I am so sorry — I sang like a .230 hitter tonight! I’m sick. Please forgive me. Come again and I’ll sing like a .300 hitter for you. | | | | Peter Wright lets it loose during the 2018 William Hill PDC World Darts Championships.
(Naomi Baker/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “I am so sorry — I sang like a .230 hitter tonight! I’m sick. Please forgive me. Come again and I’ll sing like a .300 hitter for you.”
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| The veteran running back closes out his 13th NFL season, and possibly his career, on Sunday. From his youth days in Miami to his combative tenure at the U, and through four surgeries, the future Canton candidate reflects on the lessons the game has taught him over three decades | | |
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| In the Vikings locker room, the defensive end's rich family history and array of interests and talents leave teammates in awe. | | |
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| The Biggest Baller of them all spent most of 2017 with a grin on his face-and for good reason. | | |
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| Jonah Keri wheels and deals with Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly on growing up in the basketball-crazed town of Baltimore, the joys of scouting, the lessons you learn as a video coordinator, the legend of Nikola Jokic, the art of passing, Tim's life tip, and much more! | | |
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| He is the beating heart of British basketball and his journey has taken him from the Bronx to Buckingham Palace. And, at 44, he is still going. “In his mind, age doesn’t apply.” | | |
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| Jake Bain talks about his experience coming out and the reaction from his teammates, friends -- and opponents. | | |
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| Is Wesleyan University compromising its independent reputation and academic excellence to build an athletic cash cow? | | |
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| Signal acquisition, content ingestion, transcoding, ad insertion, playback optimization, and end-to-end monitoring probably weren't top of mind for NFL fans who watched Thursday Night Football this season on Amazon. | | |
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 | The Athletic |
| At our clever Algonquin Round Table of sports we toasted the intrepid young women who were following in our Converse and stilettos, and we gave thanks that they would have it a bit easier. But we also knew. Those of us who have toiled within the sports bubble and loved many moments of it sensed a reckoning was overdue. | | |
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| For the long-suffering Pittsburgh Steeler fans watching the 1972 AFC playoff game, the season appeared to be over. Trailing 7-6 to the Oakland Raiders, the Steelers faced fourth and 10 from their own 40, with 22 seconds left in the game and no timeouts remaining. | | |
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| Her basketball IQ propelled her to the top of her profession. But her empathy is what has separated her now that she's here. | | |
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