Atlanta embraces soccer with futuristic stadium, rabid fans
Atlanta boasts historic sports heroes like baseball’s “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron and basketball’s “human highlight film” Dominique Wilkins, but a futuristic stadium gave the city its latest legend less than two months ago when Atlanta United FC capped off …
Joshua likely to scrap April fight at Wembley
Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua is likely to scrap a scheduled title defense at Wembley Stadium on April 13 with a June fight in New York now on the cards, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
NBA roundup: LeBron returns, lifts Lakers in OT
LeBron James returned to action and scored 24 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers to a 123-120 overtime win against the host Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.
Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Purdue edges PSU in OT
Purdue playing an overtime game at Penn State is starting to become a biennial rite of winter.
Thai court to hear Bahraini extradition request for footballer
A Thai public prosecutor on Friday submitted to a criminal court Bahrain’s extradition request for jailed footballer Hakeem Al Araibi, who fled his country amid political upheaval and has refugee status in Australia.
NHL roundup: Zibanejad’s hat trick leads Rangers past Devils
Mika Zibanejad posted the second hat trick of his career Thursday night, scoring the game-winning goal with 4:36 left in the third period to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils at Newark, N.J.
Budweiser spends big on Super Bowl, targets small markets
At least, that is what Anheuser-Busch InBev hopes as it strives to reach more than 100 million U.S. TV viewers during Sunday’s Super Bowl, promoting vintage brands such as Budweiser and Bud Light.
NBA notebook: Porzingis to Mavs in 7-player deal
The Dallas Mavericks made injured forward Kristaps Porzingis’ wish come true Thursday by agreeing to acquire the All-Star player from the New York Knicks in a deal involving seven players and two first-round picks.
NBA notebook: Porzingis to Mavs in 7-player deal
The Dallas Mavericks made injured forward Kristaps Porzingis’ wish come true Thursday by agreeing to acquire the All-Star player from the New York Knicks in a deal involving seven players and two first-round picks.
NFL notebook: Judge nixes Rams-Saints do-over
Just three days before the Super Bowl, the U.S. judicial system has ruled that the NFL will not be forced to replay a portion of the NFC Championship Game, which likely would have meant delaying the Super Bowl.
