Marie-Philip Poulin didn’t win another Olympic gold. She’s still the greatest of all time
MILAN — There will be all sorts of debates in the aftermath of the Canadian women’s hockey team’s 2-1 overtime loss against the United States in the Olympic gold medal game. There will be questions about the way the team was constructed and the way players were deployed. People will wonder how Canada is going to turn things around for 2030 against a young American core that will only get better with age. The debate you can’t have is about Marie-Philip Poulin, her greatness and her place in the h
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Everywhere at these Olympics, athlete moms are shattering a tired sports myth
MILAN — This has been the most gender equitable Olympics yet. It’s no surprise then that these Milan Cortina Games, which may be remembered for a lot of reasons, should go down in history for one very specific reason: This one was for the moms. Female athletes have been participating in the Olympics since 1900, originally in a few hand-picked sports that were deemed by men to be socially acceptable. It’s taken more than a century for women who chipped away at the narrative, who pushed boundaries
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Chiefs' contract approach with Mahomes offers Ravens a blueprint for Lamar Jackson
Ravens can find inspiration for a Lamar Jackson extension following the Chiefs' restructure of Patrick Mahomes' deal.
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