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“Sports Should Not Be Political”: Yankees President Sparks Debate With Blunt Take Amid the WNBA Anthem Protest
The New York Yankees president, Randy Levine, is the latest voice to join in the debate around the uneasy relationship between sports and politics. The 2026 WNBA Finals have become the latest flashpoint, with Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries players drawing national attention for leaving the court before the national anthem. Even President Donald […] The post “Sports Should Not Be Political”: Yankees President Sparks Debate With Blunt Take Amid the WNBA Anthem Protest appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson Reportedly Split Privately Despite Her Recent Appearance at UNC Game
Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson reportedly broke up months ago, yet nobody saw it coming. The 25-year-old continued showing up at North Carolina games, public events, and even UNC’s recent matchup against Syracuse, giving every impression that their relationship was intact. But according to a new report, the romance had already ended behind closed doors. […] The post Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson Reportedly Split Privately Despite Her Recent Appearance at UNC Game appeared first on EssentiallySports.
“I Would Be in a Different Position…in NASCAR to This Day”- Tony Stewart’s Star Driver Admits Huge Career Regret Over Kyle Busch
Rico Abreu has built an impressive reputation in dirt racing, collecting major victories and establishing himself as one of the most versatile drivers in the discipline. But when he looks back at his attempt to transition into NASCAR, there is one decision he wishes he could revisit: working more closely with Kyle Busch. The current […] The post “I Would Be in a Different Position…in NASCAR to This Day”- Tony Stewart’s Star Driver Admits Huge Career Regret Over Kyle Busch appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Bill Belichick Reportedly Broke Up With Girlfriend Jordon Hudson a Year Ago
Bill Belichick, who now coaches North Carolina after eight Super Bowl titles, has spent the last two years answering questions about his personal life. Friday brought a fresh one. Belichick and Jordon Hudson, who went public as a couple in June 2024, quietly ended their relationship late last year, TMZ Sports reported Friday, citing sources […] The post Bill Belichick Reportedly Broke Up With Girlfriend Jordon Hudson a Year Ago appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Aston Villa to take legal action against Jamie Carragher for ‘unacceptable insults’
Villa chair announces plan on social mediaCarragher said club will ‘never be Man United’Aston Villa have announced plans to take legal action against Jamie Carragher following his “unacceptable insults” about the club and its supporters.Carragher told Villa fans to “shut the fuck up” after facing criticism for suggesting Unai Emery should consider taking the Manchester United job. Villa responded on Friday evening with a statement on X signed by their chair, Nassef Sawiris. Continue reading...
Red Roses put defeats behind them by crushing USA to extend 35-year streak
USA 12-55 EnglandClaudia Moloney-MacDonald runs in four triesEngland have seen a lot of records crumble around them in this WXV Global Series but the world champions were not going to let a 35-year winning streak go against the USA. The last time the Eagles claimed a victory over the Red Roses was in the 1991 Rugby World Cup and since then England have won all 22 matches they have played. The Red Roses got back to winning ways and while their recent losses to Canada displayed the top sides had caught up with the world No 1 team, Friday’s outing against the USA evidenced that outside the top three there is still a gap to be closed.The USA headed into the match in good form with five consecutive wins, including victories over Wales and Ireland, and their No 8 Freda Tafuna has been one of the standouts across all of the teams during the WXV. However, England were able to contain the bright spark and despite good performances from Alev Kelter and Hope Rogers, the hosts did not have enough firepower. Continue reading...
Suspicious bets returning £149,000 for predicting Ballon d’Or under investigation
Bets predicted exact top-five men’s finishing orderOrganiser France Football has contacted policeA series of suspicious bets that correctly predicted the exact top-five finishing order of this year’s Ballon d’Or and generated almost $200,000 (£149,000) in winnings is being investigated by the event’s organisers, France Football, who have also contacted the police.It has been alleged that 12 Polymarket accounts – an American cryptocurrency-based prediction market – placed the bets, with more than $264,000 wagered on the outcome before Monday’s ceremony. Their extraordinary accuracy has raised serious questions about a potential leak of confidential results before football’s most prestigious individual award. Harry Kane was crowned the winner at the ceremony at the London Palladium, finishing ahead of Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Rodri and Lionel Messi. Remarkably, this was the exact order predicted by the group of accounts identified in French media outlet Upside’s investigation. Continue reading...
Arteta can take inspiration from George Graham to expunge painful Anfield memories
Arsenal have not won at Liverpool for 13 league games but Gunners’ win in 1989 remains one of club’s greatest nightsMikel Arteta used a Spanish word to describe what it felt like to be helpless at Anfield while playing for Everton in 2011: bajar. “It’s when a cyclist is going up and looks amazing, then in one kilometre he goes ‘boom’ and he’s struggling again,” he said in Amazon’s All or Nothing documentary. “The game was going well and then suddenly I could only see red shirts flying around. The game is passing all over me and I cannot react. I only had that feeling in my career once, and it was at Anfield.”Given Arteta’s record at Liverpool, Sunday’s showdown with his childhood friend Andoni Iraola – five days after Arsenal were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Fleetwood – could be expected to fill him with dread. Arteta finally tasted victory there as a player with Arsenal in September 2012, after five failed attempts in the Merseyside derby, but ended up spending the night in hospital with concussion after colliding with Jordan Henderson in an incident he has described as “the biggest fear of my life”. Continue reading...
Fiesta awaits in Mexico City as Kimi Antonelli speeds towards F1 history
Italian 20-year-old is on the verge of becoming the youngest world champion with the Mexican Grand Prix ready for a carnival coronation atmosphereAn undeniable highlight of this Formula One season, marked by discontent at the new regulations, has been getting swept along by the sheer joy that the world champion-in-waiting, Kimi Antonelli, has displayed on his way to a title he will almost surely secure this weekend at the Mexican Grand Prix.Antonelli was still a teenager for the first half of the year and it seemed fitting to describe him as such. His exuberant embrace of competing for Mercedes at the sharp end of F1 in just his second season was that of any 19-year-old. Like discovering a life-changing new band or how much fun can be had with a cold beer, a wide grin was barely off his face. Continue reading...
How can playing for Manchester City fit into Marc Guéhi’s moral universe? | Barney Ronay
Club’s predicament raises interesting questions about principles, both for individuals and the Premier LeagueI felt unbelievably ponderous. My head was made of Aztec stone. I realised I didn’t want to be with all these people. Somebody came at me, a huge individual in silver and blue. I fell at his feet and grabbed one shoe. I started untying the lace. He kicked away from me. I got up and walked off. I was exceedingly hungry.Not my words. Also not the words of the Manchester City centre-back Marc Guéhi, despite what you were thinking there. This is instead a condensed quote from the mind of Gary Harkness, existentially curious college running-back and the narrator of Don DeLillo’s great American football novel End Zone. Continue reading...
2026 NFL, CFB Odds: Best Bets For Minnesota-Indiana, Cardinals-Cowboys
Sammy P is back with his best bets for the weekend, including picks for Minnesota-Indiana and Cardinals-Cowboys.
Parade Beers And Praising Uecker: Top Moments From Brewers World Series Party
On Friday, the Brewers paraded through Milwaukee celebrating their first-ever World Series championship with the fans.
