1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (959+ words) VAR was never supposed to steal the show. It was supposed to improve the game. Instead, with just four matches remaining in the World Cup, the video assistant referee has become the tournament’s most polarizing figure, its loudest talking point…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (322+ words) It must feel impossible. Just a few weeks before South Africa was set to arrive in the United States for its first World Cup appearance in 16 years, Aqueelah Adendorf — the partner of Jayden Adams — was sharing her excitement with the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (488+ words) After an emotional — and controversial — win Thursday in the World Cup, Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo donned late ex-teammate Diogo Jota’s No. 21 jersey and pointed to the sky. Their 2-1 win over Croatia in the first round came on the eve of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (166+ words) New York Post St. John’s suffered its first loss of the season this week: a season-ending injury to highly regarded Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman. The expectation was that the 6-foot-9 rising junior would be the Johnnies’ starting power forward next…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (256+ words) Many soccer fans around the world feel like the Netherlands missed its golden opportunity to win a World Cup, as some of the greatest players in the country’s history (such as Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie) have now retired....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (323+ words) A beloved Massachusetts equestrian was tragically killed after her show horse balked on a jump, hurling her from the saddle before collapsing on top of her. Chloe Christina Smith, 25, was riding her horse with friends Friday night when she was…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (465+ words) A carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park on Tuesday — traumatizing parkgoers and prompting advocates to call for the Big Apple’s horse-drawn carriages to be phased out once and for all. Witnesses saw the carriage horse struggling and thrashing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (394+ words) Liverpool has found their new coach by tapping into the Premier League. The club has hired former Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola after firing Arne Slot last week, it announced Thursday. Iraola guided Bournemouth to sixth place in the Premier League,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (338+ words) Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish announced he has been diagnosed with cancer. Dalglish, 75, leaned into humor in his statement on Tuesday, joking about his accidental revelation of the situation on social media earlier in the day. “Unlike my mobile phone…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (306+ words) Liverpool fired manager Arne Slot after a hugely difficult second season in charge. Slot, who won the Premier League last season after replacing Jurgen Klopp, saw his side slump to a fifth-place finish this year and lose 19 games in all…...