This year seems to be the year for breaking up long-time pairings. First it was Tom Brady and now it’s Lionel Messi. On Tuesday, Messi told Barcelona that he wanted to leave the club this summer, after 16 years with the soccer powerhouse. This comes after Brady, who won six Super Bowls with the New […]
Continue readingIf you’re a football fan or someone with an unhealthy knowledge of both football and obscure golf tours, you’re probably familiar with the propositions that pop up during the run-up to the Super Bowl. In addition to trying to predict which team will actually win the game, fans are able to test their powers on […]
Continue readingThe opening ceremonies of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo would have begun this week. Instead, because of the coronavirus pandemic, they are postponed until 2021. One sport that won’t be at the Olympics: tug of war. It once was. That’s right: When legendary American athlete Jim Thorpe traveled to Stockholm for the 1912 Games, […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers star LeBron James taped a message of support and gratitude for UCLA health care workers Wednesday, joining a trend of athletes finding ways to support medical staffers on the front lines of the coronavirus. Athletes from around the world, from Pete Alonso to Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Stephen Curry, are expressing direct support […]
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