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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Oakland Athletics have signed a binding purchase agreement for land near the Las Vegas Strip, where the team plans to construct a Major League ballpark, according to reports from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and The Athletic, citing Athletics team president Dave Kaval. “For a while,

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN “We’re all in — 100%,” US billionaire businessman Todd Boehly told Chelsea fans upon his arrival at the club in May 2022. Fast forward almost a year, it is safe to say that the American has stuck to his word — though at some cost. The 49-year-old said his consortium would

By Don Riddell and Jack Bantock, CNN In 2013, a 14-year-old Alex Fitzpatrick caddied his older brother Matt to victory at the US Amateur Championship in Brookline, a win that secured the champion an exemption for the following year’s US Open. The rest is history: Matt Fizpatrick would return to the same site in 2022

CNN By Don Riddell and Jack Bantock, CNN In 2013, a 14-year-old Alex Fitzpatrick caddied his older brother Matt to victory at the US Amateur Championship in Brookline, a win that secured the champion an exemption for the following year’s US Open. The rest is history: Matt Fizpatrick would return to the same site in

By Homero De la Fuente and Paradise Afshar, CNN Two former New Mexico State University (NMSU) men’s basketball players filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against former head coach Greg Heiar, three former NMSU players, assistant head coach Dominique Taylor and the NMSU Board of Regents, citing alleged hazing and sexual assault incidents within the team.

KFOX, THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, CNN By Homero De la Fuente and Paradise Afshar, CNN Two former New Mexico State University (NMSU) men’s basketball players filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against former head coach Greg Heiar, three former NMSU players, assistant head coach Dominique Taylor and the NMSU Board of Regents, citing alleged hazing

By Ben Morse, CNN The Memphis Grizzlies have become known for their unflappable confidence in the face of superstar opposition — and Wednesday night was no different. Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBA playoff series between the Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers was already a chippy affair, but tempers were ratcheted up to another

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said Wednesday he considered walking away from football “for a time” after suffering multiple concussions last season. “I considered it for a time, having sat down with my family, having sat down with my wife and having those kind of conversations, but it will be hard

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass has sparked heated debate on social media after claiming that a United Airlines employee “made” his pregnant wife clean up food mess left by his children on a flight. “The flight attendant @united just made my 22 week pregnant wife traveling with a 5 year

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Britain’s Emma Raducanu suffered another agonizing defeat, after being knocked out in the first round of the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday. Jelena Ostapenko took less than an hour to thrash Raducanu 6-2, 6-1 in straight sets at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. “It’s never easy playing Emma,” the Latvian, the 2017

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

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