Every so often, Booker will pick up and …