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Brazilian referee Raphael Claus gestures during the Qatar 2022 World Cup soccer match between England and Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Monday. Claus added 29 minutes of stoppage time to the game - part of a growing trend at this tournament.

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At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, referees are adding extra time to games. Lots of it.

7:07am November 23, 2022

by Russell Lewis

At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, teams have been playing more than 90 minutes. A lot more. The England-Iran game had 29 minutes of stoppage time. Senegal-Netherlands tacked on 14 extra minutes.

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An LA jury rules the NCAA is not responsible for the death of a college football player

7:02am November 23, 2022

After his death in 2018, the wife of a former USC linebacker filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that CTE — or chronic traumatic encephalopathy contributed to her husband's early death.

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Alphonso Davies' inspiring journey to the World Cup

5:00am November 23, 2022

by Emma Jacobs

From refugee camp to the World Cup, the inspiring story of Canada's superstar player Alphonso Davies

A jury finds the NCAA is not responsible for the death of a college football player

3:30am November 23, 2022

by The Associated Press

A Los Angeles jury rejected a lawsuit seeking $55 million by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death.

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Argentina loses to Saudi Arabia in the World Cup

4:24pm November 22, 2022

by Jasmine Garsd

Argentina suffers a shocking loss to Saudi Arabia in the World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo, center, is pictured during a match between Portugal and Morocco at the 2018 World Cup in Moscow in 2018. Ronaldo will leave Manchester United "with immediate effect," the Premier League club said.

Cristiano Ronaldo is out at Manchester United after an explosive interview

1:56pm November 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

The termination of the 37-year-old forward's contract comes after an interview in which he criticized manager Erik ten Hag and the club's owners.

Argentina's forward Lionel Messi reacts during his team's opening round 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Argentina's shocking World Cup loss to Saudi Arabia has big reverberations for Messi

11:48am November 22, 2022

by Jasmine Garsd

For Lionel Messi, this World Cup, and the historic upset with Saudi Arabia, is about so much more than soccer. It's about whether or not he can finally come back home to Argentina as a hero.

Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts in disappointment Tuesday during the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.

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Messi and Argentina lose to Saudi Arabia in one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever

9:15am November 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

Lionel Messi's quest to win the one major title to elude him had a shocking start in what may be his final World Cup, as Saudi Arabia scored twice in a five-minute span of the second half and won 2-1.

Olivia Pichardo, 18, has been named to Brown University's baseball team. She's the first woman named to the roster of a Division I baseball team in the U.S.

Olivia Pichardo is the first woman to make the roster of Division I baseball team

5:29am November 22, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

"Olivia put together the most complete walk-on tryout I have seen from a player," said Brown University baseball coach Grant Achilles. Taking the field will fulfill a long-held dream for Pichardo, 18.

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Qatar, a tiny country in the Middle East, is a controversial host for the World Cup

5:07am November 22, 2022

The soccer tournament is being played in the Middle East for the first time. Qatar's role in the region, aspirations and human rights record are in the spotlight as it hosts the World Cup.