SAAS-FEE, Switzerland - The athletes' half-hour commute in the Swiss Alps - up two gondolas, then through a tunnel in the world's highest underground train to a glacier at 11,000 feet - served up daily grim reminders that global warming is threatening their line of work.
WEST BROMWICH, England - Jose Mourinho insisted Manchester United will not give up on the Premier League title race after his side cut Manchester City's lead back to 11 points.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazilian World Cup champion Kaka announced his retirement as a player on Sunday, suggesting that a management career at his old club AC Milan could be on the cards.
Jurgen Klopp admits Manchester City will be almost impossible to catch at the top of the Premier League, but the Liverpool boss would happily settle for a top-four finish as a lucrative consolation prize.
MILAN - AC Milan's crisis deepened as it was humiliated 3-0 at struggling Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday.
SEATTLE - In the span of a week, the Los Angeles Rams changed the conversation from not being ready for the big games to now appearing ready and dangerous for the playoffs.
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers still can't figure out how to cover Rob Gronkowski. The AFC East still can't figure out how to catch up with the New England Patriots. And now any AFC team that wants to do it in the playoffs will likely have to do it in Foxborough.
It's been a steep learning curve, but the Beijing Shougang Eagles are sure their debut season in the elite ranks has been well worth it as they bid to take Chinese softball to the next level.
WASHINGTON - LeBron James joked that he changed out of his shoes - one black, one white, with "equality" in gold capital letters - at halftime because he was playing poorly.
ABU DHABI - Cristiano Ronaldo said he wants to finish his playing career at Real Madrid after making more history to help the Spanish giant be crowned world champion on Saturday.
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