The NBA could have made a statement by allowing Dallas Mavericks to stop playing the national anthem. Instead, they courted even more controversy.
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
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Nick Kyrgios always has been able to create drama in tennis off the court. But ranked 47th in the world, he’s not often in position to back it up.
Opinion: Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is not to blame for Super Bowl 55 loss, but his future legacy isn’t etched in stone
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Opinion: Sea of change coming as Power 5 conferences take new tack in hiring commissioners
The entire enterprise could look different at the end of 2021 than it did at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tennessee hiring Central Florida’s Danny White as athletics director
The deal with Danny White, long considered one of the top young administrators in college sports, comes three days after Tennessee cleaned house.
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Tennessee should be good at football. It has facilities, financial support and tradition. Winning there isn’t as hard as the Vols have made it look.
In taking Tide to title, Mac Jones put together greatest season by any Alabama quarterback
Though the 2020 season for Alabama will be defined in many ways by receiver DeVonta Smith’s Heisman Trophy win, somebody had to throw him those passes