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The major leagues have never seen anything like Mariners prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje, who can throw 99 mph with his right hand and 93 mph as a lefty. via @WSJ.
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“It was absolutely crushing.” Inside the disastrous brand launch of the Boston women’s soccer team, and its effort to recover and relaunch.
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RT @andrewlbeaton: Most NFL teams that repeatedly reach Super Bowls have an all-time great coach or QB. But the Eagles' one constant is a b….
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Exclusive: The gambling ring accused of conspiring with Jontay Porter to manipulate his performance in NBA games also bet heavily against Terry Rozier in a 2023 game for the Hornets
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Beloved baseball voice Bob Uecker—who turned a humble major-league career into a lifetime of broadcasting and comedy—has died at age 90. @JasonGay on the self-deprecating legend of the cheap seats.
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Victor Wembanyama paid a surprise visit to the chess boards of New York’s Washington Square Park for a different kind of 1-on-1.
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Why did the world’s fourth-richest man help the Michigan Wolverines land the nation’s No. 1 quarterback? The answer is a 33-year-old woman who few people had ever heard of.
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RT @andrewlbeaton: Has there ever been a team as bad as the Bengals with a quarterback playing as well as Joe Burrow? . That and more insid….
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Michigan’s stunning win over Ohio State is overshadowed by a postgame melee. @JasonGay on the Wolverines’s staggering upset, Ohio State’s rivalry struggles, and why a celebratory flag plant went awry in Columbus.
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A hyped Netflix fight between 27-year-old social media influencer Jake Paul and 58-year-old Mike Tyson unfolded like…a one-sided fight between a 27-year-old and a 58-year-old. @JasonGay on the glitchy main event.
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During his first term, Donald Trump clashed with the NFL and attacked outspoken athletes. Now he is set to leave his mark on a raft of thorny issues, a home World Cup, and the Los Angeles Olympics.
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Men’s collegiate water polo has historically been dominated by a handful of California schools. This year there’s an undefeated contender from the East Coast in the pool: Fordham University in the Bronx. Columnist @JasonGay:
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Juan Soto is on the market for the first time in his career, with the Mets and Yankees in hot pursuit. Signing him could cost $600 million—or more.
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Conner Mantz and Clayton Young are friends, training partners and Olympic teammates. They also have an uncanny knack for finishing seconds apart—and in the exact same order.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are 2024 World Series champions—and the rival Yankees have a lot of soul-searching to do, writes columnist @JasonGay. It was a messy, maddening end for New York’s pinstriped colossus.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched its eighth World Series title in franchise history after rallying to beat the New York Yankees in Game 5.
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Jayden Daniels’s game-winning heave for Washington marked the indelible moment from a Week 8 that also saw the Jets’ season fall further off the rails.
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The presence of Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani in baseball’s showpiece event has turned this Fall Classic into a cultural moment in his homeland.
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Freddie Freeman’s grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning turned Game 1 of the World Series into an instant classic.
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The Yankees and Mets are both making World Series runs and the Liberty are one win away from the WNBA title. New York City sports are roaring back. Sorry, America. Columnist @JasonGay:
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