CNN — England’s Jess Carter says she will step back from social media after the defender said she has received “a lot of racist abuse” since the beginning of the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euros. Carter has started all four matches for England as the team has reached the semifinal stage of the tournament, where the Lionesses are seeking to win …
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The Pittsburgh Steelers make star linebacker T.J. Watt the NFL’s highest-paid defender
PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt has wanted to be a “one-helmet guy” from the second he arrived in Pittsburgh eight years ago. The star outside linebacker took one big step toward that goal on Thursday, agreeing to a new pact that will make him the league’s highest-paid defender and keep the perennial All-Pro in black-and gold well into his 30s. …
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BOSTON — Cezan Rafaela Jr., the older brother of Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela, tweeted a gas pump emoji and fire emoji a couple of hours before Boston’s game Friday. “More fuel to the fire,” Cezan wrote in the tweet, which was in regard to his brother being snubbed for the AL All-Star team when Randy Arozarena instead got …
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