TOKYO – Shohei Ohtani is going to save the newspaper industry in Japan — singlehandedly. The Japanese and Los Angeles Dodgers superstar won his third Most Valuable Player award, this time picking up his first MVP in the National League. He’d already won two in the American League — in 2021 and 2023 — playing…

The Juan Soto Sweepstakes aren’t expected to last too long into the offseason, with offers from teams expected to begin trickling in soon and the Yankees and Mets still among the favorites to land the star. Still, regardless of where Soto lands — and whether it’s back with the Yankees — there will continue to…

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike system in the minor leagues since 2019 but is still working on the shape…

Police officers in Paris arrested two fans at an Israel-France UEFA Nations League soccer game at Stade de France national stadium Thursday.  “There was the start of a fight. We were extremely reactive, so the incident was very quickly contained,” Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunez told France 2. The fight broke out around 10 minutes…

Thanksgiving is all about gratitude, football, and, of course, those unavoidable family conversations you’d rather dodge. (I’m gearing up for a spirited argument with my brothers-in-law — the same guys who, six weeks ago, were texting me to tell someone at the Eagles to fire Nick Sirianni but now can’t stop talking about booking trips…

LONDON – A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. The woman said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying left her heavily bruised and…