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The social-justice protests and public spats that typified Trump’s first term have given way to a flurry of fist pumps and hip shimmies. Players who support the president-elect are “starting to come out of the woodwork,” says one former football star.

Geno Auriemma and UConn forced every program to raise their standard. They also changed the lives of the 160 women who have played for the Huskies.

The Hellenic inspiration for the 26.2-mile races which draw over a million runners yearly worldwide had nothing to do with sport—but everything to do with war.

It’s going to be a long four years, but this stunt is mostly harmless.

Field goals of 50 yards or longer used to be a rare thing in the NFL. But this season, kickers are hitting them at a record 72% clip — and head coaches are trying them far more often than ever before.

For a generation that was slow to grow up, middle age is even scarier than it was for their boomer parents. Everybody is at least a little scared of turning 40. Well, maybe not everybody, but the conventional wisdom is that many people stare down their fifth decade with a touch of dread.

Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been called the Silk Road, archaeologists are uncovering two medieval cities that may have bustled with inhabitants a thousand years ago.

You’ll hear a lot about Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel in the upcoming coach-hiring cycle. But these are the best current play callers that NFL owners should be calling in January.

One of the biggest games of the NFL season came down to a 2-point conversion attempt. The Baltimore Ravens needed a deuce to tie the Pittsburgh Steelers with a minute left in their game on Sunday, with the AFC North hanging in the balance.