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Shedeur Sanders’ recruiting pitch to bring talent to Colorado is playing out as promised

BOULDER, Colo. — Terrell Timmons Jr. was, like so many now, sold on the grandiose vision. The transfer wide receiver

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Each NBA team’s biggest concern a month into the 2024-25 regular season

We’re about a month into the NBA season, and while the injury bug has bitten nearly every team in one

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VersaClimbers, Tiger Woods and Houston’s plan to get Kelvin Sampson a championship

HOUSTON — Jamal Shead sat in his locker stall after Houston’s Sweet 16 loss to Duke with a towel draped

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Inside F1 Las Vegas’ plans for a successful sequel — and no drain cover drama

LAS VEGAS — The start of Formula One’s Las Vegas residency last November was a major moment in the 73-year

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Will NBA expansion bring the SuperSonics back to Seattle? ‘There’s just too much karma’

SEATTLE — When the SuperSonics left here in 2008, Brent Barry felt it in his gut. There was an emptiness,

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NHL player poll: As sports betting increases, so do harassing messages — and Venmo requests

There doesn’t have to be a milestone moment or viral play for an NHL player’s phone to be flooded with

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Rafael Nadal retires from tennis at Davis Cup after Spain lose to Netherlands

MALAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal’s professional tennis career is over, his final match a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Botic Van

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Pulisic celebrates USMNT goal by copying Trump’s dance moves: ‘I just thought it was funny’

ST. LOUIS — U.S. men’s national team star Christian Pulisic became the latest professional athlete to celebrate on the field

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Rodrigo Bentancur given seven-game ban, £100,000 fine for Son Heung-min comments

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches by the Football Association (FA) and handed a £100,000

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Teams suing NASCAR — Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports — to race in 2025

While the outcome of the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR remains unclear, there’s now one certainty: The teams suing NASCAR —

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Among the stakes when Falcons, Broncos meet Sunday: Elliss family bragging rights

As the Denver Broncos prepared to make their third-round pick in the NFL Draft in April, they were ecstatic to

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Mike Tyson’s many eras: From ‘Iron Mike’ to prison to Holyfield to a Jake Paul bout

The many lives of Mike Tyson will add another chapter Friday. At 58 years old, Tyson will fight Jake Paul,

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Why an NFL star fell in love with Wrexham: ‘They could lose every match and I would still support this club’

At first glance, former NFL quarterback Joey Harrington’s career doesn’t have too many parallels with Wrexham or soccer, a sport

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Why isn’t Alexander Mogilny in the Hockey Hall of Fame? There are clues

Alexander Mogilny won’t be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night. He has been eligible for 15

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Indiana edges Michigan to reach 10 wins, likely Playoff and wants more: What is this world?

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana junior receiver Elijah Sarratt, a zero-star recruit as a high schooler in Virginia, delivered a figurative

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All-Free-Agent Team: Closers and corner outfielders aplenty, harder to fill up the middle

The offseason is built for free-agent rankings. Our resident scout Keith Law compiled his top 50 free agents, and our

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Women’s basketball isn’t having a moment. This is our new reality

I was in the seventh grade the first time sports writing gave me a visceral feeling. UConn capped a 39-0

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Caitlin Clark has a new coach. Here’s what to expect from Indiana Fever’s Stephanie White

Stephanie White couldn’t hide her enthusiasm at her introductory press conference for the Indiana Fever. Beyond her extensive ties to

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Travis Kelce says brother Jason was ‘defending’ their family in phone-smashing incident

Travis Kelce said his brother Jason Kelce was defending his family when he reacted to a heckling fan Saturday by

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2024 NFL trade deadline winners, losers: Chiefs, Lions get richer; why did Giants stay put?

The NFL had a flurry of action at this year’s trade deadline, which was Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. A

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Michael Jordan’s 23XI, NASCAR have first preliminary hearing regarding antitrust lawsuit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 23XI Racing co-owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin started off NASCAR championship week by facing the sanctioning

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Footballers, modelling and the power of expression

If John Halls was playing the game Two Truths and a Lie, the 42-year-old north Londoner would be difficult to

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Joel Embiid shoves columnist in 76ers locker room, per sources; NBA to investigate the incident

By David Aldridge, Tony Jones and Sam Amick Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid shoved a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist in

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Indiana continues undefeated season with first 9-0 start in program history

Indiana football is 9-0 for the first time in program history, emphatically, a 47-10 win at Michigan State welcoming the

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The minds behind EA Sports FC, NBA 2K, Madden soundtracks seek music from everywhere but the obvious

