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Balogun Chose the United States Over England and Nigeria. His World Cup Brace Vindicated It

New Delhi, June 13 -- When Folarin Balogun told his family he had decided to play his international football for the United States, his mother's response was not the one he expected. "What took you so... Read More


Boston Bails Out Clark in Overtime as the Fever Survive the Sky in the Commissioner's Cup

INDIANAPOLIS, June 13 -- The night belonged to Caitlin Clark until, for five terrifying seconds, it nearly belonged to nobody. With the Indiana Fever clinging to a lead in the final moments of regulat... Read More


Now It's Oklahoma's Turn: A Second State AG Enters the Sorsby Fight, on the Opposite Side

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 13 -- One quarterback's eligibility now has two state attorneys general fighting over it, and they are not on the same side. On Friday, Oklahoma's Gentner Drummond wrote to the Big... Read More


Canada Bars Thomas Partey From Ghana's World Cup Opener Over UK Rape Charges

TORONTO, June 13 -- Ghana's most important midfielder will spend his team's World Cup opener in a different country. Canada has refused Thomas Partey a visa, FIFA confirmed on Friday, keeping the 32-y... Read More


The Seahawks' Super Bowl Ring Has a Secret Button, and It's the Biggest One Ever Made

RENTON, June 13 -- Press the little 12 Flag on the side of the Seattle Seahawks' new Super Bowl ring and something happens that no championship ring has done before. The Lumen Field arches set across ... Read More


Empty Seats by the Pitch: FIFA's Dynamic Pricing Crashes Into the World Cup's First Days

GUADALAJARA, June 13 -- The giveaway was where the gaps were. As South Korea beat the Czech Republic on Thursday, the empty seats at the Estadio Akron were not scattered in the upper corners where emp... Read More


SoFi Stadium Workers Ratify Historic Contract on the Eve of the US World Cup Opener

INGLEWOOD, June 12 -- The strike that could have shadowed the United States' World Cup opener is officially dead. On the eve of Friday's match at SoFi Stadium, roughly 2,000 cooks, dishwashers, barten... Read More


Ohtani Leaves in the Seventh With a Knee Scare, and the Dodgers Hold Their Breath

PITTSBURGH, June 12 -- For six innings on Thursday night Shohei Ohtani was the best version of himself, and then he was gone, and for a Dodgers team that has spent the spring losing arms it could not ... Read More


Mexico Opens the World Cup With a Win, and the Azteca Gets a Night for History

Israel Reyes, June 12 -- For eight minutes the Estadio Azteca held its breath, and then Julian Quinones let it out. His low shot slid through the legs of South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, and m... Read More


Svechnikov's Two Power-Play Goals Push Carolina to the Brink of the Stanley Cup

RALEIGH, June 12 -- The Carolina Hurricanes are one win from the Stanley Cup, and they got there on the strength of the thing that has decided this entire series: the power play. Andrei Svechnikov sco... Read More