Professional Sports

Indiana makes a play for the historic Chicago Bears franchise

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A turf war over a football team is developing between two Midwestern states with a sometimes-discordant history. The storied Chicago Bears want to leave historic Soldier Field, where they've played for half a century. Indiana lawmakers are attempting to lure them from ...

Ludvig Aberg takes 2-shot lead at Players as Scheffler narrowly makes cut

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Ludvig Aberg had a dream start that carried him to a 9-under 63 and a two-shot lead Friday in The Players Championship. Scottie Scheffler had a clutch finish, but only to avoid missing the cut. Aberg was 5 under through his opening four holes and motored his way ...

Iran soccer team pushes back on Trump’s World Cup comments

GENEVA — Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump's comments, Iran's national soccer team says "no one can exclude" it from playing in the men's World Cup in the United States. Instead, a post on the team's official Instagram account Thursday suggested maybe the U.S. team should be ...

Trade bet unravels as the Titans move on from L’Jarius Sneed after two seasons

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans released cornerback L'Jarius Sneed on Friday after two disappointing seasons in a move that frees up more salary cap space for a franchise that has been investing heavily in free agents in the new NFL year. Sneed played only 12 games combined in 2024 ...

NWSL embarks on 14th season with returning stars, 2 new teams

With two of its big stars back, two new teams joining the fold and an expanded broadcast presence, the National Women's Soccer League is embarking on its 14th season hoping to benefit from the surge in the popularity of women's sports and from a summer focused on soccer. The season begins ...

Trump now discourages Iran team from attending World Cup, citing safety concerns

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he did not think it would be "appropriate" for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year's World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, and cited safety concerns as a reason on Thursday while the countries remained embroiled in a war. "The Iran ...