Tag: players
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New York Women’s Basketball Coach Fired After Pulling Player’s Ponytail
Read Latest News The coach of a high school women’s basketball team from a community in New York’s Adirondacks was fired after he pulled a player’s ponytail at the end of a state championship game on Friday, the school district confirmed. Videos on social media and local television news show an older man yanking a…
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Bowden’s 2025 All-MLB Breakout Team: A 26-man roster of promising players to watch
Read Latest News One of the most exciting aspects of every MLB season is when young up-and-coming players have breakouts that make pretenders into contenders, or contenders into champions, or simply just give their team’s fan bases new hope. This is my annual roster of the players I think are most likely to have “breakout”…
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How MLB’s Top 100 position players stack up, from Juan Soto to Shohei Ohtani
Read Latest News Editor’s Note: This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players, front offices, teams, franchises and much more. Welcome to The Athletic’s fourth annual MLB Position Player Tiers, where we rank the top 100 position players in baseball based on their expected all-around hitting, fielding and…
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Telcos race to transition from ‘dumb pipes’ to AI-enabled tech players
Read Latest News Ryu Young-sang, CEO of South Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom, told CNBC that AI is helping telecoms firms improve efficiency in their networks. Manaure Quintero | Afp | Getty Images BARCELONA — Global telecommunications firms are talking up advances in key technologies like artificial intelligence as they look to transition away from…
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Collin Morikawa, the media and the tension at this Players Championship
Read Latest News PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Collin Morikawa walked into the TPC Sawgrass media center Tuesday morning, less than 48 hours after his deflating missed opportunity Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, with a hundred reporters homed in on one question asked in a dozen different ways. Why didn’t you win? And Morikawa…
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How is college football trying to rein in ‘wild West’ of transfers? Make players pay to leave
Read Latest News For four years, college coaches and administrators have lamented the “wild, wild West” nature of the transfer portal, with athletes hopping from school to school in search of more money, more playing time or a better fit. Now, some universities are invoking a new threat to keep their players: Leave, and you’ll…
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Tennis court conditions: Why players and weather mean as much as speed and bounce
Read Latest News INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — It’s an annual ritual. Players descend on the California desert and almost universally declare it an ideal location for a major tennis tournament. The sun, the dry air, the luxe accommodations, the jagged hills and mountains that loom just beyond the Indian Wells Tennis Garden outside Palm Springs. Then…
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Tennis rankings define players, for better or worse. Just ask Tommy Paul at Indian Wells
Read Latest News INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Tommy Paul is going to be seriously annoyed if his stay in the top 10 of the men’s tennis rankings amounts to a five-week cup of coffee. When tennis players go into a soliloquy about how they don’t pay attention to the rankings or have the faintest idea…
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After Trump’s berating of Zelensky, Ukraine’s tennis players find support on American soil
Read Latest News INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Marta Kostyuk, the top-ranked Ukrainian tennis player in the world, drew home-crowd favorite Robin Montgomery for her first match at the BNP Paribas Open Friday. Listening to the crowd at Stadium 4, the match could have been in Kyiv, not California: they were there for Kostyuk, the world…
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Tennis bends to the wind’s will at Indian Wells as desert weather blows players off course
Read Latest News INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — For a tournament that bills itself as a tennis paradise, Indian Wells has a tendency to bring some Old Testament elements to the sport in the California desert. The sun that blazes down in the day is replaced with temperatures that can turn frigid at night. In a…
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Trump looms over Chinese smartphone players’ successful global push
