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Ozzie Virgil Sr., the first Dominican-born player to appear in the major leagues, has died, MLB announced Sunday. He was 92. Virgil was born in 1932 and emigrated to the United States at 15 before attending DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx. After spending time in the Marines, Virgil debuted for the New York … Read more

The Jets decided to pay tribute to Zach Wilson in his return to MetLife Stadium on Sunday with the Broncos. They looked putrid on offense just like the bad, old days when Wilson was their quarterback. The Broncos stunned the Jets 10-9 on a day the Jets failed to reach the end zone for the … Read more

The Rams’ Matthew Stafford barely gets off a pass under pressure from the Bears Austin Booker (94). (Erin Hooley/AP) So much for that confidence boost. A week after a dramatic comeback victory, the Rams could not maintain any momentum against the Chicago Bears. The Rams’ 24-18 defeat on Sunday before 59,074 at Soldier Field, dropped … Read more

Team Homan skip Rachel Homan delivers a stone against Team Skrlik during the women’s curling final at the PointsBet Invitational in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.Photo by Jeff McIntosh /The Canadian Press CALGARY — Rachel Homan’s curling team repeated as the PointsBet Invitational women’s champion Sunday and continued its hot streak to start the … Read more

Terry Bradshaw’s colleagues weren’t buying it. During “Fox NFL Sunday” before Week 4, Bradshaw was talking about Andy Dalton drawing his second consecutive start for the Carolina Panthers and facing his former team, the Cincinnati Bengals. Bradshaw, 76, did so in what he’d go on to describe as a “Carolina” accent, causing the Fox crew … Read more

Simone Biles kicked off her packed Sunday with a visit to Soldier Field. The 11-time Olympic medalist gymnast spent time on the sideline before the Bears’ Week 4 matchup against the Rams, where she and her husband, Chicago safety Jonathan Owens, shared a kiss. Biles, 27, who wed Owens, 29, last spring, also posed for … Read more

Josh Allen battles Lamar Jackson on “Sunday Night Football.” AP The Ravens were able to finally put a tally in the win column after a hard-fought road win at Dallas in Week 3.  Now they head back home to host the undefeated Bills on Sunday night in a matchup between two AFC contenders.  Can the … Read more

The current Packers quarterback has shown some public Love to Green Bay legend Brett Favre. Jordan Love paid tribute to Favre — who revealed earlier this week his battle with Parkinson’s disease — as he arrived at Lambeau Field by wearing a No. 4 Packers jersey before Sunday’s game against the Vikings. Favre, who made the … Read more

Rob Gronkowski is ready for just about anything the “Fox NFL Sunday” crew throws his way, even fake segments about fictional football players. That’s what happened to the four-time Super Bowl champ during a previous day on the job, with the pregame team recapping Sunday how they pranked Gronkowski into discussing a non-existent Cowboys tight … Read more

Spurs ran out 3-0 winners over Manchester United at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty) Tottenham have issued a statement condemning the ‘abhorrent’ and ‘unacceptable’ homophobic chanting heard from the away end during the side’s 3-0 defeat of Manchester United at Old Trafford. Goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke secured Spurs a comprehensive victory … Read more