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How the NFL's new kickoff rules could change football
Under the Radar The play will resemble the kickoff structure seen in the much-smaller XFL
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The England kit: a furore over the flag
In the Spotlight Nike's redesign of the St George's Cross on the collar of the English national team's shirt has caused controversy
By The Week UK Published
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'Sports executives ushered a fox into the henhouse'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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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
In the Spotlight 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
In the Spotlight '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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