Steve Schnur can’t sleep. He calls it a blessing and a curse. In pursuit of the next great sports video

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Manchester United confirm Ruben Amorim as new head coach

Manchester United have confirmed Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim as their new head coach. The Portuguese will start officially on Monday,

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Was Game 5 Juan Soto’s last hurrah with the Yankees? ‘I hope he’s here forever’

NEW YORK — At 1:27 a.m., Juan Soto stepped out of the New York Yankees’ clubhouse for the last time

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How long passes by goalkeepers went from practical to tactical

The death of the long ball has been frequently pronounced as football has evolved in the past few years. Playing

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Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft should stop dragging Jerod Mayo into silly Patriots spat

Turns out Jerod Mayo wasn’t completely wrong when he made his much-analyzed comment about the New England Patriots being “soft.”

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Why don’t goalkeepers wear caps anymore?

Brad and Charlie Hart are season-ticket holders at Spurs. Father and son, they always sit near the tunnel at the

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Vinicius Junior, Ballon d’Or disappointment and Real Madrid’s furious reaction

On Sunday, not even 24 hours after the heavy blow of losing El Clasico 4-0 to Barcelona at the Bernabeu,

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Bronny James’ ex-teachers, teammates in Ohio recall a kid who ‘wasn’t above anyone else’

BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Carrie Brown was an exasperated middle-school teacher who had a famous student she knew she could

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A year after Adam Johnson’s death, why are NHL players resistant to skate-cut protection?

The thought comes in flashes, sudden reminders. When a player gets checked into the bench and his legs dangle over

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Carlos Sainz’s F1 Mexico GP win pushes Ferrari closer to a ‘perfect goodbye’

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Kylian Mbappe’s curious Clasico debut: Eight offsides, some big misses and clipped confidence

The date was November 24, 2018. As referee Juan Martinez Munuera blew the whistle for full time, a disappointed Real

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In a World Series built on stars, Shohei Ohtani’s absence would be diminishing

LOS ANGELES — It’s too soon to panic, too soon to form any opinion, really. If the initial diagnosis the

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Week 8 NFL roundtable: Cowboys-49ers, NFC North prowess, Bucs injuries and Browns’ woes

A sudden shift could take place for more than a few NFL teams in Week 8. The Atlanta Falcons and

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Army and Navy are in the College Football Playoff race. Which means they could play twice

The Army–Navy game occupies a special, yet peculiar position on the college football calendar. Its significance is undeniable, given the

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Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson and 9 other NBA players ready for big years

Let me apologize in advance for cheating a bit. We use the term “breakout” like it’s just spontaneous combustion, but

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Penalty shootout defeats are still defeats. It’s time to count them as such

Manchester City are a brilliant football team. Since Pep Guardiola took charge in 2016, his side have collected more Premier

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Top 45 MLB free agents for 2024-25 with contract predictions, team fits: Will Soto get $600M+?

MLB free agency is almost here so it’s time for my annual ranking of the top free agents with contract predictions and the

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The Hater’s Guide to the 2024 World Series

This isn’t clickbait. This is engagement bait. This is subscription bait. This is “sign up for auto-renew, then get you

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Does USMNT have an attendance issue? The answer isn’t simple

When U.S. Soccer chose to host U.S. men’s national team friendlies in Kansas City, Kansas and Cincinnati, Ohio during the

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Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 8: BYU can no longer be ignored

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. It’s time to take notice

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Lionel Messi at the Club World Cup makes sense – but how he got there is ridiculous

FIFA isn’t hiding it anymore. When you’re in desperate need of a big broadcast deal and some major American sponsors

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USC has invested heavily in Lincoln Riley and his staff. Where are the results?

Lincoln Riley is the fourth-highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA Today’s database. It’s a pretty safe bet to

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Week 8’s top 10 college football games: Georgia-Texas, Alabama-Tennessee and much more

On the heels of two of the more riveting weeks of college football in recent memory comes a jam-packed Saturday

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F1 meets Georgia-Texas: Austin readies for one of its biggest sports weekends

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Danielle Collins postpones tennis retirement plans, will play WTA Tour 2025

World No. 9 Danielle Collins has postponed her plan to retire from tennis at the end of the 2024 season,

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As Mets show fatigue in NLCS, time could be ticking on their magical season

NEW YORK — When Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the seventh inning, reality reduced Citi Field’s a cappella

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Shohei Ohtani adds to Dodgers postseason highlight reel with late-game moonshot

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani perked up when he heard his name. “I told him,” Dodgers backup catcher Austin Barnes

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Ryder Cup ticket prices have never been higher. That’s a real problem for golf

It should not be this hard to like golf. Even if you can chuckle at a golf company putting a

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Which college football coaches have the hottest seats at the midseason mark?

