Former Australian rules football player Heather Anderson was diagnosed with traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), making her the first known professional female athlete to be diagnosed with the brain disease, researchers said in a paper published Tuesday.
Anderson died by suicide in November. She was 28. Her family donated her brain to the Australian Sports Brain Bank (ASBB) where researchers discovered lesions consistent with low-stage CTE.
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James Harden led the NBA in assists and was one of three players to average 20 with 10 dimes. But his market is not developing.
One of ESPN’s most accomplished college football reporters is bidding the network farewell.
Longtime sportswriter Gene Wojciechowski has exited ESPN, he announced in a tweet Monday afternoon. The move comes amid a round of layoffs that impacted ESPN’s personnel in front of and behind the camera.
“June 30 was my last day at ESPN,” Wojciechowski wrote. “I’m indebted to every editor, producer, director, crew member, researcher, and colleague during that 25 1/2-year run. Grateful to all those who let us parachute into their lives and trust us with their stories.
The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Contest has become a culinary coronation for Chestnut. He is going for his 16th Mustard Belt on Tuesday (noon ET on ESPN2), and his eating excellence has made for a staggering number of wins and calories.
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Previewing the British Grand Prix, Wolff predicts an immediate bounceback for Mercedes
It was not the best of weekends for Mercedes in the Styrian Hills.
The team managed just a single point in the F1 Sprint race, and fared little better in the Austrian Grand Prix, with George Russell finishing seventh and Lewis Hamilton behind him in eighth. But as the team looks ahead to their home race, Team Principal Toto Wolff believes they can bounce back “immediately.”
“We’re pleased to get back racing after a bruising weekend in Austria.
As is often the case during big-time football games at State Farm Stadium, a slippery field took center stage during Super Bowl LVII between the Chiefs and Eagles.
Kansas City and Philadelphia’s players found getting traction on the Glendale, Ariz. field’s indoor natural grass difficult, as did Michigan and TCU in the Fiesta Bowl six weeks prior. The NFL, however, has appeared to deny its role in creating a subpar environment in its championship game.
“The NFL has an unofficial excuse for the situation, one that has been communicated when owners ask about it.
While it has been widely reported that Damian Lillard wants to join Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo on the Heat, the current state of that potential deal remains one big question mark. Any possible deal Miami could offer the Trail Blazers for their star is unlikely to move the needle with a third or even fourth team getting involved.
The waiting game for something to come together could take longer than Lillard hopes, but The Ringer’s Bill Simmons offered a candid outlook on a more realistic trade that gives him an immediate chance to win a title.
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F1 heads right back to the track for this week’s British Grand Prix, and here is what to watch
July is a busy month on the Formula 1 calendar. With four grands prix in five weekends, there is no rest for the weary.
Some teams, like Mercedes for example, might welcome the quick turnaround. Following a “bruising” weekend at Red Bull Ring, the chance to get back on the track — and at home no less — is probably an inviting silver lining.
With a couple of the biggest shoes yet to drop—specifically, a trade for Portland superstar Damian Lillard and presumably one for future Hall of Famer James Harden as well—we’re still waiting to see how things ultimately change and shake out in the NBA landscape this offseason.
Still, it’s not too early to take a look at a handful of the most underrated pickups throughout the league to this point. We’ll start with the moves in the East today, before offering a look at some of the best under-the-radar acquisitions in the West later in the week.
This column originally ran on June 17, 2023. OutKick is re-running as part of our July 4 Best-Of.
ESPN and Disney discriminated against Sage Steele.
The corporation admitted so in offering her $501,000 to settle her lawsuit against the company for violating her First Amendment and Connecticut free-speech rights.
Front Office Sports reported the figure on Monday in an obvious leak from Disney to frame Steele as a greedy wicked witch.