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Tom Brady Visited His Soccer Team in Birmingham This Weekend

It was a good day to be a Birmingham City supporter

The Super League Is About to Get One Team Smaller

Also, yes, there is still (nominally) a Super League

5 Minor League Stadiums Worth the Drive From DC

Roller coasters, Blue Monsters and a replica of Oriole Park

An Excerpt From Ethan Scheiner's "Freedom to Win"

This new book revisits a tense political moment — and the hockey players at its center

The Athletic Is the New Sports Department for “The New York Times”

"The Times" disbanded its sports department Monday morning

How Starter Jackets Reinvented Selling Sports Apparel

Revisiting the classic jackets of past decades

Everyone Is Still Getting Hurt Playing Pickleball

And insurance companies aren’t happy about it

Will Tennis Be the Next Sport Saudi Arabia Invests In?

At least one high-profile player thinks it's inevitable

Study: Being a Hockey Enforcer Could Take 10 Years Off Your Life

Will the NHL take any action in response to these findings?

Trainer and Jockey Set Milestones in Belmont Stakes Win

Before today, a female trainer had never won any of the Triple Crown races

French Open Players Turn to AI to Monitor Social Media. Is That Smart?

Pros are being offered software from Bodyguard.ai to block negative comments on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

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Giants QB Tommy DeVito Has Little Chance of Success Against Cowboys

DeVito, an undrafted rookie, will get his first career start in Dallas on Sunday afternoon

The Battle of the Century: UFC vs. 1,200 of Its Own Fighters

The company helped turn mixed martial arts into a global sensation. According to a $4.8 billion class-action lawsuit filed by fighters, it’s also an illegal monopoly paying them far less than they are worth.

World Series Loses Ratings Battle to NFL in Germany on Sunday Morning

Rangers-Diamondbacks was no match for Dolphins-Chiefs

The History Behind the Wizards’ Unfairly Maligned City Edition Uniforms

If the team can't win, at least they can teach fans about D.C. history

Report: Luis Suárez Closer to Messi Reunion in Inter Miami Next Season

Suárez would be the latest Barcelona alumnus to head to Florida

NFL Best Bets: Experts Pick Week 9’s Top Games

A trio of sharps look at five of this week's best games

No One Watched the Rangers Win the World Series

Texas ended its historic title drought in what may have been the least-viewed World Series of all time

The Only Winner of the James Harden Trade Is James Harden

The 76ers dealt Harden to the Clippers for a package of rotation players and picks

Former NHL Player Dies in Shocking On-Ice Accident

Adam Johnson was 29 and playing for the Nottingham Panthers at the time of his death

Is This the Year the Less-Hated Texas Baseball Franchise Takes It All?

The Texas Rangers are one of six MLB teams who have never won a World Series

What’s Up With Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns?

Something seems rotten in the state of Ohio

The Trait That Makes Luka Doncic So Hard to Guard

The 24-year-old phenom uses "eccentric force" to create separation. Here's how to replicate it.

American Airlines Expands and Upgrades Service to Vegas for the Super Bowl

Travelers from New York will get to fly in “one of the poshest planes operated by a U.S. airline”

NBA Tip-Off: Over/Under Totals for All 30 Teams, And How to Bet Them

VSiN senior NBA analyst Jonathan Von Tobel breaks down the odds, from the top-ranked Celtics to the Washington Wizards

Rich Cohen Wants to End the NBA “Different Eras” Debate Once and for All

The author of “When the Game Was War: The NBA’s Greatest Season” defends his stance in the great Jordan vs. LeBron matchup