Margaret Court has asked for the same level of celebration as was afforded to Rod Laver.Credit:Getty If only they could make me the Media and…
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Opinion: ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on wrong foot with Ray Lewis, Lamar Odom and Sean Spicer
Were O.J. Simpson and Tucker Carlson not available? In what is either a sign that the show has outlived its shelf life or that the…
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Opinion: Serena Williams will never stop equality fight. Billie Jean King would have it no other way
Sometimes, journalism and social media work together in the most interesting way. After Serena Williams’ shocking loss in Saturday’s Wimbledon final, a reporter had an…
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Opinion: Finally, an MLB All-Star Game that reminds us of what baseball once looked liked
CLEVELAND — The good folks of Cleveland can’t help themselves, always hoping for the best, but bracing themselves for the worst. They have suffered 55…
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Trump's opinion on UFOs: Nope — but you never know
Artist’s impression of a UFO (PhonlamaiPhoto/iStock) Does President Trump believe the truth is out there? Apparently not. During an interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson,…
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Opinion: CC Sabathia stamps ticket into Hall of Fame with 3,000-strikeout milestone
PHOENIX – CC Sabathia was greeted and hugged by his wife and four kids the moment he emerged outside the New York Yankees clubhouse. They…
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Opinion: The White House celebrating women athletes shouldn’t be a novel concept
Two-plus years and a heart attack’s worth of fast food later, President Donald Trump has finally realized that women win championships, too. Baylor will visit…
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Opinion: The White House celebrating women athletes shouldn’t be a novel concept
Two-plus years and a heart attack’s worth of fast food later, President Donald Trump has finally realized that women win championships, too. Baylor will visit…
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Opinion: James Harden started 0-15, but his flops are why fans are roasting him
The Houston Rockets hung on to beat the Utah Jazz on Saturday night 104-101, but the win was almost in spite of James Harden, who…
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Opinion: The Lakers’ mess of a season ended with a beautiful mess of a finale
LOS ANGELES — It wasn't supposed to end like this. Not when LeBron James came on board last July. But here they were, the 2018-2019 Los…
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De Blasio’s ‘maybe someday’ non-solution for parking-placard abuse
With the City Council looking at legislation to combat parking-placard abuse, Mayor de Blasio is now offering his own plan to make a big change…
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Dems’ 2020 race is starting to look like a chutzpah contest
If nothing else, the pack of 2020 Democratic candidates is setting new records for chutzpah. Take New York’s own Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who on Monday…
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Black Women Are an Integral Part of a New Era of TV, and It's Absolutely F*cking Necessary
Image Source: HBO It was during a five-hour-plus flight back home from a work trip that I came across The Incredible Jessica James on Netflix…
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Beto O’Rourke is being a hypocrite about the border wall
Donald Trump has a lot of things going for him, a sense of humor, a willingness to say whatever is on his mind, but his…
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With Amazon gone, everyone sees that Emperor Andrew has no clothes
Emperor Andrew has no clothes — and Amazon noticed. Or perhaps Jeff Bezos was channeling George Bernard Shaw — “I learned long ago never to…
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Behind Ted McCarrick’s fall: the wrong kind of ‘openness’
The Roman Catholic Church is sometimes viewed as an impenetrable fortress. To many liberals, that’s exactly the problem. The church, they think, needs to come…
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Opinion: Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin still fighting stereotypes about team on, off court
Mick Cronin knows college basketball is changing and he has to change with it. The Bearcats of 20 years ago wouldn’t win as much today.…
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Opinion: Anthony Davis said he loved New Orleans, but couldn’t wait to check out
Anthony Davis loves New Orleans. He loves the Pelicans fans. He considers his primary professional mission to be how to make the franchise successful. He…
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American stooges for Venezuela’s dictator
We are told that the Democratic Party’s rising young socialists are gentler than their name suggests — that they are more in the mold of…
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It’s time for a #MeToo moment in hip hop
In the weeks following the horrific revelations made in Lifetime’s bombshell six-part docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly,” the fallout has been immense. The 52-year-old R&B superstar,…
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Now that Trump has reopened government, will Democrats negotiate?
In agreeing to reopen the government for three weeks without funding for a border wall — previously his non-negotiable condition for ending the shutdown —…
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Opinion: Her legacy secure, Lindsey Vonn should focus on life after skiing
Lindsey Vonn’s legacy was secured long ago. No additional race, win or even record will change that. Vonn is considering retiring now, after failing to…
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Opinion: Mariano Rivera’s mo-mentous Hall of Fame election also honors Jackie Robinson
It was only fitting that closer Mariano Rivera, the last player to wear Jackie Robinson’s uniform number, became the first player to be unanimously elected into the Hall…
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Opinion: New England Patriots ‘underdog’ ploy tiresome but sends them back to Super Bowl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s so refreshing to see the underdogs finally catch a break. Dissed and dismissed by seemingly everyone, the New England Patriots proved…
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Why it’s much easier for men to get into the Ivy League than women
Bernice Sandler, “the godmother of Title IX” who passed away on Jan. 5 at age 90, had one big regret about the landmark law she…
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Opinion: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the best thing to happen to Kansas City Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It wasn’t that long ago the Kansas City Chiefs wondered if Patrick Mahomes were too good to be true. Four touchdowns in the…
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Why all Jews should skip the next Women’s March
The Women’s March made me uneasy from the start. First, I wondered where the Jewish leaders were. After all, Jewish women have historically played prominent…
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De Blasio loses twice to the little guys
Home-sharing and horse carriages: One industry is strictly new-economy; the other, as old as it gets. But they’re both showing you can beat City Hall.…
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Context is necessary for that ‘excessive force’ police video
We can’t say for sure whether the police officers in that Washington Heights video used excessive force. But it’s dead certain that the video doesn’t…
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Opinion: Face it, new Packers coach Matt LaFleur’s true test will be working with Aaron Rodgers
As the Green Bay Packers’ new head coach, Matt LaFleur has to lead an entire team and staff of coaches. But let’s face it, nothing…
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