It’s the midpoint of the college football season and usually, the coaching carousel is spinning much faster. It’s spinning slower

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Thomas Tuchel: England have hired a ‘winner’ but that is no guarantee in international football

At least Thomas Tuchel is likely to be spared the kind of reception that awaited Sven-Goran Eriksson when the Swede

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NBA predictions: How bottom of the Eastern Conference will play out in 2024-25

I always like to start my NBA previews at the bottom and work my way up. And when it comes

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Breanna Stewart, Liberty even WNBA Finals series with Game 2 win over Lynx

NEW YORK — There was no singular way for members of the New York Liberty to turn the page after

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Rafael Nadal is retiring from tennis right on time

For more than 20 years, Rafael Nadal leaned into his reputation for authenticity. Roger Federer was the tennis politician, an

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Football and CBD: A complicated relationship

A couple of years ago, Hannah Deacon took a call from a football agent. Deacon, who had no background in

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How Tom Brady could buy into the Raiders and why he wants a piece of the NFL pie

Tom Brady, a surefire future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and arguably the greatest player in NFL history, could

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Dominik Hašek vs. the NHL: Why a legendary goalie shunned the Global Series spotlight

PRAGUE — The NHL opened its regular season in Prague last week with two Global Series games between the Buffalo

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Jurgen Klopp’s move to Red Bull seems surprising but it shouldn’t be

As Liverpool’s manager, Jurgen Klopp did not like long meetings. Rather than sitting around, poring over the latest big decision,

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The road to Ford’s F1 return with Red Bull: ‘I’m a great believer in fate’

This article is part of our Origin Stories series, an inside look at the backstories of the clubs, drivers, and

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Browns need a QB change to salvage what’s left of their season

LANDOVER, Md. — It’s the first week of October and the Browns’ season has ended before the Guardians season. At 1-4,

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Cooper Flagg’s Duke debut just the beginning in season full of highly anticipated steps

DURHAM, N.C. — Twenty minutes were just a taste. Or really, a tease. Only so much can be gleaned from

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NASCAR garage reacts to lawsuit: ‘It’s another edition of the soap opera’

TALLADEGA, Ala. — As Denny Hamlin was digesting the reaction to his race team filing an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR

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Five lessons learned from the Matthew Sluka NIL saga

Of course this was going to happen. It’s only a wonder it hasn’t happened sooner. College football is a sport

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From F1 Academy firsts to unique roots, Chloe Chambers breaks the motorsports mold

This article is part of our Origin Stories series, an inside look at the backstories of the clubs, drivers, and

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The Jaguars overestimated themselves. Did they overestimate Trevor Lawrence, too?

The NFL’s biggest surprise teams through Week 4 reside at opposite ends of the standings. The Minnesota Vikings are 4-0

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Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka meet at a tennis coaching crossroads in Beijing

The ‘other guy’ theory of coaches is a sporting truism. A team that loses more than it wins with a

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Postseason Prognostication: Our MLB experts make their 2024 World Series picks

The postseason begins with no clear favorite, as MLB finished the regular season with no 100-game winner for the first

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Atletico Madrid’s links with radical ultras is a story of violence, emotion and change

Sunday night’s dramatic derby with city rivals Real Madrid put Atletico Madrid’s relationship with the radical block of fans that

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The bold move that led Gunnar Henderson to Orioles stardom: ‘We decided to skip six grades’

On the evening of June 3, 2019, roughly 50 people gathered in the backyard of a single-family home in Valley

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From Tom Hanks to Dame Lillard, mourning the Oakland A’s: ‘It’s pretty heartbreaking’

By Cody Stavenhagen, Sam Blum and Stephen J. Nesbitt Before he was one of the most famed actors of a

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How Indonesia turns unknown footballers into adored superstars: ‘We couldn’t leave the hotel’

Maarten Paes is the starting goalkeeper for Major League Soccer team FC Dallas. Yet he can walk down a busy

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Jannik Sinner doping case: WADA seeks ban of up to two years in appeal

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced that it will appeal against the “no fault or negligence” finding in Jannik

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Caitlin Clark wins Rookie of the Year, Napheesa Collier wins DPOY for 2024 WNBA season: Sources

Having etched her name across the record book during the 2024 WNBA season, Caitlin Clark has been named the league’s

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Derrick Rose’s complicated legacy needs to reconcile the brilliant with the brutal

It was one of the ugliest off-court moments in recent NBA history. After Derrick Rose was found not liable for

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From Drake in pink to ‘Blokecore’: How football shirts became fashionable

Football shirts were once an item of clothing for a) players to wear at work, and b) fans to sport

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Thank you, Oakland A’s – The Athletic

By now, much of the rage has passed. The takes have gone cold, the vitriol has been spewed, and all

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Can Dave Aranda recover from Baylor’s last-second collapse against Colorado?

