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What’s it like when Steph Curry shows up at a pickup game? ‘Even the adults were screaming’

It started like any other pickup basketball game at an open gym — players sweating on the court, others waiting

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MLB offense is nearing all-time lows — hitters have theories: ‘Pitching is out of control’

Here’s a thought that defines baseball in 2024: What if the whole sport suddenly turned into Bruce Bochy? No, not

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Why is Kylian Mbappe wearing a mask at Euro 2024 and what are the rules?

Follow live coverage of Belgium vs Romania, Turkey vs Portugal and Georgia vs Czech Republic at Euro 2024 today Kylian

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Five years after Tyler Skaggs’ death, his loved ones’ grief remains raw

LOS ANGELES — Without even noticing, Debbie Skaggs, the mother of the late Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, slips into the

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Inside the Lakers’ decision to hire JJ Redick and how he shapes their future

Seven weeks after firing Darvin Ham, the Los Angeles Lakers landed on their next head coach on Thursday: JJ Redick,

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How to retire from tennis: Federer’s tears, Williams’ ceremony, Giorgi’s mystery

“There’s no wrong, only right,” Roger Federer says. He is speaking with The Athletic about one of tennis’s defining issues this

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Paige Bueckers aims to make this her final season at UConn … and to go out with a bang

If there’s an overriding lesson from the last four years of Paige Bueckers’ college basketball career, it’s this, she explains:

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Euro 2024 and German efficiency: Forget everything you thought you knew

Follow live coverage of England vs Denmark, Spain vs Italy and Slovenia vs Serbia at Euro 2024 today Efficiency. Reliability.

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For Charles Barkley, save this prediction: He loves this too much to retire

One of my favorite assignments as a sports media writer came in 2013 when I rode the C train in

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On air with Alexi Lalas: ‘I don’t care if you like me or you don’t’

“I’ve worked with Alexi for 10 years,” says Stu Holden, Fox Sports analyst and former United States men’s national team

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Forty years after drafting Mario Lemieux, the Penguins feel his impact every day

Eddie Johnston, the general manager who drafted Mario Lemieux 40 years ago this month, had only one concern when he

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England start Euro 2024 with a win – but there was that familiar issue of losing control

Jude Bellingham wasn’t having it. He wasn’t having Serbia forcing their way back into this match and, once it was

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MLB City Connect: All 29 uniforms ranked, from the so-so to the sublime

Editor’s note: This column has been updated to include the Los Angeles Dodgers’ second City Connect entry, which was introduced

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Caitlin Clark eventually got it right, but she needs to consider the agenda around her name

INDIANAPOLIS — Athletes often speak in generalities as a defense mechanism. Rather than go in-depth on a potentially controversial topic,

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How Lucas Oil Stadium turned into a swimming pool for the U.S. Olympic Trials

Three years ago, Shana Ferguson stood on the pool deck in Omaha, Neb., at the U.S. Olympic Trials, thrilled to

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Adolf Hitler, Jesse Owens and Berlin’s Olympiastadion: the complicated history of Euro 2024 final venue

Follow live coverage of England vs Serbia, Poland vs Netherlands and Slovenia vs Denmark at Euro 2024 today The showpiece

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This isn’t Iowa, but Kate Martin is thriving in the Las Vegas spotlight

Kate Martin wants to make one thing clear: She is a punctual person. That bus in Dallas that left her

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Bobby Valentine, Orel Hershiser, the Mets and a hilarious disguise 25 years ago

At a recent Q&A session, Bobby Valentine fielded a question that discussed his antics during his days as manager of

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At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Iron Dames bring the power of pink

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At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Iron Dames bring the power of pink

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Evan Rodrigues’ record-tying Stanley Cup start is no surprise to past, present teammates

SUNRISE, Fla. — Evan Rodrigues smiled wide Monday night when a Toronto columnist asked what he would have said before

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Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz to play Olympics tennis doubles together for Spain

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will represent Spain as a tennis doubles pairing at the Paris Olympics, which begins on

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Callum Styles’ unlikely path to Euro 2024 with Hungary… via Barnsley

Sitting down for a routine pre-match interview with the in-house media team at Barnsley a few years back, Callum Styles

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Daniel Ricciardo’s Montreal upgrade hinged on ‘self-therapy’ — not Jacques Villeneuve

There was a point towards the end of last year when there was a genuine feeling that Daniel Ricciardo was

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Scottie Scheffler wins Memorial Tournament for fifth victory in 8 starts

He’s won at Arnold Palmer’s place. He’s won at the home of the PGA Tour. He ran away with a

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Thanks to NIL, local car dealers are out of the shadows and landing star college athletes

On Jan. 19, two days after he became the most coveted football player in the NCAA’s transfer portal, and mere

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Explaining cricket to a baseball expert… now that the U.S. is apparently good at it

I watch grown men in pajamas hit balls with sticks, and then I write about it. This is my job.

