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INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts tight end Kylen Granson wore a Guardian Cap over his helmet during the preseason and plans to continue doing so in the regular season to further protect his brain from long-term damage. “At one point people thought seatbelts were f—ing stupid,” Granson told The Athletic on Thursday. “Why wouldn’t I (wear it)?…
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NEW YORK — It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Twenty-six days after Novak Djokovic won Olympic gold in Paris, he finished off his second-least profitable Grand Slam season since 2009 with a stunning third-round defeat to Alexei Popyrin at the U.S. Open. With a few months remaining on the…
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Caitlin Clark: Raising the Game A commemoration of Caitlin Clark’s meteoric career at Iowa and evaluation of the start of her WNBA rookie season. A commemoration of Caitlin Clark’s meteoric career at Iowa and evaluation of the start of her WNBA rookie season. Buy CHICAGO — It might’ve been a Barbie World, but it was…
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Johnny Gaudreau was one of the few NHL players whose star power transcended the hockey world. Even if you didn’t cheer for the Calgary Flames or, more recently, the Columbus Blue Jackets — even if you didn’t follow the NHL — you’d probably heard of Johnny Hockey. The nickname just worked. Gaudreau played the game…
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NEW YORK — On Friday, top New York Yankees prospect Jasson Domínguez was with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, starting in left field and batting second. On Sunday, Major League Baseball active rosters will expand from 26 players to 28. That would allow the Yankees to call up Domínguez without needing to kick someone else out to make…
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Like many culture-shaping trends, it started on TikTok. Posts by Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen, now widely known as the “muffin man,” showcased the chocolate muffins served in the Olympic Village during the Summer Games. Christiansen’s posts, highlighting his adoration of the fudgy morsels, drew millions of views as he competed at the Paris Olympics and…
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The transfer window has… closed. For Europe’s leading football clubs, the chance to revamp, reshape and — in certain cases — reduce their squads is over, until January at least. It was another busy summer for Chelsea, while after years of bringing in significant funds by selling players, Brighton & Hove Albion transformed themselves into…
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The Detroit Lions have never won 10 or more games in consecutive seasons. Will that change this year? Can anything keep the two-time defending Kansas City Chiefs from nabbing the AFC’s top seed? Will Jayden Daniels’ arrival lift the Washington Commanders? Could Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos or Mike Tomlin’s Pittsburgh Steelers land among the league’s…
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The feeling before practice was different once Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were at the rink. It changed as the two brothers tied their skates. For the three years Jerry York coached Johnny at Boston College and the four he had Matthew, he’d wish his players well with, “Hey, let’s have a good practice today.” The…
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Follow live coverage of day five at the 2024 US Open FLUSHING, N.Y. — Against the blue and green of the Billie Jean King Tennis Center courts, the yellow ball careening between two rackets stands out. That’s before you see the yellow balls up in the stands. They’re still, but they’re bigger. Thursday morning on…