Stefanos Tsitsipas angrily hit out at his opponent’s use of the underarm serve after he blew a match point during a humbling US Open exit. Daniel Altmaier deployed the legal but rarely used tactic at least twice as he rallied in the fourth set against the former world No 3. Tsitsipas let Altmaier know he did not approve as the …
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Do you want to share your predictions, analysis or thoughts on Sunday’s Notre Dame-Miami game? Get involved with our coverage at live@theathletic.com. Pat Walsh set up shop outside the Orange Bowl figuring business would be good. A year earlier, as a senior at Notre Dame in 1988, he had made a small fortune selling “Catholics vs. Convicts” T-shirts around campus …
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The highly anticipated football game between the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes has seen significant line movement since early line releases and that has only accelerated 24 hours before kickoff. On3 is sponsored by BETMGM where Texas is currently +1 with a 47.5 team total. ** A 550K wager yesterday on Texas will certainly move a line. Some …
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The Red Sox are letting Walker Buehler do just that. Boston released the starting pitcher Friday, ending a rough one-year, $21 million experiment for both sides. The 31-year-old was coming off several injury-marred seasons — he missed all of 2023 following Tommy John surgery — and struggled to find the form that made his a 16-game winner in 2021. Red …
Read More »A weekend of relatively limited combat sports action has opened the door for some of MMA’s bigger personalities of the past decade to steal the spotlight in the Misfits Boxing ring. On Saturday, Misfits Boxing 22 takes place in Manchester, England, primed to deliver the promotion’s typical brand of chaos. The main event features a duo of former UFC middleweight …
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 2026 Florida Gators baseball team has arrived on UF campus and will officially begin the fall practice season on Monday, Oct. 6 at Condron Family Ballpark with the gates open to all fans. Highlighting the Gators’ 2025 fall slate are two exhibition games, beginning with a Halloween night matchup against Jacksonville University at Vystar Ballpark …
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Cowboys defensive tackle Kenny Clark had no idea he was going to be traded from Green Bay to Dallas as part of the Micah Parsons deal, but it didn’t take him long to feel glad to become a Cowboy. Clark said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and head coach Brian Schottenheimer told him how excited they were to have him on …
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In a massive surprise nine days ahead of the season opener, the New England Patriots are releasing safety Jabrill Peppers, a stalwart of their defense, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. It’s unclear why coach Mike Vrabel is making the move so close to the season, especially since Peppers, 29, has been good for the Patriots in recent seasons …
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These are trying times for Millennial soccer fans. Signs of the passage of time and the effects of aging are everywhere you look. Our old idols of physical prowess, chiseled beauty, and rakish charm are now middle-aged men whose rounded faces and time-ravaged (or Turkensteined) hairlines are plastered onto our TV screens during interminable pre- and mid- and postgame pundit …
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Caley’s prediction: King outruns Buffaloes defense. Aug 29, 2025 • 08:15 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) runs the ball. Thankfully, a healthy Deion Sanders returns to the sidelines as the Colorado Buffaloes open their season against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Unfortunately, my Georgia Tech vs. Colorado …
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