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For the first time since 2008, the U.S. men will qualify for Olympic soccer competition through the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in 2022. If the U.S. wins that tournament, two players from that roster will represent the U.S. at the Olympics. Paris — With Pakste Aaronson Jack McGlynnThey were drawn in a tough group with the tournament's hosts. FranceYoung Americans will have a chance to prove themselves against the best players in the world. With a small 18-man roster, manager Marko Mitrovic has had to prioritise versatile players, but he will also benefit from the leadership of three over-age players: Miles…

The Wall Street benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP:INDStock averages came under selling pressure for a second straight trading day on Thursday as investors continued to pull money out of technology shares. Netflix (NFLX) is also attracting attention as the top streaming service in the US. Giant schedule The company will report its second quarter results after the close of trading. A global sell-off in semiconductors on Wednesday sent the Nasdaq (COMP:IND) plummeting to its worst intraday session since September 2022. The index rebounded at the start of regular trading but gave up its gains…

Jul 18, 2024, 04:00 PM ETFantasy football managers always seek an edge in their drafts, and in this age of analytics and sometimes preachy advice, it’s easy to get carried away with cute, catchy-named draft strategies.If you’ve played for any length of time, surely you’ve heard of some of these: Zero RB, Hero RB, Late-round QB, Elite QB, Zero WR, Elite TE. And that’s just to name some of the most prominent. As each gives fantasy managers a feeling of being clever and one step ahead of the competition, any might understandably lure you in.But here’s the real question: What…

July 18, 2024 at 4pm ETFootball's governing bodies implement Financial Fair Play regulations to ensure clubs manage their finances responsibly and avoid spending more than they earn.Without these rules, similar to salary caps in other sports, clubs would be overtaxed and would not only face penalties but also risk their survival being threatened by possible relegation.Let's look at the Financial Fair Play rules now.When was Financial Fair Play introduced?UEFA first created its Financial Fair Play scheme in 2009 after discovering that more than half of the 655 clubs under its jurisdiction had suffered financial losses in the previous year. UEFA…

With the National Basketball Association's media rights nearing finalization, Warner Bros. Discovery is making a move.The league has sent the official terms of a proposed new media rights deal to Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., opening a five-day period during which the media company can choose to match its broadcast rights package.A TNT spokesman confirmed the documents and that the company is currently reviewing the terms. Warner Bros. Discovery received the framework for the deal on Wednesday night, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the details are private.The media rights deals currently…

More than a decade ago, there was a collective cry of despair from sports gamers and fans after NCAA Football disappeared from store shelves.A landmark Supreme Court case, O'Bannon v. NCAA, ruled that EA Sports, the publisher of the games, did not have the right to use the likenesses of former college football players, leading to the discontinuation of the EA Sports games in 2013.The Supreme Court opened the door to change in 2021 in a case affecting name, image and likeness rights in college sports, ruling that the NCAA violated antitrust laws by not allowing players to earn money.The…

Russell Westbrook just completed his second season playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. The 2017 MVP finished the season averaging 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 45.4 percent from the field and 27.3 percent from three-point range. However, Westbrook was relegated to a bench role. On Thursday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski Westbrook was reportedly traded to the Utah Jazz. Via Wojnarowski: “ESPN sources: The Los Angeles Clippers are sending guard Russell Westbrook, a second-round pick and cash to the Utah Jazz in a sign-and-trade deal for guard Kris Dunn.”The Los Angeles Clippers are planning…

1996 marked the birth of Major League Soccer in the United States and also the first time the Summer Olympics were hosted in the United States since Los Angeles in 1984. This time held in Atlanta, Georgia, the 1996 Summer Olympics gave many young U.S. professional soccer players the opportunity to compete at a high level internationally.Although the U.S. team ultimately failed to reach the quarterfinals of that tournament, they certainly had some good moments, including in their opening match against Argentina, where Claudio Reyna scored just 31 seconds after kickoff, but they lost 3-1 to the eventual silver medalists.The…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dana White calls Donald Trump 'the ultimate American villain'Article informationauthor, Sam Cabralrole, BBC News, Washington18 July 2024 18:11 BSTUpdated 3 hours agoThe president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is scheduled to take the stage on Thursday night before Donald Trump formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination just days after the assassination attempt.Trump has welcomed one of his most vocal nonpolitical supporters, Dana White, and his wildly popular fighting franchise, hosting a number of live events for the franchise while he has been engaged in a legal battle over the past year.The UFC boss, who…

Stillwater native Elana Rapisarda recently won the Martial Arts Breaking World Championships in Orlando, Fla. (Courtesy photo) ALBANY, N.Y. — Elana Rapisarda, a 22-year-old from Stillwater, recently returned from the U.S. Open Martial Arts World Championships in Orlando, Fla. The U.S. Open is the only martial arts event featured on ESPN and other livestreaming networks and takes place annually on the grounds of a Disney Resort. The tournament features more than 5,000 athletes from a variety of martial arts styles from around the world and features many competitive events. Rapisarda has won her second world title in women's creative open…