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WNBA star Caitlin Clark returns to golf spotlight with appearance at LPGA’s The Annika pro-am

WNBA star Caitlin Clark will once again put down a basketball and pick up a golf club later this fall. The Indiana Fever guard is scheduled to participate in another LPGA Tour event next month — The Annika pro-am, organizers confirmed. The 2025 Annika pro-am returns to Belleair, Florida, and …

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Alleged mob ties in NBA scandal recall La Cosa Nostra’s long shadow over sports

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of 34 individuals, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard and coach Damon Jones, as part of a widespread investigation into an illegal gambling scheme. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed at …

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Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto achieves career-first in dominant Game 2 victory

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday at American Family Field behind starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s dominant complete game in their 5-1 win. The last complete game in the postseason prior to Yamamoto’s was by Justin Verlander in 2017 for the …

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Browns wide receiver David Bell, 24, retires after being ‘blindsided’ by off-field injury

Cleveland Browns wide receiver David Bell became the latest NFL player to announce an early retirement this week. The 24-year-old announced his decision in a lengthy post on social media, saying that an “off-field injury” ultimately forced him into retirement. Bell added that continuing to play in theNFL would “literally …

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Mark Teixeira says 'unreasonable' Democrats are holding Americans 'hostage' with government shutdown

The government shutdown is more than two weeks old, and an MLB star-turned-congressional candidate is pointing the finger at Democrats on Capitol Hill. Mark Teixeira, who launched his campaign for Texas’ 21st Congressional District in August, said the “craziness we’ve seen on the left” has set “a terrible precedent” as …

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Zohran Mamdani says he'd welcome Trump to World Cup in NYC area, explains tournament czar's role

President Donald Trump has threatened to take the World Cup out of the New England region if Boston’s Democratic mayor, Michelle Wu, did not crack down on crime. Well, no threat has yet been made to the New York area, which will host the final on July 19, 2026, and …

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FIFA says US government has final say on World Cup host cities' safety amid Trump's threats to Boston

President Donald Trump’s threats to relocate matches scheduled in the Boston-area for the 2026 FIFAWorld Cup could become a reality after the international soccer organization said that the U.S. government has the final say when it comes to the safety of host cities. A FIFA spokespersontold ESPN that governments have …

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The big money takeover is wrecking college sports. It doesn't have to be that way

College sports are being re-engineered in real time — not by coaches, campus leaders or even Congress, but by hedge funds. The Big Ten is advancing a multibillion-dollar private-capital deal that would spin up a new commercial arm, extend control of media rights through 2046, give investors a say in …

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Texas Tech investigates after Kansas football coach says pocket knife was thrown at staffer

Texas Tech officials all but confirmed Kansas head coach Lance Leipold’s claim that a pocket knife was thrown toward the Jayhawks’ sideline on Saturday. The Lubbock school has had a long-standing tradition of fans throwing tortillas onto the field, which officials voted 15-1 to ban. However, the ruling has not …

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Trump repeats threat to move World Cup games away from Boston after mayor boasts current hosting rights

President Donald Trump addressed the topic of moving FIFA World Cup soccer games out of Boston for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, after Mayor Michelle Wu made a statement expressing confidence in the current schedule. Boston and its surrounding communities are currently set to host seven matches when the …

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