RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro police began questioning two of Ireland’s top Olympic executives on Thursday in a Summer Games ticket-scalping probe that has already ensnared the highest official. Olympic Council of Ireland’s team leader Kevin Kilty and chief executive Stephen Martin arrived at police headquarters on Thursday wearing the Irish team uniform. […]

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have traded disappointing linebacker Barkevious Mingo to the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2017 fifth-round pick. The teams announced the deal on Thursday. The Browns selected Mingo with the No. 6 pick in 2013. The former LSU standout has recorded just seven sacks in three seasons and spent […]

Local Calendar Friday No events scheduled What’s on TV ARENA FOOTBALL ESPN — Arena Bowl XXIX, Arizona vs. Philadelphia, at Glendale, Ariz., 7 p.m. AUTO RACING NBCSN — Formula One, Belgian Grand Prix, practice, at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 8 a.m. NBCSN — NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Pure Michigan 400, practice, at Brooklyn, Mich., Noon FS2 — […]

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Rattlers should have a big home field advantage when they play the Philadelphia Soul in the Arena Bowl on Friday night. Except they aren’t really at home. The Rattlers are 48-4 at Talking Stick Resort Arena, their home in downtown Phoenix known as the “Snake Pit.” But the WNBA’s […]

Manchester City’s new coach Pep Guardiola will be heading back to Barcelona after the Premier League club was pitted against his former team in the Champions League draw on Thursday. Guardiola, who also spent most of his playing career at the Catalan club, steered Barcelona to two Champions League titles as well as a number […]

The process of selecting Sidney Crosby as Canada’s captain for the World Cup of Hockey was a simple one. “It was: ‘This is what we’re going to do. Any questions? Next,” general manager Doug Armstrong recalled. Crosby wearing the “C” for Canada was a no-doubter given his track record of scoring the winning goal on […]