Brazil fans at World Cup game salute soccer great Pelé

The 82-year-old Pelé, who had a colon tumor removed last year, was hospitalized Tuesday in Sao Paulo to regulate his medication.

Hayes leads Pistons to overtime victory over Mavericks

Killian Hayes scored eight of 22 points in overtime as the Detroit Pistons recovered from blowing a late lead to beat the Dallas Mavericks 131-125 on Thursday night.

Stars' Robertson has hat trick, extends points streak to 17

Jason Robertson scored in all three periods for his third career hat trick in the Stars’ 5-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.

Opposing teams show support for Plano coach battling cancer

Family and friends of both Plano basketball teams showed up in t-shirts and wore blue ribbons for Robinson Middle School head coach, Victor Bradford. He was diagnosed with cancer just two weeks ago.

World Cup guide: Croatia, Morocco advance, Germany out of tournament

Both Croatia and Morocco advanced to the last 16 on Thursday and Germany was unfortunately eliminated from the world tournament despite a 4-2 win over Costa Rica.

Iranian man shot, killed celebrating US victory in World Cup

One man was shot dead by Iranian security forces in northwest Iran for honking his car horn in support of the U.S. victory, the Oslo-based rights monitor Iran Human Rights reported on Thursday.

College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams in 2024 season

The announcement comes a day after the Rose Bowl agreed to amend its contract for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which was the last hurdle CFP officials needed cleared to triple the size of what is now a four-team format.

For Mexico, World Cup heartache and four years of regret

Goals from Henry Martín and Luis Chávez were not enough to take El Tri to the round of 16 for the eighth straight time as Group C's second qualifying spot looked destined to be determined in perhaps the most painful way possible.

World Cup Wednesday guide: Messi and Argentina advance; Mexico falls short

Rest easy, soccer fans. Lionel Messi will grace the World Cup stage at least one more time. Meanwhile, Mexico's win over Saudi Arabia was not enough to advance to the next round.

Mexico fans go crazy as team goes up 2-0
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An incredible strike from Luis Chavez puts Mexico up 2-0 and closer to moving through to the next stage.

Doncic gets triple-double as Mavericks beat Warriors 116-113

Luka Doncic scored 41 points in his NBA-leading fifth triple-double and the Mavericks held off the Warriors 116-113 on Tuesday night.

Dallas Cowboys say they still want Odell Beckham Jr.

The Dallas Cowboys said they have not lost interest in adding free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. despite his name being in the news recently.

Wedgewood, Robertson lead Stars to 4-1 win over Blues

Jason Robertson extended his scoring streak to 16 games during the Dallas Stars' win Monday night against the St. Louis Blues. That's a new franchise record.

US-Iran World Cup match rife with political tension

The teams head into their final Group B match Tuesday and the United States can only advance with a win.

'We're coming out aggressive': USA knows only scoring will get job done vs. Iran

The missed opportunities against the Welsh and the English — the U.S. outplayed both opponents for long stretches of those matches — puts Gregg Berhalter's squad in a tricky situation heading into their group-stage finale.

World Cup Monday Guide: Ghana bounces back to avoid elimination

The second week of the World Cup continued Monday as Ghana fended off a South Korea rally, Cameroon staged a comeback against Serbia, Ronaldo celebrated a goal that was eventually awarded to a teammate, and Brazil overcame the absence of their injured star.

Allen's hot start helps Bucks defeat Mavericks 124-115

Grayson Allen's sizzling start for Milwaukee meant the Dallas Mavericks couldn't stop their recent cold spell.