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The U.S. soccer community is diverse and well-traveled, engaged with the world and fluent in language and culture. So amid the chaos and furor of President Trump’s executive order banning entry of refugees, migrants and green-card holders from seven mostly-Muslim countries, it was hardly surprising to hear Americans who have traveled the world playing the world’s game speak out. Michael Bradley, the U.S. men’s national team captain with a well-stamped…

On Friday 13 January, Ian Ritchie, the chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, met the press in the Members Lounge in the West Stand at Twickenham. Ritchie wanted in particular to talk about the three artificial grass pitches the RFU paid to have laid in Aylesbury, Preston, and Weston-super-Mare, the first of a hundred such around the country. In the end he fielded questions about the negotiations over the…

Fantasy-sports company DraftKings Inc., which has faced a series of legal and regulatory challenges in the U.S., said it has received a license that will allow it to operate in much of the European Union. The license from the Malta Gaming Authority gives Boston-based DraftKings the ability to offer its service in EU countries where there aren’t separate regulations governing daily fantasy sports. The company began operating last year…

Sports are supposed to offer a relief from politics, except, of course, if the sport in question is soccer. In that case, the sport is impossible to separate from the outside world, as U.S. national team midfielder Sacha Kljestan was reminded Sunday. The U.S. played against Serbia, his father’s homeland. With President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration inspiring protests across the country, Kljestan could only think of his father’s…

The U.S. soccer community is diverse and well-traveled, engaged with the world and fluent in language and culture. So amid the chaos and furor of President Trump’s executive order banning entry of refugees, migrants and green-card holders from seven mostly-Muslim countries, it was hardly surprising to hear Americans who have traveled the world playing the world’s game speak out. Michael Bradley, the U.S. men’s national team captain with a well-stamped…

Sports are supposed to offer a relief from politics, except, of course, if the sport in question is soccer. In that case, the sport is impossible to separate from the outside world, as U.S. national team midfielder Sacha Kljestan was reminded Sunday. The U.S. played against Serbia, his father’s homeland. With President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration inspiring protests across the country, Kljestan could only think of his father’s…

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The following script is from “Enhancing the Bike,” which aired on Jan. 29, 2017. Bill Whitaker is the correspondent. Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados, producers. The sport of cycling is notorious for its culture of cheating—made most famous by the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong and his use of performance-enhancing drugs. Now when cycling hopes to be cleansed of the dopers there’s a surprising new twist—riders enhancing…

If San Diego needs a white knight after losing the Chargers, Mike Stone might be the one. He and his fellow investors have proposed replacing the NFL with the MLS, making soccer, not football, San Diego’s rally-around, civic-spirit-raising sport. The plan includes demolishing Qualcomm Stadium and replacing it with a 30,000-seat facility for both soccer and college football. With the Bolts gone, the city faces a roughly $13 million annual…

As expected, President Donald Trump’s executive order barring citizens of seven Muslim nations from entering the United States has generated a hailstorm of social media posts. NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. joined in late Saturday night with a post expressing empathy for refugees facing hardships. Earnhardt tweeted this his own ancestors left Europe centuries ago to escape religious persecution. In a tweet to Twitter user @GelarBudidarma, who identifies himself as…

In the shadow of the trolley overpass at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, Ron Ericson tailgated with friends before the U.S. national soccer team’s game against Serbia. Ericson wasn’t decked out in red, white and blue like so many other American fans, but his place as a supporter of sports in San Diego was unmistakable as soon as he opened his mouth. “I remember the days of going to the beach all…

President Donald J. Trump.(Photo: Jasper Colt, USA TODAY) The NBA continues to seek clarification from the U.S. Department of State about how President Trump’s executive order suspending immigration and visas for citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen impacts its players. The order has led to uncertainty and anxiety in the world of sports. More related news USA TODAY NBA asks State Department for clarity on Trump immigration…

CLOSE x Embed x Share British Olympian Mo Farah is speaking out after President Donald Trump signed a controversial immigration and refugee ban on Friday Time Director Asghar Farhadi attends the Golden Globe Foreign Language Film Symposium Presented by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association & The American Cinematheque, in Hollywood, California, on Jan. 7, 2017.(Photo: Valerie Macon, AFP/Getty Images) Possibly unintended consequences of President Trump’s refugee ban has ensnarled leaders in…

RELATED: Gordon, No. 10 team win Rolex 24 overall title Sunday was a very good day for Jeff Gordon and Chip Ganassi, as “Four-Time” won another race with his No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi team, and Ganassi won the GTLM class with his No. 66 Ford in the Rolex 24. NASCAR drivers, fans and insiders sent congratulations to the winners of a dramatic race via Twitter. So cool…

If San Diego needs a white knight after losing the Chargers, Mike Stone might be the one. He and his fellow investors have proposed replacing the NFL with the MLS, making soccer, not football, San Diego’s rally-around, civic-spirit-raising sport. The plan includes demolishing Qualcomm Stadium and replacing it with a 30,000-seat facility for both soccer and college football. With the Bolts gone, the city faces a roughly $13 million annual…

Caption Close The U.S. men’s soccer team will play a crucial World Cup qualifying match against Honduras at San Jose’s Avaya Stadium in March, the sport’s governing body announced Sunday. The game, to be played March 24, will mark the first final round qualifier to be played in the Bay Area since 1997, according to U.S. Soccer. The match will also serve as the debut of new men’s coach Bruce…

R.B.I. Baseball, the only baseball game licensed by Major League Baseball on the Xbox One, is back for a fourth season. National League Rookie of the Year Corey Seager of the Los Angeles Dodgers was declared the cover star, though it isn’t clear if the game will have a physical disc launch. R.B.I. Baseball 17 will feature all 30 MLB clubs and the full membership of the Major League Baseball…

A Catholic bishop in New Jersey was slightly injured during a memorial Mass for a revered Hall of Fame baseball player when a crazed man in a white robe walked up to the altar and punched him in the mouth. The attack Saturday caught the 63-year-old Most Reverend Manuel A. Cruz, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, completely by surprise, knocking him backward until he fell on the…

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The 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame election has come and gone. To be elected, a candidate must be named at least 75 percent of the ballots cast. This year, the members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, who do the voting, cast 442 votes. Each ballot allows the naming of 10 players. A candidate had to appear on a total of 332 ballots to be elected.  Jeff Bagwell,…