If America wins this World Cup, can we just bronze Abby Wambach’s head?
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U.S. Women’s Soccer: A Cure for the Lockout Blues
With lockouts dominating the sports summer, fans need something to lift their malaise. Enter the U.S. Women’s Soccer team and their bid for the World Cup
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Reports: After Making the NBA Think Globally, Yao Ming to Retire
Yao Ming landed in the U.S. in the summer of 2002, 7-feet, 6-inches worth of fancy footwork, armed with a soft shooting touch.
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Rangers Fan Tragedy: More Sadness For Josh Hamilton
“Not that long ago, there were nights I went to sleep in strange places praying I wouldn’t wake up. After another night of bad decisions, I’d lie down with my heart speeding inside my chest like it was about to burst through my …
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If You Build It, They Will Negotiate: Funny or Die Tackles NFL Lockout
Finally, a there’s a reason to smile about the NFL lockout.
Top 10 Disgraced Athletes
Baseball star Roger Clemens was just acquitted of all charges of lying to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs during his 23-second career. Although he walks away with a not guilty verdict, Clemens’s reputation was …
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Bryce Harper: Baseball’s LeBron James — or Its Ryan Leaf?
A phenom from Las Vegas, only 18, is a budding baseball legend. Why Bryce Harper could be the next big thing — or flameout
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Sports Labor Strife: Progress in NFL, Pain in NBA
The NFL’s players and owners aren’t sitting around the campfire, roasting marshmallows, doing the Hokey Pokey.
30 Legends of Women’s Tennis: Past, Present and Future
Rebel, survivor, pinup, sweetheart, pit bull, rock chick, ice queen: female tennis players sure seem to get labeled a lot. And while that kind of media sizzle makes tournaments like Wimbledon a hot ticket, it doesn’t begin to sum …
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Marlins Hire 80-Year-Old Jack McKeon, Old-Guy Jokes Quickly Follow
Back in 2003, septuagenarian Jack McKeon, 72, led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title. Now the Marlins are hoping that McKeon has improved with age.
Top 10 Evil Sports
The U.S. Open ended Sunday, June 19, and the author of this gallery isn’t impressed. The sport of golf has a lot of explaining to do. TIME presents 10 very problematic, possibly evil sports
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A Rory Story: McIlroy’s Mental Game Wins the U.S. Open
He could have used a putter off the tee for the entire fourth round and still won the 2011 U.S. Open.
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The Mavs’ Big Winner: Mark Cuban’s New Image
The brash Dallas Mavericks owner, never an easy guy to root for, is now widely admired. Here are some lessons we can learn from his (never boring) journey