The style and system Jesse Marsch has molded for the Canadian men’s national team is predicated on pressure; hemming in and harrying opponents until they are deprived of options. It is lovingly…
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Cooper Flagg looks like a future NBA superstar. He may choose to stay in college
In the first half of Duke’s recent game against Georgia Tech, Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg suffered an ankle sprain so gruesome that he had to be helped off the court in…
I have a baby’: how women in baseball are redefining work and motherhood
Endy Hoppel, the Cleveland Guardians’ director of baseball administration, landed home in Ohio to see she had missed several calls from her social worker. She was returning from the offseason meetings of…
US rugby hopes Ilona Maher will be part of England and Fiji DC doubleheader
Steve Borthwick’s England team will play in Washington DC in July, World Rugby and USA Rugby will formally announce on Tuesday, in a double-header that may see the superstar Ilona Maher run…
Lionel Messi to miss Argentina World Cup qualifiers with adductor injury
Due to an injury to the adductor muscle, Lionel Messi will not play for Argentina in the World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil. The 37-year-old was not included in the 25-man…
Women’s players face stark pay divide with average salary less than $11,000, Fifa reports
The average annual salary for a female professional football player globally is USD 10,900 (GBP 8,400, AUD 17,000), says Fifa’s yearly report on the women’s game, a figure skewed by a small…
John Oliver on US sports betting: ‘It shouldn’t be this easy to lose this much’
Addressed the problems caused by the growing sports betting industry and called for changes. The Last Week Tonight host spoke about how the process of “picking winners and losers” has become such…
March Madness: UCLA and Auburn are top women’s and men’s seeds
UCLA is the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time, while Auburn is the top overall seed in the men’s tournament. Despite UCLA’s two losses this…
HBCU players struggle to make the professional leagues. Will an All-Star Game help?
In the coming weeks, tens of thousands of people will attend the Final Four of the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. They will congregate in raucous arenas and argue with strangers about…
Seahawks sign former offensive player of year Cooper Kupp on reported $45m deal
Cooper Kupp and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a three-year contract worth $45 million, according to multiple reports. On Wednesday, the Super Bowl 56 MVP, Kupp, was let go by the…