Read Latest News The Xiaomi booth at the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BARCELONA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued clashes with China over tech and trade looms heavy over Chinese smartphone vendors who have grown globally in the past few years, creating uncertainty over whether some of these…
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Champions League round of 16: Eight under-the-radar players to watch
Read Latest News The Champions League gets serious this week as the round of 16 begins. To get to this point, 160 games have been completed — now there are just 29 left to play. But those 29 are the most consequential matches of the competition, the moments when each team’s key players must step…
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NFL free-agency rankings 2025: Top 10 players at each position
Read Latest News Last week, we released The Athletic’s top 150 free agents, a player-by-player look at the best of the class. GO DEEPER 2025 NFL free-agency rankings top 150: Where do Aaron Rodgers, Tee Higgins, Sam Darnold fall? Unfortunately for teams that need roster help, the “best of the class” is relative, as this…
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Trump and Zelensky’s meeting sends Ukrainian tennis players to U.S. under a cloud
Read Latest News For three years, the United States has been something of a haven for tennis players from Ukraine. Then came the past two weeks. President Donald Trump and his top diplomats have been pushing Ukraine to give up some of its mineral resources, in exchange for their continued support in its war with…
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Should Travis Hunter play CB, WR or both in NFL? Current players debate his best position
Read Latest News This week, the NFL world converges on Indianapolis for the scouting combine, where one of the most fascinating prospects in recent memory will re-enter the spotlight. The NFL has seen two-way players before, but no one quite as exceptional as Colorado’s Travis Hunter. For two years, Hunter has been a national sensation,…
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Robot umps are here: What MLB players need to know to navigate ABS this spring
Read Latest News It was pitchers and catchers who reported to spring training last week. Been there, done that. But you know who reports to spring training this week who has never been or done any of this? Get ready. Here come the robots. We’ve never lived in a world in which major-league spring training…
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Tennis players, from Rafael Nadal to Casper Ruud, love golf. How good are their swings?
Read Latest News Having just arrived home after a disappointing second-round loss at the Australian Open in January, world No. 5 Casper Ruud needed a pick-me-up. As he so often does, he turned to golf. It was far too cold to play outside in the Norwegian winter, so he went to a simulator and felt…
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Are NFL players as college coaches here to stay? Why DeSean Jackson, Michael Vick can work
Read Latest News Rodell Rahmaan has seen enough man-on-the-street interviews on social media to know he wants to do one. He’d love for a stranger with a camera to ask him the most famous person on his phone. “I can’t wait,” Rahmaan said, “to tell them it’s Eddie George.” The 1995 Heisman Trophy winner is…
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MLB insiders predict the players most likely to get traded in 2025 spring training
Read Latest News It was just last spring, in this very space, that we wrote these fateful words: In recent years, the good old blockbuster spring training trade has become more rarified than a Myles Straw home run trot. Ha. Good thing we added this important addendum: But maybe not this year. That’s because you know…
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2025 spring training survey: MLB insiders on the players, teams and storylines to watch
Read Latest News It seems like only yesterday that some of us were wielding our largest snow shovels to burrow a path from the front door back to what passes for winter civilization in those unfortunate states with no palm trees in sight. Oh, wait. That was yesterday. But at the very moment those shovels were…
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The dark side of sports betting and its impact on NBA players: Death threats, racism and Venmo requests
Read Latest News After every game, when the duties of that night are complete and Jalen Brunson has a chance to unwind, he opens his phone to dozens and dozens of messages on social media. It doesn’t matter if he scores 40 points or 20 points. It doesn’t matter if the New York Knicks win…
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Football and social media: What next for players and clubs in a changing landscape?
