By Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — The pay is nonexistent, but the perk could be viewing games in the U.S., Mexico and Canada for free during the FIFA World Cup next summer. FIFA launched the application process for the World Cup volunteers Monday. How many are needed? A staggering 65,000 across the 16 cities that will host the expanded 48-team format over 39 days beginning June 11, the largest volunteer program FIFA has ever attempted. “Volunteers are the heart, soul and smile of FIFA tournaments,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. “They get to show off their local…
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Soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez are engaged. The 31-year-old Rodríguez announced the happy news on Instagram on Monday with a photograph showing a huge ring on her finger. “Yes, I do,” read the caption in Spanish. “In this and in all my lives.” Rodríguez and the 40-year-old Ronaldo have two daughters together. She has also helped to raise Ronaldo’s other three children. The couple lost one of their newborn twins, a boy, in 2022. FILE – In this May 19, 2019 file photo, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with his girlfriend Georgina, left, after winning the…
The Boston Red Sox have battled significant injuries this season, especially on offense. Alex Bregman, Masataka Yoshida, Marcelo Mayer, Wilyer Abreu and Triston Casas have all missed considerable time, causing Alex Cora to tinker with his lineup on a nightly basis. The constant roster shuffling has led to several players learning new positions or returning to old ones, including two of the team’s best players. Despite being one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball, Ceddanne Rafaela has been playing more second base since Mayer went on the injured list with a sprained right wrist. He’s played 14 of…
Patriots veteran safety Kyle Dugger seems to be trending in the wrong direction. The 2020 second-round pick, who was elevated to captain in 2024 after former Patriots linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley suffered an injury, was running with the scout team defense during Day 14 of Patriots training camp on Monday. It continued a troubling trend as Dugger has all but lost his starting spot in the secondary. “That’s usually not something that you would see a starter, or even a frequently-used contributor, doing in a situation when you have 90 guys on the roster and plenty of bodies,” Patriots insider Phil…
FOXBORO – The Patriots will have immediate difference-makers in their 2025 NFL Draft class. Just on offense, the Patriots could have three starters from their 2025 rookie class. Patriots offensive positional coaches spoke to the media before Monday’s training camp practice. Here’s what they had to say about their rookies: LT WILL CAMPBELL The fourth-overall pick out of LSU has been running with the first-team offense at left tackle since he arrived in the spring. Campbell had some rookie moments early in training camp but held up well in the Patriots’ preseason opener Friday night against the Commanders. Offensive line…
HOUSTON (AP) — Ramón Urías had three hits with a two-run homer and Chas McCormick hit his first homer this season as the Houston Astros built a big lead and held on for a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.Carlos Correa hit an RBI single to help the Astros to the victory after they were swept in Boston to start the month. It was his first home game since rejoining the team in a blockbuster trade from the Twins.Houston starter Cristian Javier (1-0) had a solid outing in his return after sitting out more than 14 months following Tommy…
Monday’s emotional series opener between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros was a homecoming for Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa. For Correa, it was his first home game since rejoining the Astros at the MLB Trade Deadline after three and a half seasons with the Minnesota Twins. It was his first home game at Daikin Park since the 2021 World Series. Meanwhile, Bregman returned to Daikin Park for the first time since leaving Houston in free agency last winter. After calling the stadium home for the first nine seasons of his Major League career, it was Bregman’s first game…
The Astros weren’t about to get swept a second time by the Red Sox, weathering a first-inning homer by Alex Bregman in his first game back to pummel Garrett Crochet (whut?) and hold on against a huge Boston seventh inning en route to a 7-6 win. The Sox fell to 65-55, to which I say, alternately: Butts. Booties. Tucchi. Tuccheses?Cheeks. Definitely cheeks.His seventh-inning homer cut the lead to 7-6 and gave us Hope. It was sorta miraculous at the time. He ended up coming up as the winning run in the top of the ninth with two outs and one…
The Patriots signed veteran defensive tackle Kyle Peko on Monday. Peko, 32, has played under Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel with the Titans, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels on the Raiders and defensive coordinator Terrell Williams on the Lions last season. In a corresponding roster move, the Patriots waived rookie defensive tackle Bryce Ganious. Peko joins Christian Barmore, Milton Williams, Khyiris Tonga, Joshua Farmer, Jeremiah Pharms Jr., Isaiah Iton, David Olajiga and Jahvaree Ritzie on the Patriots’ defensive line. Peko entered the NFL undrafted out of Oregon State in 2016. He’s also spent time with the Broncos, Bills and Colts. He…
The New England Patriots Foundation and Bank of America are awarding $50,000 gifts to six local nonprofits, including Braintree-based Good Sports, which provides equipment to young athletes in communities of need. The other recipients were Casa Myrna in Dorchester, which serves domestic abuse victims; the social service organizations Father Bill’s & MainSpring in Plymouth; Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción in Boston; Minds Matter Boston; and a Boston Archdiocese housing assistance office. The donations are part of the Community Captains program run by the foundation and the bank, and were announced by retired Patriots linebacker and NFL Hall of Famer Andre Tippett,…