Relegation in February adds to Sheffield Wednesday’s woes in troubled season

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2026 | 10:09 AM

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Financially stricken Sheffield Wednesday became the first team in English Football League history to be relegated in February — and its biggest rival delivered the decisive blow on Sunday.

Wednesday lost 2-1 at Sheffield United to confirm its demotion to League One from the second-tier Championship. The team currently sits on minus 7 points and is 41 points from safety.

After wages went unpaid on various occasions during Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri’s ownership of the club, Wednesday was deducted 12 points in October after going into administration — a form of bankruptcy protection.

It was then hit with a further deduction of six points in December for multiple breaches of financial regulations.

Wednesday, founded in 1867, has only one win and eight draws this season.

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Cue the trumpet: Edwin Díaz returns to earn save for the Dodgers after 85-game absence

By The Associated Press
July 30, 2026 | 1:58 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cue the trumpet. Edwin Díaz is back to close out games for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 32-year-old right-hander came off the injured list Wednesday after missing 85 games, having had arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow in April. “We just got a lot better,” manager Dave Roberts said. Fans were on their feet cheering when Díaz entered in the ninth to Timmy Trumpet's “Narcos.” He gave up two hits and one run while earning his fifth save of the season in a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. His four-seam fastball touched 98 mph.

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