Michael Mancienne sympathizes with Chelsea youngsters 'sitting and rotting'
Few clubs can rival the footballing education at Chelsea. The Blues have won the FA Youth Cup seven times since the turn of the decade, scoring an average of 5.8…
Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. Unqualified, the word football is understood to refer to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears.
The Champions League's best XI so far
The duels for the Champions League quarterfinal stage have been drawn, but plenty of players have already left their mark on this season’s competition. Here, theScore fashions an XI with…
Europa League roundup: Chelsea destroy Dynamo, Valencia avoid upset
Chelsea secured a place in the Europa League quarterfinals after Olivier Giroud’s hat-trick Thursday helped the Blues cruise to an 8-0 aggregate win over Dynamo Kyiv. Meanwhile, Valencia were on…
Champions League Power Rankings: How the quarterfinalists stack up
And then there were eight. The Champions League field has once again been whittled down, with a rousing round of comebacks and surprises leaving some of Europe’s marquee clubs –…
ATP Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent’s court.
Tiafoe hopes to meet LeBron after mimicking celebrations
Frances Tiafoe channeled LeBron James throughout his run at the Australian Open and now hopes to get the chance to meet the Los Angeles Lakers star. The 21-year-old American, who…
Kyrie Irving, Nick Kyrgios collaborate on tennis sneaker
Kyrie Irving is bringing together the basketball and tennis worlds for his latest sneaker project. The Boston Celtics point guard collaborated with Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios on a new…
Top 25 sportspeople of 2018: Nos. 5-1
With 2018 winding down, theScore looked back at the previous 12 months and voted on the top 25 sportspeople of the year. Here’s the final installment, highlighting Nos. 5-1. 25-21…
Delpo's long climb back to US Open final meets cruelly Djokovician end
Juan Martin del Potro and Novak Djokovic were sitting together on the doorstep of greatness nearly a decade ago, awaiting what felt like imminent admission. Each man had one Grand…
BASEBALL
Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, who take turns batting and fielding. The batting team attempts to score runs by hitting a ball that is thrown by the pitcher with a bat swung by the batter, then running counter-clockwise around a series of four bases: first, second, third, and home plate.
AL West roundtable: Astros poised for 3-peat? Can Angels keep Trout?
With Opening Day around the corner, theScore’s MLB editors Michael Bradburn, Brandon Wile, and Jason Wilson answer some of the biggest questions in the American League West. Who is the…
Farewell, waivers: Looking back at MLB's most memorable August trades
Of all the monumental rule changes Major League Baseball announced on Thursday, perhaps none was greeted with more enthusiasm than the elimination of August trades and the confusing revocable waiver…
Fantasy: Bold predictions for 2019 MLB season
Behold our boldness! As you put the finishing touches on your fantasy baseball draft preparations, it’s likely there are certain names popping out at you as you scroll through rankings,…
Offseason Grades: National League
While little has changed in the American League landscape, the National League is wide open. After a hectic offseason with plenty of movement, only the Miami Marlins and San Francisco…
NASCAR
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the sport’s highest level of professional competition. It is consequently the most popular and most profitable NASCAR series. Since 2001, the Sprint Cup season has consisted of 36 races over 10 months.
Watch: Skydiver gets caught in fence at NASCAR Cup championship race
What happens at a NASCAR race when it gets windy? Skydivers… stuck in a fence. pic.twitter.com/PexO0NxXU9 — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 18, 2018 It was a windy start to…
Man in Earnhardt-inspired car arrested after leading police on chase
A 43-year-old man was arrested in Arkansas after leading police on a six-mile chase in a Ford Mustang with a No. 3 painted on the door, much like the famous…
Look: Chase Elliott to debut new Mountain Dew paint scheme at Bristol
Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will sport a new look in time for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 15. The teal paint scheme…
NASCAR moves up start of Atlanta race due to threat of rain
The Associated Press 5m ago Brian Lawdermilk / Getty Images Sport / Getty HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) The start of Sunday’s Monster Energy Cup race has been moved up one hour…
Rugby
Rugby is a sport that people play around the world. Many people play rugby in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, France, South Africa, Argentina, Japan,USA, Canada the Pacific Islands and some 100+ other countries. It is the World’s premier oval ball football and is usually just called “rugby”.
5 worst deals from the start of NFL free agency
Free agency’s first wave has crashed into the NFL, and green is flying everywhere. Teams around the league wasted little time handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to capture…
Fantasy: Early analysis of every move from 3rd wave of free agency
Recent fantasy analysis The new league year officially began Wednesday afternoon and another round of signings shook up the fantasy landscape. Let’s take a look at all the notable skill-position…
Timeline: Odell Beckham's career with the Giants
Odell Beckham Jr. is no longer a New York Giant. The three-time Pro Bowler was reportedly acquired by the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday in a stunning move that shook up…
OBJ trade takeaways: Browns, Giants heading in opposite directions
The reported Odell Beckham Jr. trade that walloped the NFL world Tuesday night crystallized two things: The Cleveland Browns are ready to contend, and the New York Giants are headed…