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By Rohith Nair MIAMI, July 2 (Reuters) - Football has long prided itself on something that distinguishes it from almost every other major team sport -- once the whistle blows, the game belongs to the ...

The Montreal Canadiens' Jakub Dobes, who led all rookie goaltenders with 29 wins this past season, signed a three-year, $16.07 million contract extension on Thursday. Dobes, 25, who could have become ...

MIAMI, July 2 (Reuters) - Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said the country's football fans were like a 12th man for the team as thousands of them landed in Miami on Thursday, the eve of their World Cup...

Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced Monday on "Good Morning America" that he is battling ALS. Two days after that interview with former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, Johns...

Veteran right-handed pitchers Joe Ross and Chris Paddack and outfielder Jarred Kelenic all rejected outright assignments by the Texas Rangers and became free agents on Thursday. Paddack spent less tha...

The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed relief pitcher Paul Gervase from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday for his third stint with the team this season. Gervase, 26, has a 1.80 ERA and five st...

Major League Baseball suspended Washington Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras seven games apiece on Thursday for their roles in a benches-cleari...

By Nick Said HOUSTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Luc de Fougerolles has been one of Canada's standout performers at the World Cup, but admits every game is an opportunity for him to grow as he prepares to fac...

Former Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold could have a new team before training camp, his attorney argued in court as prosecutors push to tighten restrictions on the 23-year-old free on $1 millio...

By Nick Said and Lais Morais HOUSTON, July 2 (Reuters) - The World Cup has captured the imagination of fans across the United States, no better illustrated than in the tournament store in Houston, whe...