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After weeks of speculation, it appears that Neymar is indeed on the verge of leaving Barcelona for French club Paris St. Germain. Here’s everything to know: The latest Neymar arrived in Barcelona on Tuesday after a trip to Dubai and had been expected to train with the club after returning from a promotional marketing obligation in China. However, he was excused from practice, as the club announced via Twitter: No…

Los Angeles city officials backed an agreement in January putting taxpayers on the hook for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns from the 2024 Summer Olympics, if L.A. were selected as host and unforeseen expenses arose. Now that L.A.’s bid committee has negotiated terms with the International Olympic Committee to host to the 2028 Games — a deal trumpeted in a splashy event Monday at StubHub Center…

12:03 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment KINGS POINT, N.Y. — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has canceled the fall season of its men’s soccer team due to an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and hazing. Newsday reports Rear Adm. James Helis, the academy’s superintendent, notified the NCAA that it would not participate in the 2017 NCAA men’s soccer season. Helis suspended the team in June amid…

The Howard Park Community Center in West Palm Beach is offering Jazzercise classes four days a week. Come work out in a pulse-pounding, bass-dropping, calorie-torching, hip-swiveling fitness program with a hot playlist that will distract from the up-to-800 calorie burn in one 60-minute class. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 to 10 a.m. A $25 one-time registration fee plus monthly fee of $38 or $15…

Neymar arrived for training at Barcelona on Wednesday, and told his team-mates he wanted to leave Barcelona have told Paris St-Germain they must pay a world record 222m euro (£198m) fee “in full” before Neymar can join them. The Brazil international arrived at training on Wednesday with his father and representative, and told the Spanish club he wanted to leave. He was then given permission by Barca manager Ernesto Valverde…

COLLEGE SPORTS BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Is Louisiana State University getting its roar back? A Florida tiger could be its next mascot. The university said in a statement that a 9-month-old, 160-pound tiger at a rescue facility in Okeechobee, Florida, could become Mike VII and arrive on campus later this month. LSU says the sanctuary plans to donate the tiger. It would replace a tiger that died in October…

Los Angeles city officials backed an agreement in January putting taxpayers on the hook for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns from the 2024 Summer Olympics, if L.A. were selected as host and unforeseen expenses arose. Now that L.A.’s bid committee has negotiated terms with the International Olympic Committee to host to the 2028 Games — a deal trumpeted in a splashy event Monday at StubHub Center…

Aug 1, 2017 at 2:02p ET NASCAR has announced a new set of restrictions that will further limit the amount of races Cup drivers can participate in, starting with the 2018 season. Monster page-type-video Truck video-contentType-news video-origin-original_content video-primary-auto_nascar Xfinity More NASCAR Videos Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano react to new Xfinity and Truck restrictions | NASCAR RACE HUB 8 hours ago NASCAR announces new restrictions on Cup participation in Xfinity…

12:03 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…

The four youth baseball players holding court down the right field line at the Hart complex Tuesday couldn’t agree on how many total miles their team had driven, how many years the players had been on the same team or how many games they’d won to reach this week’s Mustang World Series in Louisiana. Hunter Manning, Landon Hu, Brady Werther and Drew Provost, however, agreed…

Alex Avila said he’s aware that people like to crack jokes over the fact that his father Al, the general manager of the Tigers, traded him Sunday night to the Cubs. But the younger Avila said Tuesday that his father kept him abreast of a potential trade for the last month, adding that his mother might be more affected by the trade. “I think she was more upset with probably…

Nearly 30 years ago, Pete Rose’s colorful career as baseball’s all-time hit king ended in disgrace when he accepted a lifetime ban for betting on the sport — one he loved so much that he once said he would “walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play.” Now, an allegation of sex with a minor from during his time as a player could unravel an already compromised legacy that…

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with inflammation in his left knee. Boston made the move before Tuesday night’s home game against Cleveland. The team also added reliever Addison Reed to the roster, one day after obtaining him in a trade with the New York Mets for three minor league pitchers. Pedroia, who leads the Red Sox with a .307 batting average,…

ATLANTA – The in-flight entertainment for the Dodgers’ cross country trip to Atlanta on Monday afternoon required reliable WiFi aboard their charter flight. While the Dodgers were high above the western half of the United States, the final hours before Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline were ticking off the clock. “It was just an hour straight of guys staring at their phone, refreshing their (Twitter) feeds,” Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner…

Overwatch is getting its second annual Summer Games event starting August 8th, developer Blizzard Games announced today. The timed event, which will last until August 29th, will bring back last year’s coveted Olympics-themed skins at a reduced cost. It will also add new skins and bring backf the soccer-style Lúcioball multiplayer mode, which will arrive with a few design tweaks and a new competitive mode with a ranking system. Last…

But it’s Los Angeles, deferring its bid to 2028, that has the more radical Olympic idea: Build almost nothing. The organizers propose a handful of temporary venues and four new permanent venues, some of which will be privately funded and each of which has a documented future use. The city has also dropped plans for a brand-new Olympic Village, instead proposing to house athletes in existing and already-planned dormitories at…

12:03 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…

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12:03 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…