Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu dies in Turkey earthquake

The death toll from the 7.8-magnitude quake in Turkey and Syria has passed 43,000. Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey. He was 31. Search teams recovered Atsu’s body in the ruins of a luxury 12-story building where he had … Read more

Boldy’s shootout score sends Wild to 2-1 win over Stars

Matt Boldy scored in the shootout and Filip Gustavsson turned back the tying attempt to help the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars. DALLAS — Matt Boldy scored in the shootout and Filip Gustavsson turned back the tying attempt to help the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Dallas … Read more

‘Abuse Of Officials Policy’ catching on nationwide

SAN ANTONIO — Last year the Texas Association of Sports Officials adopted their “Abuse Of Officials Policy” in order to protect referees. Now, the policy seems to be catching on nationwide. The policy says if the association gets three incident reports showing abuse towards officials which are then reviewed by the group’s council. If they … Read more