Nearly three years ago, with a conference title on the line, Baylor’s defense turned into a brick wall. In the

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Michigan proved it can win ugly against USC. That’s all that matters — for now

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Kalel Mullings’ teammates used to tease him because he didn’t look that fast. Mullings, a former

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ATP Next Gen Finals: Who is in the race to Jeddah? And how will the event evolve?

This article is part of The Next Generation series. As the greats, such as Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal

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Mikel Arteta’s time at Man City and the training drill that transformed Raheem Sterling

It is the training drill that helped transform Raheem Sterling from a zippy winger who narrowly reached double figures each

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Aitana Bonmati exclusive: Barcelona’s Ballon d’Or winner tells it like it is

When Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or last year, it brought a global spotlight to a player whose genius was

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Ranking Week 4’s top 10 college football games: From NC State-Clemson to Tennessee-Oklahoma

College football conference play is (mostly) underway and the stakes will be raised accordingly. The sport dips its toes this

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Can a reimagined Cobbs Creek fulfill its promise? Public golf is hoping so

Editor’s note: This article is part of The Changemakers series, focusing on the behind-the-scenes executives and people fueling the future growth of

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Michigan’s Alex Orji is a ‘one in a million’ athlete. Now it’s time to prove he can play QB

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Nick Saban, Lincoln Riley and Deion Sanders all wanted Alex Orji. But Orji wanted something else.

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What stat matters most in college football? Keep an eye on explosive play margin

In the old days, they were known as big plays. Or maybe long plays. It’s not clear when, or why,

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Breaking down the highest-scoring penalty shootout in professional English football

Deepdale was the venue of English football’s most interminable penalty shootout on Tuesday night. After playing out a 1-1 draw

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Ghiroli: Why the Kansas City Royals are good for baseball

The Kansas City Royals are good for baseball, and not just because they’re a small market team vying for a

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Sidney Crosby’s new contract keeps him with Penguins — and in control

Before Sidney Crosby’s first home opener at Pittsburgh’s now-extinct Mellon Arena in October 2005, Mario Lemieux walked past a media

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The U.S. must believe ‘we can win the World Cup’? Pochettino will need all the help he can get

It is perhaps easy to hear Mauricio Pochettino say his new players must “believe” they can win the World Cup

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Birmingham City vs Wrexham: The EFL celebrity derby and a battle for U.S. fandom

The phrase ‘Monday Night Football’ may be no stranger to heavyweight clashes but an all-time NFL great taking on Deadpool

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How do Premier League teams kick off games in 2024-25?

Plenty of attention has been paid to the new ‘Dynamic Kick-off’ regulations in American football’s NFL in the early days

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Mauricio Pochettino aims to bolster belief as USMNT role takes him outside his comfort zone

The question came 20 minutes into Mauricio Pochettino’s introductory press conference as U.S. men’s national team coach; the first query

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The White Sox — 81 games under .500! — are piling up mind-blowing numbers for the ages

Editor’s note: This is a Weird and Wild short. To read this week’s full Weird and Wild column, go here. For weeks

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Inside the mind of Luis Severino: Mets pitcher breaks down a start pitch by pitch

TORONTO — Luis Severino has just finished his pregame work on a sunny Wednesday in Toronto. This was a simple

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Jordan Chiles says Olympic gymnastics controversy took away ‘the recognition of who I was’

For 14 seconds, Jordan Chiles paused and looked down to collect her thoughts and emotions. The question — about what

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A’ja Wilson breaks WNBA single-season points record, passes Jewell Loyd’s mark of 939

At the end of the 2023 WNBA season, after the Las Vegas Aces had captured their second consecutive title and

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Women’s football chief says WSL YouTube switch will grow the game’s reach

Nikki Doucet, the CEO of the English women’s professional game, says moving the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Championship’s streaming

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Australian hockey player banned for 12 months after allegedly buying cocaine during Olympics

Australian field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months after being arrested for allegedly buying cocaine during

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Ranking PWHL team names and logos: Which of the six new combos is our No. 1?

