Sports world mourns soccer-loving Pope Francis as games in Italy and Argentina are postponed
Francis’ passion for soccer became known almost immediately after he was elected pope in 2013.
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Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she’s ‘insane’ to return to ski racing at age 40
Lindsey Vonn didn’t just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to downhill ski...
Crashes, cramps and accusations run rampant during heated Olympic track and field qualifying session
Pushing and shoving in one race on the track. A cameraman walking into the action in another. Leg cramps and untimely misses in the field.
Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins the country’s 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics
Thousands of Ukrainians watched on YouTube as high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold for the country she was forced to flee.
Olympics on her mind, Ukraine in her heart: World-record high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh goes for a gold medal
The best high jumper in Ukraine, and maybe the world, hasn’t spent much time at home the last few years.
US Open champ Coco Gauff calls on young Americans to get out and vote: ‘Use the power that we have’
She’s the U.S. Open champion. The highest paid female athlete in the world. And a frustrated Floridian. American tennis player Coco Gauff has never been afraid to use her voice.
Novak Djokovic says he learned a ‘big lesson’ from U.S. Open default
ROME — Novak Djokovic learned "a big lesson" after being disqualified from the U.S. Open for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball. The incident eight...
Swimmers concerned Olympics will be canceled
If any thoughts were creeping into their minds that the Tokyo Olympics might be canceled because of a viral outbreak, elite swimmers Katinka Hosszú, Chad le Clos and Sarah Sjöström...
Infantino fustiga al fútbol italiano por ‘tapar’ racismo
El presidente de la FIFA Gianni Infantino fustigó a las autoridades del fútbol italiano por "tapar la verdad" sobre el racismo, al dar una severa evaluación luego que no se...
Derby della Lanterna, opportunity for relief after Genoa tragedy
The local economy is devastated. The traffic is endless. A general sense of mourning lingers. In the more than three months since 43 people were killed in the Morandi highway...