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Diego Cervero retires as a hero, and icon, of Spanish football
Diego Cervero never played in LaLiga's top division over a 19-year career. But there are many reasons to love, and admire, his life of service.
Legitimate questions: Can Usman catch GSP as the UFC welterweight GOAT?
Marc Raimondi addresses Usman's legacy vs. GSP, the star potential of Michael Chandler and Holly Holm's chances at one last title run.
Baku keen to host F1 sprint race next year
Azerbaijan wants its Formula One Grand Prix in Baku to be one of six proposed Sprint weekends next season, promoter Arif Rahimov said on Monday.
Raul and friends launch Real Madrid's new home kit
Real Madrid have launched their new home kit for the 2022-23 season which serves as a nod to the Spanish club's grand, success-laden history.
It’s David Peterson’s time to shine
By: Tribune News Service
The Mets suffered several losses over the weekend. They lost two of their three games against the Mariners. Those pair of L’s gave them their first series loss of the year. On top of that, breakout sensation Tylor Megill went on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right...
Dolphins’ Jaelan Phillips got leaner in offseason as he looks to grow into all-around outside linebacker
By: Tribune News Service
When Jaelan Phillips came out of his momentary retirement from football in college and decided he would renew his career at the University of Miami in 2019, he had a lot of work to do on his body. The time away from the game, due to multiple injuries and concussions...
Column: MLB needs to change the definition of a no-hitter and reward the Cincinnati Reds pitchers for making history
By: Tribune News Service
The Cincinnati Reds threw a combined no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates and still lost Sunday, the equivalent of winning the lottery and losing your ticket in the wash. It will go down as a quirk of history, one of only six games in which a team lost while throwing eight...
New NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus which players benefited most from the draft
The Saints didn't pick Jameis Winston's successor, the Cowboys' rookies will free up Micah Parsons and the Chargers added help for Justin Herbert.
Johnny Cueto will start tonight for the Chicago White Sox in the series opener against the Kansas City Royals
By: Tribune News Service
Johnny Cueto has joined the Chicago White Sox in Kansas City and will start Monday’s game against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Sox purchased Cueto’s contract from Triple-A Charlotte. The veteran went 0-1 with a 5.17 ERA and 17 strikeouts in four starts with Charlotte after signing with the...
The tantalizing possibilities of the Knicks’ best-case lottery scenario
By: Tribune News Service
It’s always dangerous to get conclusive about a draft class before the picks are called, let alone before the players step on the court, but the preliminary consensus among scouts and experts is that 2022 is top heavy. Specifically, there are four players that sit as the cream. So for...
De Vries to drive for Williams in Spanish GP FP1
Reigning Formula E champion Nyck de Vries will drive for Williams during the first practice session for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.
Raw, real, relentless: A motivated Jimmy Butler providing playoff passion for Heat
By: Tribune News Service
In the 2020 NBA playoffs, Jimmy Butler was sublime, his performance in pushing the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals encapsulated by the every-last-breath photo of his leaning over a courtside barrier during Game 5 of the championship series against the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2021 playoffs, Butler, after...
Who has the edge: Heat-Celtics could go the distance, and why it could be in Heat’s favor
By: Tribune News Service
About the only sure thing in the Eastern Conference finals is take the under. This will not be about who can outscore who. Instead, this well could be how low can you go? Which, to a degree, makes sense, considering how Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo believes that the 2022...
Clay Holmes is the Yankees best reliever right now
By: Tribune News Service
CHICAGO — With a two-run lead to protect heading into the ninth inning on Sunday, Aaron Boone wanted Clay Holmes on the mound. The Yankees’ right-handed reliever has pushed himself into the manager’s circle of trust very quickly. The 29-year-old could very easily be closing games as this season goes...
Panthers-Lightning Eastern Conference semifinal schedule has potentially six games played on same day as Heat-Celtics | Schedule
By: Tribune News Service
The NHL released its Eastern Conference semifinals schedule for the Florida Panthers-Tampa Bay Lightning series early Monday morning, and the league placed six of the potential seven games on the same days as Heat-Celtics games in the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals. The one variation is the Heat play their Game...
Every national park you can drive to from Denver (hint: there are 10!)
By: John Meyer, Tiney Ricciardi
From the geothermal wonders of Yellowstone to the red rock country of Utah, 10 of America’s most beautiful national parks are located within a day’s drive of Denver. Four of them are in Colorado, two in Utah, and two in Wyoming. Rocky Mountain National Park takes visitors high into the...
Keeler: Avalanche’s Stanley Cup dreams have died between pipes for 20 years. Darcy Kuemper can change all that.
By: Sean Keeler
Beneath a slightly puffy lid, Darcy Kuemper’s right eye still had that same old twinkle. A little bruising, sure. But no scarring. No blood. “Yeah, I can see now,” the Avalanche goaltender cracked with a wide smile as he greeted reporters Sunday. Did you see the numbers? Since the fall...
The Chicago Bears begin OTAs today. Here’s a position-by-position breakdown of their roster.
By: Tribune News Service
Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles spent the last two months reconstructing the roster he inherited from predecessor Ryan Pace. Poles has been forthright in acknowledging he is not going to fix a 2021 team that went 6-11 in one year. At some positions, he has made upgrades. At others,...