By Hailey Salvian, Shayna Goldman and Sean Gentille We waited more than a year for proper PWHL nicknames and logos.

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James Earl Jones’ voice marked the time, in baseball and beyond

James Earl Jones, who was 93 when he died Monday, will be remembered by baseball purists for the stirring, soul-reaching

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Taylor Fritz’s U.S. Open final offers hope for men’s tennis — and a reality check

NEW YORK — In the build-up to Wimbledon, Taylor Fritz said men’s tennis feels more open now, compared with the

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In search of Kerlon and his seal dribble

This was going to be about the search. It was going to be one of those pieces with an absence

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Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Georgia, Ohio State and Texas at the top. After that, guess again

And now, 18 thoughts on an early September Saturday that dared AP voters to just blow up their ballots and

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Saquon Barkley’s 3 TDs power Eagles to ‘sloppy’ win over Packers in Brazil

SÃO PAULO — “It was sloppy,” DeVonta Smith said. And he wasn’t talking about caipirinha cocktails. He wasn’t talking about

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How Morteza Mehrzad, the world’s second tallest man, spiked Iran to Paralympic gold

“SUPER SPIKE!” the PA announcer bellows inside the electric party atmosphere of the North Arena on the outskirts of Paris.

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Week 2’s top 10 college football games: Texas visits Michigan in top-10 blockbuster

A handful of Week 1 results set the stage for what should be an epic season of college football. A

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Meet the Paralympic Iron Cowboy: ‘A bull broke my jaw, a bus ran me over – and I was hit by lightning’

There is a point, as Fernando Rufino reels off the staggering list of mishaps and injuries that have shaped his

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Idaho nearly upset Oregon on Saturday. If it weren’t for NIL, the Vandals might have pulled it off

When Idaho scored on its second trick play of Saturday night’s surprising showdown against No. 3 Oregon to pull to

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Ten Hag’s ‘two trophies’ line is true – but it’s not the only measure of progress

It was about as close as an FA Cup-winning manager has come to a mic drop. In a room of

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The goals that show that Erling Haaland is an artist and not a robot

Erling Haaland is frequently portrayed as a lethal Scandinavian footballing machine whose sole purpose is to compute the most effective

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Keegan Bradley makes Team USA’s Presidents Cup roster but Justin Thomas excluded

By going chalk, United States captain Jim Furyk has created intrigue ahead of this month’s Presidents Cup. Furyk selected Nos.

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Premier League players who didn’t get a move: The Uncertain XI

Although the Premier League’s summer transfer window has closed, many big-name players still have their futures unresolved. Other transfer windows

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Karolina Muchova’s U.S. Open run, and a blessing for women’s tennis

Follow live coverage of Day 8 at the 2024 US Open NEW YORK — Karolina Muchova already had shot of

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49ers’ Ricky Pearsall released from hospital after being shot, did not require surgery: Source

One day after San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot during an attempted robbery in San Francisco, the

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Is Novak Djokovic’s first tennis season without a Grand Slam title in seven years a sign?

Follow live coverage of Day 7 at the 2024 US Open NEW YORK — It was the best of times,

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‘No-brainer’: Colts’ Kylen Granson to wear Guardian Cap in regular season

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts tight end Kylen Granson wore a Guardian Cap over his helmet during the preseason and plans

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Barcelona, mass tourism and the protests targeting foreign visitors

If you have visited Barcelona recently, you might have noticed something unusual going on. Since the early summer, central hotspots

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Why each of the Top 10 Super Bowl contenders will (or won’t) hoist the Lombardi in February

The Kansas City Chiefs have won back-to-back Super Bowls, so the entire NFL will be looking to knock them off

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How much will Arch Manning, college football’s most famous backup QB, play for Texas in 2024?

In the latest episode of “Fansville,” Deputy Quinn Ewers is urged to call for backup but resists. After a brief exchange

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Jayson Tatum discusses ‘debate’ over Olympic benching, Celtics’ NBA title and more

Some things never change for Jayson Tatum. As his career has continued to ebb and flow, there has been one

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Are you smarter than a college football referee? Take the rules quiz they have to pass

How difficult is it to be a college football referee? Let’s find out how smart you are. Officials are often

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‘Disgrace’ that Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson had to ‘crawl off’ train – ParalympicsGB chief

ParalympicsGB chef de mission Penny Briscoe said it is an “absolute disgrace” that 11-time Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

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Novak Djokovic needs new tennis quests. Can the U.S. Open provide them?

