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Ryan Clark repeated his claim that ESPN leaked news of his firing to a media outlet to humiliate him. A first-person rebuttal disputes that account, describes how the scoop was obtained, and cites internal complaints about Clark at ESPN. The piece is a one-sided media feud column rather than a neutral report.
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WNBA player Sophie Cunningham defended Sydney Sweeney's nude sports betting ad on her podcast, arguing it targets male bettors and does not harm women's sports. The article praises Cunningham as the sane voice in the controversy and mocks the female athletes and critics offended by the campaign.
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Mets first baseman Jared Young was carted off after a sixth-inning collision with pitcher Nolan McLean in a game against Philadelphia. Young was knocked out and had concussion symptoms, though a CT scan was negative and he retained full use of his extremities. Manager Andy Green said the team appeared to have avoided the scariest outcomes.
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An opinion column mocks feminist critics of Sydney Sweeney's racy Novig advertisement, arguing they are missing the real scandal: sports gambling. It contends that sports betting creates documented social harms, while the ad itself is just sex selling to a male betting audience.
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Saul Vargas, 21, took a plea deal for disorderly conduct after he was recorded destroying an NYC taxi during a Knicks NBA Finals celebration, claiming he was just celebrating his birthday. The article details the attack on the cab driver and Vargas's courtroom apology, while noting other rowdy fans included a man in a keffiyeh and another holding a Palestinian flag.
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Martin O'Neill faced backlash after a post-match interview in which he declined to explain his Celtic team selection to TNT Sports reporter Connie McLaughlin, responding in a manner many fans called patronising and condescending. The article highlights criticism that his treatment of a female reporter was sexist or misogynistic, while also noting McLaughlin clarified he said 'Connie' rather than 'honey'.
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An opinion column argues that the backlash to Sydney Sweeney's sports-betting advert has demonstrated solidarity in women's sport while warning against taking every provocation too seriously. It contends that admiring athletes' bodies can be part of sport's appeal, even as it criticizes the advert's regressive, objectifying aesthetic.
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A weekly sports quiz testing readers on recent results and oddities across football, cricket, tennis, cycling, golf, athletics, and American football. It is purely interactive and contains no political or ideological framing.
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The article traces how the women's 800m was removed from the Olympics for 32 years after false claims that female competitors were too frail, and how it later became a headline athletics event. It interviews pioneering athletes and highlights current stars, while noting doping questions around a long-standing world record.
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Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more as the Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 in the first regular-season game at Highmark Stadium. Detroit rallied from a 21-0 deficit but stalled late, while Allen continued a strong start to the season.
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Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson defended his social media post supporting a Massachusetts family in a custody dispute involving their daughter's gender transition, citing biblical principles and parental rights. He dismissed allegations of abuse against the father as unproven and said the family had the right to raise their child according to their faith.
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Colin Kaepernick accused NFL owners, including Robert Kraft, of colluding to remove Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore's pro-Palestine remarks. Kraft denied the decision was meant to silence Palestinian advocacy, citing what he described as Macklemore's history of antisemitic rhetoric. The article recounts Kaepernick's comparison to his own collusion grievance against the NFL.