An Olympic-sized problem for Team USA? The NCAA pipeline’s uncertain future
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — When he’s out recruiting, USA Bobsled and Skeleton CEO Aron McGuire has a go-to line that usually lands. “I’ll always say to a track athlete, a volleyball player, whatever, ‘You’ve been training for bobsled and skeleton your entire career, and you just didn’t realize it,'” McGuire said. “All those athletes, they’re doing standing long jumps or vertical jumps, they’re sprinting, they’re working on Olympic lifts and box jumps — and all of that is transferable.” Or at lea
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How one of tennis’ most controversial rules left a player spoiling a highlight-reel shot
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week: a particularly devastating hindrance call, a tournament defined by withdrawals, two players making statements and another hitting back. If you’d like to follow our fantastic tennis coverage, click here. How a tennis player spoiled their own brilliance – and lost a match The hindrance rule in tennis is designed to stop a player affecting their opponent
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Martin O’Neill criticises use of VAR after Celtic Park defeat
Martin O’Neill criticised the use of VAR following Celtic’s costly 2-1 defeat by Hibs, arguing that the technology had influence on key moments in the game…22.02.2026 Celtic v Hibernian, Scottis...
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