In 2012, the Orioles were doing something completely unexpected: winning. Baltimore was, somewhat improbably, defying numbers and critics en route to the organization's first playoff berth in 15 years. The night before the wild card game, I was in…
San Diego Union-Tribune
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Kevin Acee
– Jan 20, 5:28 AM
(K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune) The man whose good-natured hollering was as renowned as his highly unorthodox and highly effective throws is hanging up his helmet to put on a different hat. Philip Rivers, who came to San Diego in a draft-day…
The Atlanta Dream is close to being sold, a WNBA spokesperson confirmed to ESPN. 'As it relates to the Atlanta Dream, we understand a sale of the franchise is close to being finalized,' the league said in a statement. 'Once the sale negotiation is…
Tiger Woods' 2021 season is on hold after he announced that he underwent a microdiscectomy procedure on his back to remove a pressurized disc fragment that was pinching a nerve. He is expected to be sidelined through at least the first two-plus…
The New York Times
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Alexandra Alter
– Jan 19, 2:00 AM
About two weeks ago, the poet Amanda Gorman was struggling to finish a new work titled “The Hill We Climb.” She was feeling exhausted, and she worried she wasn't up to the monumental task she faced: composing a poem about national…
