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Ukraine wins first Paris gold in women's saber team event
PARIS -- Ukraine claimed the gold medal in the women's saber team event as it rallied to edge South Korea in a thrilling final bout at the Paris Games on Saturday.,Olga Kharlan, who won individual bronze and Ukraine's first medal in Paris, put on a brilliant performance to lead her team to a comebac...
Shoulder injury forces Ons Jabeur out of DC Open
Three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur withdrew from the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Thursday, giving the United States' Robin Montgomery a walkover victory in the second round.,Jabeur, a Tunisian who was the event's fourth seed, wrote in a statement, "Regrettably, I must withdraw from the Mubadala ...
Falcons sign former Steelers WR James Washington
The Atlanta Falcons made several changes to their wide receiver room on Tuesday, signing veteran James Washington and second-year player Jesse Matthews while releasing rookie Isaiah Wooden.,The team also placed offensive lineman Tyler Vrabel on the reserve/retired list.,Washington, 28, is the more e...
Wild sign D Brock Faber to 8-year extension
The Minnesota Wild signed second-year defenseman Brock Faber to an eight-year extension worth $68 million on Monday. ,The extension, which has an annual average value of $8.5 million, kicks in for the 2025-26 season. Faber will earn $925,000 this season, the final year of his rookie contract. The ex...
Mariners activate LHP Gabe Speier, DFA RHP Mike Baumann
The Seattle Mariners reinstated left-hander Gabe Speier from the injured list Friday in advance of a game against the Houston Astros and designated right-hander Mike Baumann for assignment.,Speier, 29, had been out since late May with a left rotator cuff strain. He was 0-2 this season with a 6.06 ER...
Sky C Elizabeth Williams (knee) out for season
Chicago Sky center Elizabeth Williams will miss the rest of the season following surgery for a torn meniscus, the team announced Thursday.,Williams, 31, sustained the injury to her right knee during Chicago's 79-71 victory at Washington on June 6.,The former WNBA All-Star averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 r...
World No. 10 Ons Jabeur skipping Olympics
World No. 10 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia announced Monday that she will not participate in the Paris Olympics this summer.,Jabeur cited guarding against injury as the biggest factor in her decision.,"After consulting with my medical team regarding attending the Olympics in Paris, we have decided that the ...
Mariners place LHP Gabe Speier (rotator cuff) on 15-day IL
The Seattle Mariners placed left-hander Gabe Speier on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of a left rotator cuff strain.,The move is retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Mariners recalled right-hander Collin Snider from Triple-A Tacoma.,Speier, 29, last pitched on Wednesday...
Draymond Green passed <i>who</i> on the NBA's made threes list?
The explosion in three-point shooting ushered in by Stephen Curry, alongside fellow splash bro Klay Thompson, has literally changed the game we all know and love over the past decade. Once Golden State proved that you could win a championship playing largely on the perimeter offensively, the entire ...
Kneeling is a quiet gesture. Bob Melvin’s decision to make the Giants stand for the national anthem is a loud one
After making it known that he wants players to have “a voice” in a volatile Election Year, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell still had six months before preseason games started in which he didn’t have to worry about any potential on-field demonstrations. But thanks to new San Francisco Giants skipper B...
Deadspin presents the Two-Thirds Through the Season NHL Awards
After working up a third of a season award post just so my editor would have something to publish during the Holidays, it only seems right that we do an equally meaningless one with some teams having cracked 60 games played. No, 82 doesn’t divide evenly by three, and there really isn’t a distinctive...
This might have been the worst year ever for Super Bowl commercials
The dirty little secret about Super Bowl ads is viewers can watch them before the Big Game, with companies (presumably) wanting to stretch the impact of their most expensive spots of the year. Why anyone would seek out commercials before they’re forced to watch them, I have no idea, but, uh, yeah, i...
Vince McMahon preyed on female WWE wrestlers: Ashley Massaro
As accusations against Vince McMahon and the WWE continue to pile up, VICE NEWS has obtained a previously unpublished statement by former wrestler Ashley Massaro given before her death that claims McMahon preyed on female wrestlers and ended Massaro’s career because she rejected his sexual advances....
The NBA trade deadline was a bit of a dud, but here's a look at who won and who flopped horribly
After last year’s insane trade deadline, which featured Kevin Durant being dealt to the Phoenix Suns, this year brought a bunch of smaller, shrewd moves that moved teams into contention. We have tracked the trades and broken them down by time-tested winners and losers rubric to track how the day wen...
So, Mike Vrabel didn't get a job because he's physically too big?
Now that this year’s coaching musical chairs are done, we can focus on those passed over by NFL organizations. One of the most unexpected names on this list is former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel. On top of that, one of the excuses circulating around the water cooler for why he wasn’t hir...
Lakers-Celtics said a lot about both teams — little of it good
The Los Angeles Lakers earned their most impressive win of the season Thursday night, while the Boston Celtics arguably ceded their worst loss. With LeBron James and Anthony Davis sidelined with injuries, Austin Reaves and Co. handed a fully staffed C’s team their third home defeat of the season, 11...
Dan Quinn is another uninspired hire by the Washington Commanders
Anytime new ownership takes over an NFL organization, it’s an exciting, yet strange time as they figure out things along the way. It’s an even bigger deal when that new group in charge is tasked with fixing the franchise from top to bottom as is the case in Washington Commanders. It was announced on...
Ranking the new NFL head coaching hires
With the Washington Commanders hiring Dan Quinn, the NFL’s head coaching cycle has officially concluded. Barring any unforeseen firings, eight coaches have new jobs, and none of them are Bill Belichick, Pete Carroll, or Mike Vrabel. With the dust finally settled, it’s time to see how each team fared...
Has everything 'Bill Belichick' been shadow banned by NFL franchises?
The NFL’s coaching carousel is done spinning, with two of the seemingly most sought-after candidates — Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel — still on the their plastic horses. When the New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans announced they were moving on from their respective coaches, I would’ve bet my...
Jurgen Klopp and the importance of Now
“It’ll never get better than this.”...