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‘Woke joke’: WNBA team sparks outrage with ‘disgusting’ she/they mascothttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/woke-joke-wnba-team-sparks-005605556.htmlOne of the WNBA’s new expansion franchises, the Toronto Tempo, played host to the Indiana Fever for the first time in franchise history on Tuesday. Due to the massive draw that is Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark, the game was moved from Toronto’s normal arena of Coca-Coal Coliseum at Exhibition Place, to the larger-capacity Scotiabank…
Aug 19, 2026 12:56 AM
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Prep golf: Crusaders focused on continued improvementhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/prep-golf-crusaders-focused-continued-003400900.htmlThere were plenty of positive layers to Greater Beckley Christian’s golf season in 2025. It was about perseverance. It was about history. It was about building. It was about winning. The Crusaders won their first regional championship and played in the state tournament for the first time since 2002, creating memories they’ll always carry. “It had been 23 years since Greater Beckley had done ...
Aug 19, 2026 12:34 AM
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John Irvin, Director of ‘Hamburger Hill,’ ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,’ Dies at 86https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-irvin-dead-hamburger-hill-1236837824/John Irvin, the British director of “Hamburger Hill,” the “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” miniseries and 1981’s “Ghost Story,” died Aug. 11. He was 86.  His producers confirmed he died at the home of his sister-in-law in the U.K.  The award-winning director’s career spanned several decades, each punctuated by a different focus. By the end of […]
Aug 19, 2026 12:28 AM
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Former UNC coaching legend led Michael Malone to Chapel Hillhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-unc-coaching-legend-led-233028613.htmlRoy Williams is arguably the greatest coach in UNC basketball history. Michael Malone has big shoes to fill in his first year leading North Carolina.
Aug 18, 2026 11:30 PM
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From 1981: Yankees pitcher Tommy Johnhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/from-1981-yankees-pitcher-tommy-john/Pitcher Tommy John, who in the 1970s underwent an innovative procedure on his injured pitching arm that would become famous as "Tommy John surgery," died on Aug. 15, 2026 at age 83. In this "Sunday Morning" story that aired Aug. 16, 1981, John talked with correspondent Heywood Hale Broun about his comeback after surgery, and about baseball's other comeback – returning to the field following the ma...
Aug 18, 2026 10:17 PM
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No change in Glasgow's ambitions despite departureshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/no-change-glasgows-ambitions-despite-220547915.htmlGlasgow Warriors expect to be challenging for silverware on two fronts again next season despite another summer of high-profile departures, according to assistant coach Scott Forrest. Huw Jones, Jack Dempsey and Adam Hastings are among a host of big-name players to have left the club after last season. It was a similar story last summer when Tom Jordan, Sebastian Cancelliere and Henco Venter lef...
Aug 18, 2026 10:05 PM
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Suspect Charged After Greg Biffle’s NASCAR Rings Surface in Georgiahttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/suspect-charged-greg-biffle-nascar-194652432.htmlSome stolen property is built to disappear. Cash changes hands, bags get dumped, and a common handgun can move through an illegal market with depressing efficiency. A NASCAR championship ring is different. It carries a name, a season and a story that cannot be scrubbed off with a polishing cloth. That distinction now matters in the burglary investigation at the late Greg Biffle’s North Carolina ho...
Aug 18, 2026 7:46 PM
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How the ‘Hacks’ Production Team Created a ’70s Sitcom Set and Overcame Las Vegas-Sized Challengeshttps://variety.com/2026/artisans/awards/hacks-70s-sitcom-set-las-vegas-blackout-1236837382/In the “Hacks” universe, “Who’s Making Dinner?” is a fictional sitcom celebrating its 50th anniversary at PaleyFest with a screening and party. The story goes that the sitcom was created in the 1970s by Deborah (Jean Smart) alongside her late husband, Frank. However, Frank conned her out of a creator credit, leaving himself with sole […]
Aug 18, 2026 7:24 PM