Professional Sports

Iran war poses World Cup difficulties for Iraq

BAGHDAD — Iraq's hopes of World Cup qualification are being impacted by the Iran war because players cannot get visas for the playoff tournament in Mexico and the team's coach is stranded in the United Arab Emirates. "Because of airspace closures, our head coach, Graham Arnold, is unable to ...

Chiefs sending CB Trent McDuffie to Rams, AP sources say

LOS ANGELES — The Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams have agreed on a trade that sends star cornerback Trent McDuffie to Los Angeles in exchange for several draft picks, three people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The sources spoke on condition of ...

U.S. shows offensive muscle in 15-1 win over Giants

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The United States wasted little time showing how potent its roster could be at the upcoming World Baseball Classic. The Americans needed just three batters to take a 2-0 lead in the first inning of their exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday after ...

Colts place transition tag on Daniel Jones; Breece Hall gets franchise tag from Jets

The Indianapolis Colts placed a transition tag on quarterback Daniel Jones and the New York Jets used the franchise tag on running back Breece Hall as teams beat the deadline Tuesday to place tags on potential free agents. The Colts opted to use the $37.8 million transition tag instead of the ...