Lyon and Chelsea take clear leads in Women’s Champions League groups. Madrid, Wolfsburg also win

MADRID – If Lyon is to add to its record eight Women’s Champions League titles, stunning goals like that scored by 21-year-old forward Melchie Dumornay on Wednesday will help. Dumornay’s 45-yard (meter) chipped shot from the center circle to beat Roma goalkeeper Camelia Ceasar was the standout moment of a 3-0 win in a clash…

Homes of Chiefs’ quarterback Mahomes and tight end Kelce were broken into last month

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The homes of Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were broken into within days of each other last month, law enforcement reports show. “Obviously it’s frustrating, disappointing,” Mahomes said before practice on Wednesday. The break-ins, which were first reported by TMZ, happened just before and the…

Jannik Sinner’s doping case is already decided in court of public opinion, Italy’s tennis chief says

TURIN – A final verdict in the doping case involving top-ranked Jannik Sinner likely won’t come until early next year. For the president of the Italian tennis federation, though, the case has already been won — in the court of public opinion. “Apart from a few imbeciles, people all around the world understand what happened,”…

NIL provides new artillery for recruiting wars in what Ole Miss coach Kiffin says is a flawed system

ATHENS, Ga. – NIL money has added a new variable to the long-held practice of college coaches trying to flip recruits who have given verbal commitments to other schools. The NCAA rules providing college athletes the ability to earn revenue from their name, image and likeness provide new artillery for recruiting wars. When the recruiting…

The ACC began the season fighting for respect. The early CFP rankings show it is an uphill battle

Rhett Lashlee has done the math. It rolls around in the SMU coach’s head every week. The more he thinks about it, the more it doesn’t add up. Why, Lashlee wonders, is the Atlantic Coast Conference fighting what seems to be an uphill battle for respect from the College Football Playoff committee? “To look at…

Wander Franco released under supervision after gun arrest in Dominican Republic

SAN JUAN DE LA MAGUANA – Wander Franco, the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop who awaits trial in a sexual abuse case, was granted supervised release Wednesday after being arrested and charged for illegally carrying a gun in his vehicle during an altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic. Dominican judge Viamerca Ruiz said…

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