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How do you fix an NHL arena where the fans don’t cheer? ‘Play in the sandbox’
It was a small moment in the Toronto Maple Leafs season, a late-January footnote that most of the NHL hardly noticed. But when the team captain remarked how he was disappointed in the home crowd for showing so little enthusiasm for an early-game fight, it set off plenty of commentary in the center of the […]
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Ja Morant switches to grenade gesture after NBA fined All-Star for finger-gun 3-point celebration
After the NBA fined Ja Morant $75,000 last week for making finger-gun gesture celebrations, the Memphis Grizzlies star has found a new way to commemorate a made 3-pointer. In the Grizzlies’ 141-125 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night, Morant mimicked pulling a pin, tossing a grenade and covering his ears following a made […]
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Suns are NBA cautionary tale, and Devin Booker trade is the only card left to play
Patience. If I could boil down one thing that separates winners from suckers in the NBA, that’s it. The winners have it, and they prey on the chumps who don’t over and over again. The Phoenix Suns are just the latest, and most extreme, in a long line of examples, and it’s left them in […]
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Quality control coach? Pitching strategist? In MLB, title inflation is the new norm
One day last month, while killing time in the visiting dugout at Kauffman Stadium, Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was asked what he actually did in his previous role as the Seattle Mariners’ bullpen and quality control coach. The first half of that label seemed obvious enough — bullpen coaches have been around in the […]
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Air Jordan power rankings: Which shoe is tops as the brand celebrates 40 years?
The fun part about ranking the best Air Jordan signature shoe of all time is there is no right or wrong list. But who am I kidding? Plenty of people will have something to say. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Air Jordan signature shoe. The 40th edition of the shoe is expected […]
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Paralyzed in a crash, Robert Wickens kept on racing, and now he’s adding a new chapter
The crash was horrifying. During a 2018 IndyCar race, the wheels of Robert Wickens’ car clipped those of Ryan Hunter-Reay’s car, launching Wickens airborne and into the fencing surrounding Pocono Raceway. Among the injuries Wickens suffered were a thoracic spinal fracture, a neck fracture, tibia and fibula fractures to both legs, fractures in both hands, […]
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Men’s college basketball way-too-early Top 25: Purdue’s No. 1; Florida isn’t going anywhere
The budget needed to field a competitive college basketball roster seems to be the only thing in the world trending up right now, and the beautiful consequence is that most of the best players with eligibility remaining are returning to school. It is in that uncertain world, in the wake of Florida’s national championship win […]
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Women’s college basketball 2025-26 too-early power ranking: UConn looks like favorite again
A season that was supposed to be defined by parity instead ended with the two most iconic brands in women’s basketball meeting in the national title game and UConn adding a historic record 12th title. Those programs once again top the field in this way-too-early look at 2025-26. As is tradition in these power rankings, […]
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Luka Dončić has left Dallas, but his Lakers ‘77’ is seen in and around the city
The morning after the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić, fans gathered outside American Airlines Center to protest the move. They brought signs declaring their Mavericks fandom dead and laid flowers near the statue of franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki. A few fans even held a mock funeral, carrying a coffin to the south plaza as Wiz […]
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At the good old (emphasis on ‘old’) hockey game: How 13 octogenarian skaters lived their NHL dream
OTTAWA — When asked to give his name, Larry Doshen instead grabbed his trading card. The photo was fairly recent, capturing him in black hockey pants as he cradled a hockey stick. He was helmetless, with a head of gray hair to match his “Silver Foxes” jersey. Holding the card aloft, Doshen’s hand shook. He […]
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