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Soccer: Iranian player arrested amid World Cup scrutiny

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DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests that have cast a shadow over its competition at the World Cup. The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies reported that Voria Ghafouri was arrested for “insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government.” Ghafouri, who was not chosen to go to the World Cup, has been an outspoken critic of Iranian authorities throughout his career. He objected to a longstanding ban on women spectators at men’s soccer matches as well as Iran’s confrontational foreign policy, which has led to crippling Western sanctions. More recently, he expressed sympathy for the family of a 22-year-old woman whose death while in the custody of Iran’s morality police ignited the latest protests. In recent days he also called for an end to a violent crackdown on protests in Iran’s western Kurd
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Jimbo Fisher clears way for offensive overhaul at Texas A&M in 2023 after firing OC Darrell Dickey

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Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher has called plays for the offense in each of the last five seasons  Texas A&M has fired offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Darrell Dickey after five years with the program, the university announced Monday. The dismissal clears the way for a potential offensive coordinator who will call plays under coach Jimbo Fisher, who enters a critical offseason for the Aggies ahead of 2023. A coaching veteran, Dickey was hired at Texas A&M as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after helping transform Memphis' offense under former coaches Justin Fuente and Mike Norvell. However, Dickey was demoted to co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for the Aggies after a disappointing 8-4 season in 2021. James Coley joined Dickey as co-offensive coordinator, while Dameyune Craig took over as quarterbacks coach. While Dickey and Coley nominally held the titles, Fisher clearly took the lead on play-calling and quarterbacks duties; he has long been re
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'Running While Black' tells a new story about who belongs in the sport

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Runners are skinny white people. This was what Alison Mariella Désir thought until she came across a social media post from a friend, a 200-pound Black man, who was training for his first marathon. Looking for a way to break through a persistent bout of depression, she signed up for a marathon as well. Much to her surprise, after 16 weeks of training with a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society running club in Manhattan's Central Park, Désir completed the race. And from then on she was hooked. In her new memoir Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us, Désir tells the story of her non-traditional path to long distance running. Along the way, she reframes the history of American running by including the contributions of little known, yet influential Black runners in the narrative. Runners like ultra-marathon pioneer Ted Corbitt, Olympian and activist Wyomia Tyus and the first Black woman to win a marathon Marilyn Bevans, among others. In the decade sinc
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The reason why Fox Sports' Gus Johnson always calls Ohio State 'world famous'

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Fox Sports covers plenty of Ohio State football games during the year, and when they do, it's often Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt on the call. Johnson has become known for his emphatic calls on the broadcasts, often being considered one of the best at providing the energy on play-by-play. And when it's Ohio State providing the excitement, Johnson has picked up a unique way to refer to the team: the world famous Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State is certainly widely known in the United States. The Buckeyes' football program keeps them in the mainstream at all times, as does the school's massive alumni network. But college football isn't huge outside of Columbus, so why does Johnson refer to the Buckeyes as "world famous?" The Sporting News takes a look. There certainly could be some people outside the United States who consider the Buckeyes' football program to be world famous, but that's not why Johnson has deemed them internationally significant. In fac
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Iranian soccer player arrested amid World Cup scrutiny

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests that have cast a shadow over its competition at the World Cup. The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies reported that Voria Ghafouri was arrested for “insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government.” Ghafouri, who was not chosen to go to the World Cup, has been an outspoken critic of Iranian authorities throughout his career. He objected to a longstanding ban on women spectators at men’s soccer matches as well as Iran’s confrontational foreign policy, which has led to crippling Western sanctions. More recently, he expressed sympathy for the family of a 22-year-old woman whose death while in the custody of Iran’s morality police ignited the latest protests. In recent days he also called for an end to a violent crackdown on protests in Iran’s western Kurdi
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DeAndre Hopkins Misses practice; banged-up Chargers WRs making progress

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We are heading into Week 11 of the 2022 NFL season and the Wednesday practice reports are officially out. Notably, Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill is off the injury report, Bills quarterback Josh Allen was limited, Panthers' Baker Mayfield is making his first start since the first half of the season and Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is back at practice.  Quarterback Ryan Tannehill was removed from the injury report and was a full participant this week in practice, meaning he should be the starter on Thursday.  Safety Amani Hooker (shoulder), center Ben Jones (concussion), linebacker Bud Dupree (hip), kicker Randy Bullock (calf) and defensive end Lonnie Johnson (hamstring) are all ruled out for the Titans. Defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons (ankle) and defensive back Elijah Molden (groin) are both questionable.  Packers linebacker De'Vondre Campbell (knee) and WR Romeo Doubs (ankle) are both out for TNF, and cornerback Jean-Charles Shemar (ankle) is doubtful.  Browns quarter
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California Regents Set December Showdown for U.C.L.A.’s Big Ten Move

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 The University of California Board of Regents on Thursday put off until next month a decision whether to bless or block U.C.L.A.’s move to the Big Ten Conference, saying it needed more time — and information — before making such a consequential call that would also affect the state’s other flagship university, Cal-Berkeley. The regents have expressed concern about the burden that repeated trips to the Eastern time zone for competitions would place on athletes’ academics and the financial hit Berkeley would take after U.C.L.A.’s departure. But they were also hesitant to set a precedent by overturning — and undercutting the autonomy of — one of their 10 campus chancellors. So, after meeting in a closed session for 90 minutes, the regents emerged to announce that they would hold a special session on Dec. 14 to resolve the matter. “I’d look at it like a football game where the call on the field is being reviewed,” said the regent John A. Pérez, a former Assembly speaker. “It’s not about w
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