There’s still a story to be told regarding how and when and why NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell abruptly resigned on Thursday night. The initial telling of the story is that Howell acted unilaterally, without being pushed. Via Don Van Natta Jr. and Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com, “Howell resigned on his own and surprised some members of the …
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Brett Lemieux came onto Fanatics’ radar years ago as a potential sports memorabilia counterfeiter. The company told The Athletic it even altered its authenticity hologram sticker two years ago in part because of Lemieux’s alleged activities. Fanatics conducted several “test buys” of supposed autographed items from marketplace accounts set up by Lemieux, the company said, in order to build a …
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Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is looking back at the best of the first 25 years of the 2000s in men’s college basketball. Also read the top 25 players, top 25 coaches, top 25 teams and top 25 non-title teams, and submit your own picks. By Brendan Marks, CJ Moore and Lindsay Schnell There are, on average, over 5,800 college basketball games every season. Multiply …
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In some ways, it’s just a Friday in mid-July. In others, it’s the start of the most important month of Shedeur Sanders’ football career. Cleveland Browns training camp gets underway on Friday, July 18, with the reporting of the quarterbacks and rookies to camp. Advertisement Sanders is lined up to be in a dogfight with Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and …
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The Detroit Lions defense went through a ridiculous amount of injuries last year, highlighting the importance of depth in any roster. This year, there remains a ton of top-end talent at every level of the defense, and the depth seems good in many spots, as well. However, with unexpected injury news already hitting the defense, it appears that depth will …
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A prominent sports memorabilia businessman was found dead after police carried out a search warrant into his allegedly fraudulent operation on Tuesday. Brett Lemieux, 45 of Westfield, Ind., was the founder of noted sports memorabilia site MisterManCave, which he claimed sold more than four million counterfeit items and surpassed $350 million in sales in a 1,200-word Facebook post on the …
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Thursday’s “First Call” has a surprising entry from the Pittsburgh Steelers on the NFL Top 100 list. Cam Heyward comments on T.J. Watt’s contractual situation. We have an update on Najee Harris’ injured eye. And there are long odds facing the U.S. Open champion from Oakmont at this week’s Open Championship in Northern Ireland. Harris’ Health We are getting more …
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Last August, the WNBA announced that Indianapolis — home of the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark — would host the league’s All-Star weekend this season for the first time. Clark’s home city was a logical choice for this week’s star-studded festivities. During her rookie season last year, Clark had an incredible impact on the WNBA’s business, single-handedly accounting for massive …
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