Bowden Francis' no hitter bid ends in 9th inning after Taylor Ward home run; Blue Jays top Angels

Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly blast Yankees as 'lazy,' calling them '8th- or 9th-best team' in MLB postseason

Outspoken Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly unloaded on the Yankees on his podcast, saying they were one of the worst teams in the MLB postseason.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

Dre Greenlaw, Charvarius Ward, Trey McBride fined for 49ers-Cardinals skirmish

Dre Greenlaw wasn't even in uniform for the 49ers on Sunday, but he still got fined.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 12

The midseason Heisman: 11 players for college football's most coveted award

Fourteen ESPN college football writers voted on their top five for the Heisman trophy.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

Pope Francis to publish Hope, the first memoir from a sitting pontiff

Due out in January, the book deals with ‘some of the crucial moments of his papacy and some of the most controversial questions of our present times’. Pope Francis has written an autobiography, ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Francis Ngannou doesn't disappoint in his long-awaited PFL debut

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou didn't disappoint in his long-awaited PFL debut against 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 19

What's next for title winners Francis Ngannou, Cris Cyborg and Johnny Eblen?

After an emotional PFL debut, what's next for Francis Ngannou and other champions in Riyadh?

Sports - ESPN - October 20

Ward Christensen, Early Visionary of Social Media, Dies at 78

Housebound during a 1978 blizzard, he and a friend began devising the first computer bulletin board, a forerunner of online services like Reddit, TikTok and Facebook.

Business - The New York Times - October 21

New Pope Francis Encyclical Urges Catholics to Reject Individualism

In an encyclical titled “He Loved Us,” Francis draws on spiritual themes in the hopes of helping people find deeper meaning while living in today’s hectic societies.

World - The New York Times - October 24

The 49ers mourn the death of CB Charvarius Ward's 1-year-old daughter

The 1-year-old daughter of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward has died after battling heart problems since her birth

Sports - ABC News - October 29

49ers' Charvarius Ward announces death of 1-year-old daughter

Ward's daughter, Amani Joy, would have turned 2 in November

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI Life Achievement Award

Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday

Entertainment - ABC News - October 29

Pope Francis appears to accidentally bless the NFL's New Orleans Saints

Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.

'Fat Leonard' Francis sentenced to 15 years in massive military bribery scandal

Former Navy contractor Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," the mastermind of one of the largest U.S. military bribery scandals, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for his role in ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Ward remains away from 49ers; CMC, Jennings limited in practice

Veteran cornerback Charvarius Ward is away from the San Francisco 49ers as he mourns the sudden passing his daughter Amani Joy, and a memorial service will be held for her on Friday in Dallas.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

49ers CB Charvarius Ward on leave for daughter's memorial service

49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward is in Dallas preparing for Friday's memorial service for his daughter, Amani Joi.