BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn't think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until the remarkable twist of fate became clear years later, when that infant blossomed into Lamine ...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — France and England agree on this: Neither team wanted to be playing on Saturday. France was a favorite to win the World Cup. England was close to ending a decades-long wait for its first World Cup title since 1966. Both fell one match short of their ultimate ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge's broken rib has not completely healed, and the New York Yankees captain still hasn't been cleared to resume baseball activities. Judge hasn't played since May 31 because of a stress fracture in his right ribs. He had a scan during the All-Star break and called the result positive news. "Part of it's healing. The other part of it's still trying to bridge together," the three-time AL MVP said before the Yankees started the second half Friday night against the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Judge and the Yankees were ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The most expansive season in NHL history will begin in September, not October, and limit most teams to four preseason games. The league's first 84-game season since 1993-94 opens Sept. 29 as 32 teams will combine to play a total of 1,344 games. The season runs through Saturday, April 10, before the playoffs begin the following week. The increase from an 82-game slate, which had been the standard since the mid-'90s, was agreed upon by team owners and players in the last round of talks on a collective bargaining agreement. The intent is to provide more space between ...
PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Walker rooted for Chipper Jones as a young Braves fan raised in suburban Atlanta and used to beg his family to take him to baseball games at Turner Field. Walker's parents — "Jordan's Dad" and "Jordan's Mom," as known by their customized jerseys this week at the Home ...
SOUTHPORT, England — Turns out Bryson DeChambeau had enough strategy to get in the mix Thursday at Royal Birkdale, often ripping driver to take the fearsome bunkers out of play and doing enough right for a 3-under 67 that left him one shot out of the early lead in the British Open. Sungjae ...
