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First LookPhil Mickelson becomes oldest golfer to win a major championship“This is just an incredible feeling because I believed it was possible,” said Phil Mickelson after winning the PGA Championship – his sixth major.
Winning, Canada-style: Bianca Andreescu inspires at US OpenBianca Andreescu has sealed her place in Canada’s consciousness – she has Canadians enthralled, and perhaps seeing a bit of themselves in her.
First LookBroomsticks at the ready: Quidditch and other kids' games go proGames popularized in parks, schoolyards, and novels – including dodgeball, foosball, Quidditch, and kickball – all now have international professional sports leagues.
ClassPass, MoviePass – now Ballpark PassVarious Major League Baseball teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Miami Marlins, have been experimenting with Ballpark Pass, a subscription model that allows fans to attend all regular home games for a monthly fee.
First LookBasketball commission recommends career advisers for high schoolersThe Commission on College Basketball, headed by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, recommends taking a page from high school and college baseball by allowing young players to meet with advisers when deciding when and how to go professional.
First LookWomen's sports leagues unite in SheIS initiativeWomen's sports leagues are banding together for the first time to tackle the pay gap between men and women in sports and help each other increase resources, viewership, and attendance.
First LookFormer NFL player Chris Borland helps athletes and veterans adjust to retirementThe former 49er walked away from a promising football career after one year because of concerns over head injuries. Now he helps military veterans and other football players deal with the challenges they share reintegrating into society.
First LookNepalese woman prepares for 9th Everest summitAs a young girl, Lhakpa Sherpa would bring gear to Everest base camps, despite women being discouraged from climbing. 'I wanted to show that a woman can do men's jobs.... I climb for all women,' she says.
First LookUMBC is out of March Madness, but not before winning hearts and a place in historyUMBC became a household acronym after its win over the University of Virginia last Friday in the biggest upset in college basketball history. 'I think we give hope to ... people that feel like they are underdogs in their life,' senior guard K.J. Maura said.
The Explainer'Chief Wahoo' out: the mascot debateThe Cleveland Indians will no longer display 'Chief Wahoo' on team uniforms or in their home stadium starting in 2019. But fans will still be allowed to buy and wear the logo, stirring a long-simmering debate over the use of Native American sports mascots.
First LookVeterans find community, healing through outdoor sportsThe Front Country Foundation organizes skiing and surfing trips for veterans struggling to reintegrate into civilian society. Through the excursions, the foundation aims to cultivate a sense of closeness and solidarity between those who've experienced trauma.
First LookCollege gymnastics meet offers hope, support in wake of Nassar abuseTwo college coaches decided they wanted to send a national message: Their sport is not defined by the misdeeds of one man but by the strength of athletes who refuse to be defined by the abuses they suffered.
First LookUp close and personal: NFL players and racial profilingFor decades, professional black athletes have used their public platform to voice issues of social injustice. NFL players kneeling during the national anthem is the latest iteration of this kind of protest. An AP survey reveals many players have experienced racial profiling firsthand.
First LookCleveland Indians to remove Chief Wahoo logo from uniformsAfter years of protests denouncing the caricature as racist and under pressure from the baseball commissioner, the Cleveland Indians will no longer sport the logo starting with the 2019 season.
The story behind the 2018 Winter Olympics emblemEvery two years, as millions of viewers worldwide tune into the Olympics, there is one image that they see over and again: the Olympics emblem designed especially for those Games. How can a single image encapsulate so huge an event?
First LookHouston Strong: Astros take World Series title for the first timeThe Houston Astros won the last game of the World Series 5-1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers to become World Champions for the first time since the franchise was created in 1962.
First LookSyrian soccer team gives a war-torn country something to cheer forSyria's national soccer team prepares for a round of playoff games determining who will participate in the World Cup, which would be a first for the country.
First LookNCAA prohibits collision-heavy, two-a-day football practices, impelling coaches to adaptThe NCAA approved a new rule restricting teams to one practice with full contact per day, following a trend already present in most college football programs.
First LookUS soccer remembers Tony DiCicco, one of its most influential coachesThe women's US soccer coach led the team to gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games and then the '99 World Cup crown, igniting a passion for US soccer and women's sports never seen before.
Samantha Ponder to host 'Sunday NFL Countdown,' despite backlash from internet trollsESPN has announced that Ponder will become the new host of their football program. Ponder says her career progress in a field notoriously hostile to women has been the result of co-workers who saw her as an equal.
