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Cowboys consider Foles as backup QB option

Ezekiel Elliott is slated to be the Cowboys starting running back come week one, but after tweaking his hamstring a few days ago, Elliott has been forced t...

Michael O'Reilly 'to appeal a drugs test result'

The Olympic Council of Ireland released a statement which read: "The Olympic Council of Ireland can confirm that the Sport Ireland Anti-Doping Agency has re...

Daniel Berger tied for lead at Travelers Championship

Four players, including 49-year-old University of Hartford graduate Jerry Kelly, were a shot behind. He is a stroke ahead of Vaughn Taylor and Andrew Loupe, w...

Rio equestrian venue hit by bullet

It narrowly missed Diana Dobson while she was inside the media tent. The security around the venue has been reinforced, however. "They can confirm it has noth...

Eric Ebron leaves mock game with injury

The Twitter hot take artists that populate the replies to this news seem unconcerned by the news, but it seems unlikely that quarterback Matt Stafford alone can...

American teen wins first gold of Rio Olympic Games

Thrasher, 19, delivered a steady performance to stay ahead of her competition scoring a 10.4. In the final round, she opened with a slight lead before shootin...

NHL Unveils Heritage Classic Jerseys, Alumni Rosters

The NHL Heritage Classic is set for October 23 at Investors Group Field, where the Jets will take on the Edmonton Oilers in an outdoor regular season game. The ...

Adding Andrew Miller gives Indians the best bullpen in baseball

Cleveland has been looking for a catcher since Yan Gomes separated his shoulder. In exchange, the Yankees received a package of four prospects - outfielder...

Almost 300 women representing Team USA at Rio Olympics

Team USA will be staying at the Silver Cloud cruise ship at Maua Pier during the Rio 2016 Olympics . The U.S. women had a light practice before speaking t...

IOC members bash anti-doping agency

The 271 approved athletes come from Russia's original entry list of 389. Olympics chief Thomas Bach called for a complete overhaul of the global anti-doping...

Bomb squad probing possible blast near cycling finish line

Brazilian military carried out a controlled explosion near the Copacabana finish line of Rio Olympics men's road cycling race that stunned the crowd, who feared...

Swimmer Adam Peaty sets world record in 100m breaststroke heats

The crowd raised the roof as he touched out in 57.55. Now, a year after the World Championship, Peaty can bring the first gold medal to the Great Britain. Cha...

Greek athlete kicked out of Rio Games for doping

Irish boxer Michael O'Reilly was provisionally suspended on Thursday. But the Court of Arbitration for Sport said the Olympic ban was "unenforceable" because ...

Scary injury: French gymnast Samir Ait Said snaps his leg on vault

Several people in attendance said on Twitter that you could hear the snap in the arena. NBC Olympics reported the injury as an open fracture to the left t...

Packers QB Rodgers expected to sit out Hall of Fame contest

Right back at ya, Green Bay! When the former Green Bay Packers quarterback speaks Saturday night at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he will do so like he playe...

Russians to compete in Rio: IOC

In response to evidence of state-sponsored doping in Russia, the International Olympic Committee last month directed sports federations to allow Russian athlete...

Brazil struggles in 0-0 draw against South Africa

After earning the silver medal in Atlanta in 1996, Argentina failed to qualify in 2000, then won gold in 2004 and 2008, then again missed the tournament in 20...

Rio ready for Olympic carnival as opening awaits

The world's largest sporting event comes to Brazil at a challenging time, in the midst of the country's worst recession in at least a quarter century and an imp...

Paul Pogba is worth world record £100million transfer fee, says Phil Neville

When or if a deal for Pogba, heavily linked with a world record £100million return to United from Juventus, materialises remains to be seen. "We are going to ...

Wayne Rooney Reveals What Jose Mourinho Is Really Like as a Manager

A fan at the official adidas shop in Paris posted a picture which has been trumpeted across the world as proof that Juventus have agreed to sell Paul Pogba ...

Indians beef up bullpen by acquiring Andrew Miller from Yankees

However, that trade was stopped by Lucroy, who refused to waive his no-trade clause and turned down a chance to join a contender. "I liked living in NY", he ...

Olympics begin with Sweden beating South Africa in soccer

South Africa are ranked 46 places below the Swedes at 52 in the world but have an experienced squad, with 10 players representing Banyana Banyana in London fou...

Cubs acquire Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman for prospects

But the Cubs believe Chapman, who has a 2.01 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 311/3 innings, is worth the cost and controversy surrounding him. Chapman, however, serv...

Team USA Coach Geno Auriemma 'proud' of WNBA players' activism

Durant apparently didn't notice when Green set a screen for him, freeing him to nail a 3-pointer and giving him a low five after the ideal execution of a two-ma...

McIlroy blames 'pathetic' putting after missing cut

Sunday, when much of the field will wrap up its round and the final groups will begin a day late. So the PGA of America hoped the storms would miss again. Wal...

Bach asks for support in Russia decision

The games begin on Friday and run through August 21. At the last Olympic Games, in the Russian town of Sochi in 2014, the country won 33 overall medals - 13 o...

New Yankees closer Dellin Betances shaken over trade of Andrew Miller

The Indians sent four minor leaguers, including highly touted outfielder Clint Frazier , to NY for the 31-year-old Miller, who is expected to arrive in Clevela...

Porous defense dooms Diamondbacks in 14-3 loss to Dodgers

Unfortunately, the 3-0 lead wouldn't stick, as a Jake Lamb error led to three unearned runs off Corbin in the bottom of the fourth. During Sunday's game betwe...

Paul Pogba set to travel to England to complete Manchester United move

Thankfully, the club will have Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back and fit for the start of the season. The training has been hard but enjoyable. "So I think it is g...

L'ultimo regalo a Anna Marchesini la laurea della figlia Virginia Valente

E poi ancora le lucine di Lucia Mondello che si fulminano baciando Lorenzo "o come diceva tutti Renzo", la rossa del "Roxy bar" e la sessuologa Merope Genero...

PGA Championship 2016: Jimmy Walker continues trend of first-time major winners

But when Walker got out of the greenside rough safely and two-putted from 33 feet, golf's year of the upstart champion was complete. "I wouldn't have called thi...

Daley Thompson urges International Olympic Committee to ban entire Russian team from Rio Games

The Dagestan native and member of the proposed Russian freestyle wrestling team at this year's Olympics is referencing the World Anti-Doping Agency's suggested ...

Streb still talk of the PGA

The course was pounded with rain and players eventually were sent home. But with the forecast of more thunderstorms throughout Saturday evening and Sunday, ma...

Man who killed 84 in Nice researched Orlando shooting before deadly attack

Hollande said a state of emergency - imposed after a string of terrorist attacks at a concert hall, national stadium and cafes in Paris on November 13 - would...

Russia's contingent leave for Rio in subdued mood

Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller announced on Wednesday that the balance had been tipped by the eight female rowers who were invited to compete after Russian athle...