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Wayne Rooney, England’s raging bull at Euro 2004: ‘His movement, his speed… he was not human’

“Their average age is 26. They’re in the prime of their footballing lives,” Clive Tyldesley, the ITV commentator, said into

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Where did MLB’s Latin American starting pitchers go?

The best Latin American starting pitcher in baseball signed out of Venezuela for just $25,000. He never ranked as a

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Jaylon Johnson was defined by what he didn’t have; now he has more than enough

Jaylon Johnson finally emerged with a contract extension from the Chicago Bears in March. The Bears asked him to come

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s rivalry takes centre stage at French Open

Follow live coverage of the 2024 French Open women’s final today Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have been the future

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England’s Euro 2024 squad: Players’ shock at no Grealish, Maguire out, Shaw gamble

Follow live coverage of England vs Iceland in the final Euro 2024 warm-up match today Gareth Southgate has been mocked

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Oklahoma’s seniors won WCWS each year. Can Patty Gasso and freshmen maintain dynasty?

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Fans in the outfield turned their gaze toward left field as Oklahoma’s Kelly Maxwell jogged out

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16-year-old Lily Yohannes becomes third-youngest USWNT goalscorer in debut

Ajax midfielder Lily Yohannes became the third-youngest goalscorer ever for the U.S. Women’s National Team, slotting home in the 82nd

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Al Horford’s secret to NBA longevity: Advice from Tom Brady, diet and toe stretches

BOSTON — With two minutes left until halftime of a second-round closeout game, Al Horford spotted a loose ball deep

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Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid transfer: The full inside story

Real Madrid have been trying to land Kylian Mbappe for years — and now they finally have their man. The

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Novak Djokovic’s knee injury and French Open withdrawal: What it means

Follow live coverage of the 2024 French Open today The news that Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the French Open

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MLB trade deadline tiers: Buyers, sellers and those in between — plus needs for all 30 teams

The normal blueprint for MLB front offices is to spend the first two months of the season evaluating their team,

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How Kristaps Porziņģis’ cold, ‘lonely’ winter made him Celtics’ key to success

BOSTON — Before his new team had even seen the court, Kristaps Porziņģis was already competing. At media day, players

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Fight for the Champions League’s future threatens an age of uncertainty in Europe

A love story. Florentino Perez called it a love story. Speaking to reporters on his way out of Wembley Stadium

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Fifty years later, the chaos of Cleveland’s 10-Cent Beer Night still shocks

There were streakers, kissers and wannabe prize fighters. There were arrests, threats and flying chairs. There were bruises, there was

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Tennis crowds and etiquette: How should fans behave and how should players react?

Follow live coverage of day nine at the 2024 French Open today Let’s start with the brass band. That’s what

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Dat Nguyen reflects on breaking a barrier as NFL’s first Vietnamese player

Growing up playing high school football in the early 2000s, the dream of seeing someone who looked like me playing

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Men’s college basketball Top 25: Alabama, Gonzaga lead post-NBA withdrawal deadline

After the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline passed on Wednesday night, we finally have a clearer picture of what rosters will

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The long climb back for Fernando Tatis, Jr., once the next ‘face of baseball’

On May 20 in Atlanta, in the evening game of a doubleheader, Fernando Tatis, Jr. sped 84 feet across the

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How Borussia Dortmund’s Yellow Wall became the envy of European football

Follow live coverage of Real Madrid vs Dortmund in the Champions League final today Nobody is quite sure about when

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Nelly Korda’s disastrous U.S. Women’s Open round was shockingly relatable

LANCASTER, Pa. — Standing on the fringe of Lancaster Country Club’s 9th green, moments after stroking her final putt of

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Controversial MLB umpire Angel Hernandez to retire immediately

Baseball’s most controversial umpire is calling it a career. Angel Hernandez, who has been criticized by many in the game

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Gael Monfils interview: Roland Garros, showmanship, Svitolina and Skai

Follow live coverage of the fifth day of the 2024 French Open today In 2004, the four boys’ Grand Slam

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At another hockey worlds, European support of Russia ban holds firm

PRAGUE, Czechia — With three men’s world championships now played since the International Ice Hockey Federation banned Russian athletes, the

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Is NFL’s surge of hiring college coaches as coordinators anomaly or new norm?

