The United States has withheld a dues payment of $3.6 million to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for not conducting an independent audit of operations, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said Wednesday.USADA chief executive officer Travis T. Tygart said his group “fully supports this decision” by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy …
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Wildfires near Los Angeles prompted the Los Angeles Kings to postpone their scheduled NHL home game Wednesday, and the NFL has contingency plans to move a planned Monday playoff game to Arizona if needed.The Kings did not announce a makeup date for their contest against the Calgary Flames but said: “The thoughts of the entire …
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Ice hockey rinks will join palm trees in sunny Florida next year when the NHL stages unprecedented outdoor games in Miami and Tampa, the league announced on Wednesday.The 2026 NHL Winter Classic will feature the Florida Panthers, the reigning Stanley Cup champions, playing host to the New York Rangers on January 2 at the home …
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Wildfires near Los Angeles have prompted the Los Angeles Kings to postpone their scheduled NHL home game Wednesday and the NFL to monitor developments ahead of Monday’s planned playoff game.The Kings did not announce a makeup date for their contest against the Calgary Flames but said: “The thoughts of the entire NHL family are with …
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Neymar said that the 2026 World Cup will be his last adding he was confident that Brazil would qualify for the finals in North America.”I know this will be my last World Cup, my last shot, my last chance and I will do everything I can to play in it,” the 32-year-old attacker, who has …
Trae Young’s sensational buzzer-beating three-pointer lifted the Atlanta Hawks to a 124-121 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday as Boston beat Denver in a battle of the last two NBA champions.At the end of a tight game, the crowd in Salt Lake City roared as Collin Sexton drilled a three-pointer to pull the Jazz …
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Quentin Grimes was the unlikely hero for Dallas Tuesday as the injury-hit Mavericks out-classed LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 118-97 to snap a five-game NBA losing streak.Grimes came off the bench to score 23 points and grab nine rebounds, drilling six of the Mavericks’ 18 three-pointers.Dallas, last season’s Western Conference champions, had gone …
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The Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce on Tuesday after the team went 4-13 in his first full NFL season at the helm.”We appreciate Antonio’s leadership, first as an interim head coach and this past season as the head coach,” the Raiders said in a statement. “Antonio grew up a Raiders fan and …
Giannis Antetokounmpo posted his fourth triple-double of the season and Damian Lillard scored 25 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 128-104 NBA victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday.Antetokounmpo scored 11 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and kept the Bucks offense clicking with his season-high 13 assists as the Bucks snapped a two-game skid.Milwaukee …
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USA international striker Brandon Vazquez has returned to Major League Soccer joining Austin FC from Mexican club Monterrey in a club record deal.The 26-year-old has signed a four year contract with the Texas club and will be registered as a ‘Designated Player’ who can be paid outside of the MLS salary cap.Austin did not disclose …
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