By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A potential increase in COVID-19 cases in Rio de Janeiro could force the city to abruptly cancel matches in this month’s Copa America, Mayor Eduardo Paes warned on Friday. An unhappy Paes said…

Greg Olsen tweeted about his son TJ's situation in May. (Photo by Dannie Walls/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Former Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen says a heart donor was found for his 8-year-old son TJ. Olsen tweeted the news, asked fans…

Oregon State (34-22) vs Dallas Baptist (37-15) Lupton Stadium - Fort Worth, Texas TV - ESPN3 Radio - Beaver Sports Network CLICK HERE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Friday, June 4th - 11 a.m. Oregon State Starting Pitcher - RHP Kevin Abel (3-4, 3.42)…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The star-studded Tampa Bay Lightning beam when talking about the contributions of Barclay Goodrow. The physical third-line forward is a role player who can go unnoticed with the Lightning bidding to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. He just…

Reuters Out, but not down, Netanyahu could be tough opposition leader Long the familiar face of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to the political sidelines after serving as prime minister for more than a decade. But even as he battles in…

Northwestern hired NCAA executive Derrick Gragg as its athletic director Friday, the Big Ten school's second time filling the position in a little more than a month. Mike Polisky, a longtime deputy AD at Northwestern, was promoted to the job May 3…

The Blazers & Damian Lillard need help & it's likely on the way originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest As the Trail Blazer season came to an end Thursday night, fans flooded social media with requests for the team to add “more…

Tokyo 2020 Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images The first Olympic team has officially arrived in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics — where they will spend the next seven weeks before the Games confined to their hotel. "We can't go outside and…

SportsPulse: Prior to this year's Super Bowl, Mackenzie Salmon connected with Jordan Love to ask how his relationship was with Aaron Rodgers and if felt he was ready to be a starting QB in the NFL. Comments that appear to be more…

LeBron James danced on Jae Crowder in Game 3. Crowder got the last laugh – and dance – in Game 6. As the Suns finished off the Lakers last night, Crowder camped out in the paint defensively and just… danced (far left…