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Baseball fan Noah McMurrain of Boynton Beach, Fla., stands outside Roger Dean Stadium as Major League Baseball negotiations continue in an attempt to reach an agreement to salvage a March 31 start to the regular season, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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MLB cancels opening day, sides fail to reach lockout deal

Players have repeatedly cautioned that significant differences remained in key economic areas, and MLB’s proposal did not close that gap in their eyes.

4 years ago

File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, plays with an official match ball for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup received from FIFA President Gianni Infantino, after their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Politics & Policy

Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount

Russia was barred from competing in international ice skating, skiing, track, basketball and some tennis events a day after being kicked out of soccer competitions and hockey.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia Phillies fan arrives for a spring training exhibition baseball game between the Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays in Clearwater, Fla., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Phillies fans who booked trips to Clearwater for Spring Training frustrated by MLB lockout

Phillies fans traveling to Clearwater, FL for Spring Training are frustrated by the MLB’s lockout and cancellation of games.

4 years ago

Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons sits on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Simmons not practicing, making game in Philadelphia unlikely

His back began bothering him as he tried to increase his workload, and Nash said Monday before the Nets played Toronto that Simmons is unlikely to practice this week.

4 years ago

Quinta Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph in Abbott Elementary. (Gilles Mingasson/ABC)
Radio Times
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The Regional Roundup – February 28th

Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph joins the Radio Times Regional Roundup to talk about her storied career spanning four decades, from Broadway to Abbott on ABC.

Air Date: February 28, 2022 10:00 am

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A view of the St. Petersburg Stadium prior to the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between New Zealand and Portugal, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Community

Euro backlash as FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football

Protesting against FIFA's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Poland said it would still refuse to play the country in a World Cup playoff semifinal.

4 years ago

File photo: In this file photo dated Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich sits in his box before the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge stadium in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Politics & Policy

Chelsea’s Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich hands over ‘stewardship’ of soccer club

The move came after a member of the British parliament called for the Russian billionaire to hand over the club in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

4 years ago

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach waves during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing
Politics & Policy

IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus

The request from the Olympic body came after UEFA and the governing bodies of skiing and Formula One pulled upcoming events from Russia.

4 years ago

Members of the World Cup-winning U.S. women's team take part in a ticker tape parade
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Money

The U.S. national women’s soccer team wins $24 million in equal pay settlement

The team filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, saying women's team members were paid thousands of dollars less than the men at nearly every level.

4 years ago

Olympic athletes experience the highest of highs and lowest of lows. After training for years, the spotlight shines brightly during almost three weeks of competition. Then it's time to go home and that return can be difficult. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

‘A deep depression after the Olympics.’ The challenges facing athletes at home

Since most Olympians don't win a medal and many don't even qualify for the finals, returning home after the Games can be hard.

4 years ago

Brandon Brown moves his helmet after a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race practice Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Politics & Policy

NASCAR driver Brandon Brown caught in unwinnable culture war

The 28-year-old Brown unwittingly became entangled in this debacle when he won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama.

4 years ago

Juancho Hernangómez, current NBA forward, plays the pivotal roles in 'Hustle'
Juancho Hernangómez, current NBA forward, plays the pivotal roles in 'Hustle' (Screen capture from Netflix's ''Hustle''' teaser)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

The first trailer for Adam Sandler’s ‘Hustle’ is brimming with Philly faces and places

Several Sixers players are featured in the forthcoming basketball flick, which is co-produced by LeBron James.

4 years ago

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Arts & Entertainment

Flores hired to Steelers staff; lawsuit against NFL proceeds

The former Miami Dolphins coach has maintained his lawsuit would continue even if he found another coaching position.

4 years ago

Silver medalists Karen Chen and Nathan Chen pose for a photo after the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Arts & Entertainment

Panel denies U.S. skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals

Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics.

4 years ago

Penn's Lia Thomas waits to swim in a qualifying heat of the 200 yard freestyle at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Thomas, who is transitioning to female, is swimming for the University of Pennsylvania's women's team
Arts & Entertainment

Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas wins 2nd Ivy title

Thomas continued her strong showing at the Ivy League swimming championships, setting more records while claiming her second title two days.

4 years ago

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