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Members of the Green Cross give first aid to people affected by a stampede during a football match between Alianza and FAS at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador on May 20, 2023. — AFPIn a shocking incident, at least 12 people were killed and hundreds injured Saturday in a stampede at an El Salvador soccer stadium, police and emergency services confirmed.According to the authorities, initial reports pointed to a crush of fans who tried to enter Cuscatlan Stadium in the Central American country's capital San Salvador to watch a local tournament match between teams Alianza and FAS.The match was suspended as emergency personnel evacuated people from the stadium, where hundreds of police officers and soldiers gathered as ambulance sirens wailed."Salvadoran soccer is in mourning," Nati...

Andy Ruiz Jr., a heavyweight boxer who pulled off the upset of Anthony Joshua in 2019 to win the WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO titles, turned heads this week with concerning messages coming from his Twitter account.A tweet from Ruiz’s account read, "I wanted to share with you what my life behind camp is really like!"CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Andy Ruiz Jr. reacts to the bell at the end of the 12th round on his way to a unanimous decision win over Luis Ortiz during a WBC world heavyweight title eliminator fight on Sept. 4, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Harry How/Getty Images)"I love to drink codeine and smoke weed all day long," the post read, according to The Sun. "I also love purchasing prostitutes. After this is going on Meetings to clean my blood to make sure to come ...

Comment on this storyCommentROCHESTER, N.Y. — A 33-year-old who became one of the best finishers in all of sports but then somehow couldn’t finish anymore will get a glowing chance to finish Sunday at the 105th PGA Championship. Major golf will be at it again, subjecting its contestants’ guts to its eccentric MRI exam.Brooks Koepka and his guts, which last decade announced themselves as humongous, will wake Sunday with a one-shot lead, a matter that used to mean you would bet on Koepka except that nobody should bet on something as capricious as golf. He finished a rainy and more rainy Saturday at hallowed Oak Hill with a second straight 66 that took him to 6 under par, with booming Norwegian Viktor Hovland and steady Canadian Corey Conners at 5 under, resilient Bryson DeChambeau at 3 un...

May 17, 2023, 09:45 AM ETFor the fourth straight NCAA tournament, Oklahoma is the No. 1 overall seed. But can the Sooners reign atop the college softball world for a third straight time?The 64-team tournament field was revealed on Sunday, and Oklahoma looks to make history as the third team in NCAA history to three-peat as Women's College World Series champions.The Sooners are riding a 43-game winning streak, second-longest in NCAA history, and lead the country in scoring (8.1 runs per game), ERA (0.86) and fielding percentage (.989).Can anyone stop the Sooners? There's UCLA, which is the last non-Oklahoma team to win the WCWS back in 2019 and had won 25 straight games before falling in the Pac-12 championship game. There's ACC champion Florida State, which has won 16 straight games. SE...

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 21, 2023, 08:00 AM ETCloseESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two booksMIAMI -- Jimmy Butler enjoys making others uncomfortable.It's a trait that has become his trademark, applying to everything from overcharging for coffee, blasting country music or barking at others on the basketball court, be they teammates or opponents.Now, after four years with the Miami Heat, his team has taken after the 33-year-old veteran forward -- the Heat's ability to feel undisturbed amid turbulence has defined the No. 8 seed's tremendous playoff run.This has been an antacid season for Miami; basically all they do is play close games. A dizzying 62 times through the 2022-23 regular season and playoffs now they have been in gam...

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2023, 07:10 PM ETClose Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.North Carolina transfer Caleb Love is no longer committed to Michigan and has reopened his recruitment, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.Love committed to the Wolverines last month, but sources told ESPN there was an admissions issue related to credits transferring.The St. Louis native now becomes the best available player in the men's basketball transfer portal. He initially chose Michigan over home-state Missouri.Editor's Picks2 RelatedA 6-foot-4 junior guard, Love averaged a career-high 16.7 points last season, shooting 37.8% from the field and contributing 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists.The former five-star recruit boosted his st...

May 20, 2023, 05:15 PM ETMikel Merino and Alexander Sorloth scored in each half to earn Real Sociedad a 2-1 win at Barcelona on Saturday, handing the LaLiga champions their first home defeat of the season on a day when they were celebrating their title triumph.With the league title in the bag, there was an end-of-season feel at Camp Nou as the fans waited to see the post-game celebrations when Barca would lift the LaLiga trophy.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)However, Real Sociedad made sure it would not go all Barca's way as they got in-front quickly, with Merino scoring with a tidy finish in the fifth minute.They extended their lead with Sorloth in the 72nd minute and Robert Lewandowski headed in a consolation for Barcelona from close-range in the 90th minute.With th...

CNN  —  Ukrainian tennis player Anhelina Kalinina refused to shake hands with Veronika Kudermetova, her Russian opponent, following the former’s victory in the semifinals of the Rome Masters in Italy on Friday. Speaking to reporters after the match at Foro Italico, Rome, Kalinina said, “We didn’t shake hands because the girl is from Russia basically. It’s no secret why I didn’t shake, because this country actually attacks Ukraine. “So yeah, this is sport, I understand, but it’s also kind of political thing. So, yeah, it has nothing personal. But in general, yes, it’s not acceptable.” Kudermetova was asked about her relationship with Kalinina and the influence of “political overtones”, ...

Aleem Dar, the renowned Pakistani cricket umpire, shared his opinion on the best Pakistan captain he encountered during his long and illustrious career. According to Dar, Sarfaraz Ahmed stands above the likes of Misbah ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, and Babar Azam as the most accomplished captain for Pakistan.  “I believe every one of them had different qualities but if someone had superior game awareness and better captaincy skills then it was Sarfaraz,” Dar said in an interview with a local TV channel. “I think a wicketkeeper is a better decision-maker because he is well aware of what the bowler is bowling and that is why I think it is very important that a wicketkeeper should be the captain,” he added. While acknowledging the current success of Babar, Dar emphasized tha...

Real Sociedad gave LaLiga champions Barcelona a guard of honor at Spotify Camp Nou ahead of kickoff. Twitter/ESPNFCBarcelona, recently crowned La Liga champions, suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Real Sociedad before their trophy presentation at Camp Nou. Real Sociedad's Mikel Merino and Alexander Sorloth found the back of the net, ensuring their hold on fourth place and widening the gap with fifth-placed Villarreal in the race for Champions League qualification.Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski managed to score a late consolation goal, but it wasn't enough to overturn the result. Despite already securing the league title with a resounding victory over Espanyol, Barcelona coach Xavi fielded a strong lineup. However, they quickly fell behind as Sorloth assisted Merino, who score...