By Angela Moore NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rare collection of sketches and paintings by American boxer Muhammad Ali – who loved to draw between fights – is going up for auction in New York next week. The 24-piece collection, many of them in cartoon style and some of them signed, reflect Ali’s interest in …
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With Wednesday’s announcement of the 2022 Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series schedules, all three NASCAR national series have revealed their schedules for next season. The premier Cup Series put theirs out Sept. 15. Their 2022 docket builds upon NASCAR’s recent drive to create a more diverse calendar. Part of that drive has included entering …
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The Seattle Mariners are a half game back of the second American League wild-card spot and could well be tied for that elusive playoff berth heading into the final series of the season. Long stuck in the doldrums, the Mariners are suffering through the longest playoff drought of any major American sports team. There were …
CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur was hardly thrilled about needing to wake up at 5:30 a.m. ahead of her 9 a.m. match and got off to a slow start before reaching the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic quarterfinals by coming back to beat Jessica Pegula 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. The sixth-seeded Jabeur advanced to face No. 1 seed …
CHICAGO — Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic overcame 10 double-faults and some first-set frustration to grab 12 of the last 13 games against qualifier Maddison Inglis and reach the third round of the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic. The third-seeded Bencic got past 130th-ranked Inglis 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 at a hard-court tournament that was added to …
SAN DIEGO — Top-seeded Andrey Rublev broke to begin each set and was on his way to overpowering wild-card entry Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the San Diego Open. Rublev, fresh off helping Team Europe win the Laver Cup exhibition in Boston, used big forehands to take control of points from …
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The Tom Brady-Patriots marriage is one of the most complicated relationships in NFL history. There’s a lot to unpack between the decades-long dynastic duo of Brady and Bill Belichick, their bitter divorce in 2020 and the subsequent championship run of Brady as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer this past season. And now, as Brady returns to …
Michael Page is one of those guys who doesn’t accept losing easily. And for more than two years, he’s been aching to right what he sees as a wrong. Page was stopped in the second round by Douglas Lima at Bellator 221 on May 11, 2019, in the semifinals of Bellator’s welterweight grand prix. It’s …
Mac Jones started two playoff games (plus the SEC Championship) for the University of Alabama last season. Those were big games. High stakes. Lots of pressure. Lots of hype. There was also a top-five regular season clash with Georgia in 2020, and two starts in the annual Iron Bowl rivalry game with Auburn. As college …
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Britain’s Joss Lowden has broken cycling’s hour record for women. The 33-year-old rider posted a distance of 48.405km in one hour, beating the record by 398m in the Grenchen Velodrome, Switzerland. The Drops-Le Col-Tempur rider beat Italian Vittoria Bussi’s distance of 48.007km set in 2018. “I was bit dramatic with nerves to the extreme, and …
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Paul Riley reportedly created a toxic culture as a head coach in the NWSL and is accused of sexual coercion. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/ISI Photos/Getty Images) Former players have accused three-time NWSL champion and two-time Coach of the Year Paul Riley of sexual coercion and inappropriate comments that span decades and multiple teams, The Athletic’s …
All eyes will be on the UFC lightweight division on Dec. 11 when Charles Oliviera looks to make the first defense of his 155-pound title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. By then, more than a year will have passed since Khabib Nurmagomedov retired in the cage at UFC 254 and threw the doors to …
Report Sunrisers knocked out of contention after slipping to their ninth loss this season Chennai Super Kings 139 for 4 (Gaikwad 45, du Plessis 41, Holder 3-27) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 134 for 7 (Saha 44, Hazlewood 3-24, Bravo 2-17) by six wickets Chennai Super Kings stormed into the playoffs with a six-wicket victory over the …
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The Oklahoma Sooners have not had an easy go of it this season but they’ve found ways to win games and still impress recruits. The Sooners on-field product hasn’t been the most aesthetically pleasing to watch but it’s getting results. Underneath those results, they are still finding ways to impress possible Sooners. The Sooners recruiting …
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Jim “Bones” Mackay, former longtime caddie for Phil Mickelson, has become a familiar voice on golf broadcasts. Since transitioning off the bag for the six-time major winner to a role with NBC Sports/Golf Channel in 2017, Mackay has intermittently made caddie appearances, most notably for Justin Thomas but also for Matthew Fitzpatrick in 2020. According …
Editor’s note: Twenty years ago today, Tom Brady started his first NFL game in his legendary career. Here’s a look back at Henry Bushnell’s 2019 feature on what led to that point for Brady, who returns to Foxborough for the first time since he left the Patriots for Tampa Bay. Act I began with a …
That considerable step forward for the Detroit Red Wings might be on hold for another season. Jakub Vrana, the club’s flashy new(ish) addition, requires shoulder surgery and will miss at least four months to recover from the procedure. Jeff Blashill said Red Wings F Jakub Vrana (shoulder) will have surgery, out minimum 4 months. — …
Wirtz-inspired Bayer to win again Arminia Bielefeld v Bayer LeverkusenSunday 03 October, 18:30Live on Betfair Live Video There have been a lot of new coaches at top Bundesliga clubs, with Bayern, Dortmund, Gladbach, Frankfurt, Wolfsburg and Leverkusen all starting the campaign with new men in charge. There have been mixed fortunes, but new Bayer boss …
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