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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 GENEVA (AP) — Russian athletes who do not endorse their country’s war in Ukraine could be accepted back into international sports, IOC president Thomas Bach said in an interview published Friday. “It’s about having athletes with a Russian passport who do not support the war back in competition,” Bach told Italian daily Corriere della Sera, adding, “We have to think about the future.” Most sports followed International Olympic Committee advice in February and banned Russian team and athletes from their events within days of the country’s military invasion of Ukraine. With Russians starting to miss events that feed into qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics, an exile extending into next year could effectively become a wider ban from those Games. In an interview in Rome, Bach hinted at IOC thinking after recent rounds of calls with Olympic stakeholders asked for views on … [Read more...] about IOC’s Bach eyes return to sports for anti-war Russians

SATURDAY BASEBALL 10a Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees MLB Net 1p Arizona at Giants NBCSCA (104.5,680) 1p A’s at Seattle NBCSCA (960) 2:30p Boston at Toronto, joined in progress MLBNet 4:15p N.Y. Mets at Atlanta Channel 2 Channel 40 7p Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, joined in progress MLBNet COLLEGE FOOTBALL 9a Michigan at Iowa Channel 2 Channel 40 (1050) 9a Navy at Air Force Channel 5 Channel 13 Channel 46 9a Oklahoma at TCU Channel 7 Channel 10 9a Kentucky at Mississippi ESPN 9a Purdue at Minnesota ESPN2 9a Georgia State at Army CBSSN 9a Temple at Memphis ESPNU 9a Illinois at Wisconsin Big Ten 9a Louisville at Boston College ACCNet 11a Oregon State at Utah P12Net 12:30p Alabama at Arkansas Channel 5 Channel 13 Channel 46 (1050) 12:30p Oklahoma State at Baylor … [Read more...] about Bay Area sports calendar, Oct. 1-2

News of Ime Udoka’s lengthy suspension from the Boston Celtics has dominated the internet since the NBA franchise announced last week that he had violated team policies. But amid the articles and social media posts about the situation, many are wondering why the head coach’s personal indiscretions are receiving more attention than seemingly larger ethical misdeeds going on in the news cycle, like Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s role in the Mississippi welfare scandal . To social media users, the disparity is glaring. “Can we get more coverage of Brett Favre and less of Ime Udoka,” one person tweeted on Wednesday. Another t weet read , “So ESPN can have Ime Udoka all over the news but hardly talking about Brett Favre that’s  looks and sounds very racist.” The Celtics have released few details about the circumstances surrounding Udoka’s suspension for the 2022-23 season. But both ESPN and The Athletic reported that Udoka had a consensual “ intimate … [Read more...] about In Favre and Udoka scandals, some see echoes of sports media’s shortcomings

TORONTO (AP) — The Boston Red Sox put right-handed pitcher Kaleb Ort on the restricted list Friday and recalled outfielder Jarren Duran from Triple-A Worcester. A Canadian requirement that prevents foreign nationals who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 from entering the country expires Saturday, the first day of October. Throughout the season to date, unvaccinated baseball players have been placed on the restricted list, where they are not paid and do not accrue major league service time. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Ort would join the Red Sox in Toronto on Saturday, but didn’t know what the corresponding roster move would be. “We’ll make a decision based on where we’re at, pitching-wise, and how we feel we’re going to use guys the rest of the season,” Cora said. Ort is 1-2 with a 6.26 ERA in 24 games. He has one save in two chances. The restricted list was used 48 times by 46 different players this season, with Boston right-hander Tanner Houck and Tampa Bay Rays … [Read more...] about Red Sox put RHP Ort on restricted list, recall Duran

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Tyler Conklin had childhood dreams of the NBA hardwood, shooting jumpers and dunking at arenas around the country. His journey took a few twists and dribbles — and he ended up catching passes in NFL stadiums instead. “I mean, I really believe everything happens for a reason,” the New York Jets tight end said Friday. Conklin, in his first season with New York after four with the Minnesota Vikings, has 18 catches — the most by a Jets tight end through three games since the NFL merger in 1970. “Wow,” Conklin said when told of the mark. “That's pretty crazy.” But not totally unexpected. When Conklin signed a three-year, $21 million contract in March, he was brought in with fellow free agent signing C.J. Uzomah to give New York a solid pass-catching tight end duo. While that hasn't come to fruition yet — Uzomah has one catch in two games — Conklin has … [Read more...] about Path for Jets’ Conklin went from hoop dreams to NFL catches

