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The Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal is about more than bad bets
In The Spotlight The firestorm surrounding one of baseball's biggest stars threatens to upend a generational legacy and professional sports at large
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Is this the year women take over March Madness?
Today's Big Question Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and other stars make the women's game more popular than ever
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Is a new English football regulator an own goal for the game?
Talking Point PM hails 'historic moment for football fans' but West Ham owner warns it could 'ruin' Premier League
By The Week UK Published
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Dog deaths at the Iditarod are renewing calls to end Alaska's famous race
The Explainer Three dogs died during the race in addition to five that died during training
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Best sports documentaries
The Week Recommends From the 'best-attended women's sports event in history' to insider access to the pro golf world
By Austin Chen, The Week UK Published
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Copa 71 review: 'incendiary account' of the women's 1971 World Cup in Mexico
The Week Recommends Film, with Serena and Venus Williams as executive producers, can be added to the 'list of great football documentaries'
By Adrienne Wyper, The Week UK Published
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'Drunken hooligans': America's cricket fears
Why Everyone's Talking About South Asian community 'energised' by sport's growing popularity in US but some locals oppose new stadiums
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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English football and the etiquette of leaving the stadium early
Talking Point The belief that 'true fans stay to the end' does not always apply
By The Week UK Published
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Christian Horner and the Red Bull saga that refuses to go away
Why everyone's talking about 'Too dizzy-making' even for the 'merry-go-round world of F1'
By The Week UK Published
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Iowa's Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA scoring record
speed read College basketball star Caitlin Clark set the new record in Iowa's defeat of Ohio State
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The real reason Hong Kong is so mad at Lionel Messi
The Explainer Anger over soccer star Lionel Messi's failure to play in an exhibition game has escalated into a diplomatic spat
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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The Parkrun records row
Why everyone's talking about Weekly fun run deletes historic comparative data from website amid row over trans participants
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Last updated
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The NFL's concussion settlement has seemingly failed its players
Under the Radar The league promised to pay players who had suffered brain trauma. Allegedly, it has not happened.
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The 'Enhanced Games': a dangerous dosage?
Talking Point A drug-fuelled Olympic-style competition is in the works but critics argue the risks are too high
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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