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Top MLB prospect Konnor Griffin blasts third home run of spring training
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (309+ words) Pittsburgh Pirates' Konnor Griffin continues to live up to the billing as the MLB's top prospect. Griffin followed up two home runs against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday with a home run against the Cardinals on Sunday. The 19-year-old…...
Iran's status for World Cup is uncertain after U.S., Israel strikes, says president of soccer federation
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (203+ words) The president of Iran's soccer confederation, Mehdi Taj, said that the country's status for this summer's World Cup is in doubt following this weekend's attacks by the U.S. and Israel. FIFA has not officially commented on Iran's status for the World…...
Iran soccer federation casts doubt on World Cup status after US attack
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (277+ words) The president of Iran's soccer federation has cast doubt on his country's participation in the 2026 World Cup following the U.S. bombing of Iran on Saturday, Feb 28. The missile attacks, which were also carried out by Israel, killed a number of top…...
Yankees invite Randal Grichuk to spring training to compete for reserve outfield role
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (401+ words) After signing outfielder Randal Grichuk to a minor-league contract, the New York Yankees announced on Sunday that he's been officially invited to the team's major-league spring training camp. Grichuk, 34, is expected to be the Yankees' fourth outfielder who will primarily…...
Iran soccer federation president issues statement on World Cup participation after US strikes
7+ hour, 3+ min ago (223+ words) The president of Iran's soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise attacks by U.S. and Israeli this weekend. "What is certain is that after this…...
Polymarket accounts earn $1.5M in bets on date of US strikes on Iran, including 6 'suspected insiders"
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (380+ words) Several users on the US-based prediction market platform Polymarket have apparently earned $1.2 million by betting on the timing of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, according to a new report. At least five users placed the correct bets on Polymarket, a prediction…...
The World Cup faces an unprecedented crisis as the US attacks Iran — how will Fifa respond?
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (1153+ words) Even amid grave geopolitical developments, modern football offered a sense of the absurd. As drones and missiles continued to be launched around the Gulf, and headlines began to relay the reported death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Fifa's hierarchy…...
Man United’s big decision is becoming clear as Michael Carrick’s latest call pays off
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (324+ words) And yet Crystal Palace may wonder if Sesko would have risen unopposed had the excellent Maxence Lacroix still been on the pitch. If the tide had started to turn after half an hour, Palace were swamped after their best defender…...
Qatar 'postpones Argentina vs Spain soccer match' after Iran bombs hit Doha
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (535+ words) Iranian missiles have forced the suspension of soccer in Qatar and have thrown this summer's World Cup size-up between European champions Spain and South American champions Argentina into doubt. Spain and Argentina were slated to contest the Finalissima in Doha,…...
Analysis: Pickford doesn't get the credit he deserves
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (284+ words) It's always great to have a moment at a football match that leaves you watching on, open-mouthed, in amazement. For me, Jordan Pickford's incredible injury-time save at St James' Park on Saturday was one of those moments. I still don't…...