• The Premier League stadium with a rooftop swimming pool

    ’s Riverside Stand has been under construction for nearly five years, with its proposed opening date pushed back three times. Now, at last, the end is in sight. The club have announced seven new matchday hospitality packages, all available before the end of the year. Included in their latest update was a set of CGI pictures detailing, most eye-catchingly, the image (above) of their open-air swimming pool — the first such rooftop facility on a stand in English football. Advertisement So will...

  • Diamondbacks set franchise record with 14 runs in one inning against Rockies

    The began their pennant defense on Thursday with the biggest inning ever on Opening Day: a 14-run barrage in the third inning against the at Chase Field. Arizona sent 18 batters to the plate, pummeling for seven hits and for six more before got the final out of the inning. Incredibly, the Diamondbacks did all their damage without a home run. Here’s how it happened: Single Single Walk Single Double Single Single Fly out Double Single Single Walk Single Single Double Sac fly Single Ground out...

  • Rangers unveil first World Series banner, begin defense of championship

    ARLINGTON, Texas – Around 30 minutes before the first pitch of their Opening Day tilt against the on Thursday, highlights of the run through the 2023 playoffs played on the Globe Life Field video board. Fans showed up in droves well before the start of the game, and a packed ballpark roared as they relived hitting one of his six postseason homers. Advertisement As the reel wrapped, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy emerged from the home dugout, the start of a brief ceremony to unveil the...

  • Twins’ Royce Lewis exits first Opening Day game with right quad injury

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Off to a strong start in his first Opening Day, budding star exited Thursday’s game with a right quad injury. Lewis, who missed parts of two seasons with consecutive torn right anterior cruciate ligaments, pulled up injured just as he raced around second base on a two-out RBI double by in the third inning against the . Royce Lewis has left the game 😟 // — Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) Before the injury, Lewis off Royals starter in his first plate appearance of the...

  • Wrexham record £5m loss in 2022-23 promotion-winning season

    Wrexham lost £5.1million ($6.4m) during the 2022-23 season which culminated in the club being promoted back to the English Football League (). The deficit posted for the financial year to June 30, 2023, came despite turnover almost doubling. It means co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney oversaw a loss of a little over £8m in their first full two seasons at the helm. Advertisement An increase in the wage bill during the 2022-23 title-winning season partly explains the increased losses, as...

  • Timberwolves, Lynx no longer for sale after Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez option expires

    Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx owner Glen Taylor has issued a statement saying that the opportunity for Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez to take control of the franchises has expired, meaning that he plans to retain his status as majority owner of the two basketball teams. Taylor issued the statement on Thursday morning, saying, “Under terms of the purchase agreement, the closing was required to occur within 90 days following the exercise notice issued by Lore and Rodriguez. That 90-day period...

  • MLB Opening Day 2024 live updates: Schedule, start times, games today, pitching matchups and latest news

    After one of the most eventful MLB offseasons in recent memory, Opening Day

  • With Craig Counsell's arrival and Cody Bellinger's return, how good can the Cubs be?

    MESA, Ariz. — Standing at his locker, stared at me like I was an idiot, and yes, I’m very familiar with that look. My question was simple: What are his expectations for the this season? His answer, complete with withering eye contact, was succinct: “To win.” From your lips to Pat Hughes’ ears, Dansby. That’s all Cubs fans want too. No one wants to hear about prospect rankings or the competitive balance tax. Everyone wants to hear “Go Cubs Go” at the end of a game. Advertisement “I don’t know...

  • NCAA March Madness live updates, scores, bracket: Clemson, UConn advance to Elite Eight, UNC-Alabama, Illinois-Iowa State, Sweet 16 game schedule

    UConn, Clemson punched Elite Eight tickets. Two games remain Thursday with four more Friday. Check back for our latest coverage.

  • The biggest question for every Detroit Tigers player in 2024

    CHICAGO — So it begins. The embark on a new season and a new journey Thursday against the at Guaranteed Rate Field. The roster is set and the real games will soon be underway. Here’s a closer look at the 2024 Tigers, including one big question for each player on the squad. Advertisement Catchers : Can he replicate his offensive success? Offense was the knock on Rogers for the bulk of his pro career. But he proved more than capable at the plate last season, hitting 21 home runs. He is a...

  • Three stories that illustrate Guardians manager Stephen Vogt's storybook baseball life

    OAKLAND, Calif. — This is where a backup became a legend, where an overachiever became a folk hero and the everyman had tens of thousands of diehards chanting his name. This is where Guardians manager Stephen Vogt blossomed as a catcher, a clubhouse leader, a fan favorite. It’s where he rescued his career before it ever truly launched, where he sprouted into an All-Star and where he and his family scripted an emotional final chapter to a career no one could have envisioned. This is where he...

  • Warriors' Steph Curry gets emotional in win after early Draymond Green ejection

    ORLANDO, Fla. — After hit the dagger 3 and finally finished a lap around the ’s arena, taunting the home crowd with his signature “night night” celebration, he paraded through his teammates and found the closest open chair on the bench. Then he karate-kicked it with serious force, an emotional release that Curry described as “letting out a little steam.” It jolted and . Advertisement “But emotions were high,” Wiggins said. “I feel like he could’ve done anything.” Curry is trying to protect...