sports and recreation

World Cup kiss scandal hasn’t damaged Spanish brand, prime minister says

CNN  —  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has praised the country’s women’s soccer team – and Spanish society itself –…

Defiant Spanish soccer chief admits ‘obvious mistakes’ but says he was treated unfairly

CNN  —  Spain’s under-fire soccer chief Luis Rubiales remained defiant Friday, saying he made “some obvious mistakes” but had been…

Stanford, Cal and SMU to join Atlantic Coast Conference

CNN  —  The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is expanding to 18 schools with the addition of Stanford, Southern Methodist University…

Gil Brandt, architect of ‘America’s Team’ Dallas Cowboys, has died at the age of 91

CNN  —  Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, widely regarded as the architect who helped build the Dallas Cowboys…

Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss labeled ‘inappropriate’ by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin

CNN  —  UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has condemned Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on Women’s World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso, describing…

Nebraska volleyball sets world record for attendance at a women’s sporting event, at above 92,000, school says

CNN  —  Memorial Stadium was the place to be on Wednesday night when the University of Nebraska women’s volleyball team…