🏈 NFL
Joe Flacco returning to Bengals on 1-year deal: Source
HomecomingJoe Flacco, 41, returns to Bengals on 1-year deal after strong mid-season impact
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Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David announces retirement after 14 seasons
MilestoneLavonte David retires after 14 seasons, entire career with Buccaneers and Super Bowl LV champion
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Seahawks' Smith-Njigba signs record $42m-a-year contract
Record chaseSmith-Njigba signs NFL record $42m/year deal with Seahawks
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🏒 NHL
Kraken sport custom T-shirts for Larsson’s 1,000th NHL game
MilestoneAdam Larsson reaches 1,000th NHL game, celebrated by Kraken with custom shirts
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Frondell makes NHL debut with Blackhawks against Islanders
DebutNo. 3 pick Anton Frondell makes NHL debut with Blackhawks, lined with Bedard
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Inside Nikita Kucherov's MVP-caliber, historic season for the Lightning: 'Nobody'splaying better'Kucherov is scoring at a historic pace and leading the Lightning to another year of contention. Will it lead to a Hart Trophy?Joe Smith4
Record chaseKucherov on historic Hart Trophy pace with 119 points, leading injury-plagued Lightning
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Mika Zibanejad and the lasting moments of a 1,000-gameNHL journeyPeter Baugh34
MilestoneMika Zibanejad reaches 1,000 NHL games, reflecting on his journey from Stockholm to Rangers stardom.
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Ovechkin joins Gretzky as only players with 1,000 regular-season, playoff goals
Record chaseOvechkin joins Gretzky as only players with 1,000 regular-season, playoff goals
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Leafs' Anthony Stolarz released from hospital after taking puck to throat during warmups
Human interestLeafs goalie Stolarz released from hospital after puck to throat during warmups
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Pierce, NHL.com Wild writer, Twin Cities fixture, mourned by hockey world
Human interestNHL.com writer Jessi Pierce, 37, and her three children killed in house fire
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Wild celebrates Spurgeon’s 1,000th NHL game with special pregame ceremony
MilestoneWild captain Jared Spurgeon honored with pregame ceremony for reaching 1,000 NHL games
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⚾ MLB
NL Central preview, you're up. Plus: How piano savedScherzer’s careerWelcome to The Windup, The Athletic's MLB newsletter.Ken Rosenthal and The Athletic MLB Staff8
Human interestPiano helped save Max Scherzer's career in MLB comeback story
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⚽ Soccer
Paul Clement idolised Dave, his England footballer father. Then, aged 10, hisworld changed
Human interestPaul Clement reflects on his England footballer father Dave, who died when Paul was 10.
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White receives England call-up for first time since 2022World Cup
HomecomingBen White recalled to England squad after 2+ year absence from national team.
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Jude Bellingham set for Madrid derby return, Kylian Mbappe '100 percent' fitAlvaro Arbeloa confirmed Bellingham's return after seven weeks out with a hamstring injury.Mario Cortegana3
HomecomingBellingham returns from 7-week injury layoff for Madrid derby clash
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Wojciech Szczesny was an emergency signing at Barcelona. Now, he's acult heroThe 35-year-old former Arsenal and Juventus goalkeeper came out of retirement to join Barca in October 2024Pol Ballús24
HomecomingSzczesny, 35, emerges as Barcelona cult hero after emergency retirement comeback
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Breaking down Lionel Messi's 900career goalsAs soccer's greatest-ever player has hit another milestone, Will Jeanes crunches his astonishing numbersWill Jeanes31
MilestoneMessi reaches 900 career goals, cementing his status as soccer's greatest player ever
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Serie A Briefing: In a weekend of late goals, Romelu Lukaku's was themost poignantAnother dramatic round of action saw Roma squander a chance to distance Juventus in the race for a top-four finishJames Horncastle8
Human interestLukaku scores emotional comeback goal for Napoli after hip injury, emotional tribute to late father
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Carney Chukwuemeka receives first Austria call up after switching allegiancefrom EnglandFor Austria coach Ralf Rangnick, Chukwuemeka's call up is the culmination of a two-year pursuit.Sebastian Stafford-Bloor61
DebutChukwuemeka switches to Austria after two-year pursuit by Rangnick
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Jason Steele on first England call-up: 'It has come a little later than I wouldhave wanted!'
DebutJason Steele earns first England call-up at 35, saying it came 'a little later than I would have wanted'
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Ex-France and West Ham midfielder Payet retires
Human interestDimitri Payet retires at 38 after 20-year career, Euro 2016 finalist
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