International News (Page 1,151)

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the operations of the NFL. The league communicated information to NFL draft prospects who were invited to the NFL combine next month about protocols they will need to follow. NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero acquired a copy of the communication. The combine will be set up in a bubble setting,…Continue Reading

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team traded forward Tayshaun Prince to the Detroit Pistons in 2015 in exchange for power forward Jonas Jerebko and small forward GiGi Datome that also saw the Celtics send guard Marcus Thornton to the Phoenix Suns. In turn, the Suns sent a young point guard fighting for…Continue Reading

One night after an elite showing in the Rising Stars tournament at All-Star Weekend, Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green is hoping to win the NBA’s slam dunk contest on Saturday night in Cleveland. “I have some exciting things planned,” Green said earlier this week. “It’s going to be a show. It’s going to be fun.…Continue Reading

February 19, 2022 6:50 pm ET David Onama’s power was a game changer against Gabriel Benitez at UFC Fight Night 201. Onama (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) struggled to start the fight, which was contested at a catchweight because Benitez (22-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC) came in heavy at weigh-ins. He took some hard punches and had…Continue Reading

Two people were critically injured in a skydiving incident outside Houston on Saturday, a sheriff said.The attached pair, an instructor and a woman, made their jump but “chute didn’t open or collapsed somewhere through the fall,” Waller County Sheriff Troy Guidry said.The duo was found unresponsive but breathing near Waller, Texas, the sheriff said. Waller…Continue Reading

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Bernhard Langer maintained a two-stroke lead Saturday in pursuit of a fourth Chubb Classic victory.A day after shooting his age, the 64-year-old German star had a 4-under 68 to get to 12-under 132 on Tiburon Golf Club’s Black Course. “It was a little more up and down,” Langer said. “Yesterday, I…Continue Reading

GARNER, N.C. (AP) — The owner of Lizard Lick Towing, a towing and repossession business featured in a reality TV show, has confirmed that his son was killed in a shooting in North Carolina.In a post on Facebook, Ronnie Shirley confirmed that Harley Shirley, 21, was fatally shot in Garner late Thursday. Shirley and his…Continue Reading

CLEVELAND (AP) — On the court where he burst onto the national scene as a high school phenom, LeBron James lived out a childhood All-Star dream.The skinny 12-year-old kid, who longed to make the short trip from Akron to Cleveland the last time the world’s best basketball players visited Ohio 25 years ago, had a…Continue Reading

HEMINGWAY, S.C. (AP) — The family of a Black man killed by a South Carolina police officer who now faces charges marched Saturday to honor his life and protest his death.More than 50 people marched down Main Street in the small town of Hemingway in a call for justice as part of the “Stop Killing…Continue Reading