The final chapter of “Linsanity” is officially over. Former Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin announced his retirement from basketball through an Instagram post Saturday night. “As athletes, we are always aware that the possibility of retirement is never far away,” Lin said in his post. “I’ve spent my 15 year career knowing that one day I would have to walk …
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NEW YORK — It is no longer accurate to say Juan Soto is having a down year, even by his own lofty standards. In April and May, sure — Soto was good, not great. In June, he did his best to make up for lost time; in July, he backslid a bit. But in August, Soto has once again risen, …
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NEW YORK — To understand just how recognizable Taylor Townsend has become while advancing to Week 2 of the US Open for just the second time in her career, you need to look no further than a post over the summer on her Instagram page. There’s Townsend on the clip walking the grounds of the All England Club, asking people: …
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PASADENA, Calif. — By the time Nico Iamaleava stepped onto the field for his final drive of the night late in the fourth quarter of his much-anticipated debut as UCLA‘s quarterback, the Bruins were down 43-10 and the majority of the fans still left at the Rose Bowl were wearing red, chanting “Let’s go Utah!” as if the game was …
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ATHENS — Saturday was special for Gunner Stockton. Regardless of how he played, he started in Sanford Stadium for the first time in his Georgia career. For the Tiger, Georgia native, it mattered to him that he took over as Georgia’s starting quarterback. “It felt different,” Stockton said on Saturday. “Running out as a starter is a lot different from …
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Taylor Townsend hasn’t heard from Jelena Ostapenko, and had no idea the latter had posted a belated apology for their U.S. Open altercation. Townsend has been too busy winning her way through Flushing Meadows. “No, I didn’t know that. The fact of the matter is, like I said the other day, I’m still playing, so I don’t have time to …
Read More »Ex-Warriors player Jeremy Lin, who launched ‘Linsanity,’ retires from basketball SFGATE Jeremy Lin Retires After 15 Years That Included ‘Linsanity’ With the Knicks The New York Times 9-year NBA veteran Jeremy Lin announces retirement from professional basketball NBA Former Raptors guard, NBA Champion Jeremy Lin retires from basketball Sportsnet.ca Jeremy Lin Retires from Basketball, Knicks Icon Played Last NBA Game in 2019 Bleacher Report Source …
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Iowa State’s football team takes the field before the game against South Dakota at Jack Trice Stadium on August 30, 2025, in Ames, Iowa. The Cyclones won, 55-7. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images AMES — Iowa State safety Jamison Patton said all the right things as he talked about playing Iowa in next Saturday’s …
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THE QUICK SLANT No. 15 FLORIDA 55, LONG ISLAND 0 What Happened Florida quarterback DJ Lagway passed for three first-half touchdowns, tailback Jadan Baugh rushed for 104 yards and a score and the nation’s 15th-ranked team did what a power-conference program with high expectations is supposed to do to an FCS opponent in running roughshod over Long Island in a 55-0 …
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Tommy Castellanos spent the summer talking boldly about what Florida State could do against No. 8 Alabama. He called the Crimson Tide essentially a shell of their former selves, reminded everyone he “tore the ACC up by my damn self” at Boston College, and made it clear he believed the Seminoles were ready to shock college football. On Saturday in Tallahassee, …
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