The line between college and the NFL has been blurred in recent years with run options and run/pass options (RPOs)

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In the ‘Mile of the Century,’ Josh Kerr adds fuel to the Olympics’ hottest rivalry

EUGENE, Ore. — With about 700 meters to go in the Bowerman Mile, Josh Kerr, Great Britain’s star middle-distance runner,

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Jimmy Aggrey was a victim of the Chelsea racism scandal – now he wants to talk

He was the tallest player. Even at the age of 16, Jimmy Aggrey stood well over six feet. The big

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What’s it like to play Rafael Nadal on clay? We asked Djokovic, Ruud and Dimitrov

Follow live coverage of the third day of the French Open 2024 today, with Djokovic and Sabalenka in action This

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Could a $100 million annual NBA player salary be coming? Plus, the new CBA goes into effect

As the NBA closes in on a new media rights deal, much of the attention has been on what it

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Does lightning-rod umpire Angel Hernandez deserve his villainous reputation?

Standing at second base, Adam Rosales knew. So did the fans watching on TV and the ticket holders in the

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Iga Swiatek’s (tennis) bagels: How the WTA world No 1 bakes her 6-0 sets

Follow live coverage of the first day of the French Open 2024 today This article is part of the launch

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Has the NFL wide receiver market reached a breaking point? How much is too much?

I’m not one for letting good players walk out the door. I know from experience that talent is too hard

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What do you think of Scott Foster after reading this?

When he was a cocksure 25-year-old, on the fast track to officiating big-time college basketball, Scott Foster was summoned for

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Chase Elliott calls out NASCAR for fining Ricky Stenhouse Jr., sharing fight video

Chase Elliott, NASCAR’s most popular driver, had pointed criticism for NASCAR after the sanctioning body issued a record fine earlier

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After puzzling decision to let go of Jeff Van Gundy, ESPN’s NBA broadcasts are worse off

It was perplexing last summer when ESPN fired NBA Finals game analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson. It was

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fined, Ricky Stenhouse Sr. suspended for Kyle Busch fight

NASCAR fined Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. $75,000 and suspended his father and two JTG Daugherty Racing crew members

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How the House v. NCAA settlement could reshape college sports: What you need to know

Big 12 presidents and chancellors voted to approve proposals of what is expected to be a multi-billion dollar settlement in

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Liverpool’s whirlwind week: Klopp meets Ferguson, Taylor Swift songs and Rolex watches

What a momentous end to the season for Liverpool. An emotion-fuelled goodbye to Jurgen Klopp, two senior players also saying

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How tennis inequality lets women down: Prize money, scheduling and Saudi Arabia

This article is part of the launch of extended tennis coverage on The Athletic, which will go beyond the baseline

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Pacers earn their moment in the sun after blasting Knicks in historic Game 7

NEW YORK — As ever, Knicks Nation was cogent and discerning watching its team lose Game 7 at Madison Square

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. punches Kyle Busch after NASCAR All-Star Race

An angry Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted Kyle Busch, then punched him following the NASCAR All-Star Race on Sunday night at

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From Dairy Daddies to Trash Pandas: How branding creates fans for lower-league baseball teams

Maybe you’ve seen him. Perhaps his sideways glance and piercing blue eyes have crossed your timeline. His smirk might be

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It’s time for the NHL to stop interference and offside reviews

The symmetry was almost perfect. In the history of the NHL’s foray into the world of replay review, there are

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Incoming USWNT head coach Emma Hayes is a rare example of a Sir Alex Ferguson-style manager

Midway through a chat with her men’s counterpart at Chelsea, Emma Hayes awkwardly had to explain to Mauricio Pochettino that

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NFL schedule 2024 winners and losers: Caleb Williams has chance to thrive; Jets face treacherous slate

We’re nearly halfway between the conclusion of the NFL’s 2023 season and the dawn of its next season. And now

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How does Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary measure up in sports? An analysis shows big gaps

After a generational college run at Iowa, Caitlin Clark started her professional career this week in Indiana, where the median

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The Real Jurgen Klopp, part five: The manager who made Liverpool believe again

After almost nine years in charge and seven major trophies, Jurgen Klopp is leaving Liverpool. He has been one of

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Could MLB nationalize its media rights? Why some clubs are pushing to end local TV deals

Sixty years ago, baseball commissioner Ford Frick received a telegram from a Wisconsin congressman. Rep. Henry Reuss was worried the

