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Lionel Messi, in what’s likely the final World Cup appearance of his illustrious career, will be heading to the final match in Qatar after defeating Croatia, 3-0, on Tuesday night.  It’s the first time since 2014 that Argentina made the World Cup Final, and for Messi, it’s his last chance …

Veteran NFL wide receiver Cole Beasley is coming out of retirement to rejoin his former team, just months after calling it a career following a two-game stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  The Buffalo Bills announced Tuesday that they signed Beasley to the practice squad, reuniting him with quarterback Josh …

Mike Leach’s death reverberated across the college football world on Tuesday. The 61-year-old died Monday night due to complications from a heart condition, Mississippi State University said in a statement. He was hospitalized on Sunday with what the school called a “personal health issue.” Thoughts and prayers poured in over …

The Arizona Cardinals came into this contest against the New England Patriots with what is likely lost playoff hopes.  Now they likely lost their quarterback for the rest of the season. On just the third play of the 27-13 loss to the Patriots on Monday night, Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray …

Coastal Carolina backup quarterback Bryce Carpenter was arrested on Sunday in South Carolina. The 23-year-old was accused of slamming a woman to the ground when she allegedly refused his sexual advances, according to police in Horry County. He was charged with third-degree assault and battery. He was released on a …

Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders happened to be mic’d up against the New York Giants on Sunday, and he was saying how he wanted to channel his inner Bobby Boucher against his division rival. Of course, Boucher is the fictional football player depicted by Adam Sandler in his hit …

“No one can beat us. We can only beat ourselves.”  That’s a common metaphor that you’ll hear in sports. The meaning is rather straight forward: our team is more talented and tactically superior than everyone else. The only way that we will lose to those lesser teams is by making …

The Dallas Cowboys moved to 10-3 with a narrow victory over the lowly Houston Texans on Sunday and kept pace with the Philadelphia Eagles in the race for the NFC East title. The Cowboys needed a 98-yard drive to win the game and seemed to underscore the criticism lobbed at …

Michael Jordan, the NBA legend who is the chairman of the Charlotte Hornets, released a touching statement on passing of Paul Silas on Sunday. Silas, a three-time NBA champion and two-time All-Star who coached LeBron James and others, died Sunday at 79. Bob Ryan, the sports columnist emeritus for the …

NFL fans erupted with rage on Sunday night in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins’ Week 14 game. The play in question came in the third quarter. Justin Herbert dropped back to pass on 3rd-and-9 from the team’s own 18-yard line and appeared to be …