KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco will likely be placed on the injured list after suffering a right ankle injury in the final minutes of Sunday’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals, a person familiar with the injury told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because Pacheco was […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world’s biggest stages, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 29. “Michaela touched so many lives around the world, including ours. She was an […]
Perhaps English Premier League teams struggling with Erling Haaland should consider the 5-4-1 formation that Kazakhstan used against Norway on Friday. Kazakhstan’s defenders in yellow surrounded Haaland for the entire 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw in the Nations League, holding the striker goalless after his consecutive hat-tricks in the Premier League. Haaland did not […]
MADRID – With his 900th career goal, Cristiano Ronaldo defeated Luka Modric in the Nations League duel of the veterans on Thursday. Ronaldo, 39, became the first player to reach 900 goals in official matches for club and country by scoring in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Modric’s Croatia. “It means a lot to me,” Ronaldo […]
NEW ORLEANS – Sybil Haydel Morial, civil rights activist, widow of New Orleans’ first black mayor, Dutch Morial, and mother of former mayor Marc Morial, has died at the age of 91. Her family announced her death Wednesday in a statement issued by the National Urban League, whose president and CEO is Marc Morial. Details […]
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Ferrari enjoyed an unexpected boost at the Dutch Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc’s hard-fought podium finish a huge relief for the out-of-form Italian team ahead of its home Formula One race. Leclerc was sixth on the grid on Sunday but overtook Red Bull’s Sergio Perez at the start before also overtaking Mercedes’ […]
LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Allen scored 16 points, Kamilla Cardoso and rookie Angel Reese had double-doubles and the Chicago Sky rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Los Angeles 90-86 on Saturday, handing the Sparks their fifth straight home loss. Chicago (11-15) trailed 74-64 at the start of the final quarter, but a turnaround jumper […]
WASHINGTON – Napheesa Collier scored 30 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 99-83 victory over the Washington Mystics on Saturday. Collier sank 13 of his 16 shots and made two three-pointers. Minnesota (19-8), which leads the Western Conference, extended its winning streak to three games with a home-and-away series victory over Washington (6-21). […]
SEOUL, South Korea – Korean-American star Jay Park is known for many things, including being a rapper and R&B artist, as well as a lover of healthy garlic drinks. Park held a two-day fan meeting in Seoul over the weekend for the first time in over a decade. Between performances of his hit songs, Park, […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The San Francisco 49ers placed defensive end Drake Jackson on the season-ending injured list, the latest setback for the team’s 2022 second-round pick. Jackson was placed on the reserve or physically unable to perform list on Thursday, which opened up a spot on the roster and forced Jackson to miss the […]
