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Rory McIlroy overcame himself, plus a froyo conspiracy
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Don’t break a tee box today. Inside: ⛳ Rory’s place in history 🍦 A sports froyo scam 🏀 Doc out Rory McIlroy has made about $115 million on the PGA…
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Ranking the Yankees’ early concerns as losing streak hits 5 games
After starting the season well, the Yanks have lost five straight and the fans are frustrated. Let’s rank four of the club’s chief concerns.
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Players in 2026 WNBA Draft enter league in a new era created by predecessors
Azzi Fudd and other college stars are about to make significantly more in the WNBA than they would have last year thanks to new CBA.
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Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking: Michael Misa, Porter Martone lead Wheeler’s 2026 list
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Scott Wheeler’s ranking of the NHL’s best prospects at The Athletic.
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ILT20 Season 5 to run from November 22 to December 20
The ILT20 has been moved to an even earlier window this year after being played in December-January the last time
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Inside Alex Ovechkin’s potential final NHL run: How he and the Capitals navigated uncertainty
The Athletic spent six days around Ovechkin as he neared the end of what could be his final NHL season.
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Tales of Ernie Clement: Dogpiles, fake IDs and how a free spirit found his way
Blue Jays fans love Clement’s swagger, but he took some hard knocks as a fun-loving kid at Virginia.
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How Rory McIlroy won Masters 2026 to become fourth man to defend title
McIlroy held off challenges from Cameron Young, Justin Rose and Scottie Scheffler to go back-to-back at Augusta National
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Inside Bucks’ season from hell: Giannis trade talk, odd compliments and so much losing
“That’s when I checked out on this season,” one Bucks player said of a team confrontation with coach Doc Rivers, who stepped down Sunday.
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Rory McIlroy’s first Masters win belonged to the world. This one belonged to the McIlroys
Sunday’s Masters win was about Rory and his daughter, and Rory and his wife, and two happy parents standing under a tree.
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