Follow live coverage of the 2024 U.S. Open NEW YORK — What motivates Novak Djokovic now that he has nothing

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Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, projected 2025 No. 1 draft pick, signs shoe deal with New Balance

Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, has signed a deal with

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The archer aiming for a Paralympic medal at 28 weeks pregnant: ‘My waters could just break on the podium’

“My team have joked a few times that my waters could just break on the podium,” says archer Jodie Grinham,

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Jannik Sinner parts ways with fitness coach and physiotherapist in clostebol doping ruling

Three days after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced that world No. 1 Jannik Sinner had tested positive for

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Emails reveal nixed hiring of Connor Stalions, ex-Michigan staffer accused of sign-stealing

William McMichael, the coach at Detroit’s Mumford High School, insisted he wasn’t looking for publicity when he offered a position

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Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey could break auction records. Experts are mixed on its attribution

One day in March 2019, John Robinson, the owner of Resolution Photomatching, received a request from a private sports memorabilia

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Famed Yankees broadcaster John Sterling may return from retirement to call postseason games: Sources

John Sterling may come out of retirement to call the New York Yankees’ postseason, according to sources briefed on WFAN,

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The unlikely origin story of your favorite college basketball coach’s favorite podcast

Last week new Michigan coach Dusty May spent a day with the Miami Heat staff, then flew to Pittsburgh to

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How SLAM magazine went from NBA ‘outcast’ to a Hall of Fame publication in 30 years

At a recent celebration, members of SLAM magazine’s staff, past and present over the last 30-plus years, couldn’t believe it.

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Mauricio Pochettino and USMNT: What’s the hold up with appointing him head coach?

Mauricio Pochettino looks set to become the next head coach of the U.S. men’s national team — but his appointment

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He’s been Bryson DeChambeau’s caddie for a career-altering run. He’s also been processing a tragedy

Greg Bodine’s hands quivered and his voice trembled. A cluster of his bottom eyelashes temporarily supported a teardrop before it

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Ajax and Panathinaikos’ penalty shootout analysed: 34 kicks and 24 minutes of drama

Maybe we should have known right from the start that this was going to take a while. Panathinaikos’ Argentinian midfielder

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Manchester City, the Premier League and the season everything might change

Welcome to the season when everything might change, or nothing might change, for the most popular football league on the

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ESPN fires Robert Griffin III, Sam Ponder in cost-cutting moves: Sources

ESPN has fired “Sunday NFL Countdown” host Samantha Ponder and analyst Robert Griffin III, sources briefed on the moves told

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Gymnastics officials let down Jordan Chiles and other athletes, but unwilling to give 3 bronzes, court says

If it was up to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Jordan Chiles would keep her bronze medal for her

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Polish anti-doping agency targeted by cyber attack, ‘fake’ test results leaked

The Polish anti-doping agency (POLADA) said on Wednesday that it was the victim of a cyber attack that led to

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Inside Aaron Judge’s swing change that helped propel another monster season

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge wanted a change. One of the most feared hitters in the majors, the New York

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Ranking the best and worst Premier League home kits: Dialling codes, Lasagne-gate and Tron

A new Premier League season is nearly here, which means only one thing: it’s time for footballers to stand moodily,

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The Paris Olympics wanted a fast track and it got one – this is how it was made

There were two requirements for the Stade de France track for the 2024 Paris Olympics: make it purple and make

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Lefty QBs used to be an NFL annoyance but Dolphins are flipping the script with Tua

The message reached Mike McDaniel from Steve Young in early spring, 2022. When you coach Tua Tagovailoa, make sure he

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Vaseline, hairspray, shaving foam… What’s the best substance to put on goalkeeper gloves?

Andre Onana returned to competitive football this weekend in the Community Shield against Manchester City, with his side losing on

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Why European soccer headed to the U.S. for preseason – and what comes next?

Through the torrential downpour and thunder rolling in the sky above MetLife Stadium, 82,154 fans bore the brunt of a

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Breaking debuts at Olympics, noisily and colorfully, in the sport’s newest chapter

PARIS — India Sardjoe is 18, with a mouth full of braces, and is on the hunt. “I really like

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Former Chelsea, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino a top target to become USMNT coach: Sources

Former Tottenham and Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino is a top target for the U.S. men’s national team opening, according

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Lost Grounds: Bradford Park Avenue – the forgotten England international venue

Once an integral part of the towns and cities they called home, dozens of the nation’s Football League grounds have

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The eye-popping $77 billion haul that shook up the NBA landscape — and the future of media

