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Megan Rapinoe’s retirement announcement stirs emotions with a World Cup to come

Megan Rapinoe texted her USWNT teammates in their shared group chat to warn them: the moment was finally here. And on a brisk Saturday...

WWE’s push into college sports is already creating new pro wrestlers

ORLANDO, Fla. — Fifteen months ago, Roman Macek was an all-conference offensive lineman at Duquesne and a student in the law school, with one...

How Wimbledon has reacted to the return of Russian and Belarusian players

If you would like to follow The Athletic’s Wimbledon coverage, click here and follow our tennis page. You won’t often hear booing at Wimbledon — the most...

2023 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest odds, best bets, how to watch: Can Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo win again?

What allegedly began as an argument in 1916 between four men to determine who was the most patriotic, the hot dog eating contest has...

The umpire on the cusp of a watershed moment for baseball: ‘I think she’s going to do it’

On April 30 in Durham, N.C., St. Louis Cardinals legend Adam Wainwright made a rehab start for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds. All eyes were...

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