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Franz Beckenbauer, German soccer star, dies at 78
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Franz Beckenbauer, who led the West German national team to World Cup championships as player and coach and whose on-field presence was so dominant that he was nicknamed “Der Kaiser,” died Jan. 7 at 78. His family announced his death in a statement to German…
Coco Gauff defeats Mirra Andreeva in the battle of the teenagers at French Open and reaches fourth round | CNN
CNN — It wasn’t too long ago that Coco Gauff exploded onto the scene as a 15-year-old, defeating Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019. But time marches on and it was Gauff who was the experienced player on court on Saturday as she defeated 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva in a hard-fought battle between two of tennis’…
US Open provides the scene for the latest chapter in rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz | CNN
CNN — The stage is set for another epic showdown between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open which starts on Monday. The pair have thrilled tennis fans this season with two special matches, first in the Wimbledon final and then most recently at the Cincinnati Open. Djokovic described last Sunday’s Cincinnati Open…
Jaguars fire defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell, seven assistants after late-season collapse
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell and seven of his assistants ended up taking the fall for the biggest late-season collapse in Jacksonville Jaguars history. Coach Doug Pederson fired Caldwell and the others Monday, a day after a 28-20 loss at Tennessee that knocked the Jaguars out of the playoffs. Jacksonville was 8-3 in…
Amid tragedy, former USMNT assistant Dave Sarachan finds a home coaching in Israel
The first sign that something was wrong, Dave Sarachan said, were the sirens. “Incredible sirens that I had never heard before,” he said. “Then I heard a couple of things like thunder, but it wasn’t cloudy.” It was just before sunrise on Oct. 7 and Israel was under attack. About 3,000 armed Hamas fighters poured…
Nick Saban is latest championship-winning coach to exit amid drastic changes to college sports
Two years ago, Nick Saban sat at the head of a long, cluttered table in the meeting room adjacent to his office and talked about how college football was rapidly changing in ways that would challenge the process he used to build the Alabama dynasty. “Whether we’re recruiting you or whether you’re on our team,…