Team principal Christian Horner has denied rumours that Red Bull had exceeded their Formula One 2021 budget and could face sanctions saying on Friday “our submission was below the cap”. Speculation was swirling around the paddock before Friday’s practice for the Singapore Grand Prix that two of the 10 teams on the grid had blown the $145 million budget cap and could be punished by governing body FIA. Watch: Terrifying Scenes at Singapore GP as Pierre Gasly’s Car Catches Fire Fingers were pointing at Red Bull, who were rumoured to have exceeded cost limits by introducing parts upgrades as they propelled Max Verstappen to his maiden world championship. Horner told Sky Sports F1 that he believed in the FIA’s process, with the governing body’s findings due to be published next week and teams certified as to their compliance. “The accounts were all submitted to the FIA way back in March and we are in that process as we speak,” Horner said at the Marina Bay Circuit. … [Read more...] about Christian Horner Denies Red Bull Breached 2021 F1 Budget Cap

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu expectedly won the gold medal with a total lift of 191 kgs in the women’s 49kg weightlifting competition at the 36th National Games in Gandhinagar (Gujarat) on Friday. Mirabai, who had claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham in August, walked away with the title after lifting 84kg in snatch and 107 kgs in clean & jerk. Also Read: ‘Can’t Say This in Front of a Camera, It’ll Create Wrong Headlines’ Participating in her second National Games, Mirabai revealed that she was nursing an injury in her left wrist, due to which she didn’t go for her third attempts in both sections. “I recently injured my left wrist during training at NIS, Patiala, after which I made sure not to risk it further. The World Championships are coming up in December,” she said. “It is a proud moment for me to represent Manipur at the National Games, and the excitement doubled when I was asked to lead the contingent at the Opening Ceremony. It … [Read more...] about 36th National Games: Mirabai Chanu Overcomes Injury to Win Weightlifting Gold

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for September 30 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. North Americans playing in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League have been put in a difficult position amid calls from the U.S and Canadian governments for them to leave the country because of the war in Ukraine. The Canadian government has advised its citizens to leave Russia while commercial means are still available, cautioning anyone holding a Russian passport could be subject to call-up for mandatory military service. Earlier this week, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued the same security alert for Americans in Russia, urging them to leave. FILE - Kunlun Red Star's Ryan Sproul, right, of Canada, fights for the puck with Amur's Radan Lenc, left, during the Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey match between Kunlun Red Star Beijing and Amur Khabarovsk in Mytishchi, just outside Moscow, … [Read more...] about US, Canada call on players in Russia’s KHL to leave the country

There’s a lot of bad blood between the Padres and Dodgers, and occasionally there are a lot of fists thrown between their fanbases. Such was the case on Wednesday night. We pick up the action at San Diego’s Petco Park, where the Dodgers defeated the Padres 1-0, but this particular L.A. fan found himself on the receiving end of some pretty vicious blows from a Padres fan in a Manny Machado jersey. Fight from last night between Padres and doyer fans pic.twitter.com/wB2cURsWpr — PADRESRAZAMEMES (@padresrazamemez) September 29, 2022 The Dodgers fan wisely opted to turn the clash into a grappling contest after absorbing that right to the face. The Padres fan kept up the pressure until other fans separated the two. Padres fans had high hopes that San Diego’s blockbuster deal to land Juan Soto would give them a chance to challenge the Dodgers in the N.L. West. However, with Fernando Tatis’ PED suspension coming almost immediately after the Soto deal, the Padres never gave … [Read more...] about WATCH: Padres Fan Pummels Dodgers Fan in Wild Melee

The new world of college athletes getting paid for endorsements has created a rapidly expanding pop-up industry: Brand new nonprofit "collectives” that pay athletes to promote charities. The collectives are pitched as feel-good partnerships, but they also raise questions. Is their mission to support charities and their communities or do they exist primarily to funnel money to athletes — in some cases tens of thousands of dollars — and give a school's donors a tasty tax break? “That’s the ultimate question,” said Brian Mittendorf, an Ohio State accounting professor with a focus on nonprofits. His school is one of dozens across the country with affiliated nonprofit collectives setting up athletes with deals to work with charities. “We are certainly in gray areas about it. Is this existing to benefit the public through a charity, or is it existing to benefit the athletes?" Mittendorf said. “My default on this is skepticism.” There's enough skepticism that a bipartisan effort … [Read more...] about College athletics sees surge in nonprofits paying players