EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — France's fearsome foursome of Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise and Bradley Barcola leaves opponents exclaiming: Sacré bleu! "Their four up front is the best in the competition by far," Norway coach Ståle Solbakken said. France became the first ...
STANTON — Houghton Building Supply/Stanton got back on the winning track Tuesday with a 7-1 victory over Northern Driveline in Twilight League play in Stanton. It was a game in which Stanton scored in all but two innings. It started in the first with a home run, and the men in pinstripes ...
HOUSTON — With Brazil trailing for much of the game and with extra time looming, Gabriel Martinelli came through in a big, big way at the World Cup. Martinelli entered the game as a second-half substitute and put an end to Japan's near-upset on Monday, scoring the winning goal late in injury time to give five-time champion Brazil a 2-1 victory and a spot in the round of 16. The result was a showcase of Brazil's Italian connections. Martinelli holds dual citizenship in Italy and Brazil, and the man who made the decision to change the team's makeup was Carlo Ancelotti, an Italian who ...
HOUGHTON — Three Michigan Tech Huskies hockey student-athletes, sophomore defenseman Luca Fasciano, sophomore defenseman Tyler Miller, and freshman forward Noah Reinhart, have been honored as Krampade All-American Scholars announced Monday by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). ...
LONDON — Defending champion Jannik Sinner had to come back from a set down twice and regain his composure following a worrisome tumble to the grass in a five-set victory over 50th-ranked Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday. A month after his French Open meltdown, the top-ranked Sinner produced a 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3 win that lasted 3 hours and 30 minutes in the opening match on Centre Court, which by custom is reserved for the past year's men's singles champion. Sinner said he was "a little tight in the beginning," noting that it was his first ...
The Vancouver Canucks added veteran depth by acquiring Brendan Gallagher in a trade with Montreal on Monday, with NHL teams busy revamping their rosters two days before the free-agency period opens. In the meantime, the Florida Panthers acquired Anaheim captain Radko Gudas by trading forward ...
