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USA Today columnist who attacked Caitlin Clark has history of injecting far-left views into sports
Fox News reports that a USA Today sports columnist who criticised Caitlin Clark has a record of bringing strongly progressive political views into sports coverage. The article frames this as part of a wider dispute over whether sports journalism should focus on athletic issues or engage more directly with political and cultural debates. It points…
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Two passengers fighting for life after horror early morning crash at Queensland coal mine
A man has died and another is fighting for life after a vehicle crashed in the early hours at a coal mine near Moranbah in central Queensland. The incident has prompted a police and workplace safety investigation, as officials work to establish exactly how the crash occurred at the mine site. Emergency services were called…
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Lynx star Kayla McBride becomes latest to speak out on WNBA 3-point contest drama: ‘Half a– invite’
Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride has criticised the WNBA’s handling of invitations to its 3-point contest, saying she received what she described as a “half-a–” invitation through her agent shortly before the event. Her comments add to concerns raised by New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu and suggest the league may have communicated poorly with…
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EA Sports FC 27 Goes Full NBA 2K with New ‘Social Football Playground’ Mode on PS5
EA Sports FC 27 will introduce The Grounds, a new PS5-only social football hub inspired by NBA 2K’s online neighbourhood-style modes. It aims to broaden the Clubs experience with casual matches and competitive play, while allowing players to develop and customise their avatars in shared locations. The mode will feature three locations, cosmetics shops and…
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Smokin’ Hot Charley Hull suffers a brutal quadruple bogey, USA Today gasbags & Angel Reese is back at it!
Golf star Charley Hull suffered a costly quadruple bogey during a recent round, marking a rough patch of form that drew attention from sports media. The article, an OutKick roundup, also weighs in on USA Today’s coverage habits and notes a return to headlines for basketball player Angel Reese, tying together several separate stories from…
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White House defends WNBA star Sophie Cunningham after she speaks out in support of protecting women’s sports
The White House has backed Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham after she publicly argued that transgender women should not compete in women’s sport. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said men should not play in women’s competitions, placing Cunningham’s remarks within the wider political debate over transgender participation and protections for female athletes. The article reports that…
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Select Management Group Ups Paul Luckenbaugh To Newly Created Role Of Head Of Theatrical Talent
Select Management Group has promoted talent manager Paul Luckenbaugh to the newly created role of Head of Theatrical Talent. The move signals the company’s increased investment in film and television representation as traditional Hollywood and the creator economy become more closely linked. Luckenbaugh, who joined Select in 2018, will expand the firm’s theatrical expertise while…
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Sherlock Holmes Officially Begins a Brutal New Era With an Adults-Only TV Series
Sky’s forthcoming adults-only drama The Death of Sherlock Holmes will explore the largely untold three-year period after Holmes is presumed dead at Reichenbach Falls. Starring Rafe Spall and due in 2027, the series matters because it moves beyond familiar adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective to expand a rarely dramatised gap in the original canon.…
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‘The Dink’ Review: Pickleball Takes on Tennis in a Mild Underdog Sports Comedy
Variety film critic Guy Lodge reviews “The Dink,” a new Apple TV original sports comedy directed by Josh Greenbaum that pits pickleball against tennis. The film follows a disgraced former tennis prodigy who is humbled by a group of enthusiastic amateur pickleball players, aiming for the good-natured, non-confrontational tone associated with the fast-growing sport, but…