ST. CLOUD, Minn. — John Mariucci and Herb Brooks, considered the godfathers of modern college hockey in Minnesota, never could have envisioned this in their lifetimes. But when Coach Bob Motzko left St. Cloud State after last season to succeed the retiring Don Lucia at the University of Minnesota, he arguably made a lateral move, not a step up. Such […]

WBC heavyweight champion Wilder, 33, and his team met with the head of broadcast giants DAZN John Skipper to discuss a deal with the view of an undisputed championship fight with Joshua. Speaking to Sky Sports, Hearn – who promotes 29-year-old WBA, IBF and WBO champion and DAZN fighter Joshua – revealed the talks are “very encouraging”. Hearn added: "I'm […]

NORTH BAY, Ont. – Justin Brazeau had a hat trick as the North Bay Battalion routed the Barrie Colts 6-2 on Tuesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Brazeau put away power-play winner at 12:22 of the first period. Mason Primeau had a pair of goals for the Battalion (28-32-5) and Brad Chenier also scored. Christian Propp made 17 saves for […]

A toxic political dispute is threatening to sink the Persian Gulf’s biggest sports television contract, a development that could have repercussions for other broadcast rights agreements worth billions of dollars. The Asian Football Confederation, the governing body for soccer in the region, on Tuesday unilaterally broke its exclusive contract with its Middle Eastern broadcast partner, the Qatar-based beIN Media Group, […]

Regarding the Rangers, who somehow seem destined to compile a poorer post-deadline record than last year’s remnants of a team: 1. Despite playing for a coach in Alain Vigneault who was not terribly invested by that point and putting out a lineup that included defensemen Ryan Sproul, Rob O’Gara and John Gilmour and forwards David Desharnais and Paul Carey — […]

Zidane shocked the world by returning to the Bernabeu on Monday just 10 months after quitting. And the Frenchman is already making his presence felt back in the Spanish capital as he looks to revive the former European champion’s fortunes after a disastrous season without him. Top of his agenda is reuniting a fractured squad that has seen the likes […]

Fly-half Ford was at the centre of last year’s Murrayfield mayhem ahead of England’s 25-13 defeat. Glasgow’s 6ft 3in No 8 Ryan Wilson shoved England’s smallest player — all 5ft 9in of him — in the back as players trotted off following a pre-match warm-up and it all kicked off. Scotland had the last laugh with their first Calcutta Cup triumph […]

By now you should be aware of the hilariously far-reaching college admissions bribery scandal unveiled after today’s FBI bust. If not, you’ve been missing out. College coaches and administrators were crucial to carrying out the scheme, falsely representing applicants as athletic recruits to boost their chances of admission. Here’s how it worked, as laid out in the court documents: parents […]

The Football Association has launched investigations into the crowd trouble which tainted the English game on Sunday. Birmingham fan Paul Mitchell jumped on to the pitch to punch Aston Villa star Jack Grealish during the Midlands derby. Then hours later Gunners supporter Gary Cooper burst on to the field at the Emirates to accost Manchester United defender Chris Smalling during […]

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed four international free agents; defensive back Dante Blackmon, wide receiver Dontre Wilson, running back Darius Victor, and defensive end Tobenna Okeke. Related Tiger-Cats add versatile defender, Justin Tuggle Tiger-Cats re-sign Simoni Lawrence and Delvin Breaux Sr. Blackmon, 25, most recently appeared in three games for the Tiger-Cats in 2017, recording two defensive tackles and one special […]