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A German surgeon has been ordered to pay a fine of $7,900 for parachuting into the stadium before a European Championship match in Munich two years ago as part of a botched climate protest. A Munich regional court convicted the 40-year-old Greenpeace activist Tuesday of endangering air traffic and negligent …

The Los Angeles Angels have failed to make the postseason for the last eight years, last making the playoffs two years before Shohei Ohtani burst onto the scene.  Ohtani has been masterful in his first five seasons, winning the 2021 AL MVP and setting numerous records as the modern-day Babe …

Ray Romano is like every other New York Jets fan at the start of the NFL season. He just wants to see his team win a second Super Bowl championship for the first time since the 1968 season. But there are reasons to be hopeful. The Jets are coming off …

Sean Casey, a three-time MLB All-Star and TV analyst, was named the next New York Yankees hitting coach on Monday, the team announced. Casey will replace Dillon Lawson, who was fired  Sunday after the team’s loss to the Chicago Cubs. It was the first time general manager Brian Cashman made …

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. narrowly defeated Randy Arozarena in the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night. It was Guerrero’s first Home Run Derby win. Guerrero batted first right after he won his semifinal matchup. It allowed Arozarena to get some extra rest before he stepped up to the plate. …

Northwestern parted ways with head football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday amid accusations of incessant hazing among players in the program under his leadership and that he allegedly didn’t do anything to stop it. Despite current players writing a letter in support of Fitzgerald – who had been the Wildcats’ …

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama had a breakout performance in his second NBA Summer League game Sunday night, dropping 27 points in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. This year’s top pick in the NBA Draft added 12 rebounds, but the Spurs lost the matchup 85-80. It was …

Andrey Rublev and Alexander Bublik played five full sets during the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships on Sunday and the No. 7-seeded Russian showed off his skills and, at one point, left his opponent stunned. The moment came in the final set against Bublik. The two rallied back and …

There are a number of players still on the open market with NFL training camps starting soon this month, and one of them is wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.  Hopkins is among players that fans are surprised haven’t been signed yet, though ESPN reported it’s by his own doing. The New …

A brief interruption from celebrating fans at the Wimbledon Championships on Sunday caused the chair umpire John Blom to reiterate that even popping corked bottles were not allowed during play. The incident occurred during the first set of a women’s match between Anastasia Potapova and Mirra Andreeva. The chair umpire …