BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn't think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until the remarkable twist of fate became clear years later, when that infant blossomed into Lamine ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NFL coaching great Bill Belichick spent a bumpy debut season at North Carolina trying to blend a roster full of newcomers and adjusting to life in the college ranks. It was a learning experience even for someone with a résumé featuring six Super Bowl titles as a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mikel Merino can smell and see the smoke from the Canadian wildfires that are making for hazy conditions across large parts of the U.S., including northern New Jersey where he and Spain are set to face Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday. Merino is trying not to focus on it. It remains unclear how much, if at all, the smoke will affect the final. The World Health Organization forecast calls for an improvement to "moderate" air quality in East Rutherford. "For a game that is as important as a World Cup final, you have to be able to shut out external factors ...
DeChambeau penalized 2 shots at British Open after Herbert and Burns shoot 62s in wild 2nd round By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — The British Open came to life Friday when Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns took their place in history by tying the major championship ...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — France and England agree on this: Neither team wanted to be playing on Saturday. France was a favorite to win the World Cup. England was close to ending a decades-long wait for its first World Cup title since 1966. Both fell one match short of their ultimate goals after losses in the semifinals. And instead of playing in Sunday's final — that game will be between Argentina and Spain — England and France will face each other in a consolation match for third place. "None of us wanted to play in this game for third place," France defender Ibrahima Konate ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 45 points and had 10 assists for the first 40-10 game in WNBA history, and the Indiana Fever beat Seattle 110-107 on Friday night. Clark, who had four steals and two blocks, also became the fastest player in WNBA history to make 200 career 3-pointers, doing it in 74 games, breaking the previous mark of 81 games set by Katie Smith. Her 45 points were also a franchise record. Kelsey Mitchell scored 30 points for the Fever (15-10) and Monique Billings added 16. Dominique Malonga had 28 points and 14 rebounds for Seattle, which ...
