The death of Juan Manuel Izquierdo has left Nacional de Montevideo, and the whole of Uruguay, in a deep sense of despair. He died on August 27 at the age of 27, five days after collapsing on the pitch during Nacional’s Copa Libertadores round of 16 match against the Brazilian club Sao Paulo. A week […]
Juan Izquierdo collapsed in a game and died five days later. This is his legacy Read More »
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 During a hellacious stretch to begin the regular season, as Indiana
The 50 NFL coaches and executives who voted in 2024 Quarterback Tiers did not for one second confuse the Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa or the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence for the best QBs in the game. They ranked Tagovailoa 15th and Lawrence 16th among 30 veterans at the position, placing them atop Tier 3 as
At the end of the 2023 WNBA season, after the Las Vegas Aces had captured their second consecutive title and A’ja Wilson earned Finals MVP, Wilson had a message. “Whoever you are out there that voted me fourth (for MVP), thank you. Thank you so much,” Wilson said during the team’s championship rally. “I wanna
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Nikki Doucet, the CEO of the English women’s professional game, says moving the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Championship’s streaming platform to YouTube will grow the game’s reach. Doucet also confirmed there is a “long-term” timeframe to pay back the £20million ($25.2m) loan provided by the Premier League to Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL, previously
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The vulnerability is DeMar DeRozan’s superpower. It’s there throughout his new autobiography, “Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm,” in which the six-time NBA All-Star and newest member of the Sacramento Kings bares his soul in the kind of way we rarely see from elite athletes. “(Vulnerability) goes a long way, especially for us
By themselves, the pieces of a puzzle reveal very little. But link them together and a clearly defined picture emerges. Metaphorically speaking, that describes the NFL Draft. After spending months, if not years, gathering information on prospects, teams then connect all the dots — er, data — to create a fuller picture of whom they
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Jason Whittle should be known as a man of deep faith, a father of six and husband of 25 years. He also should be known for his community work at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11 attacks, especially for the profound compassion that helped his best friend’s devastated family. After that, he should be known
Optimism made way for disappointment — and in some cases, dismay — as the 2024 NFL regular season kicked off and 16 teams stumbled out of the gate with a defeat. Some teams lost in narrow, heartbreaking fashion (the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams) while others delivered listless performances (the Carolina Panthers and New
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Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy said the Kansas City Chiefs training staff acted in an “unprofessional” manner when tending to him for an eye injury he sustained during a Week 1 game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 5. During an episode of his podcast “McCoy & Van Noy,” Van Noy said he sustained a