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Scottie Scheffler live updates: World No 1 arrested by police before starting 2024 PGA Championship second round

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three hours after being arrested by Louisville police after an incident driving into Valhalla Golf Club and

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Manchester City’s dominance is distorting football fandom

And so, on May 14, 2024, modern Premier League football reached its logical next step: Tottenham Hotspur fans rooting against

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The take foul is ruining late-game excitement. It’s time for the NBA to make a change

On Monday night, Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren knocked down two free throws with 9.4 seconds remaining in Game

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How a Carolina Hurricanes comeback can reverse a decade-long trend

After starting the second round with three straight losses, the Carolina Hurricanes have officially made it a series with thrilling

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Can MLB save the starting pitcher? The search for solutions to baseball’s ‘existential crisis’

Who’s pitching tonight? For 100 years, that wasn’t just a casual question. It was the question that defined baseball. The

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Kylian Mbappe leaves PSG as their greatest talent – but not universally loved

In the end, Kylian Mbappe’s farewell to the Parc des Princes echoed his time at Paris Saint-Germain. There was one

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Darryl Strawberry wanted to quit baseball at 19. These two Mets brought him back

To this day, 43 years later, Darryl Strawberry still has a nickname for his 1981 season with the Class A

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Why Padres’ Robert Suarez is spamming fastballs — and why hitters still can’t hit them

SAN DIEGO — Kyle Higashioka spent seven seasons crouching behind home plate for Aroldis Chapman, Gerrit Cole and other pitchers

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Tennis Briefing: Djokovic, a water bottle, and so many injuries in Rome

Welcome to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the story behind the stories from the last week on

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How F1’s Miami GP’s food surplus feeds the city and fights climate change

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A Formula One grand prix weekend is like a Super Bowl-caliber event in Miami – especially

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How does Angel Reese go from practice to Met Gala and back? ‘It’s what I do’

CHICAGO — If you want to know how quickly the WNBA is changing, just look at Angel Reese’s week. On

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Catcher’s interference calls are skyrocketing in MLB. It’s putting players at risk

Weeks before Opening Day this season, Major League Baseball sent a memo to all 30 clubs highlighting a rise in

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Ben Shelton interview: The American tennis star who wants to be different

“I wanted to be a little bit different from anyone else,” Ben Shelton said recently in Madrid. He was actually

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Why Nottingham Forest may abandon City Ground ‘masterplan’ for a new stadium

It doesn’t take long in conversation with Tom Cartledge, the Nottingham Forest chairman, to realise that the dispute threatening the

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The former Denver Bronco who bought a pub in England – and saw his world implode

Drive north out of London for a couple of hours, head east just past the city of Leicester, bump along

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Swiatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina push each other to women’s tennis dominance

If there were any lingering doubts about the 2024 clique in the elite of women’s tennis, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka

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Are there enough fans to keep a team in the NHL’s smallest market?

WINNIPEG – Three hours before puck drop, Greg Burnett awaited the fate of his beloved Winnipeg Jets, on the brink

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As Steve McMichael battles ALS, old friends visit with stories to tell

The doorbell rings, and it feels as if the sun has broken through the clouds. The dogs rush to the

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Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona contract, signed on napkin, on sale at auction

The napkin upon which Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona agreement was informally written has gone on sale at auction. Bonhams —

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The Maple Leafs ran it back again. It backfired again. What now?

BOSTON — The call came last summer. It was from the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brad

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Tom Brady ripped by Bill Belichick, Kevin Hart, former Patriots teammates during roast

They certainly didn’t pull any punches. In a live show on Netflix that lasted over three hours, a roast of

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F1 drivers react to Norris’ maiden win in Miami: ‘It’s been a long time coming’

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A smile kept creeping onto Lando Norris’s face throughout post-race media sessions. His maiden Formula One

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Reasons for each MLB team to be optimistic — and pessimistic — about the rest of the season

Believe it or not, we have played five weeks of the regular season, and already we’ve seen enough to identify

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Jude Bellingham and what these two pictures tell us about his attitude to football

It was impossible to know what Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham said when he approached Harry Kane as the Bayern Munich

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Post-NFL Draft Power Rankings: Bears rise, Falcons slide, Chiefs still reign

The NFL Draft is complete, which means the country’s most dominant sports league will now take a short break from

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Mr. Angel? Mike Trout’s chance of ever escaping the franchise now seems even less likely

No player is untradeable, not even an aging, broken-down, signed-through-2030 Mike Trout. But with Trout’s latest injury, the horrifying thought

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West Saratoga is a Kentucky Derby long shot. But so was his trainer

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2024 Kentucky Derby, the 150th anniversary. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Larry Demeritte bends over

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Premier League salary cap mailbag: Why? Who wins and loses? How would it work?

