By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Alberto Ascari was a boyhood hero for US motor racing great Mario Andretti, now 86, but few of Kimi Antonelli’s compatriots were around when Italy’s last Formula One world champion was making headlines. Antonelli, 20, is set this weekend to become the
Oct 28 (Reuters) – Formula One statistics for Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, round 19 of the championship. TITLE PERMUTATIONS Sunday’s race is set to crown Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli as Formula One’s youngest champion, at 20 years old, and Italy’s first since Albe
MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Kimi Antonelli did not get to swig real champagne on the podium after he won in Texas last weekend, the 20-year-old Mercedes driver still too young for local drinking laws, but Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix could be quite some shindig. Antonelli, as even those livin
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (Field Level Media) – Texas left tackle Trevor Goosby, a projected first-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, ESPN reported on Wednesday. Goosby, the protector of quarterback Arch Manning’s blind side, was carted off the f
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games have unveiled “Stars Align” as their official slogan, framing the motto as a meeting of lifelong athletic preparation and the spotlight of the entertainment capital. The campaign debuted o
Oct 28 (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano will retire after defending her unified featherweight world titles against Australia’s Skye Falzon on home soil, in a fight her promoter dubbed “The Last Walk”. Most Valuable Promotions said Serrano, who holds a 50–4–1 rec
BERLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Winning the Ballon d’Or will help convince Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane to extend his deal with the German champions, former World Cup winner Lothar Matthaeus said on Wednesday. On Monday Kane became the first Englishman to win the prestigious award — the top individua
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Australia’s first America’s Cup challenge in 27 years has been a race against time from the outset, but performance and design chief Glenn Ashby is convinced they can get through their rushed preparations and win the coveted trophy in Naples next year. Fro
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (Field Level Media) – The Connor Hellebuyck era began with a win for the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, as the recently acquired star goaltender stopped 17 shots in a 5-1 victory over the host Dallas Stars. Given his first start four days after being acquired from the Winn
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (By Jim Hoehn, Field Level Media) – MILWAUKEE — More than 30,000 title-starved Brewers fans turned out to watch a baseball game played 1,200 miles away, but they will have to wait at least one more day to see their dream fulfilled. The visiting Milwaukee Brewers were on t
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (Field Level Media) – Jayson Tatum made an elbow jumper as time expired in overtime to give the Boston Celtics a 125-124 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. Tatum scored a game-high 40 points and hit a career-high 18 free throws on 22 attempts. Paul
Oct 28 (Reuters) – Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka played the final match of his career in front of home fans on Tuesday, bidding farewell to the sport following a 7-5 7-6(2) defeat by Czech Jiri Lehecka at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. Wawrinka announced last year that he would retire at
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (Field Level Media) – Iowa running back Kamari Moulton will miss the rest of the season with an upper-body injury, coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday. Moulton left the Hawkeyes’ 13-10 loss at Minnesota on Saturday in the second quarter and didn’t return. According to reports
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (Field Level Media) – Expectations are high for Ohio State and No. 25 BYU when they open their seasons Monday in Salt Lake City. The goal for each is to advance further than the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. That finish was particularly disappointing for BYU after
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (Field Level Media) – The Minnesota Timberwolves must prepare for life without Anthony Edwards for the foreseeable future as they get ready to host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in Minneapolis. According to multiple reports Tuesday, the superstar guard will under
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (Field Level Media) – One result from last season that the Houston Rockets were anxious to adjust was Kevin Durant finishing second in the NBA in minutes played in his 18th season. In their 120-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, the Rockets displayed their superior
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka played the final match of his career Tuesday, falling 7-5, 7-6 (2) to eighth-seeded Czech Jiri Lehecka in the first round of the Swiss Indoors Basel in his native Switzerland. Wawrinka announced in December
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without superstar guard Anthony Edwards for up to two months after he undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, ESPN reported Tuesday. Edwards, 25, played through soreness and inflammation in his right knee
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – Alabama defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. was dismissed from the program on Tuesday, one day after he was charged with misdemeanors alleging he doxed and harassed a university police officer. “After gathering more information on the situation, Dre K
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – The New York Giants placed running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. on injured reserve Tuesday with a hamstring injury. Tracy sustained the injury during the second quarter of New York’s 27-21 overtime victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday. The move will si
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – Veteran guard Malik Beasley will enter a guilty plea in his federal betting- related bribery and conspiracy case, Beasley’s attorney, Steve Haney, told multiple media outlets Tuesday. Haney told ESPN and The Athletic that Beasley will plead guilty on
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – Dallas owner Jerry Jones said in a radio interview Tuesday it’s “very possible” he could hire ESPN broadcaster and former Cowboy Troy Aikman for a role in the organization. “And the answer is … not that necessarily we’re going to do something more di
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – Connor Hellebuyck will make his debut with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday when he starts against the Dallas Stars, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced. The Devils acquired the star goaltender from the Winnipeg Jets last Friday, the same day his susp
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – The Cincinnati Bengals placed Erick All Jr. on injured reserve and signed fellow tight end Cam Grandy off the Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad on Tuesday. All, 26, sustained a knee injury during Sunday’s 35-13 win at Baltimore. NFL Network reported
By Rory Carroll Oct 27 (Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle said the team will carry the sting of their first loss of the season into their bye week, a mood he believes could help sharpen a battered roster that have built their identity around physical football. The 49ers returned
Oct 27 (Reuters) – FIFA will carry out a series of visits to candidate host cities in Spain, Portugal and Morocco in November and December as part of the venue selection process for the 2030 World Cup, world football’s governing body said on Tuesday. A FIFA delegation will visit candidate cities and
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – The Seattle Seahawks are acquiring eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson from the Indianapolis Colts, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. The Colts will receive a third-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft and a fifth- round selection in 2028, pe
By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Kimi Antonelli says he is just getting started as the 20-year-old Italian prepares to become Formula One’s youngest world champion with a flourish in Mexico City this weekend. The Mercedes driver, in only his second season, has a 123-point lead over te
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor will miss the rest of the season with a toe injury that will require surgery. “Nobody wants to be on that field more than Kamario,” Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby said Tuesday. “I know how much this te
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard will be sidelined at least one week with swelling in his left knee, the team announced Tuesday. The seven-time All-Star was scratched about an hour before Toronto’s 117-94 road loss Sunday to the Minnesota Timber