Read Latest News Erling Haaland has posted only once on X in the past two weeks. The message was unremarkable and safe but notable nevertheless for a player of the Manchester City striker’s profile using a platform that has become a no-go zone for many footballers. All together 🩵 pic.twitter.com/YozFL4EdKC — Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) January…
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Eagles players’ side hustle recording Christmas albums
Read Latest News Every NFL offensive lineman needs a good set of pipes — typically, to yell at each other on the field about shifting formations or baiting a defense. Philadelphia Eagles players Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson, and ex-star Jason Kelce, use their voices for a different project each offseason: For the past three…
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One last MLB free agent for every team: Finding new homes for 30 available players
Read Latest News Spring training is around the corner, and the free agent market has been stripped of its universal impact. What’s left — with very few exceptions — are players who would barely move the needle on one roster but fill a specific need on another. So, let’s find those guys some uniforms and get…
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NWSL agrees to settlement over past mistreatment of players
Read Latest News The official NWSL game ball sits on top of a pedestal with the NWSL Logo on it with the stadium behind the ball at the start of the National Women’s Soccer League match between NJ/NY Gotham FC and North Carolina Courage at Red Bull Arena on May 4, 2024 in Harrison, New…
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Do NHL players care about the 4 Nations Face-Off? Here’s what they said
Read Latest News Much of the NHL will scatter to the winds next week for a rare 10-day in-season break — a chance to recharge and heal up ahead of the playoff push. But while they’re back home in Europe or hanging with the family stateside or lounging on a beach in the Caribbean sipping…
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Navy SEAL Whose Lacrosse Workout Left Tufts Players Hospitalized Is Called Unqualified
Read Latest News An active-duty Navy SEAL who led a grueling training session for the Tufts University men’s lacrosse team last year that led to the hospitalization of nine students did not appear to be qualified for that role, according to a review commissioned by the university that was released on Friday. Twenty-four of the…
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For Palisades High players, baseball offers normalcy amid a charred L.A. landscape
Read Latest News CHEVIOT HILLS, Calif. — The Palisades Charter High School J.V. baseball team huddled on the all-dirt infield of their temporary home, a makeshift venue for a displaced team. The playing surface and outfield grass were patchy and uneven. With no mound, its primary use was for softball. But it was what they…
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The Australian Open’s animated tennis players: A YouTube sensation and the future of sports media
Read Latest News MELBOURNE, Australia — One moment, they are playing tennis. The next, they disappear from the court, or melt into a puddle, or do a backflip mid-point. Their rackets flail independently from their hands and sometimes disappear completely. Their heads are oversized. They are the best tennis players in the world; they are…
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How Unrivaled became a welcome alternative for WNBA players’ overseas offseasons
Read Latest News Chelsea Gray has made a habit of competing internationally during her WNBA offseasons. For nearly a decade, the Las Vegas Aces star would pack her bags after the W season concluded and fly to compete for teams in Israel, Spain and Turkey as a way to work on her game, travel the…
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Stark: My 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot — the 10 players I voted for, and why
Read Latest News Ichiro! How many votes will he get — and how many flights are there from Tokyo to Cooperstown? Billy Wagner! The last time he threw a pitch was in 2010 … when he struck out the side in the ninth. But will he strike out Tuesday, in his final appearance on the…
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Tennis players, the ATP, WTA and the Grand Slams are on a collision course as season begins
Read Latest News It became clear that the fractured dysfunction that courses through professional tennis was getting worse on a bright November morning in Turin, Italy. Andrea Gaudenzi, the chairman of the ATP Tour who views himself as the sport’s ultimate mover and shaker, was holding court in the sparkling hospitality dining area at the…
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The top out-of-contract players available as free transfers: Kimmich, De Bruyne, Van Dijk…
Read Latest News The latest winter transfer window is here, which means some of the world’s best footballers are now just six months away from the expiration of their current contracts. Thanks to the 1995 Bosman ruling, clubs in other countries can now officially begin discussions with those soon-to-be-free-agents with a view to a pre-contract…
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Dartmouth College Basketball Players Halt Effort to Unionize
Read Latest News The decision to withdraw the petition appeared to be an effort to preserve a favorable federal ruling that could have been in jeopardy under President-elect Donald J. Trump. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s…
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Tennis mailbag: 2025 season and schedule, players to watch on the ATP and WTA Tours
