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Fresh of capturing his first UEFA Champions League title of his career, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has further cemented his status as one of the game’s best managers. But according to one former player, it was a decision from Guardiola that brought him to tears that led to his eventual departure from the club.

Corey Dillon, the former Bengals running back, is infuriated with the selection process for the franchise’s ring of honor.
Dillon, who spent seven seasons of his decade-long NFL career, still sits as the franchise’s all-time leading rusher. However, the selection process for the prestigious honor consists of season-ticket holders and suite holders.
In an interview with The Athletic, Dillon did not hold back on his thoughts about the selection process, saying that it was “bulls—.

KOHLER, Wisc. — Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm react on the ninth green during practice rounds prior to the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 23, 2021. | Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Rahm and McIlroy, the two best European golfers on the planet, will play in the DP World Tour’s flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship.
Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm announced this week that they would again compete in the BMW Championship, the flagship event of the DP World Tour.

Young American star Sophia Smith looks ready to break out on the global stage, but many of the sport’s premier players don’t play for the USWNT.

Readily available and extremely valuable, baseball’s famously conceptual replacement players are real — and spectacularly difficult to evaluate.

Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Corey Dillon is not in the team’s recently created “Ring of Honor.” And Dillon is PISSED about that.
He did not hold back at all, lambasting the team and exclaiming that he belongs among the franchise’s greats.
Dillon spoke to The Athletic, and blasted the team over and over again. This is not unlike Dillon’ career in Cincinnati.
During a 2000 contract dispute, Dillon famously said, “I’ll be flipping burgers or something. I’ll sit. They can take their $1.3 million and they know what they can do with it.

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DeChambeau was trying to get a perspective into how a blind golfer plays the game he loves. Clearly, that point was missed by the golf publication.
Bryson DeChambeau is no stranger to getting picked on by the media and golf fans alike. The latest situation, though, will leave a bad taste in anyone’s mouth.
Golf.com’s Twitter account posted a photo of DeChambeau wearing some curious-looking glasses with “Presented without comment” as the caption.

As the 2023 NFL season slowly approaches, Deebo Samuel and the 49ers are set to open training camp in just a few weeks. Rookies will report on July 18 with veterans rolling into Santa Clara seven days later.
In the meantime, Samuel is doing freakish things to close out the offseason.
San Francisco’s 27-year-old ‘Wide Back,’ a term he coined himself, is coming off what he considered a down season. Samuel had more than 1,400 yards receiving and 350 yards rushing in 2021, but slowed to just 632 and 232 in 2022.

Welcome to The Weekly Takedown, Sports Illustrated’s in-depth look at MMA. Every week, this column offers insight and information on the most noteworthy stories in the fight world.
Alexandre Pantoja has already defeated Brandon Moreno. Can he do it again with the flyweight title on the line?
Moreno defends the belt against Pantoja in the co-main of UFC 290 this Saturday, seeking to avoid suffering the same indignity from their fight in 2018–and, additionally, from their bout two years prior on The Ultimate Fighter–when Pantoja had his hand raised.

WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are co-founding a new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league to give WNBA players an option to play domestically in the offseason, they told ESPN on Thursday.
The “Unrivaled” basketball league would run from January through March, and would feature 30 of the top women’s professional players on six teams. These teams would play 3-on-3 games and 1-on-1 at a soundstage in Miami, per ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.