Becky Sullivan
Stories
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The WNBA Playoffs are underway following a season of record viewership
The WNBA playoffs are underway with eight teams in the postseason. League officials are hoping to build off last year's record-breaking season.
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Second-year quarterbacks hope to avoid sophomore slump as NFL season begins
Last year, a record six quarterbacks were taken early in the first round of the NFL draft. Now, those six are striving to make a second-year leap and avoid the dreaded sophomore slump.
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The NFL is back. Here are 3 big questions as the season kicks off
Which second-year quarterbacks will take a leap forward? Does the Micah Parsons trade make Green Bay a contender? And will Buffalo or Baltimore finally keep the Kansas City Chiefs from the Super Bowl?
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College football season is here. Here's what to know ahead of Saturday's kickoff
This weekend features three top-10 matchups, the most ever for an opening weekend in college football history. And Arch Manning, the most hyped player of a generation, will start for the first time.
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Venus Williams' tennis comeback at 45 inspires despite loss in U.S. Open
After a hiatus of more than a year — during which she insisted she had not retired — Venus Williams returned to the highest level of tennis, with a first-round match at the U.S. Open on Monday.
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With replay review and 'robot umps,' who is still trying to become an MLB umpire?
Between replay review, automated balls and strikes and viral lowlights on social media, the work of baseball umpires has been transformed by technology. But none of that has deterred aspiring umpires.
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President Trump takes aim at college sports with a new executive order
The order aims to ban "pay-for-play" NIL deals, mandates scholarships for women's and Olympic sports and threatens to withhold funds from schools who don't comply. But its legality is in question.
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The WNBA's success last year wasn't a fluke. Now, the league and its players want to cash in
The league is set to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars from expansion fees and a new media rights deal. And the players' union is pushing for a new contract to change a legacy of low pay.
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What to know ahead of the WNBA All-Star game
The WNBA All-Star Game is this weekend in Indianapolis. Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark won't be playing, but plenty of other superstars will be on the court for the game and three-point contest.
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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner dominating men's professional tennis
Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final at Wimbledon on Sunday. Between them, the two have won every Grand Slam in the past two calendar years.
