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ROME – A U.N. report has found that migrants in Europe sent home $109.4 billion in remittances last year, most of it going to poorer European countries. The International Fund for Agricultural Development said Monday that migrant workers in Russia sent home the most in 2014 at $20.6 billion, followed …

MILWAUKEE – Steve Wojciechowski is going to have to lean on his guards in his first year as Marquette’s head coach. The Golden Eagles have only one player taller than 6-foot-7, and 6-11 center Luke Fischer isn’t eligible to play until mid-December because he’s a transfer. Still, Wojciechowski (woe-juh-HOW-skee) is …

LONDON – Two months after winning the World Cup, Germany opened its 2016 European Championship campaign with a 2-1 victory over Scotland on Sunday, while Portugal and Greece both slumped to defeats in their qualifying matches. Thomas Mueller scored both Germany’s goals — a difficult backward header in the 18th …

After spending five seasons as the head coach at Oklahoma, Lincoln Riley bolted for the University of Southern California in 2021. During his tenure with the Sooners, he won four straight Big 12 title games and went 55-10. So, when he left, fans were understandably upset. But some took it …

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on the European Union to create a naval blockade in the Mediterranean Sea aimed at blocking the flow of migrants, arguing the “future of Europe” is at stake. “What is at stake is the future of Europe because the future of Europe depends on …

Drew Dalman had a scientific an advantage when he was playing center at Stanford. While playing for the Cardinal, the now Atlanta Falcons center got his hands (no pun intended) on some new technology by doctors at the school in order to cool his body down. On the Stanford sidelines …

Emergency services on the Spanish Canary Islands said Wednesday that more than 500 migrants reached there in four large wooden boats in a span of 24 hours earlier this week. One of the boats arriving on Tuesday was carrying 280 migrants, the islands’ emergency service said on X, formerly known …

It wasn’t a Terrell Owens that’s-my-quarterback moment for Micah Parsons, but the Dallas Cowboys standout had a lot of things to say about how people have been bashing his team and quarterback Dak Prescott recently. On his weekly podcast “On The Edge with Micah Parsons,” the elite edge rusher called …

The White House is pushing for multiple pauses in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza so that aid can be let in, and people can be allowed to safely leave the region. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said at a meeting withIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuon Friday that discussions …

Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Milwaukee Bucks named Peter Feigin their new team president on Wednesday. “I’ve known Peter for many years and can’t think of a more capable person to drive growth for the Bucks organization,” said Bucks owner Marc Lasry. “Peter’s been an invaluable advisor and will be …