Global soccer icon Lionel Messi is planning to sign with Inter Miami CF, he announced Wednesday. The star of Argentina's 2022 World Cup championship reportedly is opting to join the MLS ranks over returning to Barcelona or accepting a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia. Messi, who turns 36 on June 24, officially becomes a free agent when his contract at France's Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of this month.
The Washington Nationals designated right-hander Erasmo Ramirez for assignment Wednesday and recalled right-hander Cory Abbott from Triple-A Rochester. In his second season with the Nationals, Ramirez was 2-3 with a 6.33 ERA in 23 relief appearances. In 12 major league seasons with six different clubs, the 33-year-old is 39-45 with a 4.28 ERA over 299 appearances (94 starts). The move to DFA Ramirez comes one day after
Lionel Messi warms up ahead of the French league football match between Paris Saint Germin and Clermont Foot at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, June 3, 2023. /CFP
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Being down a pair of games in a playoff series while having to author a comeback is not new to the Florida Panthers That experience will serve as something of a life preserver, even as the stakes are raised in the Stanley Cup Final, as the Panthers prepare to host the Vegas Golden Knights for Game 3 at Sunrise, Fla., on Thursday. Vegas holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and outscored the Panthers by a combined
The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Calvin Faucher on the 15-day injured list Wednesday and recalled right-hander Luis Patino from Triple-A Durham. Faucher's move to the IL, retroactive to Tuesday, is due to right elbow inflammation. The 27-year-old is 1-1 with a 5.21 ERA in 13 appearances (four starts) and is 3-4 with a 5.36 ERA in 35 appearances (four starts) over the past two seasons for Tampa Bay. Patino, 23, has
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Rory McIlroy won last year's RBC Canadian Open for his 21st career win on the PGA Tour and headed to the interview room with something to say. "This is a day I'll remember for a long, long time," the Northern Irishman said. "Twenty-one PGA Tour wins, one more than somebody else." The "somebody else" was Greg Norman. The gripe was with LIV Golf, where Norman was the figurehead at the time. The same week that the PGA Tour
Ryan Noda homered and the visiting Oakland Athletics scored seven runs in the first inning Wednesday to top the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 in the decider of a three-game series. Jace Peterson added a two-run double, Brent Rooker had two RBIs, and Jonah Bride and JJ Bleday each hit an RBI single for the A's, who have won back-to-back games for the third time. Oakland starter Hogan Harris (1-0), making his first major league
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): After many were left surprised as India dropped Ravichandran Ashwin from the team for the WTC final, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey on Wednesday broke his silence and said that the omission of the world's top-ranked Test bowler was tough and after looking at the pitch they decided to go out with four seamers. India decided not to pick the world's top-ranked Test bowler Ashwin for the ICC World Tes
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): Australia batter Travis Head said on Wednesday that losing the toss was challenging for his team, but he is pleased with his contribution to the Aussies' batting order as he slammed an unbeaten century in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against India on Day One of the match. After Australia lost some early wickets, the left-hander Head swung the momentum of the ICC World Test
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EA Sports unveiled the Madden24 cover Wednesday morning, including a trailer for the new video game, and let's just say it did Patrick Queen dirty.
The trailer ends with a video game simulation of cover boy Bills quarterback Josh Allen trucking the Ravens linebacker on the goal line (and stiff-arming safety Geno Stone).
The Ravens players took notice and chirped back at EA Sports on Twitter
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Mink: The excitement surrounding the Ravens' receiving corps, coupled with Lamar Jackson's stated desire to run less, has put Baltimore's passing attack at the forefront of the offseason buzz. However, I agree that the rushing attack is getting a little lost in the conversation here.
The Ravens ran the ball more than any team in the league during the Greg Roman
Less than a month ago, EA Sports announced it was working with a sports licensing firm to sign up players to appear in the 2024 reboot of its college football game. But the plan could have hit a hitch. On3 reported Wednesday that the College Football Players Association is urging the players not to sign on because of low compensation for their name, image and likenesses (NIL). Per the report, the players would share ab
London [UK], June 7 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer said he found the decision of the Indian skipper to bowl first in the final of the World Test Championship 2023 against Australia baffling. The 85-year-old was at the Oval, London to support the Indian team. Speaking to ANI, Farokh shared his thoughts about India's decision at the toss, saying they could have opted to field first. Engineer said, "It does n
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Padel, the dynamic and fast-growing sport, received a momentous boost as the Indian Padel Federation (IPF) announced a strategic partnership with badminton legend Pullela Gopichand. Gopichand, a Padma Bhushan, Dronacharya and Arjuna awardee, joined the IPF as an advisor, bringing his enormous wealth of expertise and experience, having made an indelible mark in producing a host
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Jaguars today introduced conceptual designs for the Stadium of the Future, a design project nearly three years in the making intended to inspire a transformation of Downtown Jacksonville and secure NFL football in Northeast Florida well into the future.
The video visualization and renderings were unveil
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): India's ace athlete Neeraj Chopra and steeplechase runner Avinash Sable will not compete at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2023 scheduled to be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Odisha's Bhubaneswar from June 15 to June 19. The 62nd edition of the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships will serve as the selection trials for the upcoming Asian Games, which
Global soccer icon Lionel Messi is planning to sign with Inter Miami CF, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. The star of Argentina's 2022 World Cup championship reportedly is opting to join the MLS ranks over returning to Barcelona or accepting a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia. Messi, who turns 36 on June 24, officially becomes a free agent when his contract at France's Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end o
The Los Angeles Kings signed defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to a two-year extension on Wednesday. The team said the contract carries an annual average value of $5.875 million per season and runs through the 2024-25 season. Gavrikov, 27, recorded three goals and six assists in 20 games with the Kings after arriving in the March 1 trade that sent goaltender Jonathan Quick to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Gavrikov has 82 poin
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EAGAN, Minn. - Ben Ellefson's days in the NFL - and with the Vikings - will continue.
Less than a week after the Hawley, Minnesota, native announced he was retiring as a player via his Instagram account last Thursday, Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell told Twin Cities media members that Ellefson is joining the football staff in a hybrid role.
O'Connell spoke briefly bef
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Several former Vikings - including the likes of Randy Moss, Steve Hutchinson and Jim Kleinsasser - were listed Monday on the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
Voters will evaluate candidates, and the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be determined by early next year.
Criteria for College Football Hall of Fame consideration include:
First and foremost, a player
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Eagan, Minn. (June 6, 2023) - The Minnesota Vikings have announced the following 2023 draft selection has signed his rookie contract:
RB DeWayne McBride
The Vikings have now signed all six of their selections from the 2023 NFL Draft.
May 17: Vikings 2023 first-round pick Jordan Addison has signed his rookie contract.
Addison inked his first p
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I know it's hard to gauge much in OTAs and minicamp, but who are some players from the 2022 team that you are hoping or expecting to see more improvement from on the field? Also, have you seen improvement from anyone that you weren't really expecting as much from? - Darryl Cross/Largo, FL
Nick Harris: Simply put: Jalen Tolbert. The second-year jump t
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FRISCO, Texas - It's a bold new world in 2023 for Isaac Alarcon, the likes of which would make Aladdin blush. Having spent the large majority of his football career positioned on the offensive line, including flexing between tackle and guard for the Dallas Cowboys over the course of his NFL development, Alarcon is being moved this offseason to the defensive side of the ball.
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Height: 6-1Weight: 192 lbsCollege: Kentucky
11:20 a.m. - When the 2023 regular season gets underway, it's likely you'll see cornerback Kelvin Joseph taking reps in a