JERUSALEM, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli coastal city of Netanya will host the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship, the European Swimming League (LEN) and the Israel Water Polo Association said on Friday.
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LIVINGSTON PARISH - Outside of the Livingston Parish School Board, teachers lined the street asking for support. They waved signs and wore T-shirts proclaiming "I'm not worth a penny, help us get our voice heard." It comes just days after Livingston Parish voters shot down a one-percent sales tax that would have funded raises for the school system. Inside, it was packed, with some not able to make it into th
LONDON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to play at the Wimbledon Championships this summer as "neutral" athletes, the All England Club announced here on Friday.
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Brandon Vazquez finally found the back of the net in the fifth match of the season, but FC Cincinnati is thriving despite the star striker's slow start. Vazquez looks to kick into top gear against a team he terrorized last season when FC Cincinnati (3-0-2, 11 points) host Inter Miami (2-3-0, 6 points) on Saturday night. Vazquez has five goals in six career matches against Miami, scoring four goals last season -- two api
Atlanta United seek a bounce-back performance -- and will get some key players back to help on that quest -- when they host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. The Columbus Crew spanked Atlanta 6-1 last Saturday, marking the club record for most goals allowed and worst margin of defeat since its inception in 2017. Atlanta (3-1-1, 10 points) had seven regular players out on international duty, including USMNT defen
HOUSTON -- Beyond their appearance at the Final Four, perhaps the strongest confirmation that the Florida Atlantic Owls are of undeniable quality was the performance of their conference foes this postseason. FAU won the Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles, finishing two games up on North Texas, which claimed the NIT championship Thursday. The Mean Green beat UAB, which placed third in the C-USA, in the fo
The Oakland Athletics will hope another newcomer has as much success against the visiting Los Angeles Angels as a trio enjoyed on Opening Day when the American League West rivals continue a three-game series Saturday afternoon.
Still in search of their first victory, the odds won't favor Sporting Kansas City when they travel to Philadelphia on Saturday. The Union (2-3-0, 6 points) won't be in a giving mood after seeing their two lengthy home streaks snapped last weekend with a 2-1 loss to Orlando City. Philadelphia had won 13 in a row at home, the second-longest streak in league history and was unbeaten in 24 straight at Subaru Park in Chester
The Columbus Crew seek their first back-to-back wins of the season on Saturday when they welcome a Real Salt Lake side that fell apart after halftime in their latest loss. In a game between teams depleted by international call-ups last weekend, Columbus (2-2-1, 7 points) romped to a 6-1 win over visiting Atlanta United. While not everyone who contributed to that victory is likely to start this weekend, Christian Ramirez
With only postseason home-ice advantage to be determined, the playoff-bound Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Ottawa Senators, a team desperately trying to stay alive in the Eastern Conference wild-card race, on Saturday night. The Senators (37-33-5, 79 points) defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in overtime Thursday and enter Saturday five points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second wild-card spot. "The
While the New Jersey Devils seem likely to finish second in the Metropolitan Division and get home-ice advantage for the first round of the postseason, first place also is a possibility. Especially if the Devils get a favorable result Saturday when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks, about an hourafter the first-place Carolina Hurricanes begin their game at the Montreal Canadiens. With seven games, left New Jersey (47-20
The Miami Heat welcome the Dallas Mavericks to town on Saturday with both teams looking to snap recent cold spells that have impacted their postseason aspirations. Miami (40-37) dropped its third straight on Wednesday with a 101-92 loss at New York. The defeat dropped Miami to 1 1/2 games behindBrooklyn for the Eastern Conference's sixth and final guaranteed playoff berth, with the Nets set to play the eighth-place Atlan
Michigan big man Hunter Dickinson entered the transfer portal on Friday. The 7-foot-1 center was a consensus second-team All-American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2021 and is coming off an All-Big Ten first-team selection in 2023. Michigan coach Juwan Howard had mixed feelings about Dickinson's decision but recognized his contributions to the program in a statement released Friday night. "Today is bittersweet,"
The Florida Panthers will aim to ascend into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference on Saturday when they conclude a four-game road trip against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Panthers (38-31-7, 83 points) have answered a four-game losing streak by winning back-to-back contests to move within one point of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Florida, however, has just six games remaining on its schedule -- one fewer tha
The New York Islanders haven't played in a postseason game since their hopes of reaching the Stanley Cup Finals ended with a Game 7 Eastern Conference semifinal loss to the host Tampa Bay Lightning on June 25, 2021. But the Islanders can take a big step toward returning to the playoffs Saturday night when they visit the Lightning in the first of two late-season meetings between the rivals. The Islanders last played Wedn
An exciting night in Oakland as the Athletics opened up the regular Season by beating the Los Angeles Angels 2-1.
Sebastian Munoz of Colombia eagled his starting hole en route to firing a 9-under-par 62 to grab a two-stroke lead after one round at LIV Golf Orlando on Friday in Winter Garden, Fla. Munoz is ahead of Richard Bland of England, who shot a 7-under 64 for second. Munoz also has his team, Torque, in second place through Day 1, one shot behind Brooks Koepka's Smash. Munoz began his round on the par-5 14th hole at Orange Cou
Kansas freshman guard Gradey Dick announced Friday on Instagram that he is declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8 sharpshooter had a standout debut season for the Jayhawks, starting all 36 games and finishing second in scoring at 14.1 points per game. He also averaged 5.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in being selected to the All-Big 12 second team, the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team and the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. "As a
The Carolina Hurricanes are suddenly in a tight race while trying to solidify their spot in the Eastern Conference playoff pecking order. The Hurricanes have clinched a playoff spot, but their status atop the Metropolitan Division is shaky. The Montreal Canadiens have no such concerns becausethey won't be in the postseason, though they'd like to snap a two-game losing streak when Carolina visits Saturday night. The gam
The Oakland Athletics will hope another newcomer has as much success against the visiting Los Angeles Angels as a trio enjoyed on Opening Day when the American League West rivals continue a three-game series Saturday afternoon. Seriously handcuffed by Shohei Ohtani for six innings, the A's rode the strong starting pitching of Kyle Muller and key eighth-inning hits by Esteury Ruiz and Aledmys Diaz to a come-from-behind, 2
Two veteran right-handers will go head-to-head when the Kansas City Royals host the Minnesota Twins in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon. Jordan Lyles is set to start for Kansas City and Sonny Gray will take the ball for Minnesota after a day off on Friday. Bothteams pitched well in Thursday's season opener, but the Twins were slightly better in the 2-0 victory. Pablo Lopez threw 5 1/3 shu
West Coast will unveil prized young gun Elijah Hewett for his AFL debut as the substitute in its home clash against GWS.
Kane Cornes has told Daisy Pearce she has no option but to quit her position as a commentator at Channel 7.
The second half of the national championship game picture will be determined when Miami (29-7) and UConn (29-8) square off in the second game at NRG Stadium in Houston on Saturday. UConn was a consensus 5.5-point favorite as of Friday afternoon, and the Huskies are also the heavy favorites to winit all among the Final Four teams. The line has held steady at BetMGM, where UConn has drawn 63 percent of the spread-line bet
On Thursday afternoon in the 2023 season opener, Tampa Bay rang in the new season by earning a victory in just about the most Rays way possible -- great pitching, strong defense and just enough offense. The Rays will try again Saturday afternoon when they host the Detroit Tigers in the second game of a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla. However, it will be hard to top Thursday's 4-0 shutout of the Tigers. Each s