
Jason Gay
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Sportsball, etc. at @WSJ
Baltimore, MD
Joined October 2009
Oklahoma is selling tickets to press conferences. Sure. Why not. People buy Jets tickets.
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Oklahoma football’s “Magic Memories” is selling postgame press conference access. A sports columnist opines: please no.
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I spoke to Dana White. Is a UFC cage match at the White House the most surprising or least surprising sporting event ever? .
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Dana White’s Octagon behemoth gets a monster new $7.7 billion deal with Paramount. Now the promoter is planning a surreal event—for the South Lawn.
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I interviewed Emma Stone, who is doing really interesting work with all kinds of smart people, from director Yorgos Lanthimos to pilot Nathan Fielder.
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And yes, she did shave her head for “Bugonia.”
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Tadej Pogacar going ham up the climbs in the final stage in Paris: he honored the sport.
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Tadej Pogacar turned the sport’s hardest competition into a race for runner-up.
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Scottie Scheffler's comments about the fleeting feeling of victory caused such a global ripple Tadej Pogacar got asked about after winning in the Pyrenees. The rare cycling golf hybrid column:.
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Golf’s best player romps to another major title, but not before kicking off a healthy debate about the purpose of it all.
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I wrote about Tadej the Tour champion inevitable, which you're not supposed to say, even if everyone's saying it.
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A promised two-rider battle fades away as the three-time winner from Slovenia shows his superiority in the Pyrenees—and everywhere else.
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I wrote about Big Dumper, who rules.
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Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh remains on a historic tear entering a showdown in New York against the Yankees and Aaron Judge.
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I wrote about the Wimbledon robot riot, which was both ridiculous and pretty hilarious:.
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The rollout of all-electronic line calling on grass courts has been plagued by blunders—and questions about the direction of the sport.
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I wrote about Amanda Anisimova, who will be back:.
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A reemerging Amanda Anisimova had the best major tournament run of her life. Then she had a nightmare afternoon.
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I wrote about Jannik and Carlos, who are the tennis present and future and the most captivating rivalry in sports right now: .
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The Wimbledon men’s final wasn’t an exhausting epic like Paris. But it was a thrilling afternoon that underlined a brilliant duel—and should have the U.S. Open buzzing.
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I wrote about the hockey, which is, as always, nuts.
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Is there better theater than Stanley Cup playoff hockey? Game 4 between Edmonton and Florida had everything: chaotic twists, a comeback, a last-second game-tying goal, another overtime, and Taylor...
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Hoping on the "I may be young but I'm ready" trend! . Thinking I might do it again with more riffs?
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Colleges may now pay athletes, and how it will all settle out is. very confusing! .
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The landmark House settlement seeks some equilibrium on the playing field. But plenty of questions—and some denial—remains.
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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner paint a masterpiece in Paris. New:.
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As the Big Three era fades from view, a fresh pair of generational stars paint a masterpiece in Paris.
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On Coco Gauff, who did it again, and is only getting better. Also, Aryna Sabalenka has to learn how to lose gracefully. Sheesh.
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The U.S. tennis sensation, still just 21, notched her second major title by winning the French Open. Wimbledon awaits.
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