MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called for Israel to be banned from sports events after pro-Palestinian activists disrupted the end of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race in chaotic scenes in Madrid. Israel’s foreign minister responded by calling Sánchez an “antisemite and a liar.” Tensions between the countries have escalated in recent weeks as Spain’s left-wing …
Read More »GENEVA (AP) — Two-time Olympic finalist Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years on Friday in a doping case that ruled the 21-year-old United States sprinter out of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges upheld separate appeals by the World Anti-Doping Agency and track and field investigators, who filed after Knighton was …
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The NCAA on Wednesday announced permanent bans on three men’s basketball players, two who competed at Fresno State and one from San Jose State, for point shaving and impermissible betting on games during the 2024–25 season. They are the first publicized NCAA infractions decisions in an expanding probe of point shaving and game fixing in both pro and college basketball. …
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A Buffalo Bills fan who shoved Baltimore Ravens players was banned Monday from attending all NFL games as well as NFL events such as the Super Bowl, draft and combine, a league spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. After Baltimore scored a touchdown late in the third quarter of Sunday’s season-opening loss to Buffalo, Ravens players were close to a low …
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The Bills fan who shoved the helmets of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and receiver DeAndre Hopkins after a third-quarter Baltimore touchdown on Sunday night won’t be back at a game any time soon. Per the Bills, the fan has been “indefinitely banned” from the Bills stadium, and all other NFL stadiums. The fan was ejected from the Ravens-Bills game. It …
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On Saturday night, North Carolina coach Bill Belichick confirmed that Patriots scouts aren’t welcome in Chapel Hill. His reasoning doesn’t hold water. “It’s clear that I’m not welcome around their facility,” Belichick told reporters after the UNC win over the Charlotte 49ers. “And so they’re not welcome at ours. Pretty simple.” It’s not quite that simple, because his premise is …
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Part of Bill Belichick’s new job is to help his players get to the NFL, but a certain professional team has been denied access to his college program at North Carolina. After earning his first win as the Tar Heels’ coach Saturday night over Charlotte, Belichick confirmed that Patriots scouts and staffers are banned at UNC facilities. “It’s clear that I’m …
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Clive Rose/Getty Images If word got out that Williams Racing was secretly a NASA subsidiary in the early 1990s, Formula 1 fans wouldn’t be too shocked. In an era when regulations were still relatively open in the sport, Williams was on the absolute cutting edge, with the Oxfordshire, England-based team utilizing active suspension, automatic …
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Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls during nearly a quarter of a century coaching the New England Patriots, but it’s clear that relationship has deteriorated since his departure in January of 2024 leading to plenty of animosity and hard feelings. When asked to address reports that he banned a Patriots scout from attending practices at North Carolina this summer, Belichick …
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Maybe Bill Belichick won’t be getting a statue in New England. Maybe, if he ever does, they’ll put a pigeon coop right next to it. After getting the first college win of his 50-year coaching career, Belichick confirmed in a press conference that he has banned Patriots scouts from North Carolina practices. “It’s clear that I’m not welcome around their …
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