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ST. LOUIS – About the only thing Kansas and Eastern Kentucky have in common is that they are playing each other in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Jayhawks are the big, bruising bullies from the Big 12, touting a roster stocked with five-star freshmen, a championship-winning coach …

SAO PAULO – Brazil assistant coach and former world champion Carlos Alberto Parreira says it’s “a joke” that the Brazilian government took so long to start working on some of the infrastructure projects needed for the World Cup. With less than five months before the tournament, Parreira said he is …

The jockey who rode the legendary race horse Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, Ron Turcotte, has died at 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the jockey died of natural causes Friday at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick in Canada. …

The Cleveland Browns will have to decide on their quarterback room in the coming days as the preseason officially ended against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday afternoon. Shedeur Sanders is one of those quarterbacks who will have to wait for the team’s decision as they cut down the roster …

Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud will look to channel some of the magic he had in the 2022 U.S. Open and get back to the final of the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. Ruud lost that final to Carlos Alcaraz in four sets. This year, he hoped to …

Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne, ripped WWE star Becky Lynch on Tuesday after she cut a promo taking aim at the legendary rock icon and his hometown of Birmingham during “Monday Night Raw,” which broadcasted from England. Lynch, the women’s intercontinental champion and one of the top heels …

White House special envoy Steve Witkoff said he is pushing for all hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be returned this week, though negotiations with Hamas still appear to be at an impasse. “We adamantly want, and I’m following the president’s direction here when I say this, all of …

The Miami Dolphins finished last season with an 8-9 record and failed to qualify for the NFL playoffs. The disappointing year sparked ire from some of the Dolphins’ faithful. Dolphins general manager Chris Grier spoke to the media on Wednesday, the day after trimming the team’s roster to 53 by …

The Dallas Cowboys did the unthinkable on Thursday, trading All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. Parsons confirmed the move on X with a statement that alluded to the strained contract negotiations with the Cowboys and team owner and CEO Jerry Jones. Micah Parsons of the Dallas …

Joe Bugner, a former heavyweight boxer who fought Muhammad Ali twice in his career, has died. Bugner was 75 years old. “It is with great sadness that the Former British, European Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion and World Championship contender Joe Bugner has passed away at his care home in Brisbane, Australia,” …