Well past midnight in Paris with final preparations for the Olympics finishing up, NBC Sports president Rick Cordella was tired

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Infamy, thy name is White Sox. After 20th loss in a row, we’re past point of embarrassment

It was another day and another loss for the Chicago White Sox, but there was something extra special about Sunday’s

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Boxer Cindy Ngamba secures first medal for Olympic refugee team with quarterfinal win

Boxer Cindy Ngamba clinched the first medal of any kind for the Olympic refugee team Sunday at North Paris Arena,

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Team USA closes group play with 58th consecutive Olympic win — and it was dominant

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Team USA coach Cheryl Reeve is no stranger to dynasties. From 2011 to 2017, her Minnesota Lynx

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Who’s the next Hall of Famer from every NFL team? Some are obvious. Jets, Lions are not

With the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 set to be enshrined on Saturday, let’s look ahead at

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Angels’ Mike Trout ‘devastated’ to miss rest of season with another meniscus tear

ANAHEIM, Calif. — For the third time in the last four seasons, Mike Trout’s year has ended prematurely because of

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Andy Murray retires: What he meant to tennis, by Nadal, Gauff, Djokovic and more

As tennis says farewell to Andy Murray after a thrilling final event at the Olympics, The Athletic has spoken to

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Why are there still tickets available for the 2024 Paris Olympics?

There are still big-event tickets available for the public to buy more than a week after the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Kim Yeji: The Paris Olympics’ coolest athlete and a South Korean superstar

It’s certainly a striking look. Looking like something between an expert diamond dealer and a crack sniper for some renegade

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North and South Korea table tennis Olympic medalists pose for shared selfie

Olympic medalists from North Korea, South Korea and China posed for a selfie following the table tennis mixed doubles medal’s

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Emma Navarro blasts opponent Qinwen Zheng after loss at Olympics: ‘I didn’t respect her as a competitor’

Emma Navarro didn’t want to be on the losing end of a tight three-set match at her first Olympic Games.

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The Hall of Fame isn’t calling, but Andre ‘Bad Moon’ Rison left a different kind of legacy

Every year the call didn’t come, the tears would. So would the disbelief. The anger. The nights of lost sleep.

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As Team USA women go for eighth straight gold, one question lurks

PARIS — From a small, fluorescent lit gym just north of Paris, Team USA coach Cheryl Reeve was asked about

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Pre-training camp NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs and 49ers reign, Texans and Bears on the rise

The longest offseason in major professional sports will be over by the end of the week. Five NFL teams have

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What Kylian Mbappe can expect from Real Madrid’s dressing room: Nicknames, barbecues, unity

Real Madrid’s long-awaited signing of Kylian Mbappe has plenty of upside for the reigning Spanish and European champions — but

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‘Bleak’, ‘Gutting’, ‘Disastrous’: What was your Premier League club’s worst transfer window and why?

When transfer windows go right, they can set a manager and a team up for a successful season or kick

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At Brickyard 400, restart rule leaves Ryan Blaney wondering what could’ve been

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Losing the Brickyard 400 is tough to digest regardless. When you feel like circumstances beyond your control

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Behind Caeleb Dressel’s Olympic return, ‘a work in progress’ to rekindle his love for swimming

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. The shimmer of Caeleb Dressel’s seven gold medals may suggest

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Football’s silence over Argentina’s racist chanting is deafening and damning

The telling bit in the video of Enzo Fernandez and other Argentinian players singing a racist song about France following

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Scottie Scheffler’s fame has found new heights. The PGA Tour star is dealing with it

Follow live coverage of day one at The Open 2024 from Royal Troon today TROON, Scotland — The questions came

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Perfection, by Lamine Yamal – The Athletic

Follow live coverage of England vs Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final today A tear in the universe opened up

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Emma Raducanu’s Andy Murray decision: A tennis battle between logic and emotion

Follow live coverage of the ninth day of Wimbledon 2024 today At the heart of the row over Emma Raducanu’s

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Is Harry Kane in danger of becoming England’s Cristiano Ronaldo?

Follow live coverage of Spain vs France in the Euro 2024 semi-final today We need to talk about Harry Kane.

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MLB All-Star snubs at each position: Francisco Lindor, Luis Gil and more

Look, I know how these guys feel. Here at The Athletic, a handful of writers were chosen to wax poetic

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Tour de France cyclist fined for kissing wife and son, says penalty was worthwhile for ‘dream moment’

Julien Bernard had a dreamy homecoming Friday. During the stage seven time trial of the Tour de France, held in

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Euro 2024 day 23: England’s ‘cheat code’ water bottle and can the Netherlands go all the way?

