Sports

Police say a former Detroit Lions player has been arrested in Pittsburgh for punching an officer in the chest after refusing to pay a limo driver

Deandre Ayton got his first taste of NBA action, and it came in a Phoenix victory

Shohei Ohtani helps Los Angeles Angels rally for 3-2 victory over Los Angeles Dodgers

Jusuf Nurkic is staying with the Portland Trail Blazers, and signed a four-year deal

Ikea furniture, fish and chips are on the line in a friendly wager between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham on Saturday’s England-Sweden World Cup quarterfinal.

England is one of two nations remaining that has one World Cup win in its history. Sweden is the latest team that stands in the way of glory for the Three Lions. Later Saturday, Croatia plays Russia, which has been a huge surprise.

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New York Mets prospect Peter Alonso and Cleveland’s Francisco Mejia are among the top minor leaguers selected for the 20th annual Futures Game on July 15.

UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and contender Kelvin Gastelum will be coaches for season No. 28 of “The Ultimate Fighter” and then will face in a title bout.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced Friday that they arrested the driver of a truck that collided with a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team in April, which resulted in the deaths of 16.

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Lawyers for Georgia Tech basketball coach Josh Pastner have cited jailhouse conversations in an attempt to dismiss a countersuit.