Sophia Wilson is returning to the Portland Thorns for the 2026 season. The 25-year-old US national team star has exercised the player option of her contract for an additional year, the NWSL team announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not revealed, but Sportico reported the option was worth $1m. Wilson did not play this…
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Ann-Renée Desbiens made 35 saves and Marie-Philip Poulin scored in the shootout to help the Montreal Victoire beat the Toronto Sceptres in the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s first-ever game in Halifax on Wednesday night. Poulin buried the lone goal in a 10-round shootout, and Desbiens stopped all five Sceptres attempts…
Getty Images Florida center Olivier Rioux made history on Wednesday during his team’s 102-61 win over Saint Francis. Rioux, who stands at 7-foot-9, became the tallest player in college basketball history — at any level — to score a basket. His lone points of the game came with 42 seconds remaining, when he threw down…
Hardy Nickerson, a Verbum Dei grad who played linebacker at Cal, made the Pro Bowl five times, coached in college and the NFL and did two stints as head coach at Bishop O’Dowd in San Jose, has been named head football coach at JSerra. Nickerson, 60, becomes the first Black head football coach in the…
Dec 17, 2025, 03:10 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — With nothing material left to play for this season, the Miami Dolphins will see what they’ve got in Quinn Ewers. The seventh-round rookie will start at quarterback in place of Tua Tagovailoa, who has possibly played his final game for the franchise that handed him…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two NFL playoff spots were decided in Week 15 and a few more can be hashed out by the time Week 16 comes to a close. The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams are already in the postseason in their respective conferences. The Broncos need some help…
Inter Miami have re-signed striker Luis Suárez through the 2026 season, the MLS Cup champions announced Wednesday. The legendary Uruguay international had 17 goals and 17 assists in 50 appearances for the team in 2025. However, Inter Miami became a buzzsaw after Suárez was dropped to the bench by head coach Javier Mascherano. Replaced by…
Life as a practice squad player in the NFL is one full of ups and downs. Less than 24 hours after releasing quarterback/wide receiver John Rhys Plumlee from the practice squad, the Steelers are bringing him back, a team source told Alan Saunders of Steelers Now on Wednesday. Advertisement Plumlee was released on Tuesday per…
The sixth edition of the World Baseball Classic will be played in March 2026, three years after a thrilling 2023 finale between USA and Japan. That, of course, ended when Shohei Ohtani struck out then-Angels teammate Mike Trout. It was the most captivating moment of the baseball season, MLB postseason included. Hopefully we’re in for…
Dec. 16, 2025 Updated 10:23 PM PT Over the last week and a half of practice, Coach Cori Close challenged her team to work on their consistency, their physicality and their ability to defend with pride. She wants her team to play to the standard they’re known for. With a dominant performance on both sides of…
