Games in the Champions League and the Spanish and French soccer leagues will go ahead without fans for the next two weeks, as authorities look to control the virus. In a memo directed to teams last week, the NBA floated a similar suggestion, urging teams to consider contingency plans to minimize the number of people congregating in one venue. The idea was rubbished by LeBron James, who dismissed plans of playing without fans....

The celebrity millionaire is offering a $5,000 prize to whoever comes up with the best title for the book which the 39-year-old confirmed to have finished on Monday. He posted the call to action and publicity stunt alongside a photo of him with an unknown woman in a bikini. His name began trending not long after, as legions of Twitter users flocked to respond to the challenge either attempt to win the prize money or to disparage Bilzerian in the comments....

Bylsma, who took the Pittsburgh Penguins to the 2009 Stanley Cup championship, was seen as the most qualified candidate for the job. Official announcement of an agreement was not immediately available. The Associated Press and other media sources reported a deal had been struck. MORE: Red Wings also near decision | Blues retain Hitchcock | Sharks land DeBoer STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Game 7s in East, West for first time since 2000...

UFC president Dana White seems to think so, as he’s confident a second bout between the two will take place at some point in 2019. “As long as everything goes right, this fight should happen,” White told TMZ Sports. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year McGregor, who returned to the Octagon after nearly a two-year hiatus, lost to Nurmagomedov in the fourth round of their fight on Oct....

Rousey, a former bantamweight champion, said Tuesday that she was looking to wrap up her career, and UFC president Dana White confirmed the news Wednesday. IMAGES: Fashion icon | Cover girl | Actress | Title fight loser “Listen, I don’t want to take the wind out of her sail, let her say her own stuff, obviously I know what’s going on with her, but yeah it’s winding down for Ronda,” White told TMZ....

It’s no surprise that Punk – real name Phil Brooks – has been a fan of the sport and has sat cageside at several UFC events. But it’s one thng to watch the sport and another to actually train and then enter the Octagon for a fight. MORE: Twitter reaction to CM Punk signing with UFC | Vince McMahon thinks WWE locker room lacks ambition | Discussion on CM Punk joining UFC...

It took millions of years of evolutionary honing for the shark to become king of the seas: the predator at the head of the aquatic food chain. And it’s taken only about 10 years more for the shark to be overmatched by the most deadly killer on earth-man. Each year tens sharks are killed worldwide for food, sport and by accident, caught in nets intended for shrimp, swordfish or tuna....

“It has been an exciting couple of days,” The Sun Today: Solar Facts and Space Weather said in a Facebook post about the recent activity. “My phone gets notifications every time [solar flares] happen…it’s just been nonstop,” one user said. “These two days have been wild.” Sunspots are dark areas on the surface of the sun where the magnetic field is particularly strong. The magnetic field lines near these spots can become entangled, resulting in a sudden release of energy, often in the form of a solar flare....

Hendrick leases engines to Stewart-Haas Racing, and both Stewart and Patrick drive for SHR. Bobby Labonte also blew an engine. His HScott Motorsports team also uses Hendrick engines. Justin Allgaier, Labonte’s teammate, also had an oil leak. MORE: Childress clears air Earnhardt’s mother | Stewart ready to race | Gordon and Evernham After changing engines, Stewart, Patrick and Labonte all will have to start at the rear of the field in their qualifying races next Thursday as well as the Daytona 500....

The first at Daytona wasn’t totally unexpected as drivers often get caught up in wrecks, and Patrick wound up 40th after getting swept into a big crash. But last week’s wreck with Justin Allgaier was especially frustrating, and while she was able to finish the race, her 38th-place finish was far from the potential top-20. MORE: Vegas picks | Stewart likes playing Burt Reynolds | Earnhardt fans | Gordon retirement plan...

SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Daniel Jacobs’ long journey back to the boxing ring has often been discussed, but the effect that fighting cancer had on his family has gone relatively unstated. Jacobs’ fight against the disease was like a boxing match — “The Golden Child” and osteosarcoma duking it out. On the outside were the people who helped Jacobs prepare for this war of attrition against his most dangerous opponent to date....

And don’t buy into the assumption that, in promoting Suarez to fill the seat of departing Carl Edwards, Joe Gibbs Racing is making the same mistake it made in 2009 when the organization threw then-18-year-old Joey Logano into the deep end of the pool. Laboring under the weight of replacing Tony Stewart in the No. 20 Toyota, Logano never blossomed at JGR. It took four years of seasoning and a move to Team Penske for Logano to realize his enormous potential in a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series car....

The drive started with a few big plays by New England. A sketchy penalty for unnecessary roughness allowed the Patriots to continue their drive at midfield, and a big Julian Edelman catch three plays later put New England at the 4-yard line. MORE: Game updates | Photos | Commercials | SN picks Brady then dropped back and threw a pass under pressure to Amendola, who was being covered by Earl Thomas....

The White Sox reliever threw out the first pitch before his team’s game against the Brewers, six weeks after he suffered a brain hemorrhage in the Sox’s dugout during a game. MORE: White Sox LHP Carlos Rodon struck in head by liner Farquhar looked healthy as strode to the mound accompanied by his wife and children. With his fellow White Sox standing behind the mound, he threw a strike from the rubber to fellow pitcher Nate Jones (who recorded the final three outs of an 8-3 White Sox victory three hours later):...

Shawn Porter has been more outspoken than Danny Garcia about their showdown at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday night. Porter’s father, Kenny, has talked plenty about it, too. But not nearly as much as Garcia’s dad, Angel. And now barring an unforeseen chatty weigh-in on Friday, the talking is done. Garcia and Porter had one last round of trading verbal jabs Thursday during the final press conference before their Saturday night fight for the vacant WBC welterweight title....

The daring rescue was captured on camera after the man dived off rocks into choppy waters in Australia. Footage shared by TikTok account Global Goons shows the man leaping into the ocean—and quickly getting into trouble. He is surrounded by sharp-looking rocks, with ferocious waves beating against them, and caught in the middle of the washing-machine-like current. A clip of the dive, which amassed 1.6 million views, was shared on Wednesday and simply captioned: “By far the worst idea I have ever had (and I have done some dumb stuff)....

His performance in a much-needed 28-17 Cowboys rebound victory was by no means a breezy breakaway from his recent struggles, even though the box score might indicate such. It was just more drive and determination — brought out by the latest round of doubting and dissing him. After the Cowboys’ 42-17 Week 3 loss, the Broncos were proud of how they dared Prescott to beat them in the passing game and that he couldn’t make the necessary throws downfield....

The 29-year-old running back, who underwent elbow surgery in June, has not played since. NFL salary cap expert Joel Corry reported Sunday the team has paid McFadden’s full salary to date. McFadden is set to earn a base salary of $1.25 million this year. MORE: Cowboys sitting pretty in power rankings McFadden, who rushed for 1,089 yards last season, says he is ready to return. In his absence, rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott leads the NFL in rushing, and backup Alfred Morris has played well, too....

The woman, who shares only her first name, Minnie, proposed that men on popular dating app Tinder seem to use one common pose—standing tall with their arms out, almost always in nature. “What’s it like being single?” asked the popular TikTok audio. Minnie dubbed the video the “thirties edition” showing men aged between 25 to 36 all in the exact same pose. The video captured a hilarious montage of Tinder profiles displaying the one pose in front of backgrounds ranging from mountain tops to waterfalls....