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IT’S SAD WHEN TV NETWORKS ABUSE HOSTS — SEE: DANNY PARKINS — AND LET THEM GO
His Fox Sports 1 program, “Breakfast Ball,’’ lasted less than 11 months, thanks to an executive who was fired for allegedly harassing women — and…
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HI, TOM RICKETTS. CUBS MIGHT WIN IT ALL, SO FIND $500 MILLION AND SIGN KYLE TUCKER
The owner is allowing his president to say soft words — “You must have your limits,” Jed Hoyer said — which is the last comment a Chicago sports fan…
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THE BEST RIVALRY IN SPORTS: SINNER NEEDS MUCH LESS TIME TO OVERCOME ALCARAZ
Nothing is better than watching them collide — even in three hours, four minutes — and if not for his three blown championship points in Paris, Sinner…
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MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES PLAGUED ANISIMOVA, BUT WHAT NOW? SHE LOST 6-0, 6-0
The American abandoned tennis two years ago, and though she returned and advanced to the Wimbledon final, Anisimova was shocked on Centre Court by Iga…
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WE HAVE YEARS TO WATCH JACOB MISIOROWSKI — THE ALL-STAR GAME IS MUCH TOO EARLY
More accomplished pitchers deserve spots ahead of the Milwaukee phenom, who has only five career major-league starts, and commissioner Rob Manfred is…
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NO BETTER ACTION IN SPORTS: PLAYERS DUELING OWNERS IN A $3 TRILLION INDUSTRY
Baseball is in trouble next year, as usual, while NFL players detect collusion, the NBA has Draymond Green sounding like a future boss, and Deion ($54…
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FROM JOSH ALLEN TO SHEDEUR WHO? — HERE’S MY QUARTERBACK LIST FROM NO. 1 to 32
Mahomes no longer leads after a sluggish Super Bowl, and Allen is taking over the NFL — with Hailee Steinfeld replacing Taylor Swift — followed by…
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MIKE BROWN HAS BEEN FIRED FOUR TIMES AND MUST AVOID INFAMY IN NEW YORK
Of all people to seek an NBA championship, it’s the man who coached LeBron and Kobe and couldn’t win with either, leaving him one last chance with the…
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BANANA BALL IS MONSTROUS FUN — A PLAYER ON STILTS? — AND SELLS OUT STADIUMS
Major League Baseball might go away after 2026 — and maybe no one will care with the rousing success of the Savannah Bananas, with all their frills, a…
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BOBBY JENKS HAD NO MONEY AND DIED — WHERE WERE THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX?
The 2005 closer is the fondest memory for a team that has won one World Series in 108 years, and yet, Jerry Reinsdorf had to do more than call the…
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WILL AMERICA STILL EXIST AFTER TRUMP’S JULY 4 UFC BRAWL AT THE WHITE HOUSE?
To celebrate our 250th birthday bash, the President wants blood and gore from fighters on the lawn of his residence — with Dana White in charge — which…
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ANOTHER ALLEGED BASEBALL CHEATER IS A BIGGER STORY THAN THE BIG DUMPER
Luis Ortiz is on leave as MLB investigates two of his June pitches, leaving yet another gambling stain on a game that dealt with Ippei Mizuhara…
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