Category: Sports

PARIS (AP) — The French rugby federation is allowing transgender people to take part in all France’s domestic competitions from next season in a move going against recommendations from World Rugby. The French federation issued a statement saying its executive board unanimously voted in favor of the proposal from its Anti-Discrimination and Equal Treatment Commission. […]

SYDNEY (AP) — Four bowlers in the Australian cricket lineup embroiled in a 2018 cheating scandal in South Africa issued a joint statement Tuesday rejecting renewed speculation they were aware a teammate was using sandpaper to change the condition of the ball. The so-called Sandpapergate rocked world cricket, resulting in lengthy suspensions for Australia captain […]

PARIS (AP) — The French rugby federation is allowing transgender people to take part in all France’s domestic competitions from next season in a move going against recommendations from World Rugby. The French federation issued a statement saying its executive board unanimously voted in favor of the proposal from its Anti-Discrimination and Equal Treatment Commission. […]

DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog found an early way to calm down the Colorado Avalanche — he dropped the gloves and brawled. That fighting spirit energized a roaring crowd — biggest of the season — and certainly rubbed off on the team. Nathan MacKinnon scored the tiebreaking goal 30 seconds into the third period and […]

Pittsburgh Pirates (17-23, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (23-18, first in the NL Central) St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: JT Brubaker (3-2, 2.58 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 41 strikeouts) Cardinals: John Gant (2-3, 1.84 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 29 strikeouts) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -134, Pirates +116; over/under is […]

Miami Marlins (18-22, fourth in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (21-20, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: TBD Phillies: Zack Wheeler (3-2, 2.85 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 56 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia and Miami will face off on Tuesday. The Phillies are 10-11 against NL East opponents. Philadelphia […]

Cleveland Indians (21-18, second in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (18-22, fourth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Indians: Zach Plesac (3-3, 3.56 ERA, .96 WHIP, 33 strikeouts) Angels: Andrew Heaney (1-3, 4.75 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 49 strikeouts) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -139, Indians +121; over/under is […]

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ___ FISH STORY An update on Mike Trout is expected after the Los Angeles Angels star exited Monday night’s win over Cleveland before the second inning because of a strained right calf. The three-time MVP was limping after running to third on an inning-ending popup in […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A “shadow trial” of advanced eye-tracking technology will be conducted in the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman tournament in Australia and New Zealand as part of World Rugby’s bid to tackle head injuries by improving the detection of concussions. The virtual reality technology, known as NeuroFlex, is set to be used during […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich is always considering new approaches to finish the job. So this offseason, he made a proposal to starting center Ryan Kelly. Rather than wait until the traditional three-day mandatory mini-camp in June, Reich and general manager Chris Ballard asked Kelly whether his teammates would be interested in […]