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CHICAGO (AP) -- Aron Johannsson is eligible to play for the United States in Wednesday's friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina after FIFA approved his request to switch national teams.

Earlier today, NBC Sports--which starts broadcasting the Premier League this season, which is why Joe Posnanski has all of a sudden decided to write about soccer--Tweeted this image, titled "BPL 101":

A man who fell more than 60 feet from an upper-level platform at Atlanta's Turner Field onto a parking lot during a baseball game died Monday night, police said.

Ashton Eaton won the decathlon at the world track and field championships on Sunday, while Brianne Theisen-Eaton won silver in the heptathlon on Tuesday.

The Portland Trail Blazers have officially changed the name of their home court from the Rose Garden to the Moda Center. Portland announced the change as part of a naming-rights deal they struck with Moda Health. An exac...

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Alberto Zaccheroni's men have already secured their place at World Cup 2014 and they will be looking for victory when they take on Oscar Tabarez's side in Rizu on Wednesday

Voetbal International has revealed that Celtic are among the clubs that have submitted official proposals for Heerenveen striker Alfred Finnbogason.

In what will no doubt be considered one biggest upsets of the 2'013 IAAF World Championships, Polish hammer thrower Pawel Fajdek chose the right time to throw a personal best and deny Hungary's Krisztian Pars the World t...

This is Moondog. He is one of two mascots for the Cleveland Cavaliers and he recently attended Ben and Ashlee's wedding reception.

If you've been on Twitter lately and follow fighters like Chael Sonnen, Rashad Evans or Vitor Belfort, you may have noticed a common theme among them: They are all supporting a young, up-and-coming model named Urtreen Wh...

David Oliver had a hard time talking to his mother after the biggest win of his life.

Curtis Malone, the founder of the D.C. Assault program and one of the key power brokers in college basketball recruiting, was arrested after a yearlong investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Colorado Avalanche announced Tuesday they will retire longtime defenseman Adam Foote's number on Nov. 2, 2013, prior to a game against the Montreal Canadiens at Pepsi Center. Foote's No. 52 will be the fifth retired ...

Panthers wide receiver David Gettis, after two injury-plagued seasons, might be returning to his promising rookie form. If he does, it'll make decisions at wide receiver harder for the team.

Tuesday's action on day four of the IAAF World Championships may be the most emblematic of the entire meet, if only because it features the primary component of the Championships' logo.

The wantaway striker has played in just one behind-closed-doors friendly this summer but has trained with the England squad after a shoulder injury

Miles Austin wishes he'd kept a journal of how he felt during each of his eight training camps with the Dallas Cowboys.

Bryce Harper is out of tonight's lineup because he has been battling the flu since yesterday, Manager Davey Johnson said. Harper slept most of the day yesterday and had trouble keeping food down, Johnson said.

It's time for another Overwrought Rec League Email Chain, this time from the wonderful world of kickball. And kickball...is serious business.

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb is expected to pitch Thursday night for the first time in the majors since getting hit in the head by a ball in June.

Carlos Beltran was in the St. Louis Cardinals for the opener of their series against NL Central-leading Pittsburgh, making a quick recovery from a bruised right foot.