Read Latest News Tennis is back. Did you miss it? The season resumes from today, December 27, with the United Cup opening proceedings in Perth, Australia. The Athletic’s tennis writers Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare are here for the second of two mailbags, answering your questions submitted earlier this month. The first focused on tennis…
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The Bears need a coach who holds players accountable. Look no further than Ron Rivera
Read Latest News In 1982, George Halas reached into Chicago Bears history to find a head coach and hired Mike Ditka. In 2025, the team Halas founded needs to consider its history again. There are candidates with no ties to the Bears who deserve consideration. Foremost among them is Mike Vrabel, who never should have…
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Pro pickleball players are getting a higher salary than WNBA players
Read Latest News NEW YORK CITY, NY – SEPTEMBER 21: Anna Leigh Waters of the New Jersey Fives rallies the ball during a Major League Pickleball match on September 21, 2024 at Wollman Rink in New York, New York. (Photo by Andrew Mordzynski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images…
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Inside the mind — and tattoos — of 49ers’ George Kittle, one of the NFL’s most interesting players
Read Latest News “Howdy!” George Kittle says as he steps onto the podium on Nov. 24 in Green Bay, Wisc. It’s how he begins every news conference, and this time he seems disappointed when no one says howdy back. But it doesn’t seem like a howdy type of moment. The San Francisco 49ers have just…
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Bauer, CCM or Warrior? Flex? Kick? What sticks NHL players use and why
Read Latest News As a teenager, Charlie McAvoy used 100 flex on his right-shot sticks for one reason: Charlie McAvoy Sr. had a limit to how much he cared to spend. “When I got to senior sticks,” the younger McAvoy recalled with a smile, “he would get me 100 flex sticks so I wouldn’t break…
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The art of hitting in women’s hockey: How are PWHL players adapting to a more physical game?
Read Latest News The Professional Women’s Hockey League, hoping to educate players on the art of taking a hit, brought in a big name. Ex-NHL player Ryan Getzlaf was one of his generation’s best combinations of skill and physicality. He was an elite playmaking center — who won a Stanley Cup and two Olympic gold…
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Fortnite Players Get Millions in Refunds for Unwanted Purchases
Read Latest News Epic Games is making the payments, which average about $114, after settling accusations from the federal government that the studio tricked people into buying in-game items. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about!…
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Christian Pulisic: The stigma of American soccer players in Europe ‘p***** me off’
Read Latest News “When I was watching that part of the first episode,” Christian Pulisic says, “I was like, wow, I’m really awkward, and everyone sees me as this boring guy who doesn’t want to show into his life. I hope people can see that there is some more to me.” Pulisic, the 26-year-old star…
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The Transfer Radar 2025: The Athletic’s ultimate guide to players who could be on the move
Read Latest News Florian Wirtz is a jewel of German football and was central to Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten domestic double last season, winning the Bundesliga’s player of the year award. Alongside Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala, he has become the great hope of Julian Nagelsmann’s national team, too, and will be fundamental to Germany’s challenge at…
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‘The Basketball 100’ GOAT Points: A new way to look at the greatest (players) of all time
Read Latest News “The Basketball 100” is the definitive ranking of the 100 greatest NBA players of all time from The Athletic’s team of award-winning writers and analysts, including veteran columnists David Aldridge and John Hollinger. This excerpt is reprinted from the book, which also features a foreword by Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. “The…
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How tennis players and tennis coaches choose each other: ‘The most important thing is trust’
Read Latest News How does one of the best male players in tennis history choose a new coach? Pick somebody who has been there with you — and who you beat to get there. Novak Djokovic’s decision to hire Andy Murray for at least the Australian Open has renewed interest in one of the most…
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The win record sets UConn’s Geno Auriemma apart. But his players’ legacies tell his greatness
Read Latest News STORRS, Conn. — If you thought UConn coach Geno Auriemma would immediately get all emotional and sentimental, then you probably haven’t been paying attention for the last 40 years. If you imagined he would sit back and take in the moment instead of getting in his steps on the sideline, then you…
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Jon Jones and NFL Players Celebrate With Trump Dance
Read Latest News Jon Jones punctuated his U.F.C. win with the president-elect’s shimmy, and numerous N.F.L. players followed suit on Sunday. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t miss…
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Have NHL players maxed out the slap shot? The science behind the speed
