Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib walked outside his home in West Chester, Pa., looked directly into his phone and did something that he said he hoped would one day no longer be necessary. In a few brief sentences,…
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SCOTUS siding with NCAA college athletes a ‘game-changer’: Jack Brewer Former college football and NFL player Jack Brewer applauds the ‘bi-partisan’ compensation decision from the Supreme Court, which will allow college players the opportunity to receive thousands of dollars in…
Read More‘It Hurts’: Season Is Over Before Nets See How Good Big Three Can Be
Whether Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving could collaborate, share the basketball and play good enough defense to bring a championship to New York’s less heralded N.B.A. franchise were unknowns that nagged at the entire league. Now, after being…
Read MoreAs France Chases Title at Euros, Its League Faces a $400 Million Hole
French soccer’s new television deal was supposed to save the league and its clubs from a financial meltdown. Instead, it may have made a bad situation worse. Soon after France’s top soccer league, Ligue 1, announced this month that it…
Read MoreThe Pandemic Has Some of the Best Boxers Watching the Olympics From Afar
The Tokyo Olympics, already upended because the coronavirus pandemic that prompted a yearlong delay and heavy restrictions, is preparing for events in some sports to take place without the best athletes possible. Numerous qualifying events have been canceled because of…
Read MoreMilwaukee Bucks Eliminate Nets From N.B.A. Playoffs
The Milwaukee Bucks are headed to the N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference finals after defeating the Nets, 115-111, in overtime on Saturday night in a decisive Game 7 for their semifinal series. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way for the Bucks, scoring 40…
Read MoreAthletics: Semenya fails again in 5,000m Olympic qualifying bid
PARIS (AFP) – South African athlete Caster Semenya missed out again on Saturday (June 19) in Regensburg, Germany to qualify for the 5,000 metres at the Tokyo Olympics. The 30-year-old, who is barred from defending her Olympic 800m title, finished…
Read MoreSingapore Sports Hub reopening most of its venues on June 21 as Covid-19 rules are relaxed
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Sports Hub announced on Saturday (June 19) that the majority of its facilities will reopen to the public next Monday as Singapore enters phase three (heightened alert). Since the start of the transition into phase three…
Read MoreAn Old Yankees Draft Pick Comes Back to Haunt Them
James Kaprielian finally made it to the Bronx, six years after the Yankees took him in the first round of the amateur draft, and he beat his original club by pitching three-hit ball over five and two-thirds innings in a…
Read MoreLive NRL updates: New Zealand Warriors v Newcastle Knights
All the NRL action between the New Zealand Warriors and the Newcastle Knights. Warriors halfback Chanel Harris-Tavita looks set to miss the remainder of the NRL season, with surgery required to repair a pectoral injury he suffered in last weekend’s…
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