Boxer Patrick Day died Wednesday, four days after he was knocked out during his bout with Charles Conwell on Saturday night in Chicago. Day, 27, succumbed to a traumatic brain injury he suffered that night, according to a statement from his promoter, Joe DiBella of DiBella Entertainment. “He was surrounded by his family, close friends…… MORE
Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees will have to wait at least one more day. Major League Baseball announced that Game 4 at Yankee Stadium has been postponed Wednesday because of inclement weather. The announcement comes as a potential bomb cyclone is getting ready to…… MORE
As the Rugby World Cup pauses for breath between the groups stages and knockout rounds, now seems a good time to reflect on what’s been an eventful tournament so far. Host Japan has been the surprise package, topping its group with victories over Ireland, Scotland, Samoa, and Russia, while Uruguay shocked Fiji to record its…… MORE
Spain’s La Liga has asked the country’s football federation (RFER) to move the upcoming “El Clasico” match from Barcelona to Madrid because of the ongoing Catalonian protests. The match between fierce rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid is due to be played at Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium on October 26. But because of protests by…… MORE
Miami could be hosting a Formula One race in 2021 after organizers announced a deal “in principle” had been reached. The proposed race would take place in the vicinity of the Miami Dolphins‘ Hard Rock stadium after plans for a street circuit in the downtown area of the city were postponed in 2018 because of…… MORE
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wrote he feels like “giving up on everything” in a series of emotional messages on his social media account Tuesday. The Mercedes driver, who leads this season’s title race as he chases a sixth world crown, labeled the world “a mess” before encouraging people to go vegan in his…… MORE
Finally, after 15 frustrating seasons, the Washington Nationals are going to the baseball mountaintop — the World Series — for the very first time. The Nats beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Tuesday night to wrap up a resounding four-game sweep and claim the title as National League champs. Now the team will sit…… MORE
It’s 2:30 in the morning at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and it feels like the whole campus is wide awake. It’s Sea Trials day, a grueling, 14-hour training exercise that freshman, or plebes as they’re known at the academy, go through as the culmination of their first year. It is a chance…… MORE
The ugly sound of monkey chants and the sinister sight of football fans performing Nazi salutes have been beamed around the world. Now all eyes turn to UEFA, European football’s governing body. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the racist abuse England’s black players suffered before and during the Euro 2020 qualifying match against Bulgaria…… MORE
European soccer’s governing body has charged the Bulgarian national federation over the racist chanting directed at England players at a European championship qualifier match on Monday. UEFA said the disciplinary proceedings would cover the chants and Nazi salutes seen from the stands when England played Bulgaria in Sofia. It also charged England with failing to…… MORE
