National Sports

MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give sports bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they’d throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets.

Donald Trump booed as the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978

Extra security measures are in place before the Washington Commanders’ game against the Detroit Lions, where President Donald Trump planned to become the first sitting president in nearly a half-century to attend a regular-season NFL contest.

Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure at 84 years old.

Norris wins Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix to extend his lead with 3 races left

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix from the pit lane after his team made changes to his car and fitted it with a new engine, exceeding his allowance.

Texas returns to top 10, ACC has five teams ranked in the Top 25 and there is Group of Five intrigue

Texas has returned to the top 10 in The Associated Press college football poll.

Man City crushes Liverpool 3-0 in Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game

Newcastle fell to back-to-back defeats in the Premier League with a 3-1 loss to Brentford.

Taylor runs for 244 yards and 3 TDs for Colts in 31-25 OT win over Falcons in Berlin

Jonathan Taylor completed a 244-yard rushing day with an 8-yard touchdown run in overtime to give the Indianapolis Colts a 31-25 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the first regular-season NFL game in Berlin, Germany.

Giants coach Brian Daboll fired with team at 2-8 midway through his 4th season

The New York Giants have fired coach Brian Daboll.

Lewandowski's hat trick moves Barcelona closer to league leader Real Madrid

Real Madrid has been held by Rayo Vallecano to a 0-0 draw in the Spanish league for its second consecutive setback following a Champions League loss at Liverpool.

Packers couldn't stop Eagles' tush push during offseason. Now they'll try to contain it on the field

The Green Bay Packers couldn’t thwart the tush push during the offseason.

Sinner opens ATP Finals title defense by beating Auger-Aliassime

Jannik Sinner got his title defense at the ATP Finals off to a solid start before his home fans with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Cowboys back at work outside view of media after death of Marshawn Kneeland

The Dallas Cowboys are back at work coming off their open week, absent the usual media presence as the club starts the process of returning to the field following the death of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland.

Cleveland pitcher Luis Ortiz appears in court on allegations he took bribes to rig bets

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is due in court on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help bettors in their native Dominican Republic win prop bets placed on pitches they threw.

Broncos' Alex Singleton had surgery for testicular cancer a day after playing a prime-time game

Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton recently underwent surgery for testicular cancer.

Commanders coach Dan Quinn takes over defensive coordinator duties from Joe Whitt Jr.

Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is going to replace Joe Whitt Jr. as the team’s defensive coordinator.