Since January, nearly 100 U.S. Soccer players have had sophisticated blood analysis in an effort to aid performance, recovery and injury prevention.
Kershaw, the major leagues’ leader in wins this season, left his start against the visiting Atlanta Braves after two innings on Sunday because of right low back tightness.
Jamaica will face the United States in the final on Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif.
In the 2-0 victory, Clint Dempsey matched Landon Donovan’s American record with his 57th international goal.
The eight-time Olympic champion sprinter from Jamaica is planning to retire after next month’s world track and field championships in London.
After the final day of climbing in the Alps, Froome leads Romain Bardet by 23 seconds ahead of Sunday’s finish.
Major League Soccer will start using it next month, becoming the last major domestic professional league to put a replay system in place.
Toronto F.C. moved a point ahead of Chicago for the Eastern Conference and overall M.L.S. lead.
Jozy Altidore appeared to be bitten by an El Salvador defender in the Americans’ victory, which sent them to the semifinals of the tournament.
Correa, an All-Star shortstop who is batting .320 with 20 homers, tore a ligament in his left thumb taking a swing in Monday’s game against Seattle.
Mr. Villar, the president of the Spanish soccer federation and a FIFA vice president, was detained along with his son, Gorka, and other soccer officials.
The Americans scored the three goals they needed to reclaim the top spot from Panama in the Gold Cup. They will play in a quarterfinal match on Wednesday.
Romain Bardet of France won Stage 12, featuring a grueling climb to the finish, and is third over all, 25 seconds behind the new leader, Fabio Aru.
Although Blazer’s confession began a wide-ranging investigation into FIFA, its former head spoke highly of his character and legacy.
Mr. Blazer was a gregarious American soccer official who pleaded guilty to a range of charges as part of a federal investigation.
In a sport known for its post-truth propagation of transfer rumors, a journalist created a fake phenom to see how much traction his story could get. A lot, it turned out.
After a scoreless first half, the Americans took a 2-0 lead, but they came close to wasting it against a team that is not even a member of FIFA.
Organizers at the Concacaf Gold Cup have discovered that an offensive chant by Mexican soccer fans is more easily screamed than screened.
Commissioner Rob Manfred said the team’s owner was soon expected to choose from among three investment groups.
There is an abundance of top-quality soccer available in New York City, if you know where to look. A Times reporter went on a scouting trip.
The star striker, the second highest scorer in the Premier League last season for Everton, turned down a late offer from Chelsea.
Mexico won its Concacaf Gold Cup opener before a decidedly pro-Mexico crowd in San Diego on Sunday.
Wayne Rooney is 31, and one of the best players England has produced, but he could never outrun the labels ascribed to him as a teenager.
After winning their previous 13 Concacaf Gold Cup openers, the Americans tied with Panama, 1-1.
Dom Dwyer, a newcomer to the U.S. national team, scored for the second consecutive game.
The club’s Twitter account said an irregular heartbeat had caused the collapse during a friendly against Werder Bremen in Austria.
It was Kittel’s 11th victory in the Tour and his second this year. Chris Froome kept the yellow jersey as the overall leader.
Bianca Sierra and Stephany Mayor played for Mexico in the 2015 Women’s World Cup. But after coming out as a couple, they have traveled far from home to find acceptance.
Barcelona said Messi, 30, the club’s career leading scorer, would sign a deal “in the coming weeks” that will run through June 2021.
Bosh has not appeared in the N.B.A. in more than a year because of blood clots. He could return next season, if another team declares him fit to play.
Germany, the World Cup champion, can argue it has the best soccer team in the world. After all, it won the Confederations Cup with very little star power.
A New Jersey program affiliated with Mexico’s first-division Club Tijuana serves youngsters who might get lost in America’s pay-to-play soccer culture.
Germany, which won the title for the first time, got the only goal from Lars Stindl after a Chilean midfielder gave the ball away near his own penalty area.
A late goal by Pepe forced extra time, and Portugal took third place in the Confederations Cup.
Players representing the United States in the match with Ghana and in this summer’s Concacaf Gold Cup know a good showing could increase their chances of being on the World Cup roster.
C.S.D. Xejuyup of Guatemala incorporates traditional clothing into its uniforms, a decision that echoes its founder’s desire to have his team reflect its community.
Taking advantage of Mexico’s defensive lapses, the young German squad struck early and will face Chile in the final on Sunday.
The Jamaican star held on to win in 10.06 seconds, short of his season best of 10.03, in the first race of the European leg of his final season.
Claudio Bravo made three saves in the penalty shootout, and Chile will now seek its third straight international title.
A former senior police officer will face manslaughter charges. The catastrophe killed 96 fans, who were crushed or trampled.
In 430 pages, a report on a tainted World Cup bidding process shed some much needed light on corruption in soccer’s leadership. But it cannot be the end of the story.
The Gators defeated Louisiana State to complete a two-game sweep of the finals in Omaha.
Dennis Crowley, a founder of Foursquare, has a vision of hundreds of clubs, of promotion and relegation that will reward investment and success, and punish failure.
FIFA on Tuesday published an American investigator’s 2014 report into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, only one day after a German newspaper announced it had a copy.
The report on the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, compiled by Michael J. Garcia, a former United States attorney who had served as FIFA’s chief ethics investigator.
The report on the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, compiled by Michael J. Garcia, a former United States attorney who had served as FIFA’s chief ethics investigator.
Even teams that have little chance of reaching the group stage get a sizable participation payout, which they can use to dominate their domestic leagues.