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It was one of the biggest moments in Georgia football history. Players were celebrating. Fans were delirious. But Bennett Vest had a job to do. Yes, for all intents and purposes, the game was over when Ohio State kicker Noah Ruggles missed a 50-yard field goal attempt with only eight …

Opaque communication. Lengthy deliberation. A bewildering outcome. Tennis, welcome to VAR: the source of existential angst, frustration, and rage across the English Premier League. This may sound hyperbolic, but since the introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) to the top flight of English football five years ago, there has been …

Achilles had his heel, Harry Kane has his ankles — even the greatest have physiological limits. Except those flaws are often what make them great. Greek mythology tells it that Achilles, a Greek war hero, was held by the back of his foot when dipped in the River Styx, separating …

This isn’t clickbait. This is engagement bait. This is subscription bait. This is “sign up for auto-renew, then get you hooked on Wordle and NYT Cooking” bait. But it’s also a deeper truth that resonates with a lot of baseball fans, and it goes something like this: New York Yankees …

There typically is no telling how busy the market will be at the NFL’s trade deadline, which falls on Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET this year. While the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets didn’t need long to know a move was necessary, Week 7’s results might have nudged …

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was given a five-match ban for spitting on the floor as the match officials walked past him following their 1-0 loss against Fulham last month. Marinakis’ ban was confirmed last week after an independent regulatory commission investigated him following a Football Association (FA) charge of …

He hasn’t grilled any reporters on whether they believe. None of his postgame interviews have gone viral. He hasn’t shared a stage with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson or had Lil Wayne lead his team onto the field. His team is garnering around half the TV viewers it did a season …

The Week 8 Power Rankings are here, and it’s time to take a closer look at everyone’s resume. After all, not all 5-2 teams are built the same. Yes, we’re looking at you Washington and Buffalo. A good record built on empty calories doesn’t necessarily make a team a pretender, …

No more cute underdog stories. The World Series is here and the Goliaths are set to battle for the trophy. It’s a marquee match-up — at least in the line-ups — with the game’s presumptive league MVPs set to square off. There’s a lot to be excited about, even if …

When U.S. Soccer chose to host U.S. men’s national team friendlies in Kansas City, Kansas and Cincinnati, Ohio during the September international window, it seemed like a safe enough bet. Kansas City sits in America’s soccer heartland and is home to Sporting Kansas City, among MLS’ most consistently supported sides, …