As Team USA prepare to represent their country at the Fiba World Cup, their coach, Gregg Popovich, has given his thoughts on patriotism and how some have twisted the concept for their own ends. He also praised Colin Kaepernick, who he believes has taken a “patriotic” stand. “Patriotism means a lot of things to different people,” […]
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Holdout Ezekiel Elliott still absent from Dallas Cowboys as first game draws near
Ezekiel Elliott’s holdout wasn’t a topic when Jason Garrett addressed the Dallas Cowboys for the first time at training camp in California, or at least that’s what the coach says. Now that the Cowboys have held their first practice in preparation for the opener against the New York Giants at home Sunday and Elliott still isn’t around, […]
No excuses for Australia’s Boomers as they aim for first Basketball World Cup medal
On a high after beating the United States, Australia’s basketballers head to the Fiba World Cup hoping to make history t’s not really about them.” The words of Joe Ingles, mere minutes after his Australian team had overcome international heavyweights the United States in Melbourne on Saturday, were telling. Despite making history by claiming the […]
Racing legend Jim Clark fascinates new generation
The Jim Clark Museum will be formally opened in the Borders town of Duns on Thursday by three-time F1 World Champion Jackie Stewart. He was a friend of the late racing driver, who won two Formula One World championships in 1963 and 1965. Clark also won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965, becoming the only driver […]
Scott Thompson: Thank you to those who teach our kids through sport
Anyone who has — or has had — kids in hockey knows the drill. Every week, there are practices and games and, every so often, an out-of-town tournament where the kids are really more interested in the hotel pool than they are in hockey. With both my boy and girl playing often, my wife heads in […]
Gray Organschi completes wooden high school extension with irregular roofing in Connecticut
Outdoor classrooms and active farmlands surround the extension to this ecological high school in Connecticut, which Gray Organschi built with cross-laminated timberto demonstrate sustainable design practices. Common Ground High School is a charter school in New Haven with a curriculum focused on the environment. It was founded in 1997 and is one of the first schools in the […]
Tyronn Lue Will Coach in Los Angeles After All (for the Clippers)
After nearly joining the Lakers as head coach this summer, Lue is close to becoming a top assistant for the Clippers under Coach Doc Rivers. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers are close to hiring Tyronn Lue, the former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach, as a top assistant to Coach Doc Rivers, according to three […]
Dwight Howard Eyes a Chance at Redemption With the Lakers
Howard is expected to join his sixth team in five years. Once again, he will be in Los Angeles with championship aspirations. Dwight Howard, once one of the most dominant players in the N.B.A., is poised to get yet another shot to resurrect his troubled career, this time in a return to the Los Angeles […]
European Masters: Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg wins five-way play-off
Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg held his nerve to claim his first European Tour title in a dramatic five-way play-off at the European Masters in Switzerland. Soderberg, 28, finished tied at 14 under alongside Rory McIlroy, Lorenzo Gagli, Kalle Samooja and overnight leader Andres Romero following Sunday’s final round at Crans-sur-Sierre. The Swede then birdied the first […]
US Open 2019: Rafael Nadal beats Marin Cilic to make quarter-finals
Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal responded to the challenge thrown down by 2014 champion Marin Cilic as he battled to reach the US Open quarter-finals with a four-set win. Nadal, 33, ultimately had too much quality for the Croatian 22nd seed in a 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2 victory in New York. Cilic, 30, briefly rediscovered […]