Tag: Sports

Goodell, Manfred in a race to the gutter

We saw the worst of American professional sports this week. We saw…

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Gregg Popovich is still coaching at 72 because he’s still having fun

The final buzzer sounded at the Tokyo Olympics, the gold medal for…

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NASCAR plays a glum, frustrated second fiddle to Formula One

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — NASCAR, the longtime king of U.S. motorsports, has…

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Heinicke hasn’t done enough to keep Allen on bench

We are getting close to Kyle Allen time. That should make Washington…

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Cathy Lanier’s voice conspicuously absent from sex-harassment scandal

Tell me which one of these happened where: An employee pinched a…

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Sports betting becoming more of a sure thing

LAS VEGAS — No one needed official evidence but it came anyway…

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Rory McIlroy rediscovers the art of winning

LAS VEGAS — The company Rory McIlroy keeps is more elite than…

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Bruce Allen, your shadow still dark cloud over team

Editor’s note: We were waiting for Thom to send his regular game-day…

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Alex Ovechkin stands alone in city once awash with sports icons

The arena was packed Wednesday night. The crowd was there for the…

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Kyrie Irving parks himself on bench by taking a pass on the COVID-19 vaccine

It’s hard to know where Kyrie Irving is getting his vaccination information.…

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Roger Goodell needs to make Wilklinson report public

So what happens now? Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden is forced…

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Ron Rivera’s culture change hits Washington reality

When the news broke that the DEA had raided the Washington Football…

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