It is excellent news precisely because of the political moment, for the three countries to host the most important event in the world. Let’s not forget soccer is the most important thing of all the unimportant things. | | | | A masked wrestler takes to the air during a festival in California.
(Joe Scarnici/WireImage/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “It is excellent news precisely because of the political moment, for the three countries to host the most important event in the world. Let’s not forget soccer is the most important thing of all the unimportant things.”
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| | rantnrave:// There is a new normal in the wake of DONALD TRUMP's rise to the presidency. Some of the unlikeliest names are being bandied about as possible presidential candidates, and they can come from anywhere, including sports. WWE wrestler KANE is running for mayor of KNOX COUNTY, TENN., and MARK CUBAN's name has been thrown around for the highest office. If THE APPRENTICE can produce a president, why can't the NBA? (Don't forget: The NBA gave us former KNICKS star BILL BRADLEY, who went on to serve three terms as a US Senator from NEW JERSEY and ran against AL GORE for the DEMOCRATIC nomination for president in 2000)... The bombing attack on GERMAN soccer club BORUSSIA DORTMUND was frightening. This is not the first attack on a soccer team or venue, and although we don't know the motive, it's clear sport is being used as an occasional target in EUROPE. Questions about security should -- and will -- be asked not only there, but in the US as well... SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's tick-tock on how TOM BRADY's jersey was retrieved is wonderful journalism and a reminder of the great lengths we go to for sports. Want to know how much sports means to us? Read the SI story and understand how important teams and leagues are to fans and even governments. Then check out ESPN's "We the Fans" series, which puts a microscope on a group of BEARS fans and explores the meaning football brings them and how much they're willing to invest back into it... Is there a better way to gauge eSports viewership? | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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 | BuzzFeed |
| Whether he’s playing an action star or a woke bae --s Dwayne Johnson is ready to be who you want him to be. | | |
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 | Sports Illustrated |
| After Kevin Durant left town, Thunder GM Sam Presti had to rebuild around his one remaining star. Can his surprisingly competitive patchwork crew make some noise in the postseason? | | |
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 | Outside Online |
| What happens when an African American woman decides to solo-hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine during a summer of bitter political upheaval? Everything you can imagine, from scary moments of racism to new friendships to soaring epiphanies about the timeless value of America’s most storied trekking route. | | |
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 | MMQB |
| The league’s crackdown on an arm wrestling event for NFL players in Las Vegas--you know, future home of the Raiders--further highlights its “evolving approach” (read: hypocrisy) toward gambling. | | |
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| Thousands of South Sudanese refugees arrived in Omaha in the late 1990s, attracted to Nebraska’s largest city because of its abundance of factory work and cheap housing. An enclave formed, centered in public housing in South Omaha. Now an estimated 15,000 former residents of South Sudan live in Omaha, which makes it the largest Sudanese population outside of Africa. | | |
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 | The Next Level |
| When reporting on any TV or sports viewership data -- be it the NFL or "Mr. Robot" -- there’s a standard metric that’s been used for a very long time: Nielsen. | | |
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 | GQ |
| Oklahoma City's star went from a cult figure beloved by basketball geeks to the gold standard for excellence, one triple double at a time. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| His fate with the Knicks may be in doubt, but Anthony says he is committed to the team he owns in the North American Soccer League. | | |
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 | The Set Pieces |
| Zorros Club de Futbol is an amateur football club from Mexico City. Brought together by their shared status as part of the LGBT community, they state their aim is to promote equality in football and increase visibility for LGBT players.Read more: http://thesetpieces.com/featur... | | |
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 | Forbes |
| WWE Raw landed Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, The Miz and Alexa Bliss as part of the Superstar Shakeup. Why did SmackDown get the shaft? | | |
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 | FiveThirtyEight |
| On Monday, Fischer’s most likely American successor, Wesley So, won the United States Chess Championship, cementing his position as the American most likely to win the world title. Only a few dozen people were there to see it. | | |
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 | BIKE Magazine |
| For Ziegler, brushstrokes and pedal strokes are different means to the same end. | | |
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 | WSJ |
| The Oklahoma City Thunder were still in Seattle when they drafted Russell Westbrook before anyone expected. Now, at the end of Westbrook’s historic season, they explain the meticulous process behind the surprising decision. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| The inside story of how Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss seized control of her franchise for good, after years of familial drama -- and months of legal threats and maneuvers. | | |
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 | Yahoo Sports |
| If Yordano Ventura was going to die at 25 years old in a one-car crash on a Dominican road, it was going to be God’s will, because anything else would’ve broken her. This day did not manage that, either. | | |
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 | Deadspin |
| NFL owners are poised to rake in a fortune from the recent franchise relocations of the Rams, Chargers, and Raiders. Those owners naturally won’t be sharing a penny from that windfall with the players. | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| The NBA's new system tying awards voting to player compensation is about to be put into practice, and it might determine whether the Indiana Pacers can keep their best player. | | |
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| BuzzFeed |
| A search for big truths about strength and power at the 2017 Arnold Sports Festival. | | |
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| Outside Online |
| After bursting onto the scene as a teenage gym rat, Beth Rodden became one of the most accomplished climbers of all time. Here, for the first time, she opens up about the price of perfectionism, the kidnapping that almost grounded her, finding love again after her marriage to big-wall prodigy Tommy Caldwell, and balancing motherhood and rock. | | |
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| Sports Illustrated |
| The MMQB investigates the man who stole Tom Brady's Super Bowl jersey. | | |
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