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‘Two things can be true at once’: The mantra of the U.S. and the World Cup
This week’s sports business newsletter from The Athletic, featuring wall-to-wall World Cup business coverage, plus more.
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Tigers’ Justin Verlander announces plans to retire at the end of the 2026 MLB season
After 21 seasons in MLB, Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander announced on Wednesday afternoon that he will retire at the end of the 2026 season, wanting to cap a surefire Hall of Fame career in the city where it all began. “This season has challenged me in ways I haven’t experienced before, both physically and…
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Should Thomas Tuchel pick Dan Burn to deal with Erling Haaland in World Cup quarter-final?
There is a valid case for the experienced Newcastle United centre-back to start England’s last-eight date with Norway in Miami
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Players chasing wanted (and unwanted) history. Plus: MLB Draft primer
Welcome to The Windup, The Athletic’s MLB newsletter.
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Miles Bridges’ complicated Suns arrival, and what it means for the team’s culture
How Bridges fits on the basketball court isn’t much of a question. It’s how his character fits the Suns culture.
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Wimbledon 2026 live updates: Latest with Taylor Fritz out as Alexander Zverev sets up semifinal with Brit Arthur Fery
Follow live quarterfinal reaction, with last-four spots decided at SW19 today.
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Mammoth match Devils’ 1-year, $4.775 million offer sheet to Barrett Hayton
The Devils made one of July 1’s boldest plays when they went the offer-sheet route with Hayton.
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Cincinnati coach says Texas Tech talked to Brendan Sorsby during season; agent denies claim
The alleged contact between Sorsby and another program during the season would have violated NCAA tampering rules.
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Wimbledon 2026 live updates: Quarterfinals latest with Fritz on the brink of exit against Zverev, Fery leading Cobolli
Follow live quarterfinal action, with last-four spots up for grabs at SW19 today.
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Arthur Féry’s Wimbledon wild card fairy tale continues with Centre Court win over Flavio Cobolli
Féry, 23, is the first men’s wild card semifinalist at Wimbledon since Goran Ivanišević in 2001. Ivanišević won the title.
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