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The Fall of ESPN’s ‘Golden Boy’ and the Network’s Reckoning With Its Past

The memo from Norby Williamson, one of ESPN’s top executives, was short and direct: Lee Fitting, a senior vice president of production who had been at ESPN for more than 25 years,...

Hawkeyes Will Retire Caitlin Clark’s Jersey Number

No Iowa women’s basketball player will wear No. 22 again.That is because, on Feb. 2, the Hawkeyes will retire Caitlin Clark’s jersey during an in-arena ceremony as Iowa takes on USC at...

Something Is Missing From the N.B.A. Cup, and It’s Not the Players

LAS VEGAS — Prior to checking out for good, $514,971 richer and another MVP award bound for his trophy case, Giannis Antetokounmpo closed off a drive from Kenrich Williams. He met the...

The Teams to Hate Most in the College Football Playoff

Of the many things worth hating about college football, most of them are at least tacitly associated with the most hated people in sports: television executives.They fix games that hurt your team....

Cody Bellinger Makes the Yankees Better. But He’s Far From a Perfect Fit.

Trade details: New York Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs for RHP Cody PoteetThe Yankees needed another bat after the departure of Juan Soto, and they...

Can an Outsider Restore a Women’s College Basketball Powerhouse?

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In October, before Kim Caldwell had coached a game for Tennessee, she sat on an orange couch in her office and tried to get comfortable.This was both a physical...

Why the Falcons Are Benching Kirk Cousins for a Rookie Quarterback

The Atlanta Falcons are making the move they clearly did not want to make – replacing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins with rookie Michael Penix Jr. starting immediately.Falcons head coach Raheem Morris announced...

C.J. Stroud Looked Like the Next Great Quarterback. What Happened?

Houston Texans sensation C.J. Stroud had a chance to solidify himself this season among the NFL’s elite class of quarterbacks.The No. 2 pick in the 2023 draft was an easy choice for...

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