Premier League clubs this week opted to push on with plans for a hard spending limit — a de facto

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How Ohio State unlocked its NIL potential and won the college football offseason

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Gene Smith and Ryan Day met after the season, the athletic director made it clear he

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What we learned in MLB’s first month of the season, an unpredictable and electric April

So what do you know. We made it through April. What a bizarre month. Taylor Ward outhomered a guy who

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How F1’s Red Bull mastered the art of the 2-second pit stop

Between the Racing Lines | Formula One is complicated, confusing and constantly evolving. This story is part of our guide to help any

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‘It was 10 seconds of stupidity’: Inside the education course for football’s banned fans

His team were drawing 1-1 at the time. It was late in the game, under the floodlights, when they missed

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Rafael Nadal’s last tennis match in Madrid: Defeat, but a win

Imagine having done the same thing for something like 30 years, being better at it than just about anyone who

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Rory McIlroy sang Journey in New Orleans. He also won the golf tournament

NEW ORLEANS — Rory McIlroy is on the TPC Louisiana 19th green stage with a beer in one hand and

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Tennis Briefing: Kasatkina ‘assurances’ on Saudi Arabia, Alcaraz defies injury

Welcome to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the story behind the stories from the last week on

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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards can’t run from stardom anymore

PHOENIX — Fresh off, arguably, the most important performance of his young career, Anthony Edwards sat in front of the

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Former Dodger Steve Sax sets out to honor the Marine pilot he calls ‘my hero’

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – There is only a smattering of baseball memorabilia on display in Steve Sax’s home office, a show

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Kirk Cousins concerned Falcons’ decision to draft Michael Penix Jr. doesn’t help team this season

The Atlanta Falcons made a surprising selection taking former Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in

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Joel Embiid — battling Bell’s palsy — turns in 50-point masterpiece

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid walked off the podium and into the array of hallways of the Wells Fargo Center late

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World Cup 2026: Concerns over fans’ U.S. visa wait times – ‘Your window might already be closed’

Concerns have been raised with the United States government, including an official meeting in the White House, over fears supporters

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Watching Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City as the Premier League title race heats up

One of the closest, most enthralling Premier League title races in many years is careering towards a climax. Arsenal, Liverpool

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Chasing a hockey dream together: How Luke and Sophia Kunin make the first NHL-PWHL marriage work

ST. PAUL, Minn. — For years, Luke Kunin watched as his girlfriend, then fiancée, then wife, Sophia, supported his career.

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Who is the NBA GOAT: LeBron or Jordan? For current players, longevity is narrowing the gap

Some debates deserve a stage of their own. So while our (anonymous) NBA player poll was released Monday, with a

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Scottie Scheffler, Nelly Korda are the biggest things in golf for a reason

The heights they are reaching have become comical, two golfers taking over their respective sports with such dominance that —

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Bernie Williams on a ‘nervous’ journey from World Series to New York Philharmonic

For Bernie Williams, grabbing a bat was easy. He would pull out the same trusty 34 1/2-inch, 33-ounce Rawlings model

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How hockey helped make J.J. McCarthy one of NFL Draft’s most intriguing prospects

Dan Capuano’s funeral at St. Rita of Cascia High School on Chicago’s Southwest Side was standing-room only. Hundreds of firefighters

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Ryan Garcia stuns boxing world, defeats Devin Haney after months of concerning antics

Ryan Garcia spent the last three months leaving analysts and pundits far more concerned for his personal well-being than impressed

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Tennis Briefing: Is a WTA ‘Big Four’ coming? What’s eating Andrey Rublev?

Welcome to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the story behind the stories from the last week on

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David Busst: The story of one of football’s most horrific injuries – as told by those involved

“It sounds stupid, but it was as if the stadium went quiet at that exact moment,” recalls former Manchester United

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Mark Clattenburg: The celebrity referee turned PGMOL agitator… via Gladiators

This is an updated version of an article first published on March 8. It is two and a half years

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Why Luke McCaffrey is such an intriguing NFL Draft prospect

A quarterback who switches to receiver midway through college? Anquan Boldin knows a thing or two about the maneuver. The

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Oldest MLB player turns 100: Roomed with Yogi Berra, stymied Ted Williams

SONOMA, Calif. — There were no radar guns in Art Schallock’s day, and even if there were, the soft-throwing lefty

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Usain Bolt, Burnley and the story behind one of the season’s strangest photos

It was one of the more unexpected social media posts of the Premier League season. It came from Burnley and

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With the help of an innovative coach, Rudy Gobert aims to convince his legion of critics

Rudy Gobert knows what is coming. He knows that a fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year award is almost

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The Stanley Cup playoff bandwagon guide to all the NHL teams you could root for

The playoffs are almost here, and while we’re still waiting on a couple of matchups, we know the 16 teams.

