How’ll Tom Brady do? Will Netflix games work? Six NFL media questions for 2024

We are within two weeks of the opening game of the NFL calendar — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs hosting Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5. The game, which will air on NBC and Peacock, is a rematch of last season’s AFC Championship Game. As we get ready for the […]

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Celebrities and Notable Faces in the Crowd at the Democratic Convention

Thousands of Democrats — delegates, party members, politicians and celebrities — filled Chicago’s United Center this week to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota for president and vice president. Here are some of the notable people spotted in the arena. Thursday Ms. Harris accepted her party’s nomination, speaking about her […]

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Is Caitlin Clark the WNBA’s best rookie guard of all time? She’s making a strong case

Caitlin Clark entered the WNBA season with higher expectations than any rookie in recent memory. Not only was she tasked with leading the Indiana Fever back to relevance after a seven-year playoff drought, but the fate of the WNBA itself was put on her shoulders after she sparked a rapid increase in the popularity of […]

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Pommel horse star Stephen Nedoroscik to star on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ after Olympic fame

From the pommel horse to the dance floor, the summer of Stephen Nedoroscik will roll on. “Dancing with the Stars” announced the beloved American gymnast as the show’s first celebrity contestant Thursday. Team USA selected the 25-year-old Nedoroscik as a one-event specialist, and he went on to earn two Olympic medals at the 2024 Games. […]

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Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey could break auction records. Experts are mixed on its attribution

One day in March 2019, John Robinson, the owner of Resolution Photomatching, received a request from a private sports memorabilia collector in New Jersey. The man hoped that Robinson’s company — one of the leaders in the nascent field of using photographs to authenticate memorabilia — could confirm one of the most precious items in […]

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Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles would accept Tyreek Hill’s challenge only in ‘legit’ race

The brouhaha between Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill took another step this week. Lyles, fresh off sprinting to a gold medal in the 100 meters in the Olympics in Paris, said he’d accept Hill’s challenge to a race. But it would have to be the signature race often […]

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Driven by the loss of his mentor, Naz Reid made the fight against cancer personal

In the days leading up to a long-awaited meeting with 7-year-old Cayden Addison, Minnesota Timberwolves star Naz Reid wants to get one question answered. Can I lift him?  Reid is 6 foot 9 and 240 pounds. The top of Cayden’s head barely reaches past Reid’s waist, so the question isn’t of physics. The issue is […]

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How NFL journeyman Josh McCown is key facet of Vikings’ quarterback development plan

EAGAN, Minn. — Here is Josh McCown, the upbeat, backward-hat-wearing, gum-chewing Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach. Another preseason practice is complete, and the 45-year-old former NFL quarterback and journeyman is sitting outside the TCO Performance Center, baking in the heat and playing some trivia. Can you name all 14 of your former offensive coordinators? He laughs. […]

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Famed Yankees broadcaster John Sterling may return from retirement to call postseason games: Sources

John Sterling may come out of retirement to call the New York Yankees’ postseason, according to sources briefed on WFAN, the Yankees and Sterling’s plans. Early this season in April, Sterling, 86, stepped away from the booth after 36 years. The Yankees held a retirement ceremony for him. A trio of Rickie Ricardo, Justin Shackil […]

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