2026 World Cup is awarded to North America
The alliance of United States, Mexico and Canada was awarded the 2026 World Cup by FIFA Wednesday morning, bringing the premier event in international sports back to the U.S. after a 32-year absence.
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Justify wins the Triple Crown
Justify joins Seattle Slew as the only two undefeated horses to win the Triple Crown.
Capitals, and Washington, celebrate a Stanley Cup victory decades in the making
The most storied trophy in sports is going to Washington courtesy of a pair of Russian scoring machines, a journeyman-turned-hero, an unflappable goaltender and a supporting cast that confronted a season's worth of challenges with careers' worth of determination.
The house doesn’t always win: Las Vegas may lose millions on the home team
One sportsbook owner listed the city's new hockey team as 250-to-1 long shots to win the Stanley Cup in their first year of existence. The true odds before the season, he said, should've been closer to 2,500 to 1.
Dozens of runners brave the cold for North Pole Marathon on ice cap
Argyrios Papathanasopoulos of Greece won the race in 4 hours, 34 minutes and 36 seconds.
Desiree Linden becomes first American women’s winner of Boston Marathon since 1985
Japan's Yuki Kawauchi also earned a stunning victory in a wet and windy Boston Marathon on Monday.
Reed wins the 2018 Masters, holds off Fowler, Spieth
Through a typically enthralling final round at the Masters, Reed had heard cheers for his introduction dwarfed by those of his playing partner, Rory McIlroy. "That's another thing," Reed said, "that played into my hand."
NHL stunner: A 36-year-old accountant who has never played pro stars in Chicago victory
Less than 15 minutes after he took the ice, Chicago came away with a 6-2 victory and Scott Foster emerged a hockey legend.
Larry Kwong was the first person of color to play in the NHL. He was on the ice for a minute.
Larry Kwong, who died Thursday at age 94, finally achieved his pro hockey dream in 1948.
PAC-12 task force recommends sweeping changes in wake of NCAA investigation
The proposals include new eligibility standards and limiting the presence of shoe companies — a bold statement from a league that counts the so-called University of Nike among its members.
NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket
The NCAA men's basketball bracket was released Sunday afternoon.
Suicides, drug addiction and high school football
The dire existence of young athletes in Madison, Indiana: “You just can’t believe this is all happening in one small community.”
Jessie Diggins, Kikkan Randall and the US women’s cross-country team’s pursuit of happiness
They toiled in obscurity for years and once lost their funding. But the U.S. women kept at it, and after committing to an esprit de corps, rose to new heights in PyeongChang.
Russians sing banned anthem after beating Germany for Olympic hockey gold
The Russians, competing as neutral athletes at Pyeongchang as punishment for a years-long Russian doping scandal, came back from one-goal down on a goal by Nikita Gusev with less than a minute left in regulation time to force overtime in one of the most pulsating finals in the history of Olympic hockey.
Ester Ledecka becomes 1st woman to win gold in 2 sports in a single Winter Games
“I was dreaming about this moment since I was a little child,” said the Czech Republic's Ester Ledecka.
As medals pile up, Norway worries: Are we winning too much?
Pangs of concern have shadowed Norway’s streak of victories in recent years — that the country may dominate some winter sports so thoroughly that it is ruining them.
Vic Wild, born in U.S. but snowboarding for Russians, rips various Olympic entities
The former gold medalist, eliminated in the round of 16 in South Korea, blasted the IOC, International Skiing Federation and Russian Olympic Committee, among others.
U.S. men rock Sweden to win first-ever gold medal in curling
The victory capped a remarkable comeback for the United States who sputtered through early preliminary-round play.
German men stun Canada to advance to gold medal hockey game
Canada's rough run at the Olympics got a whole lot worse Friday.