‘Jordan was my boss’: Don’t act like you forgot about Mangok
Few Aussies can say Michael Jordan was their boss but, two years after injury nearly ended his career, Mangok Mathiang is back — and you’re about to hear a whole lot more about him.
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Beware, the Yankees are great again
Led by slugger Aaron Judge and surprise ace Nestor Cortes Jr, New York has the best record in baseball — which is a surprise after an off-season in which they did very little.
Revealed: NFL’s historic tour Down Under
The NFL’s drive into Australia will continue, with a Super Bowl champion bringing the Vince Lombardi trophy Down Under on a promotional tour.
Holy Cow! NFL blockbuster headed to Australia
One of the world’s most famous sporting franchises is being touted as a possible opponent for the LA Rams in a blockbuster showdown Down Under in 2024.
NFL’s bold plan to muscle in on Australian turf
NFL officials have ramped up plans to grow the giant US sport in Australia and target players, while a bid to bring last season’s Super Bowl champions to Sydney is gathering momentum.
It’s Moneyball, but this time for coaches
The San Francisco Giants have a coaching staff unlike any other, and their success is forcing the sport to rethink who is qualified to be in a major-league dugout.
In Major League Baseball, women coaches are starting to crack through glass ceiling
There are 11 women across the major and minor baseball leagues in on-field coaching positions this season. As recently as 2018, there were none
Trick shot that’s dividing the NHL
Trevor Zegras is ending his first NHL season as either one of the game’s most exciting new players or a flashy kid lacking respect for traditions.
The evolution of the modern NBA player
Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo are making Darwin proud as living proof of basketball adaptation.
Ostracised star can still stand and deliver
The time since Colin Kaepernick last played in the NFL has encompassed a US presidency, Patrick Mahomes’s entire career and even Tom Brady’s retirement and unretirement.
NFL legend Brady un-retires
A month after he announced his retirement, seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, who turns 45 in August, will return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
NBL Bronny? Why LeBron’s son should head Down Under
LeBron James says wherever his son plays he’ll play. One former NBL MVP believes that should be in the Australian League.
UFC legend suspected of attempted murder
Cain Velasquez, one of the greatest UFC fighters of all time, is being held without bail after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in California.
Adelaide in talks to sign NBL championship-winner
Adelaide 36ers are eyeing a deal which would shake-up the NBL playoffs race and are in talks to sign a star with championship experience.
The good-old, brand new LA Rams
You can go home again, it turns out. As long as home is … a $7bn stadium shaped like a stingray.
Penalty scandal leaves blight on Super Bowl 56
A controversial penalty ultimately decided Super Bowl 56, crushing Joe Burrow’s fairytale run in the big dance. Re-live all the action here.
LA Rams win Super Bowl as Snoop Dogg has his day
The LA Rams won the Super Bowl. One of their biggest fans headlined the halftime show. Snoop Dogg is laughing. Again.
NFL civil war on eve of Super Bowl
When National Football League owners approved the Rams’ move to Los Angeles in 2016, it marked the beginning of a civil war inside the NFL.
Super Bowl just like kid’s play
All season long, Los Angeles Rams safety Eric Weddle roused his team with the same pep talk.
‘Work to do’: Simmons ramps up NBA return after mega trade
IT HAS HAPPENED. Ben Simmons is on the way to Brooklyn in a mega swap with James Harden. FULL TRADE DETAILS AND REACTION HERE.
Bogut: Countless questions only Ingles can answer
Out for the season and out of contract, Joe Ingles faces an uncertain basketball future. It won’t be easy, but Andrew Bogut believes he can make it back to the NBA.
Redskins go Commander
Commanders will be the new name of the NFL’s Washington team after dropping the Redskins name over racist connotations.
Tom Brady doesn’t retire, he just stops playing
The NFL’s most handsomely gilded career has ended, at age 44, after 22 seasons and an astonishing seven Super Bowl titles, but it won’t be the last we see of Tom Brady.
Manager responds to NFL GOAT retirement reports
Has legendary quarterback Tom Brady has played his final NFL game? His manager has responded to a flood of US media reports.
Brady pulls off epic comeback — and loses
Tom Brady was down 27-3 to the Los Angeles Rams when a series of improbable events in the final minutes gave him a chance for another all-time recovery.
Rocky road to the Hall of Fame
The annual election for the Baseball Hall of Famne is leading to few new inductions as voters squabble over performance-enhancing drugs and “character issues”.
Super Bowl fancy hiding in plain sight
The Tennessee Titans don’t have a superstar quarterback. But they have a phenomenal advantage that the Super Bowl favourites don’t.
Controversial NFL ace strips, quits during game
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians says wide receiver Antonio Brown is no longer a part of the team after he appeared to quit midway through a game.
Nassar victims reach $380m settlement
The announcement comes after years of wrangling and a late commitment by the sports organisations’ insurers to fund the agreement.
Exile over? Simmons trade ‘heating up’ despite Dame blow
We finally may be closing in on a Ben Simmons trade. That is at least what one NBA insider is hearing, reporting Philadelphia’s trade talks have been “gathering momentum in recent days”.
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