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LeBron James, Lakers hold off Pelicans in Play-In Tournament, will face Nuggets in first round

After a disastrous loss to the Los Angeles Lakers to close their regular season, the New Orleans Pelicans sought redemption

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LeBrun: Panthers’ Bill Zito on his path from Brewers bat boy to one of the NHL’s most successful execs

Bill Zito has come a long way since his days as bat boy for the Milwaukee Brewers. From a World

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Is the Wrexham ‘fairytale’ good or bad for football?

Accrington Stanley owner Andy Holt’s tweet was dripping with Lancastrian sarcasm. “Congratulations Ryan, I honestly don’t know how you do

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WNBA Draft grades: Fever earn A for picking Clark, Sky receive C+ even with Angel Reese

The most anticipated WNBA Draft in recent memory has come and gone. Once again, it was a franchise-changing day for

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The Paris Olympics are 100 days away – Venues ready but questions over opening ceremony and security

Follow The Athletic’s Olympics coverage here. In 100 days, Paris will host the most famous sporting jamboree on the planet:

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Hope for Arsenal and Liverpool: 10 reasons why Manchester City might still drop points

It seems unlikely that north London denizen TS Eliot was an Arsenal fan, but his poetry suggests otherwise. “April is

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2024 NBA playoffs preview: Play-in predictions, first-round series guide

Are you ready for some NBA postseason? We got a little taster on the season’s final weekend, with a few

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Boban Marjanović intentionally misses free throw to give Clippers fans free chicken

The final day of the 2023-24 regular season saw several playoff teams jockeying for seeding, other teams trying to improve

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Why Gaelic footballers have the NFL’s attention: ‘These lads can kick balls’

TAMPA, Fla. — A tall lad with tousled brown hair and ruddy cheeks flipped through the pages of his light

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NFL Draft 2024 ‘The Beast’ Guide: Dane Brugler’s scouting reports and player rankings

Finally! It’s here. I’m thrilled to share this year’s draft guide with everyone. I don’t remember who first referred to

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NBA Pre-Postseason Player Tiers 1 and 2: Wembanyama quickly rising; Giannis, Jokić steady at top

Yesterday, I largely focused on setting the table for the updated NBA Pre-Postseason Players Tiers before revealing Tier 3 (players

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U.S. Soccer took a gamble waiting for Emma Hayes, leaving USWNT’s style of play in limbo

In November, U.S. Soccer gambled that it was worth sacrificing a year of continuous preparation under a permanent manager to

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Ryan Giggs and football: A very complicated relationship

The celebration was almost as glorious as the goal itself. The fuzz of chest hair, the twirling shirt, the body

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Fueled by donor spending spree, Ryan Day confident Ohio State can finally break through

COLUMBUS, Ohio — At his postgame news conference following Ohio State’s 30-24 loss to Michigan last November, Buckeyes coach Ryan

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Auerbach: World Athletics’ new Olympic prize money rule is a chance for NCAA to right a wrong

The latest dent in the NCAA’s bedrock principle of amateurism came from an unlikely place: Monaco. Track and field gold

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How Arkansas hooked John Calipari and why he was ready to leave Kentucky

John Calipari sat in his hotel room in Phoenix on Friday when a close friend, John H. Tyson, reached out

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With the WNBA Draft nearing, what’s next for Caitlin Clark?

Caitlin Clark’s college career ended Sunday with a loss to South Carolina in the national championship. But the Iowa star’s

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As a son and brother, Penn State’s Adisa Isaac ‘juggled a lot’ — now comes the NFL

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — When Adisa Isaac was in third grade, he asked a lot of questions, as third graders

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Joaquin Niemann had to fight to get to this Masters. Now he wants to stay

MIAMI — It was exactly what he wanted. To be nervous. To back himself into a corner and force himself

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Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City: Every Premier League title-race fixture analysed

The Premier League remains a European outlier this season. Everywhere you look around the continent, title races have become virtual

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How can you tell if a football manager is actually good at their job?

