Australian breaker Rachel “Raygun” Gunn, who quickly became one of the most talked about Olympians at the Paris Games following her performance, said much of the heavy criticism of her skills was due to a lack of knowledge of the sport. “The energy and vitriol that people had was pretty alarming,” Gunn told “The Project,” […]
After the Añejo tequila from the night before had worn off, Aaron Rodgers asked Packers assistant director of communications Tom Fanning for Jordan Love’s cell phone number. Rodgers was driving home in Southern California from a workout the morning after the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Before he entered an area without service,
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ATLANTA — Whit Merrifield has had enough of control-challenged pitchers hitting batters with pitches. The veteran infielder became the latest in a string of Atlanta Braves players hit by fastballs when he was plunked in the back of his head Tuesday by Colorado Rockies rookie Jeff Criswell, and Merrifield said Major League Baseball needs to
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Caitlin Clark: Raising the Game A commemoration of Caitlin Clark’s meteoric career at Iowa and evaluation of the start of her WNBA rookie season. A commemoration of Caitlin Clark’s meteoric career at Iowa and evaluation of the start of her WNBA rookie season. Buy Late next week, the WNBA will send out ballots for its
Erling Haaland is frequently portrayed as a lethal Scandinavian footballing machine whose sole purpose is to compute the most effective way to score goals. It is a tempting way to describe a 6ft 4in (194cm) Norwegian whose goalscoring records are on another level — it’s now 97 goals in 102 appearances for Manchester City if
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What would inspire you to sell up your old life and move thousands of miles away to a small country you’d only previously spent two weeks in? For Maikeli Lomu, it was a Facebook post. He was taking a break from working on his laptop when he spotted the advert. It was an appeal from
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Teresa Weatherspoon couldn’t watch “The Shot” for years. It’s still not the easiest topic for her to discuss. Weatherspoon is the head coach of the Chicago Sky, but 25 years ago she was a guard for the New York Liberty and facing the Houston Comets in the 1999 WNBA Finals. Houston led 67-65 with 2.4
After focusing on the top half of the playoff bracket last week, it’s time to check in on a surprisingly spirited race for the eighth seed. With about two weeks left in the regular season, seven playoff teams are essentially set in stone, though the matchups aren’t yet set. There is drama at the bottom
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SAO PAULO — Thiago Souza emerges from the barricades a man making history. A single-file line spirals the Ibirapuera mall and spills onto the street. Hundreds watch as the man they call “Curitiba,” the guy with the giant backpack, glasses and Green Bay gear — Jordan Love jersey, Packers hoodie and hat — unsheathes his credit
Fans in a number of major-league cities want change. Ownership changes in many cases, yes. But front-office changes, at the very least. And in many cases, those changes seem unlikely. “I’m a huge believer in stability and continuity, and those are competitive advantages in professional sports, that reacting and change don’t necessarily mean improvement,” Toronto
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