DURHAM, N.C. — Twenty minutes were just a taste. Or really, a tease. Only so much can be gleaned from these preseason, meet-the-team, intrasquad events, like Duke’s Countdown to Craziness on Friday night. They’re as much about the schtick — mood lighting, air cannons, silly introductory dances — as any …
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She often took time away from the tour for her family. But she tallied 11 championships, including three in the U.S. Women’s Open. Source link
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They’re calling it college football’s version of the Music City Miracle. Vanderbilt made history Saturday, knocking off No. 1 Alabama 40-35. It marked the Commodores’ first-ever win over an AP top-five team and just the fourth time Alabama has lost as a No. 1 team to an unranked opponent. Diego …
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The Philadelphia Phillies had everything going for them. They had extra rest from the first-round bye. They had a raucous home crowd. They had one of the best pitchers in baseball at his absolute best. It wasn’t enough, though, as the New York Mets rallied in the late innings to …
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And now, 20 Final Thoughts from an upset-crazed Week 6 in college football. 1. It’s always the Saturdays that look lightest on paper that deliver the zaniest results. This one saw five of the nation’s top 11 teams go down, four of them to unranked opponents. It was arguably the …
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In his postseason debut, Shohei Ohtani helped lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a comeback win over the San Diego Padres. The New York Mets continued their late-inning comeback magic. The New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals in a back-and-forth, unconventional October classic, while a Cleveland Guardians’ offensive …
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Things are getting interesting in a hurry as Week 5 of the NFL season arrives. Tensions are rising as would-be contenders like the Eagles, Bengals, Dolphins and Browns, to name a few, have encountered early calamities. Underdogs like the Falcons, Commanders and Vikings have found early success. Meanwhile, the Cowboys, …
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LONDON — His father thinks he’s nuts. As in: Seriously, Matt? You’re going to take the four-hour train ride south from Hessle to London for this? Matt understands. His father is a rugby loyalist and prideful man who played the sport and thinks American football is a just silly offshoot. …
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Seconds after quarterback Diego Pavia kneeled to secure Vanderbilt’s first win against Alabama since 1984, Nick Saban appeared on the jumbotron at FirstBank Stadium. “The only place you’re going to play in the SEC that’s not hard to play is Vanderbilt,” said the legendary coach turned ESPN personality, in a …
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This article is part of The Athletic’s series marking UK Black History Month. To view the whole collection, click here. Lassana Diarra was preparing for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The midfielder, who had spells with Chelsea, Arsenal, and Portsmouth in the Premier League, was coming off the …
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