Read Latest News Thirty years ago, the average PGA golfer drove the ball 261.84 yards. Davis Love III was the longest hitter at 283.8 yards. In 2024, the average distance is 300.9 yards, with Cameron Champ leading the way at a whopping 323.3 yards. Technological advances for both clubs and golf balls — combined with…
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PlayStation, Manchester United and why video games may be players’ secret weapon
Read Latest News The dominant Manchester United dynasty of the 2000s can attribute their success to several factors. Most pertinently, they had world-class players, such as Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rio Ferdinand, who were coached by Sir Alex Ferguson, arguably the greatest manager in English football history. There was also Old Trafford, the largest…
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Dyson Daniels, Tyler Herro and 8 more players to know from NBA season’s first few weeks
Read Latest News Dyson Daniels went 3 of 16 against the New York Knicks last week. It was amazing. Let me explain. First, it was a career-high in shot attempts. Second, he took the 16th even after making just three of his first 15. And he did it with a minute left in a one-point…
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Volleyball players, coach sue San Jose State, Mountain West for allowing transgender athlete
Read Latest News A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Colorado against the Mountain West and its commissioner, Gloria Nevarez, seeks emergency injunctive relief that would declare a transgender San Jose State women’s volleyball player ineligible for the upcoming conference tournament in Las Vegas on Nov. 27-30. The plaintiffs include San Jose State co-captain Brooke Slusser,…
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DP World Tour Championship: Five Players to Watch
Read Latest News The tournament will also determine the winner of the Race to Dubai. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t miss out on these Top Treasures &…
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WNBA Players Seek Expert Advice as They Assess Next Union Contract
Read Latest News With the league’s popularity rising, players have never had more leverage when it comes to issues like salaries, travel accommodations and revenue sharing. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved…
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The Five Players to Watch at the Scottish Open
Read Latest News Once again, keep your eye on Rory McIlroy, who won last year. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t miss out on these Top Treasures &…
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Sweat equity: Why the sauna is a hot recovery tactic for NHL players
Read Latest News The Dallas Stars landed in Helsinki, Finland, a few hours later than expected after a flight delay for the start of their Global Series trip last week. That meant the practice they had initially scheduled was canceled. Instead, the team went straight to enjoy one of Finland’s proudest institutions: the sauna. This…
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NASCAR Pit Crews Are Recruiting College Football Players
Read Latest News In NASCAR, victory — and money — is often determined by seconds, one reason car racing teams are increasingly looking to hire former college athletes. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~…
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WNBA’s Popularity Booms but Money for Players Hasn’t Kept Pace
Read Latest News Fans and brands have embraced the league, but rules have kept its growing financial success from fully trickling down to the players. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds…
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The NYC Restaurant Where Italian U.S. Open Players Go Between Matches
Read Latest News A Manhattan trattoria has become the de facto lounge for Italians at the U.S. Open. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t miss out on these…
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British Open: The Players to Watch
Read Latest News This is the last major of the year, and it seems that every top golfer will be there. These five may surprise. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds…
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Laver Cup: Tennis Players Love the Team Spirit
Read Latest News The Laver Cup pits Europe against the rest of the world, and players love being picked for one of its teams. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are…
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Dawn Staley Is More Than a Basketball Coach for Her Players
Read Latest News For the veteran women’s coach at the college and Olympic levels, honesty and discipline are central to leadership. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t miss…
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The NCAA Agreed to Pay Players. It Won’t Call Them Employees.
Read Latest News The argument is the organization’s attempt to maintain the last vestiges of its amateur model and to prevent college athletes from collectively bargaining. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved…
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‘How do I boil the water?’ The cooking adventures of young NHL players
Read Latest News Brett Harrison felt like making chicken and pasta for a pregame meal, which makes him like most professional hockey players. But the first-year pro had a problem. Mason Lohrei, Harrison’s roommate at the time early last season with the AHL Providence Bruins, was watching TV on the couch. Harrison told Lohrei about…