The semi-finals line-up for Euro 2024 is complete. With France and Spain having assured themselves of places in the last

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Red Sox’s Hendriks moves slowly but confidently back from Tommy John: ‘I don’t baby it’

BOSTON — Liam Hendriks had his pants down as he spoke. His undershorts were on, but his uniform was down

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James Rodriguez is lighting up Copa America and at the heart of Colombia’s incredible run

Nestor Lorenzo often has a neat way of summing things up. Asked about the enigmatic James Rodriguez before a crunch

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Cristiano Ronaldo cannot rage against the dying of the light forever

For a second, Cristiano Ronaldo looked like he might be on the edge of tears. Then suddenly, no, he was

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Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese to make WNBA All-Star Game debuts: Full rosters

The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game rosters are set with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese making their debuts in the annual

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How Klay Thompson’s 13-year run with the Warriors splintered so unceremoniously

SAN FRANCISCO — The tensest of 24-hour stretches in Klay Thompson’s 13th and final season as a Golden State Warrior

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Which college football teams are most helped — and hurt — by conference realignment?

There has been much discourse since the latest round of realignment and media deals that every team in the ACC

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Four of 5 Canadian world junior players charged with sexual assault cut by NHL teams

Four of the five Canadian world junior players charged with sexual assault stemming from a June 2018 incident in London,

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Inside Italy’s awful Euro 2024 – paranoia, moles and ‘poison coming from all sides’

Follow live coverage of Romania vs Netherlands and Turkey vs Austria at Euro 2024 today Luciano Spalletti still hadn’t found

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‘Inevitable’: Max Verstappen and Lando Norris’s first true F1 fight ends in tears

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What is college football’s toughest stadium to play in? Bruce Feldman ranks LSU No. 1

EA Sports stirred up a lot of debate when it unveiled its rankings of the toughest places to play for

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Meet the 11-year-old X Games medalist who Tony Hawk says has ‘extraordinary’ skill

A relaxing afternoon for Reese Nelson can include perfecting a new version of a nose grab 720 in San Diego

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Why Alex Morgan missing the USWNT Olympic roster isn’t as drastic as it looks

For the first time in 16 years, forward Alex Morgan will not feature on a major tournament roster for the

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How fast could a human being throw a fastball? 106 mph, 110 mph — even 125 mph?

The 10-second 100-meter dash. The four-minute mile. The two-hour marathon. In baseball, is the 110 mph fastball the next big

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Beer, Euro 2024, and all those cups – what’s going on?

Follow live coverage of Switzerland vs Italy and Germany vs Denmark at Euro 2024 today The European Championship has been

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Miles Russell, age 15, made his PGA Tour debut. It was oddly normal

DETROIT — Miles Russell’s pants don’t fit. He didn’t mean to show off his ankles during Thursday’s first round of

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NHL legacies and hockey dads: How Jarome Iginla and Byron Ritchie are preparing for the draft

Byron Ritchie jotted out a quick note on his phone and sent off a text to Jarome Iginla, his former

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Mikal Bridges trade grades: Did Knicks, Nets and Rockets all win?

Maybe you were worried the New York Knicks didn’t have enough players from Villanova after their success this season with

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Fifty years ago, the Sabres drafted a player who didn’t exist: The legend of Taro Tsujimoto

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story stated all members of the Sabres front office at the time are

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Atlanta Selects Zaccharie Risacher With the First Pick in the N.B.A. Draft

It’s the second draft in a row in which a French player was chosen first. See all the picks here.

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Euro 2024 and the lopsided draw affecting which teams are considered likely finalists

There is a reason, at the very moment Gareth Southgate and his players were having obscenities and plastic cups hurled

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Where should Scottie Scheffler’s 2024 season rank among golf’s best all time?

It was dark. Nobody else was on the range. And for a moment, Scottie Scheffler led the Golf Channel-watching public

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Grigor Dimitrov interview: How he shook off ‘Baby Fed’ label to grow in tennis and in life

A decade has passed since Grigor Dimitrov announced himself to the wider tennis world. It was the summer of 2014,

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France, racial politics and why ‘the Mbappe effect’ is shaping a bitter election

The morning after France’s opening game of Euro 2024, the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) published its latest poll

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Harry Kane says ex-England players have a ‘responsibility’ following Gary Lineker criticism

Harry Kane has responded to Gary Lineker’s criticism of England’s Euro 2024 campaign by saying former national team players have