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The Giants scored the most points they’ve had against the Eagles since 2012 🔥

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Micah Parsons sounds off on the Eagles spamming the tush push 👀

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LeBron James to miss Lakers’ start of season due to sciatica, to be re-evaluated in 3-4 weeks

The Lakers open the regular season at home against the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 21.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 9h

NEWS: LeBron James will miss the start of the Lakers' season due to sciatica on his right side, the team announced.

He will be re-evaluated in 3-4 weeks.

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Ex-Red Sox All-Star outfielder Mike Greenwell dies two months after cancer announcement

Greenwell announced his cancer diagnosis in August to a local TV station in Lee County, Fla., where he lived. He was 62.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 10h

Mike Greenwell, who spent his entire 12-year career with the Boston Red Sox and was inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame, died this week after a battle with medullary thyroid cancer. He was 62.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 11h

Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced that it will be hosting its own Super Bowl halftime show to rival the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12h

It’s time for the Browns and Shedeur Sanders to part ways, our columnist writes.

The sooner the better, and certainly before next month’s trade deadline.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 14h

'Project B’ is a new women’s basketball league that will feature tournaments in cities across Asia, Europe and the Americas.

The league has already signed WNBA players to join the league, according to co-founder Grady Burnett.

Eventually, the goal could be to rival the W: http://dlvr.it/TNZg73

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 14h

Everyone was just in awe,” outfielder Max Kepler said. “It felt like a revelation at the same time.”

A revelation of what?

“A revelation,” he said, “of, ‘We’re back.’”

How the Phillies trusted their process in Game 3 to keep their season alive: www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 15h

For some coaches, the writing is already on the wall. Their dismissals seem like a matter of when, not if.

Others find themselves in precarious situations and grasping at straws in hopes of improved fortunes.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 16h

Caleb Williams has joined an A-list investor group for the Boston Legacy Football Club, which will kick off its inaugural season in the NWSL next year.

More on the league's 15th franchise ⤵️
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 17h

The last World Series title for the three remaining AL playoff teams:

◽️ Blue Jays: 1993
◽️ Tigers: 1984
◽️ Mariners: Never

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 18h

One more win and the Las Vegas Aces become the WNBA’s third dynasty with their third title in four years.

In a season that saw them wrestle with mediocrity, winning is still what they do.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 18h

Angel Reese is only 23 years old but continues to make waves on and off the court.

The Chicago Sky star will walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on October 15th — making history as the first ever pro athlete model to walk the famous runway.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 19h

Greatness recognizes greatness 🐐

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 19h

The Yankees need to make some changes.

Firing Aaron Boone or Brian Cashman shouldn't be among them, Ken Rosenthal writes.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1d

Last year, the Yankees' season ended in the World Series.

This year, it ends in the ALDS.

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A’ja Wilson has the most points in a single postseason in WNBA history 🔥

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The salty solution for cramps? 49ers players reach for pickle juice shooters

A few NFL players started drinking pickle juice 25 years ago, but the two-ounce containers used now are a relatively recent phenomenon.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1d

Bananas, sports drinks, IV bags and… pickle juice?

49ers players like Mac Jones turn to unique remedies to alleviate cramping during games.

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Aces-Mercury WNBA Finals posting highest viewership in decades

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1d

The 2025 WNBA Finals is putting up viewership numbers not seen in decades.

◽️ 1.5M viewers through two games (most since 2000)
◽️ 1.9M viewers for Game 1 (most since 1997)

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1d

The Tigers scored nine runs in Game 4 of the ALDS against the Mariners to force a decisive Game 5.

The last time Detroit scored that many runs in a postseason game was in the 1968 World Series.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1d

The MVP has arrived to Game 3 👀

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