This past weekend, I made the classic summer running mistake. I hit the mute button. I really wanted another hour of sleep, and the heat couldn’t really get any worse a little later, right? As I tumbled out of that comfy bed and sweet, sweet air conditioning, a wave of regret, heat, and the steaming …
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After a 19-month absence from football, Deshaun Watson started the NFL preseason on Friday night. Before the game, the Cleveland Browns quarterback did something else that almost seemed like a long time ago: He apologized for the first time after more than two dozen women said he sexually assaulted or molested them during massages. As …
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Former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning, according to a police report. Through his attorneys, Lynch has denied driving under the influence. Lynch faces a DUI charge and three other charges after police say they found him asleep in a …
Bill Russell, who died last month at age 88, has a rare honor: His No. 6 will be retired, not just for his team, the Boston Celtics, but for the entire NBA. Baseball and Wayne Gretzky #99 retired in hockey. This raises several questions that we will try to answer. What about the NBA players …
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The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Thursday, but that wasn’t the point. Major League Baseball once again found its way to Dyersville, Iowa, for its Field of Dreams game, and a sport grappling with its technological future was reminded of how great the game can be when it’s broken down to its …
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In 1998, when Serena Williams made her US Open debut, it was typical of many white-faced fans to watch the many white players. Over the years, she has done more than any other person to make the Queens tournament field a more inclusive environment, with a growing number of women and girls of color, some …
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Tennis is a uniquely exhausting sport for new parents. Most of the calendar year is considered a season, and much of that season is spent at tournaments around the world. But for Williams, a return to the world’s biggest stages was not in sight. “I went from a caesarean section to a second pulmonary embolism …
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Serena Williams’ tennis pros already know what their sport is like without her. He has played very little in the last two years and has only made two singles appearances in the last 13 months. But as Williams, now 40, announced his impending retirement on Tuesday, it will soon be time for the wider world …
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Those interested in watching Serena Williams on her way to retirement will have the opportunity to do so in at least three tournaments. “I don’t know if I’ll be ready to win New York,” Williams said on the cover of Vogue announcing her retirement, referring to the US Open. “But I’m going to be wrong. …
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He is a symbol. person. An athlete who has gone far beyond her older sister’s footsteps to dominate a predominantly white sport. He refuses to stop there. Announcing her plans to retire from tennis, Serena Williams said Tuesday that she will focus her life outside of the sport, instead prioritizing being a mother, fashion designer, …
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