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2/20/2025, 1:07:42 PM

Luis Rubiales has been fined more than €10,000 after being found guilty of sexual assault for kissing Jenni Hermoso after Spain won the 2023 Women’s World Cup — but he will not go to prison. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6148436/?source=whatsappuk

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2/26/2025, 4:49:28 PM

“It’s one of those pure moments in sports that you couldn’t create if you tried.” 13 years ago, Pete Weber — aka The Bad Boy of Bowling — said one of the most famous lines in sports history. It came after a strike to win the tournament. Every bowler’s dream. Read more on this famous moment: https://bit.ly/41fH0SS

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2/26/2025, 4:47:19 PM

Happy “Who Do You Think You Are I Am” Day to all who celebrate 🎉

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2/24/2025, 4:56:37 PM

After a three-month delay, American star Mikaela Shiffrin won her milestone 100th World Cup race on Sunday, a number never seen before in Alpine skiing ⛷️ Shiffrin has been the all-time leader in wins at the sport’s top level, men or women, for two years, and she looks far from done. A look at her dominance: https://bit.ly/4gQSbY1

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2/24/2025, 5:03:47 PM

At some point during the last 12 months, men’s tennis world No. 1 Jannik Sinner changed everything in the anti-doping world. On Feb. 15, after late-night discussions between Sinner’s legal team and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the 2x Grand Slam champion came out with a three-month ban for two anti-doping rule violations, both positive tests for the banned anabolic steroid, clostebol. There could be more cases like Sinner’s before too long. Read more: https://bit.ly/41fhSvh

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2/25/2025, 4:31:54 PM

The mural Arutyun Gozukuchikyan painted last week on the side of the Carrera Cafe in West Hollywood took three days to complete. In celebration of the Los Angeles Lakers pulling off the deal, Gozukuchikyan chose to paint a warm moment that took place between Luka Dončić and Kobe Bryant in 2019. “I just wish Kobe and Gigi were here to see this moment,” Dončić said when he was introduced as a Laker on Feb. 4.  Read more: https://bit.ly/3DjUCEu

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2/15/2025, 10:11:28 AM

Jannik Sinner, the world’s No 1 male tennis player, has accepted a three-month ban from the sport following an anti-doping rule violation. Full story: https://bit.ly/41hZljt

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2/13/2025, 6:24:00 PM

In NASCAR, which is entrenched in the most parity-filled era of its 77-year history, the most reliable way to measure drivers’ performances is to compare them to those of their teammates. But within the same team, as with Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick, it’s not acceptable to Wallace — or his team — to have one driver finish considerably better than another, as Reddick did last year. The pressure and expectations are real. Read more: https://bit.ly/41p8pDj

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2/12/2025, 4:46:22 PM

Louis Dunbar II was about 10 when he first began to understand that his father was a big deal to so many people. He knew his father played basketball. He knew his father was really good at the sport. But did 10-year-old Dunbar know exactly how big of a deal his father was? Meet the Harlem Globetrotters’ “Sweet” legend: https://bit.ly/3CNZBx2

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2/12/2025, 4:31:08 PM

After every game, when the duties of that night are complete and Jalen Brunson has a chance to unwind, he opens his phone to dozens and dozens of messages on social media. It doesn’t matter if the New York Knicks win by 30 points, two points or lose. The bulk of the messages tend to be the same: They threaten him and his family, including his months-old daughter. They call him racial slurs. They demand money. “I’ve never felt genuinely threatened, but there has been some really disrespectful s— said.” Read more on the dark side of sports betting: https://bit.ly/3CW7sso