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Which MLB Team Will Benefit Most From the Cubs’ Trade-Deadline Fire Sale?

The season is over for the Cubs, but not for 2016 World Series winners Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez

Belarusian Olympic Sprinter to Seek Political Asylum After Refusing Order to Return Home

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya will reportedly accept asylum from Poland after her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan

ESPN8 The Ocho Is Back With Arm Wrestling, Air Hockey and the USA Mullet Championship

The Weird World of Sports is returning for 24 hours of wackiness on Friday

Report: CDC Paid NFL Alumni Association $3.5 Million to Promote COVID-19 Vaccine

The NFLA took the cash to run a campaign to "help build COVID-19 vaccination confidence"

Athletes' Protests Arrive at the Tokyo Olympics

Including some memorable medal acceptances

NHL Investigating Evander Kane For Gambling on League Games

His wife has accused him of throwing games as well

Carson Wentz Is Already Hurt Again Because of Course He Is

It's just more of the same for the 28-year-old quarterback out of North Dakota State

NFLPA President Criticizes Teams for Using Wristbands to Identify Unvaccinated Players

JC Tretter called it "a nonsensical idea" to differentiate between vaccinated and non-vaccinated players

ESPN Rejects Attempting to "Destabilize" Big 12 by Pushing Schools to Leave Conference

The network has responded to a cease-and-desist letter from Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby

Baseball Hall of Fame Won't Pull Curt Schilling From 2022 Ballot

Being on the ballot probably won't be enough to get the 54-year-old into Coopertown

How Much Is Tokyo’s Extreme Heat Affecting Athletes, Really?

The Tokyo Games are the hottest on record, and we might just be getting started

Is Professional Soccer Finally Prepared to Take Concussions Seriously?

The FA just released new guidelines meant to limit the number of "higher-force headers" players take per week

What Do We Really Mean When We Talk About an Athlete’s “Mental Toughness”?

Simone Biles is pulling out of the individual all-around competition in Tokyo, citing her mental health. But don't you dare call her "mentally weak."

Ahmad Rashad Remembers “NBA Inside Stuff” and the Glory of the NBA in the ’90s

The iconic broadcaster looks back at the era of "NBA Inside Stuff" and the unfettered access to players he once enjoyed

Report: Aaron Rodgers Set to Rejoin Packers After Winning Game of Chicken Against Management

Green Bay had to offer multiple concessions to convince Rodgers to return for at least one more season