Professional Sports

FIFA announces latest phase of World Cup ticket sales

FIFA announced on Wednesday plans for a final round of World Cup ticket sales. World soccer's governing body said over one million tickets had been sold by the end of the previous release between December and February and additional tickets would be put on general sale April 1 to the end of ...

Ex-ump worries officials will be embarrassed when robots overturn calls

NEW YORK — Richie Garcia is worried about the impact that robot umpires will have on their human counterparts. Major League Baseball introduced the Automated Ball-Strike System for regular-season play this season starting with the New York Yankees' opener at San Francisco on Wednesday ...

Soccer fans launch complaint over World Cup ticket prices to European Commission

Soccer fans have launched a formal complaint with the European Commission against FIFA over World Cup ticket prices. Football Supporters Europe (FSE) said on Tuesday it joined with consumer group Euroconsumers to allege soccer's world governing body had abused its position to impose excessive ...

Netflix swings into MLB with Yankees-Giants opening night

Netflix's forays into live sports have already been successful with the NFL and WWE. The streamer is hoping for another home run as its partnership with Major League Baseball begins Wednesday night with the opening night game between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants. The opener is ...

In the mood for spring football? This UFL team features 3 former Jayhawks

A new franchise in the United Football League has gone heavy on Lance Leipold-era Kansas football players in constructing its roster. The Louisville Kings, who will kick off their inaugural season against the Birmingham Stallions on Friday at 8 p.m. at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, ...