I’ve had rats thrown into my mailboxes, [expletive] left on my door, left in my mailbox, all over my trucks. You name it, it’s been done to me. | | | | Australia appeals for the wicket against England during the 2017/18 Ashes Series.
(Matt King/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “I’ve had rats thrown into my mailboxes, [expletive] left on my door, left in my mailbox, all over my trucks. You name it, it’s been done to me.”
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| | rantnrave:// USA GYMNASTICS is in the middle of an existential crisis. For decades its gymnasts were sexually abused and the organization didn't or wouldn't stop it. It harbored a criminal doctor, LARRY NASSAR, who assaulted hundreds of gymnasts. No one seemed safe. Not ALY RAISMAN or MCKAYLA MARONEY. USA Gymnastics offered hush money to stop Maroney from publicizing her pain and embarrassing the organization. It extended past the top level. USA Gymnastics was broken on every level. Over the last two years we have learned that it was incapable of protecting the girls and young women it needed for OLYMPIC gold medals. With Nassar in jail and gymnasts demanding change, can one of US sports' premier institutions save itself? Has it caused itself irreparable harm? What other sports organization has ever been in such a situation? If there is a perception that it cannot safeguard its gymnasts, why should anyone join? Can USA Gymnastics change its culture? Have we heard the full story yet? SportsSET: "Can USA Gymnastics Be Trusted to Protect Its Athletes?"... We take refs for granted but those men and women have a hard job. It’s as physically demanding as anyone's in sports, save for the players. Read ESPN's EMILY KAPLAN on NHL refs. They have to stay in shape. They don't fly on charter planes. Their bodies are also ravaged by injuries. They study the rulebook in and out. It's a grueling job. Hockey players are tough. So are hockey refs... GREGG POPOVICH is the management guru you need... If baseball was played by robots, would MLB still have spring training?... From the office of the BROWNS general counsel... The Fat Trick is the only NHL stat that matters... WYOMING, home of the long distance runs... The IOC's RUSSIAN hacking scandal... The college safety who wants to find life on EUROPA, one of JUPITER's moons. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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| USA Gymnastics is in the middle of an existential crisis. For decades its gymnasts were sexually abused and the organization didn't or wouldn't stop it. With the main culprit in jail and gymnasts demanding change, can one of US sports' premier institutions save itself? | | |
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| The Toronto Raptors star has progressed every year. Now, with improved defense, more creative playmaking, and confidence from deep, the NBA's most antiquated All-Star is a legitimate MVP candidate. | | |
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 | GQ |
| Was it only last season that Marvin Harrison was still catching TD passes for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts? Now, in the wake of a brazen but mysterious Philadelphia gunfight-many details of which are reported here for the first time-the man who holds the NFL record for most receptions in a season may yet find himself with a permanent record of a different sort | | |
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| Six years and five jobs later, Beard has returned to Lubbock to lead a school that fired him, sending him to the depths of America’s pro basketball ranks, into poll position in the race to end Kansas’ reign atop the Big 12. | | |
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 | The Atlantic |
| After retiring from a virtually flawless career, the former shortstop embarked on a messy tenure as the CEO of the Miami Marlins. | | |
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| A little under four years ago, WWE radically overhauled its business model with the launch of WWE Network, a subscription video streaming platform. The main selling point was that each and every pay-per-view event that the company produced--events which went for $54.95 in HD, and even more for WrestleMania--would be included with the monthly subscription price of just $9.99. | | |
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 | The Boston Globe |
| Benas Matkevicius covers an awful lot of ground and faces unusual challenges in his position. | | |
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| Mike Noren is the steady hand behind Gummy Arts. | | |
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| Deadspin |
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