STOCKHOLM (AP) — Alexander Isak was selected by Sweden on Wednesday for the country’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers, despite having not played for Newcastle this season as he seeks a move away. The striker was part of a 24-man squad named by Sweden coach Jon Dahl Tomasson for games against Slovenia and Kosovo. “I am very happy that Alexander Isak wants to be in the … Continue reading Isak selected by Sweden for World Cup qualifiers despite not playing for Newcastle

It’s finally that time of the year. The 2025 college football season kicked off last Saturday, with Iowa State vs. Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland. This Thursday, the Wisconsin Badgers take on the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks at Camp Randall Stadium at 8 p.m. CT. This will be Wisconsin’s second all-time matchup against Miami (OH), with their first on September 12, 2015, a game the Badgers … Continue reading Five stats that will define Wisconsin football vs. Miami (Ohio)

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — He can recruit. Another five-star talent signed as you read this sentence. He can build. These University of Miami lines are massive, like the blueprint of college champions. He can turn around a wavering program, having done so once at Oregon and now for a second time at the University of Miami. But on the edge of the most anticipated season … Continue reading Dave Hyde: Mario Cristobal has built Miami into a top program — now can he coach it?

The Cincinnati Bengals will work through the NFL waiver wire order and free agency in the wake of making final cuts.  Those Bengals aren’t done tweaking the roster, that much they made clear with the initial 53-man roster by the sheer number of players they kept at certain positions, but not others.  In the process of the roster shuffling, the Bengals will assemble a 16-player … Continue reading Predicting Bengals' 16-man practice squad after final cuts

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — The French wild card who roared into the semifinals of her home Grand Slam, one year on from a serious knee injury that ruled her out of the French Open one week before it started. The Canadian wild card who rolled through her home WTA 1000 on debut, beating four Grand Slam champions to complete her rise from the 300s to … Continue reading The myth of the tennis Cinderella story and the U.S. Open players writing their own chapters

The Cincinnati Reds have announced their 2026 schedule. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Reds revealed that they will open the 2026 season against manager Terry Francona’s former team, the Boston Red Sox, on March 26, 2026. Both teams played this summer at Fenway Park in Boston. The Red Sox won two out of three. Cincinnati and Boston will play … Continue reading Reds announce 2026 Opening Day opponent, schedule

A former Ohio college star will not make the Cincinnati Bengals’ 2025 roster. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The team released UC Bearcat and former third-round draft pick Desmond Ridder. He was drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Ridder started the Bengals’ last preseason game on Saturday against Indianapolis. He went 8-of-20 for 75 yards and … Continue reading Bengals release former UC quarterback as team finalizes 2025 roster