Darby Lancaster gets the luck of the bounce in his Western Force debut.

Aprs le tirage au sort de la Ligue des champions ce vendredi, le Paris Saint-Germain est dsormais fix sur son tableau final potentiel. Le parcours du club de la capitale s'annonce trs difficile, mais Luis Enrique affiche sa grande confiance pour la suite de l'aventure europenne du club francilien.

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. - The College Park Skyhawks (7-19) dropped the second contest of their two-game homestand against the Raptors 905 (16-8), 111-116.... - G League College Park Skyhawks

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Will a worsening internal crisis create the conditions for the Cuban Revolution to unravel from within?

Bruce Froemming, a major league umpire for 37 consecutive years who worked the third-most games in big league history and a record 11 no-hitters, died Wednesday, his son said. He was 86.Froemming fell just after midnight Tuesday and hit his head on the hardwood floor at his home in Mequon, Wisconsin, and was taken to Ascension Columbia St. Marys Hospital in Milwaukee, according to Froemming's son, Steven.He had brain bleeding that medical personnel could not stop because Froemming was on blood thinners, leading to his death.Froemming was a semipro baseball player and started his umpiring career in the minor leagues in 1958 at age 18. He worked his way up and joined the National League staff in 1971. He shifted to the unified major league staff in 2000 and retired in 2007 having worked 5,163 games, second at the time to Bill Klem's 5,373. They were both surpassed by Joe West, who worked 5,460 games before retiring in 2021.Froemming started his umpiring career at a minor league game in Waterloo, Iowa.I thought I was in heaven on the ballfield, professional athletes, I was starting my professional career, he told The Associated Press days before his retirement. But never did you dream at the time, ever even think of going to a big league ballpark, because you had so far to go through the minor leagues to even get a chance.He concluded that being a good umpire required probably being patient with yourself. ... Youre going to make mistakes early on.Among the most famous of the no-hitters he worked was on Sept. 2, 1972. Milt Pappas of the Chicago Cubs retired his first 26 batters and went to a 1-2 count on pinch-hitter Larry Stahl before walking him. Pappas then retired Garry Jestadt on a popup.Froemming was behind the plate for three other no-hitters, by Ed Halicki (1975), Nolan Ryan (1981) and Jos Jimnez (1999). He worked five World Series.When he retired, Froemming became a special assistant to MLB's vice president on umpiring,He is survived by his wife, the former Rosemarie Loch, whom he married in 1957; two sons, Steven and Kevin; sister Cathy Seizer; half-brother Johnny Froemming; and two grandchildren.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

This is as close to a dream scenario as Mikel Arteta could have hoped for. The Champions League draw has presented what can only be described as a golden opportunity

Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst survey the league to see who has the edge in the wide-open Eastern Conference.

[Getty Images]The draw for the Europa League last 16 has been completed with English sides Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest learning their opponents.Villa will face Ligue 1 side Lille, playing the first leg in France, while Forest will play Danish side Midtjylland with the first leg at the City Ground.It is the second time Forest will face Midtjylland this season after losing 3-2 at home in the league phase during the short-lived Ange Postecoglou era.Villa faced Lille two years ago in a two-legged quarter-final in the Conference League, eventually progressing on penalties after some memorable antics from Emi Martinez.The first legs will be played on Thursday, 12 March, with the second legs a week later.Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa will meet in the semis, if they both get that far.Read more about the draw here

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said the scale of the Bundesliga match at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday means victory would be like winning "a mini title".

Real Madrid and Manchester City will face off in a Champions League knockout tie for the fifth season running after being drawn Friday to play each other in the last 16, while reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain will take on Chelsea. Tottenham Hotspur were drawn to play Atletico Madrid, with the winners of that tie then facing Newcastle or Barcelona in the last eight.