By Matt Foster, CNN Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith has died, his former agent said on Tuesday. Smith was 31. The cause of his death is not yet known. Drew Rosenhaus of RSR Sports tweeted, “Rest in Peace Chris. Condolences to all his family, friends and loved ones. We will miss you.” Smith’s high
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Bitter rivals on and off the pitch, tensions between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have taken an unexpected and incendiary turn with the two clubs embroiled in a war of words about which institution was closer to Francisco Franco during the Spanish dictator’s 36-year rule. The background for the imbroglio is
Continue Reading By Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been issued a one-game suspension without pay after stepping on the chest of Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis during the teams’ Monday night playoff game, the NBA announced. “The suspension was based in part on Green’s history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds will play their first-ever playoff game on Wednesday and they did a little something a little special to get the fans fired up! On Tuesday, the Firebirds partnered with The Shops on El Paseo to turn all the streetlights red for the team’s Red Alert Red Out campaign across the Valley.
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La Quinta track and field is always competing for league championships. We’ve seen some of the top track athletes come out of this program. But this year they have a unique talent, senior Hayden McKee who does it all. “He’s got really good hops and he does it effortlessly. So immediately made him into a
Continue Reading By Matt Foster and David Close, CNN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who has been cleared to resume football activities, said Tuesday his cardiac arrest during an NFL game in January was caused by commotio cordis. Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle and appearing to be hit with a helmet in his
Continue Reading CNN By Matt Foster, CNN The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Jalen Hurts have agreed to a five-year extension of the star’s contract, the NFL team announced Monday. According to reports, the extension is worth $255 million, making Hurts the highest-paid player in league history. The contract keeps Hurts with the franchise through 2028. ESPN’s Adam
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Golden State forward Draymond Green was ejected for an apparent stamp on the chest of Sacramento forward Domantas Sabonis in the Warriors’ Game 2 loss to the Kings in the NBA playoffs on Monday. In the fourth quarter of the game — which the Kings eventually won 114-106 to take a
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN A protester disrupted the World Snooker Championship on Monday by climbing onto the table and throwing a bag of orange powder paint over the playing surface. Video footage shows the man — who was wearing a ‘Just Stop Oil’ t-shirt — running from the crowd and leaping onto the table during
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, CNN Liverpool ended its five-game winless run in all competitions with an emphatic 6-1 victory against struggling Leeds United at Elland Road. In an impressive away performance, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp told Sky Sports it was the “best game” his side have produced in a topsy-turvy 2022-23 campaign. After a quiet opening
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The votes are in and, once again, no women have been elected to the executive committee of European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, which has been running for almost 70 years. Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF), wanted to change this woeful precedent — this month, she became the
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds dropped their regular season finale against the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday night by the final score of 4-2. First round best-of-3-series between #2 seed @Firebirds and #7 seed @RoadrunnersAHL is set.-WED April 19 @ 7pm-FRI April 21 @ 7pm (broadcast on @KESQ)-SUN April 23 @ 3pm (if necessary)@KESQ @Qassignmentdesk @AcrisureArena @BaileyKESQ
Continue Reading By Matt Foster, CNN The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Jalen Hurts have agreed to a five-year extension of the star’s contract, the NFL team announced Monday. According to reports, the extension is worth $255 million, making Hurts the highest-paid player in league history. The contract keeps Hurts with the franchise through 2028. ESPN’s Adam Schefter
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN There was double delight for Kenya at the 2023 Boston Marathon as Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri won the men’s and women’s races respectively. Chebet claimed his second consecutive Boston Marathon — the first man to defend his title since Robert Cheruiyot did so in 2008 — in an unofficial time
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger has become the latest victim of racist abuse in Spain’s La Liga. Following Los Blancos‘ 2-0 win at Cádiz on Saturday, fans could be heard hurling racist insults at Rüdiger in a video posted on social media. The Germany international, who is Black, had approached one
Continue Reading By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and his son, Arjun, became the first father-son duo to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday after Arjun made his debut for Mumbai Indians. Sachin, 49, who retired in 2013 as international cricket‘s most prolific batsman with 100 centuries, played six seasons with Mumbai
Continue Reading By Sammy Mncwabe and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Italian striker and Lazio captain Ciro Immobile was hospitalized with back and rib injuries following a car accident in Rome on Sunday, according to the Italian Serie A club. Rome’s mobility commissioner, Eugenio Patane said a tram was involved in the crash. “Following a road accident, the
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Eliud Kipchoge can further his status as one of — if not the — greatest distance runners of all time when he makes his Boston Marathon debut on Monday. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and marathon world record holder has won titles in Berlin, London, Tokyo and Chicago — four of
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN Matt Fitzpatrick conquered reigning champion Jordan Spieth in a playoff to seal an emotional RBC Heritage victory at Hilton Head on Sunday. With the duo unable to be separated at 17-under par after an enthralling final day battle, the Englishman broke the deadlock in stunning fashion on the third playoff hole,
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The Sacramento Kings say they are investigating the ejection of rapper Earl ‘E-40’ Stevens from a playoff game on Saturday after he claimed “racial bias” for the reason behind it. E-40, who hails from the Bay Area and is a Golden State Warriors fan, was in attendance for their Game 1
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