Las Vegas will have a new professional sports team. Major League Baseball on Thursday approved the Athletics’ move from Oakland to Sin City. The vote took place in Arlington, Texas, and was unanimously approved, according to FOX Sports. The A’s are the first team to relocate since the Montreal Expos …
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The Northwestern football program faced uncertainty when Pat Fitzgerald was fired in July in response to accusations of hazing among players. Four months later, the Wildcats are bowl eligible. The Wildcats defeated Purdue, 23-15 to become eligible for a bowl for the first time since 2020. The accomplishment came just …
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Argentinians have elected as their next president Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist whose sensational rhetoric has drawn comparisons to former U.S. President Donald Trump. Partial election results showed Milei had 55.8% and Massa 44.2%, with 95% of the votes tallies. Should that margin hold, it would be wider than predicted …
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A former college track and field coach admitted on Tuesday to tricking women into sending him naked photos of themselves. Steve Waithe pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to 12 counts of wire fraud, one count of cyberstalking, one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud, and one count …
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MADRID (AP) — Brazil forward Rodrygo has been the target of racist abuse on social media following the World Cup qualifying game against Argentina. “The racists are always out there,” Rodrygo, who is Black, said in a message posted Thursday. “My social networks have been invaded with insults and all …
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A Dutch court ruled Thursday that Greenpeace protesters staging a sit-in must leave a deep-sea mining exploration ship in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii but that they can continue to demonstrate around the vessel. Canada-based The Metals Company, whose subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. runs the ship, Coco, …
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During a United Nations climate event, Pope Francis, who was absent due to illness, shared his opinions on climate change, claiming it is a “religious problem,” according to Crux Catholic Media. In remarks read by the Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Pope Francis said there is …
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A massive fire broke out Wednesday at a multi-story commercial building in Pakistan’s largest southern port city of Karachi, killing at least three people and damaging several shops, police and rescue officials said. The fire started at a furniture store and quickly engulfed other shops on the ground floor of …
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The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced earlier this week that its players at all levels must wear neck guards during tournament play, including the Olympics. The decision comes roughly six weeks after Adam Johnson, a former member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, died after a skate slashed his throat during …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin renewed his commitment that he will not end his war in Ukraine until his goals are achieved and, at a year-end news conference, offered rare details concerning those objectives. The Russian president, who is seeking reelection after being in power for nearly 24 years, reiterated that …
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