Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, replied forcefully on Thursday to concerns about a holdup of federal funding for this summer’s World Cup, confirming that “no funds have been awarded yet” in a post on X. About $625m in grants administered by the Federal Emergency Management Authority (Fema) were authorized last summer and set…
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei set a new course record with a commanding victory at the Tokyo Marathon. The 32-year-old finished in 2:14:29 – more than two minutes ahead of Ethiopia’s Bertukan Welde, who was second in 2:16:36. Advertisement Welde’s Ethiopian compatriot Hawi Feysa came third in 2:17:39. The previous course record was 2:15:55 – set by…
The final day of February saw multiple Power Five teams clinch at least a share of their league’s conference title. On Friday night, Michigan defeated Illinois to clinch its first Big Ten title since 2021 in Year 2 of Dusty May’s tenure. Less than 24 hours later, Duke, Arizona and Florida joined the party. The No. 1-ranked…
There are All-Star teams. Then there’s Sierra Canyon’s boys’ basketball team, made up of two McDonald’s All-Americans, a former Trinity League MVP, a star guard from North Carolina and several other newcomers that complete a nine-man rotation that no one in Southern California has been able to beat. Coach Andre Chevalier pushes the buttons and…
Andreas HaleMar 1, 2026, 12:35 AM ET Close Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team USA Olympic hockey hero Jack Hughes spoke about his support for his country’s women’s hockey team after his team was the subject of backlash for laughing at a joke by President Donald Trump about the women’s team. During an interview on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show”…
Lionel Messi was briefly tackled to the ground by a pitch invader and a security guard in a midweek, early-season friendly on Thursday evening in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Inter Miami were fulfilling a make-up date for a postponed friendly against Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle, originally slated for 13 February. The initial date was scrapped…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Honor Huff scored 19 points, Brenen Lorient added 18 and West Virginia led the entire second half and beat No. 19 BYU 79-71 on Saturday night. DJ Thomas added 13 points and Jasper Floyd and Chance Moore had 11 apiece for the Mountaineers (17-12, 8-8 Big 12). Advertisement Robert Wright III…
When Miami quarterback Carson Beck’s face flashed on the Jumbotron inside Lucas Oil Stadium at the NFL combine on Saturday, many of the pro-Indiana fans in attendance let him hear it. Beck was booed during every pass attempt during the individual on-field portion of the day’s events. That reception came on the heels of his…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> PHOENIX — By Game 7 of last year’s World Series, the Dodgers’ faulty bullpen issues were apparent even in the midst of dramatic triumph. Not only did the Dodgers use all four starters in their postseason rotation — Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — they also tapped Justin Wrobleski…
