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NWSL expansion team Bay FC wants to ‘change the face of American soccer,’ says new signing Jen Beattie

CNN  —  Bay FC may be the new kid on the NWSL block, but recent signing Jen Beattie has insisted…

Chicago Fire midfielder Kellyn Acosta scores wild stoppage-time goal from inside own half to complete improbable comeback win

CNN  —  A wind-assisted wonder-goal from beyond the halfway line in the last minute of play allowed the Chicago Fire…

Covid casts long shadow over New Zealand paddler Jones

Reuters  —  The Paris Olympics will be free of the strict Covid-19 restrictions that overshadowed the Tokyo and Beijing Games…

Women’s Super League game between Chelsea and Arsenal delayed due to sock snafu

CNN  —  A Women’s Super League (WSL) clash between Chelsea and Arsenal on Friday was delayed by half an hour…

Lance Armstrong says that he experienced PTSD and had intensive therapy – ‘all alone, one-on-one, 10 hours a day’

CNN  —  Lance Armstrong experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and used an intensive therapy approach in the years after he admitted…

Aaron Donald, 3-time defensive player of the year, announces retirement

CNN  —  Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year winner and widely viewed…

Ex-college football star, son of Texas A&M associate head coach, arrested in poisoning deaths of girlfriend and unborn baby

CNN  —  Blaise Taylor, an analyst at Texas A&M and son of the school’s associate head coach, was arrested in…

Players Championship: Adam Hadwin hurled his club into the water in disgust. His wife saw the funny side

CNN  —  Golfer Adam Hadwin had built a superb reputation for staying dry at The Players Championship. On Thursday, the…

Current and former college athletes sue NCAA, alleging Title IX violations over transgender policy

CNN  —  More than a dozen current and former collegiate female athletes filed a lawsuit with a US District Court…

‘I’m so lucky’: Former UFC fighter Mark Coleman is ‘breathing on his own’ after saving parents from house fire

CNN  —  Former UFC star Mark Coleman is breathing on his own in hospital after saving his parents from a…