Monday, 1 April 2019

Spalletti calls Icardi's feud with Inter 'humiliating'

ROME (AP) - Nearly two months after it started, the ongoing feud between Mauro Icardi and Inter Milan is making more noise than ever.

Inter coach Luciano Spalletti let his fury run loose following a 1-0 loss at home to Lazio on Sunday that could be costly for the Nerazzurri's ...
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Businessman Mark Cuban to speak at Judson University event

ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban will speak at a suburban Chicago college this spring as part of a speaker series that also raises money for scholarships.

The (Elgin) Courier-News reports Cuban will speak at Judson University in Elgin on May 16 as part of the university's World ...
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Tatis, Jimenez in the big leagues from the start

Opening day was particularly special for Fernando Tatis Jr. and Eloy Jimenez.

In large part because they weren't stuck at El Paso and Charlotte.

It's common for baseball's top prospects to spend a bit of time in the minors at the beginning of the season, but the Padres and White ...
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NCAA Tournament money: Big Ten gets most, SEC sets own high

The Southeastern Conference made a concerted effort three years ago to improve the quality of basketball in a league known for football - and it has paid off.

With Auburn off to the Final Four after beating Kentucky in overtime on Sunday, the SEC earned at least $32.1 million through ...
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Crackdown on illegal boat charters during Miami's Ultra Fest

MIAMI (AP) - The Coast Guard is cracking down on illegal boating and fishing charters and terminated several joy rides over the weekend around the area of Miami's Ultra Music Festival.

On Friday, The Coast Guard ended the party for 12 people onboard 55-foot pleasure craft, Sea Raven, after discovering ...
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Back from injury, Aspas shows why he's Celta's hometown hero

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Overwhelmed with emotion after leading his boyhood club to a desperately needed victory, Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas couldn't hold back the tears.

Aspas wept for joy - and relief- after scoring two second-half goals to help overturn a 2-0 deficit and beat relegation rival Villarreal ...
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Toyota robot can't slam dunk but shoots a mean 3-pointer

TOKYO (AP) - It can't dribble, let alone slam dunk, but Toyota's basketball robot hardly ever misses a free throw or a 3-pointer.

The 207-centimeter (six-foot, 10-inch)-tall machine made five of eight 3-point shots in a demonstration in a Tokyo suburb Monday, a ratio its engineers say is worse than ...
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