An important thing to remember about Andre Villas-Boas is that he had ridiculously good hair. You don’t spend a record-shattering

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MLB insiders “pretty worried” by rise in arm injuries to top young starting pitchers

Matt Blake texted Cleveland Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber a conciliatory message over the weekend. As a member of the Cleveland

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Purdue stymies NC State’s Cinderella run, marches into first championship game since 1969

Follow live coverage as UConn, Purdue play for the national championship today GLENDALE, Ariz. — The first time Zach Edey

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Iowa-UConn Final Four matchup breaks record for most-watched women’s college basketball game

The Athletic has live coverage of Iowa vs. South Carolina in the women’s national championship game. Another Iowa women’s basketball

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Iowa vs. South Carolina gives us the ending we wanted and the finale this season deserves

The Athletic has live coverage of Iowa vs. South Carolina in the women’s national championship game. CLEVELAND — Just when

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With the Yankees, Juan Soto’s historic bet on himself is about to pay off

On July 16, 2022, more than 37,000 fans crammed into Nationals Park on a muggy midsummer afternoon. Washington already had

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Gabby Thomas: The U.S. track star with a bigger goal beyond Olympic medals

AUSTIN, Texas — There was a moment on a recent random Wednesday, as the world champion sprinter and Olympic medalist

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Bryce Harper delivers more heroics for Phillies on grand, 3-homer night to remember

PHILADELPHIA — There were two outs in the 10th inning Monday night when Bryce Harper stepped into the on-deck circle

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Do big sporting wins cause an increase in birth rates among fans?

Football arguably doesn’t need anything extra to feed its collective sense of self-importance, but the idea that it can cause

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‘You need to be heard’: Susie Wolff’s life in motorsports is about more than racing

Susie Wolff’s quiet confidence is evident the moment you meet her. She’s ambitious and bold, not afraid to fight for

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New scene at NBA games: Fans screaming at players about their losing bets

NBA players have always gotten an earful from fans, whether at home or on the road. It comes with the

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NFL executives unfiltered on 2024 free agency: The best and worst from all 32 teams

NFL free agency continues, but with the major signings and trades complete, it’s time to check in with executives around

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Inside the ‘very predatory’ world of illegal betting that lured Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter

In the story Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara initially told to ESPN, the two men logged into Ohtani’s bank account together

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Danielle Collins is on fire. She’s quitting tennis at the end of the year anyway

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Danielle Collins wants to make one thing perfectly clear. She’s serious about this whole quitting tennis

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Aaron Rodgers and a VP bid that never was: ‘That would’ve been really interesting’

OAKLAND — The quarterback wasn’t there. No mention of his name across two hours. Maybe there was no need. The

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Sex offender, ex-Jaguars employee who hacked jumbotron sentenced to 220 years in prison

A U.S. District judge in Florida sentenced a convicted sex offender to 220 years in federal prison for producing, receiving

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Ukraine qualify for Euro 2024: ‘The world is going to watch and see we never give up’

More than 40 members of Ukraine’s national-team party were spread around the centre circle of Wroclaw’s Tarczynski Arena. Players, coaches

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Football’s best up-and-coming managers: Thiago Motta, a fascinating tactician

This is the first article in a six-part series looking at some of European football’s most innovative up-and-coming managers. Thiago

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Jamie Cassidy – the Liverpool prodigy who became a cocaine conspirator

He appeared in the dock at Manchester Crown Court like a familiar-looking stranger, a vivid memory from a distant past.

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The Joker Effect: How playmaking centers have revolutionized college basketball

When Fred Hoiberg left a front-office job with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2010 to coach Iowa State, he was ahead

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March Madness upset picks: Bracket Breakers chooses its 10 most likely first-round stunners

Welcome back to Bracket Breakers! We know you’ve missed us, and we can’t wait to overwhelm you with our unique

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As the Dodgers enter their Shohei Ohtani Era, failure is not an option

PHOENIX — Flags only fly forever if you raise them. At Dodgertown, the ancestral home of the Los Angeles Dodgers

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Feeding the ‘demon inside’: Ex-employee tells how and why he stole $22 million from Jaguars

Feb. 2, 2023 began like any other morning for Amit Patel. He was sitting in his cubicle on the ground

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Nottingham Forest handed four-point deduction for breaching Premier League’s financial rules

Nottingham Forest have been handed a four-point deduction following a breach of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSRs).

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What happened to the 2021 NFL Draft QBs? Why Justin Fields and others are with new teams

They entered the NFL with great fanfare and lofty expectations of one day ranking among the best collections of talent

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Carlos Alcaraz is making magic again. Watch out.

