Manchester City has lodged a “comprehensive” appeal, the club confirmed Friday, following the publication of a report by an independent commission detailing large-scale financial rule-breaking by the Premier League giant in one of English soccer's biggest scandals. “The club’s firm position,” rea...
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ZURICH (AP) — German official Franz Reindl has been elected president of the International Ice Hockey Federation by just three votes after incumbent Luc Tardif chose not to run. Reindl beat Petr Bříza 60-57 in a runoff vote on the Spanish island of Tenerife between two former pla...
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns are developing a knack for coming up big in the fourth quarter. Watson led a go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter for the third straight week as he moved the Browns into position for Andre Szmyt's career-long 56-yard field ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Injuries forced Caitlin Clark to sit on the bench a year ago and watch her Fever teammates have their season ended by the Aces. Clark was in the middle of the action this time, but the result was the same after Las Vegas eliminated Indiana 94-83 in Game 3 of the ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A'ja Wilson made sure her basketball spoke for itself Thursday night. The four-time WNBA MVP, who had a verbal encounter with a Fever fan in Indiana two nights earlier, scored 36 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the defending champion Las Vegas Aces to a 94...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Harper doesn't play the shoulda, woulda, coulda game. The bottom line for the Philadelphia Phillies is they came up short in the postseason again. “You’re here to do business. You’re here to win games, and we didn’t do that,” Harper said in a subdued Phillies...
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ATLANTA (AP) — After hitting into two double plays during the Atlanta Braves' loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, Michael Harris II was eager for an opportunity to make amends. He didn't have to wait long. Harris hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Chris Sale c...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s week six of high school football and Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights. Sports Director Megan Murray and Sport Reporters Brett Holmes and Noah Gulley are bringing you highlights for Hidalgo at La Villa and Gregory Por...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The H-E-B Feast of Sharing is returning to the Rio Grande Valley. The annual event brings families, friends, and neighbors across Texas for a holiday feast. This year, H-E-B is hosting 27 feasts in Texas and Mexico, including the Rio Grande Val...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman and Emmet Sheehan yawned. Manager Dave Roberts wore shorts to batting practice. The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing it cool as they head into the postseason with history at stake. They're trying to become the first team since the New York Yankee...
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Jalen Duren has decided to accept a five-year, $200 million contract offer with the Detroit Pistons, a person with knowledge of the agreement confirmed Thursday night. Duren accepted the deal shortly before a midnight deadline on a one-year, $9.6 million qualifying offer, accordi...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Igor Shesterkin shot the puck down the ice toward the empty net like he has done so many times before. Then his view was blocked by players standing in the way. “I didn’t see the puck land,” Shesterkin said, “so I didn’t know can I celebrate or not.” It landed per...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Igor Shesterkin became the first New York Rangers goalie to score when he lofted the puck the length of the ice into an empty net, capping a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. A year after failing to score in their first three home games l...
