No one’s called me Unc yet: how Sané sees his role with Germany
In the lead-up to Germany’s friendly against Switzerland, Leroy Sané offered insight into his emotions and the ambitions of the German team for the World Cup this summer. For the 30-year-old, the c...
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Duke’s Toby Fournier’s dunks don’t define her (pre)game. But they do make a statement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A dunk is a part of every Duke women’s basketball pregame. It’s been a part of Toby Fournier’s preparations almost every game since she was 14 years old. Its presence, or rather common lack thereof, has been the punchline of jokes for detractors. The fact that someone who dunks is a novelty, especially as easily as the sophomore forward, has been used to criticize the women’s game. But for the sophomore All-ACC first-team forward, it’s always been a statement. And now her ga
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Senator Tommy Tuberville has the right strategy to ‘Save College Sports.’ … Really
A familiar-sounding press release hit my inbox Tuesday afternoon: Yet another politician was proposing yet another bill to “save college sports.” This one came from Tommy Tuberville, the esteemed Alabama senator and former Auburn coach who led the Tigers to the 2004 Golf Digest national championship. I chuckled that the headline proclaimed he would “Reign (sic) in NIL.” But I read the full bill, which, mercifully, was even briefer than his tenure at Texas Tech. And I will now write a sentence I
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