It happens every time that guy Carlos Alcaraz takes the court. One outrageously zany point where he does something that

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How did Juwan Howard and Michigan basketball fall so far?

Editor’s note: The University of Michigan announced Friday afternoon that Juwan Howard will not return as head basketball coach next

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The gap-year road trip that healed an Ivy League hoops star

NEW YORK — She stopped working at the sushi restaurant, laid two mattress pads in the back of her Jeep

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From unknown to underdog: Qwan’tez Stiggers’ storybook rise as an NFL Draft prospect

Qwan’tez Stiggers sat alone in a dark hotel room, a thousand miles from anything familiar. He drew the curtains tight

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2024 MLB ‘Wild-Card Era’ Franchise Rankings: Rangers break into top 10, Cubs fall out

As Jonah Heim squeezed the final strike of the 2023 postseason and Josh Sborz spiked his mitt on the mound

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What we know about Kamilla Cardoso’s suspension, the NCAA Tournament implications of South Carolina-LSU fight

The rivalry between SEC foes LSU and South Carolina reached new heights when an altercation broke out during the conference

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A mysterious illness halted his promising NHL career. Eight years later, hope and a comeback

The game was already won when the puck slid to Cody Hodgson for the tap-in. The Milwaukee Admirals of the

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Dissecting Haaland vs Van Dijk: When the league’s best striker took on its best defender

The best striker in the Premier League versus the best defender in the Premier League in a one-on-one showdown with

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NAACP urges current, future college athletes to reconsider public Florida schools

In an open letter published Monday, the NAACP urged Black college athletes to “reconsider any potential decision” to attend a

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Michael Edwards – the Liverpool visionary FSG simply cannot live without

This is an updated version of an article first published in June 2020. Perhaps the best place to start is

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Thirty years ago, Chris Farley and college basketball collided in an unforgettable way

Thirty years later, Christian Laettner isn’t sure he knew it was coming. In 1994, he was in the NBA, his

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How Paul Mullin – via a text from Rob McElhenney – ended his rare goal drought

Rob McElhenney takes the duty of care he has as Wrexham’s co-owner seriously. When Phil Parkinson was still coming to

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How love, Warriors basketball and poetry brought Tom Meschery back

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The poet has been upstairs in his office, tapping at the keyboard on various projects. Most of

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Max Verstappen’s father: Red Bull could be ‘torn apart’ if Horner stays amid controversy

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NFL Scouting Combine: What we’re following for all 32 teams in Indianapolis

Draft season kicks into high gear this week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis as teams will put prospects

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Neville’s ‘blue billion-pound bottle jobs’ line will immortalise Chelsea’s pain

Not all losses are created equal — and no defeat in football is worse than a banter one. “In extra

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Jerry Reinsdorf’s White Sox era takes another turn with new stadium push

For all his mishegas and misdirection, Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is right on one thing: It’s either now

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Jordan Chiles stepped up at the Tokyo Olympics — now it’s time for Paris

Jordan Chiles is smiling, the beam nearly as bright as the green sweatshirt she’s wearing and the Olympic ring flex

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Which MLB teams, front offices and managers are feeling the most pressure? Insiders weigh in

As the February sunshine beams down on all of baseball, and the standings say that everyone is undefeated, it’s easy

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The public shouldn’t pay to rebuild Manchester United’s stadium for a billionaire

“I think if it’s a national stadium and is a catalyst for the regeneration of that part of southern Manchester…

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Eli Manning’s popular ‘Chad Powers’ skit to be made into Hulu comedy series starring Glen Powell

The name’s Powers. Chad Powers. And he’s coming (back) to a screen near you. Hulu ordered Eli Manning’s character “Chad

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Dani Alves – from 43 trophies to four years in prison

Dani Alves, who was this morning sentenced to four and a half years in prison in Spain after being found

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Man on a mission: NFL great Alan Page’s quest for justice in football and beyond

MINNEAPOLIS — A few times each month, Alan Page visits Justice Page Middle School, one of two schools named in

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Manchester United, Old Trafford, Sheikh Jassim and Mason Greenwood: Full transcript

On Tuesday evening, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS completed their purchase of a minority stake in Manchester United, as the

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Robert Lewandowski was Barcelona’s big post-Messi gamble. It hasn’t entirely paid off

“Everything Robert won at Bayern Munich, the goals he scored, it was all with the aim of ending up where

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The fearless mindset of the Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski: ‘He’s got a delusion to him’

SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly a year ago on the dot, Mike Dunleavy, the Golden State Warriors’ future general manager, and