There may not be a fitter athlete on the planet than Jessie Diggins. I really enjoyed talking with her about the best season of her career and the eating disorder relapse that nearly derailed it.
I can't get over the beautiful form of 71-year-old Akira Yoshino, newly minted Nobel laureate in chemistry, throwing out the first pitch before Game 3 of the Japan Series at the Tokyo Dome this week.
The Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense was ordered to play behind closed doors due to fights in the stadium. After an appeal, a crowd of only women and children was allowed. More than 37,000 turned up on Wednesday (entry fee: 1kg of non-perishable food).
Vin Scully's first year on Dodger games was Connie Mack's last as a manager. There wasn't a baseball season from 1886 through 2016 without one or the other working in it.
How many Clemson beat writers who went to the White House on the company dime failed to notice (or failed to report) that nearly every black player on the depth chart didn't make the trip?
Just out of SNL dress and Ye fans will not be let down. Teyana Taylor, Lil Pump, Cudi and 070 Shake all brilliant. Stick around for the end credits.
#YANDHI
season is approaching.
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Not enough people are talking about the Jamaican bobsled team whose improvised training methods at the height of the pandemic included pushing the pilot's girlfriend's Mini Cooper around the streets of Peterborough.
California governor Gavin Newsom pushes back on Trump's reported comments from today's call that he believes the NFL season should start on time in September with fans in the stands: "I'm not anticipating that happening in this state."
Rudy Giuliani claims former world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, who died in 2011, still votes in Philadelphia. (Public records confirm Smokin' Joe was registered to vote in New Jersey.)
I ventured into the Preakness infield today for the first time in 16 years and took this pic in the first three minutes and it feels like a window into the human condition and now I'm the new Mathew Brady.
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Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez becomes the youngest player to beat two players ranked in the WTA's top five at the same major since Serena Williams at the 1999 US Open, when she won the first of her 23 grand slam titles.
A remarkable 2019: ten super tournament victories, sitting on three thrones once again (classical, rapid, blitz), an unprecedented streak of three consecutive world blitz titles, a streak of 107 games without a loss, and a Ragnar Lothbrok-like beard in progress.
I think a lot about the casual aside in Rafael Nadal’s 2011 memoir where he says he’s not comfortable with dogs because he doesn’t trust their intentions.
Trump on the Tokyo Olympics: "Maybe they postpone it for a year. ... I like that better than I like having empty stadiums all over the place. I think if you cancel it and make it a year later, that's a better alternative than doing it with no crowd."
Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles have fueled a long-overdue reckoning around mental health in elite sport but I feel like Tyson Fury doesn't always get the proper credit for helping start the conversation three years ago. Spoke with him about it yesterday.
Kosovo are 120th in the world, unbeaten in 15 matches over nearly two years and now leading their Euro 2020 qualifying group for at least a few hours. The Brazil of the Balkans.
Serena Williams takes the court at the US Open to Diamonds From Sierra Leone for what might be her last ever singles match. More of a ringwalk than a traditional player entrance. Absolute scenes.
Serena to chair umpire: "You will never, ever, ever be on another court of mine as long as you live. You are the liar. When are you going to give me my apology? You owe me an apology. Say it. Say you're sorry."
WSU Tech removed Ivanka Trump as their commencement speaker late Thursday night following public outcry from faculty, students and alumni but the WH has posted her speech anyway.
Magnus Carlsen has gone a record 125 classical games without a loss after today's win over Fabi at
@NorwayChess
. It's been 801 days since his last defeat.