Andrew Joseph

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Cristiano Ronaldo is still featuring for the Portugal national team at 40 years old, and on Wednesday, he had yet another signature moment in his legendary career. And, of course, it came with some controversy. With Portugal taking on Germany in the UEFA Nations League semifinal at Allianz Arena in Munich, both Nuno Mendes and Ronaldo broke free behind the German defense in the 68th minute. Mendes made a decisive pass over to Ronaldo who tapped in the go-ahead goal.

3 weeks ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Andrew Joseph

Over the course of an MLB season, it's not uncommon to see several bench-clearing incidents. Those just almost always take place during the games. On Wednesday, we got to find out what a pregame bench-clearing incident looked like. And fittingly, it featured an iced matcha latte. As the Angels and Red Sox were warming up during batting practice at Fenway Park, NESN cameras caught a heated argument between Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson and Red Sox first base coach Jose Flores.

3 weeks ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Andrew Joseph

When Spencer Strider broke into the big leagues back in 2021 (and his subsequent rookie season in 2022), he quickly built a reputation as one of baseball's best pitchers by virtue of an electric four-seam fastball. But Strider's career arc faced a serious obstacle when he suffered an elbow injury last season, forcing him to undergo internal-brace surgery — not to be confused with Tommy John, which he already had in college.

3 weeks ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Andrew Joseph

The Knicks made the surprising move to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday despite leading New York to its first Eastern Conference Finals in 25 years. And right away, former Villanova head coach Jay Wright's name popped up as a possible replacement. Well, fans shouldn't expect Wright to join his former players Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges in New York — at least according to fellow CBS Sports college basketball analyst Seth Davis.

3 weeks ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Andrew Joseph

Baseball is better off when Dustin May is healthy. He showed us why in one pitch on Monday. The Dodgers pitcher broke into the league with a habit of defying gravity on some air-bending sweepers. But over the past few seasons, he's battled multiple injuries. And that included a life-threatening freak accident where he tore his esophagus eating a salad.