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New York Islanders create fan contest to design alternate jersey for 2027-28 NHL season
The Islanders wore home blue uniforms and white road ones during the 2025-26 regular season. They have not had a third jersey since 2024.
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Michael Olise yellow card vs. Paraguay upheld by FIFA after France appeal, says Didier Deschamps
If Olise is booked in Thursday’s game against Morocco he would miss the semi-finals, should France advance.
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European lawmakers call for investigation into FIFA, Gianni Infantino over ‘political neutrality’
U.S. president Donald Trump confirmed that he spoke to Infantino and asked for USMNT striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban to be reviewed.
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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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