Astros to take on Dodgers
Houston Astros beat the Yankees to set up a World Series against the LA Dodgers.
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Big Ben ignores the fame game
Ben Simmons is adamant he has the discipline required to ignore all the temptations of a career as an NBA star.
‘Like playing a video game’
Australia’s Ben Simmons makes a splash with outstanding NBA debut featuring 18 points, power dunks and laser passes.
Kaepernick sues NFL for job snub
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is preparing to take the NFL to court.
US kicked out by Cup minnows
A shock 2-1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago means the US won’t be at the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
Beach boy ices final frontier
Nathan Walker grew up at the beach, far from any icerink, yet he has conquered Australian sport’s final US frontier.
Big data steals baseball’s drama
Fears the moneyball revolution has turned a national pastime into a stolid, drawn-out affair are prompting calls for change.
NFL retreat on anthem protest
A week after unprecedented solidarity, player action was scattered and small-scale, amid criticism from Trump and NFL fans.
NFL protests: where to now?
NFL team owners and officials will have to decide whether to continue indulging player behaviour on company time.
Inside the muddled NFL protest
Over a hectic 24 hours, the NFL struggled to control a crisis, resulting in ad hoc and mixed messages from players and teams.
NFL war heats up, Dallas does Don
Donald Trump insists his charged comments that prompted symbolic NFL protests were about patriotism, not colour.
Origins of the NFL protests
With racial inequality back in the sporting spotlight, the family of a Peter Norman know he would’ve gone down on one knee, too.
Trump backer tackles NFL row
Jerry Jones was one of seven NFL owners to donate $1m to Trump’s election bid. Here’s how he handled the anthem protest.
Trump brings NFL to its knees
More than 130 NFL footballers across the US have delivered a silent rebuke to the American president.
The politicisation of everything
Everybody loses when sports stars want to be politicians and use their fame to lecture others.
‘U bum, Mr President’
Donald Trump has extended his war of words with some of his country’s professional sports players.
Jailed footballer’s brain link
An American footballer who committed suicide while in jail for murder had advanced brain disease possibly due to injury.
Aussie steps up in Broncos’ win
The Denver Broncos wanted Australian Adam Gotsis to step up and h delivered to help his team hold off the LA Chargers.
Kaepernick frozen out of NFL
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick can’t find another team in the NFL.
Alarm over US sport brain study
Australia’s football codes are assessing the implications of an alarming US study into the impact of repeated head knocks.
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