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A video released by an attorney for a Kentucky Derby jockey raises new issues about the controversial disqualification of Maximum Security as the winner of the big race. Maximum Security crossed the finish line first May 3, but was disqualified after race officials determined that he had impeded the path of other horses as he […]

Sandy Leon was frustrated he didn’t drive one run in with a safety squeeze. Instead, he drove in three with a drive over the Green Monster. Leon fouled off his bunt attempt, then hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run third inning that carried the surging Boston Red Sox over the struggling Seattle Mariners

Roger Federer has added the Italian Open to his schedule. A day after his three-set loss to Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Open quarterfinals, Federer announced his plans in an Instagram video on Saturday. Federer says, “Hello everybody. Just finished speaking to the team and happy to say I’m coming back to Rome to play

Ronald Acuña Jr. made an auspicious return to the leadoff spot Friday night, driving a career-best 466-foot homer to lift the Atlanta Braves past Arizona. Acuña’s tiebreaking shot off the batter’s eye in center with two outs in the eighth inning helped the Braves end a four-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks.

Addison Russell says he understands the booing he has heard since returning to the Chicago Cubs after his suspension for violating baseball‘s domestic violence policy, calling it “a serious issue.” Russell received a mostly chilly reception when he played Wednesday against Miami in his first major league game since September. Russell’s second start drew a

The soccer great received a six-month driving suspension on Thursday after accepting that he used a cell phone as he cruised along in his Bentley last November, the BBC reported. Judge Catherine Moore also ordered the 44-year-old former English team captain to pay 925 pounds ($1,205) in fines and prosecution costs. While the court noted

Switzerland’s attorney general is the subject of a disciplinary case related to his handling of a four-year investigation of FIFA that involves 25 criminal proceedings for financial wrongdoing. The federal office overseeing the work of chief prosecutor Michael Lauber said Friday it is examining possible violations of his duties in the FIFA investigation. Swiss media

President Donald Trump invited the Boston Red Sox to visit the White House on Thursday, but the 2018 World Series team showed up missing nearly all of its black and brown players. “Congratulations on your incredible victory,” Trump said to the group of mostly white baseball players, whose team the White House’s website misspelled as

The Arizona Cardinals have signed Kyler Murray in time for their rookie minicamp. Arizona signed the No. 1 overall draft pick to a four-year contract Thursday worth about $35 million with a team option for a fifth. It includes a signing bonus of more than $23 million. The Cardinals also signed five other draft picks

A Chicago Cubs fan has been banned indefinitely from Wrigley Field after he was observed making an apparent “white power” gesture behind a black reporter during a live broadcast Tuesday. An investigation into the incident determined the individual used “an offensive hand gesture that is associated with racism,” Crane Kenney, the team’s president of business operations,