DALLAS — After he’s revved the room and made his pitch, Troy Aikman walks to the back and starts tending bar. “What can I get ya?” he asks, flashing that famous half-smile...
Read moreWho doesn’t love a good what-if question, so let’s ask this one:What if this baseball season had started in the middle of July instead of the last week of March? Have you...
Read moreEditor’s note: This is an updated version of an article to reflect Alex Morgan’s retirement announcement on Sept. 5, 2024. The story was first published on Aug. 1, 2024.Alex Morgan was inescapable...
Read moreA handful of Week 1 results set the stage for what should be an epic season of college football. A few other programs leaned on FCS opponents to hit the turbo button...
Read moreThere is a point, as Fernando Rufino reels off the staggering list of mishaps and injuries that have shaped his life, when you begin to wonder whether you’ve been transported into some...
Read moreWhen Idaho scored on its second trick play of Saturday night’s surprising showdown against No. 3 Oregon to pull to within three points of the Ducks midway through the fourth quarter, the...
Read moreThere’s still a long season ahead in college football with most teams only having played one game but Florida State couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start. The Noles, who began...
Read morePenny Hardaway has been an OK basketball coach through six seasons with the Memphis Tigers, but his program is nationally relevant only in its ability to generate embarrassing headlines.The middling hoops product...
Read moreIt was about as close as an FA Cup-winning manager has come to a mic drop.In a room of journalists who had spent the previous few days reporting on his bosses’ plan...
Read moreErling Haaland is frequently portrayed as a lethal Scandinavian footballing machine whose sole purpose is to compute the most effective way to score goals.It is a tempting way to describe a 6ft...
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