Businesswoman and philanthropist Michele Kang just made a historic donation to women’s soccer. Kang, owner of the professional soccer team Washington Spirit, has pledged $30 million to the girls and women’s programs of U.S. Soccer, the organization announced on Tuesday. It’s the largest donation ever made to the soccer body by a woman, as well…
The Florida Atlantic Owls made a splash in 2023 when they brought in former Texas head coach Tom Herman to lead the program. It was a short-lived tenure, as they fired Herman on Monday after he went 6-16 (3-9 AAC) in less than two full seasons with the program. FAU has a history of hiring…
If Denzel Clarke grew up in California, Florida or Texas, he may already be a Major League ballplayer. Living in Canada, the weather kept his athletic body from getting onto a baseball field enough. For the past six weeks, Clarke displayed his skills in the warm sunshine of the Arizona Fall League. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound…
Wigan Athletic are currently enduring a difficult League One season, and sit just one point above the relegation zone, almost a third of the way through their campaign. Latics supporters were optimistic after their side managed a top-half finish last season, despite having to cope with the challenges of beginning that campaign with an eight-point…
THE SELEÇ-OW! In its largely forgotten previous incarnation before the big rebrand, Football Daily rarely bothered to muddy its spats in the world of South American football unless it was to poke fun at the kind of news we would otherwise be forced to tut sanctimoniously over if it happened closer to home. A ref…
With football, the size of the ball might seem like a minor detail. But ask any quarterback, and they’ll tell you: it’s not just the plays that matter—it’s the grip. It’s how it feels in your hands. A little heavier, a little lighter, and your completion rate can drop drastically. Ask the Indianapolis Colts in…
Combat sports is on fire right now and the UFC as well as boxing are arguably in their most successful financial periods of all time. Turki Alalshikh’s fresh involvement in the sport of boxing has catapulted the sport back to the heights it used to be at after falling behind for many years due to…
Set to sign new deal? ©TM/IMAGO Pep Guardiola’s reign over the Premier League seems set to continue, with numerous reports in England suggesting that the Manchester City manager is set to sign a one-year extension to his contract with the club. The Spaniard currently has a deal that runs until the end of this season, but on Tuesday…
Elite sport is that peculiar amalgam of ritual, repetition, ingrained twitches, drilled skill, known strengths and feared limits. But it matters not a jot without passion – and sometimes even that is not enough. At 38 and in reasonable if not optimum shape, Rafael Nadal brought all of those elements together in Málaga on Tuesday…
This lofty Penn State football defense has one box yet to check this season. Something that could make life a lot easier when it goes on the road Saturday against a rested, prepared and plucky opponent, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3:30 p.m., CBS). This Nittany Lion defense, led by new coordinator Tom Allen, has been…
