Slippery slope: Scottish soccer club calls for donations after points deduction for uneven field

A lowly Scottish soccer club which once had “James Bond” actor Sean Connery on its books has been given a six-point deduction for having a sloping field

Sports - ABC News - November 13

With Reality Labs, Meta risks heading down slippery slope of overspending again

Zuckerberg said that he is going to keep building out Meta’s infrastructure and data centers, because the opportunity is so huge, even if investors don’t like it.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin: Letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a 'slippery slope'

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said that letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a “slippery slope” if the teachers “may not be believers” themselves. Mullin, who ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Sephora says it did not donate to Trump, after online calls for boycott

Amid calls for holiday season boycotts, Sephora and other large retailers refute claims of political donations.

Morrissey donates £50k to help save youth club

The Smiths singer makes a donation to the Salford Lads Club, which features on one of the band's album sleeve.

Kang makes record donation U.S. women's soccer

Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang has pledged to donate $30 million to the U.S. Soccer Federation's women's and girls' programs, the USSF announced Tuesday.

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

Small businesses urge on tax deductions after GOP wins

Small-business owners could face major tax increases at the end of 2025 and are asking the newly elected Congress and administration for tax deductions. As part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Manchester United’s stock climbs after soccer club fires manager Erik ten Hag

Shares of Manchester United Ltd. were up 4.5% in premarket trading after the English soccer giant fired manager Erik ten Hag.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Washington Spirit owner makes huge donation to girl's and women's soccer

Michele Kang, a businesswoman and philanthropist who owns the National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit, pledged to donate $30 million over five years for girl's and women's soccer in the ...

WATCH: Ohio State fans litter field with trash after questionable targeting call in win over Nebraska

Unlike fans in Austin last weekend, the act did not result in an overturned call

Sports - CBS Sports - October 26

NYCFC stadium next to Citi Field to be called Etihad Park after United Arab Emirates airline

New York City FC’s $780 million, 25,000-seat venue that it intends to open next to the Mets’ Citi Field in 2027 will be named Etihad Park under a 20-year agreement with Etihad Airways

Sports - ABC News - 3 days ago

How Texans' C.J. Stroud can get back on track after an uneven start to his second NFL season

Houston will look to get into the win column against the Cowboys on Monday night

Sports - CBS Sports - 6 days ago

Former Turkish club president given prison term for attacking referee on field

Faruk Koca punched the referee Halil Umut Meler Court in Ankara sentences him to three-and-a-half years A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight football club executive to more than ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Former Turkish soccer club president sentenced to prison for attacking referee

A Turkish court has sentenced a former top-flight soccer club executive to more than three and a half years in prison for attacking a referee on the field at the end of a league game match last season

Sports - ABC News - November 11

German soccer club St. Pauli quits X ahead of snap elections

Named after Hamburg's St. Pauli district, the club is known among soccer fans for its left-leaning supporter base.

New York’s Soccer Clubs Meet in a Playoff, and the Loathing Is Mutual

The Red Bulls and the New York City Football Club face one another on Saturday. Much of the metro area is blasé, but the fan bases are frothing.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

CEO makes largest-ever donation to 'undervalued' U.S. Soccer women's and girls programs

Businesswoman and philanthropist Michele Kang just made a historic donation to women’s soccer.

Bloomberg, After Months of Pressure, Donates $50 Million to Help Harris

The former mayor of New York City is known for making political donations late in the campaign season. Democrats had been lobbying him to spend more.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 28

Organ donations drop after reports of man mistakenly declared dead

Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations after reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead.

Bill Gates congratulates Trump after reported $50M donation backing Harris

Billionaire Bill Gates, who reportedly gave $50 million to a PAC backing Vice President Harris in this year’s election, congratulated President-elect Trump on Thursday afternoon following his ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Nightclub closed after security guard charged with rape

The popular London club has been closed on public safety grounds, say police.

NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman addresses Wave lawsuit, field conditions: ‘Club is going to be healthy and strong’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said Saturday that the league is “working really closely” with the San Diego Wave’s new ownership following a lawsuit filed last month against ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 16

Catfish killer who abused thousands brought down by phone calls and seized devices

How does a Northern Ireland teenager end up as one of the UK's most prolific online child sex abusers?

German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving X, saying it has become a 'hate machine' under Musk

German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving X, saying the social media platform has become a “hate machine” that could influence upcoming German elections

Sports - ABC News - November 14

German soccer club Werder Bremen stops posting on X citing rise of hate speech

German soccer club Werder Bremen is the second team in the Bundesliga to stop posting on X

Sports - ABC News - 5 days ago

Antisemitic Attacks Prompt Emergency Flights for Israeli Soccer Fans

Dutch and Israeli officials said the fans had been attacked in Amsterdam after tensions flared around an Israeli team’s visit.

World - The New York Times - November 9

Brazilian soccer fan dies after ambush by rivals

Brazilian authorities said a Cruzeiro soccer fan has died after a roadside ambush by rival supporters in São Paulo state on Sunday morning.

Sports - ESPN - October 29

Lebanese soccer player in coma after lsraeli strikes

Leading Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar is in a medically induced coma after she was critically wounded in an Israeli strike near her home in Beirut's southern suburbs, putting her international ...

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

People opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a man mistakenly declared dead

Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people refusing to become organ donors, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead

Health - ABC News - October 28

Club World Cup: No player rest days after WCQs

Teams competing in next year's FIFA Club World Cup must arrive in the United States three to five days before their first game, FIFA confirmed on Tuesday.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Aaron Boone will be back as Yankees manager after club exercises option

Boone has managed the Yankees since 2018, leading them to the ALCS three times and the 2024 World Series.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8

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