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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save It took just 90 seconds Saturday night for the New York Knicks to show who they are and, more specifically, who the Washington Wizards are not. It was right there as Isaiah Hartenstein collected a poor pass by the Wizards’ Tyus Jones and looked down…
Reuters special report tells the story of an Olympic dream wiped out | Reuters News Agency
Entertainment & LifestyleHuman InterestSports 20 July 2021, 2:11 pm 1 minute First his torch relay was canceled because of COVID-19 fears. Then spectators were banned from the Games’ first-ever surfing competition. In a Special Report, Reuters details how 78-year-old “Ted” Adegawa and the surfing town he helped build, symbolize the disappointment in Japan over this…
Alyssa and Gisele Thompson’s agent seeing ‘explosive’ growth in women’s soccer deals
Takumi Jeannin remembers a time, not so long ago, when being an agent for women’s soccer players was a little like being a telemarketer. No one would take his calls and no one wanted to pay for what he was selling. “It was crazy. We had to almost harass some clubs,” said Jeannin, an agent…
Bobby Knight, Basketball Coach Known for Trophies and Tantrums, Dies at 83
Bobby Knight, one of college basketball’s signature coaches and a singular personality renowned for his tempestuousness and hubris, qualities that helped take him to the pinnacle of his sport but that also tainted his success, died on Wednesday at his home in Bloomington, Ind. He was 83. His death was announced on his website. It…
USC falls apart at the end and loses to Washington State, can’t build on winning streak
Boogie Ellis walked stiffly into the postgame interview room, dragging his left leg behind him the same way the fifth-year senior is trying to drag an underachieving USC team into the postseason picture. Ellis fought through a lingering hamstring injury to score 18 points with five rebounds, but lacked his usual explosiveness to make key…
Venus Williams picks up first win against top-20 opponent in four years | CNN
CNN — Venus Williams rolled back the years with a vintage performance to secure her first win against a top-20 player in four years. The 43-year-old Williams defeated Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Monday. Kudermetova is seeded 16th in the tournament and…
