The world’s most famous soccer player has signed a new two-year deal with the L.A. Galaxy. David Beckham, 36, is effectively ending his playing career stateside in Major League Soccer, though he certainly harbors an ambition to …
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Ryan Braun’s MVP Acceptance: The Most Awkward Dinner in Baseball
Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP award winner, plans to accept the honor and give a speech at the Baseball Writers’ Association annual dinner Saturday night in New York. (The writers …
Happy Birthday, Muhammad Ali: 70 Iconic Images for 70 Years
On his 70th birthday, TIME presents 70 iconic images (and one for good luck!) of the boxing legend and Civil Rights activist, as athletes, celebrities and photographers recall their favorite memories of The Greatest
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The Dream Team Gets Dreamier: Team USA Adds Blake Griffin to Olympic Pool
The 20-player group will be narrowed down to a final dozen by June. Which NBA stars will get cut?
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Patriots Stop Tim Tebow: Why He Will Be Missed
(FOXBOROUGH, Mass.) – America, you may now dial back your obsession with Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, for now at least: the New England Patriots abruptly ended Denver’s season Saturday night, in a 45-10 trouncing of …
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Tebow vs. Belichick: The Battle for the Soul of the NFL!
Saturday night’s New England Patriots–Denver Broncos game pits America’s suddenly most popular athlete against a less-than-beloved coach and team. What more can we ask for than this contest of good vs. evil?
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Alabama’s BCS Win: A Fitting End to a Subpar Bowl Season
With ticket sales down and other teams feeling snubbed, it might be time to reevaluate the Bowl Championship Series
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Tebow Throws, Saints March and a Giant Defensive Effort: Three Things We Learned from Wild-Card Weekend
1. Whew. Good thing NewsFeed didn’t write that “Play Brady Quinn” story we were thinking about on Friday.
The Denver Broncos backup quarterback had no need to loosen up on Sunday. Tim Tebow crushed all his doubters, NewsFeed …
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Penn State’s New Coach: What the Backlash Says About The Program
In major college athletics, coaching staffs regularly get purged when a team does something relatively harmless, like finish a few games below .500. So it was only natural that a school like Penn State, plagued by one of the …
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Gentle Giant: Is Eli Now the NFL’s Main Manning?
Eli Manning — you know, Peyton’s baby brother — has quietly had an MVP-caliber season. With the playoffs here, don’t sleep on him
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Why Doesn’t Serena Williams Love Tennis?
The Grand Slam champion didn’t exactly give her sport a ringing endorsement. Why look at the sport so unfavorably?
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Tebow the Terrible, Colts Win By Losing: Three Lessons from the NFL’s Week 17
TIME’s Sean Gregory breaks down the lessons from football’s 17th week.
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My Fearless Sports Predictions for 2012
From the NBA to the NHL to the future of Andrew Luck, here are TIME’s top predictions for the year in sports. Just don’t take them to the bank