VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis might have cancelled his trip to Congo due to his bad knee but he received a Tuesday visit from one Congo’s most brilliant basketball players who informed him about his humanitarian efforts back home. The Phoenix Suns‘ Bismack Biyombo Francis and I had a private meeting at the Vatican Hotel … Read more
Major League Baseball players who are locked out have started a fund of $1 million to help workers affected by cancelled games. ESPN has learned that Major League Baseball will also set up a fund to help impacted workers. Friday’s announcement by the players’ association stated that the fund would be administered jointly by the … Read more
It will be no MLB games until at least April 14. Talks between Major League Baseball’s and the MLBPA ended on Wednesday. The league then cancelled the second week 2022 regular season. What is the distance between the sides when it comes to negotiating a new collective agreement? What should fans do about the sport’s … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. — One of the two men convicted in Michael Jordan’s murder nearly three decades back has been released on parole. A North Carolina state panel reported Tuesday. In 2020, the state Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission announced that Larry M. Deery would be released under an agreement where he would participate in a … Read more