Brian Hamilton
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Senior enterprise writer for The Athletic. A lot of ins, a lot of outs, a lot of what-have-yous.
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"I tell people, my life's not real." To be an NFL long snapper is to have your worth measured by a half-dozen plays every week. It's also a shot at football nirvana. A story for
@theathletic.com
on the sport's last happy men, and what they're chasing.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
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The NFLâs most anonymous men are also the happiest: âMy lifeâs not realâ
'People think itâs impossible to get in (as a long snapper). Itâs damn near impossible to stay in.'
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6802946/2025/11/20/the-nfls-most-anonymous-men-are-also-the-happiest-my-lifes-not-real
4 months ago
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For generations, March Madness delivered on its name. Valpo. Fairleigh Dickinson. VCU. But now, in a landscape governed by money and movement, are Cinderella stories becoming harder to conjure?
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Cinderellas bring the magic to March Madness. But are they going the way of phone books?
Coaches and former players increasingly wonder whether the delicate alchemy that produced memorable runs for overlooked teams is vanishing.
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The New York Times
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From
@theathletic.com
: Duke, Michigan and Arizona have put up historically good numbers â meaning favorites could dominate the Final Four again this March Madness. Here are our expert's picks to win during the men's NCAA Tournament:
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The Athletic
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Welcome to The Athleticâs menâs NCAA Tournament big board, where you can find an in-depth breakdown of all 68 teams in the March Madness field. If youâre looking to research the teams before filling out your bracket, youâre in the right place. đ Free to read:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...
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The New York Times
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From
@theathletic.com
: Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA menâs basketball tournament. See whoâs in, whoâs out and the full bracket.
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Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida earn No. 1 seeds in menâs NCAA Tournament
Florida was the only mild question mark among the top seeds before the NCAA selection committee unveiled the bracket Sunday on CBS.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7120730/2026/03/15/ncaa-tournament-bracket-duke-michigan-arizona/?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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2 days ago
Let the Madness begin. Whoâs your Cinderella team for the 2026 menâs March Madness Tournament?
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5 days ago
The dynamic of college football has shifted so much just in the past five years with NIL and the transfer portal. As a result, coaching has become a top priority. Here's our top 25 power rankings for coaches â a snapshot of the coaching landscape today.
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The Basketball Gods apparently have a pretty ruthless sense of humor: Miami (Ohio) losing today might've cost Auburn an NCAA Tournament bid
5 days ago
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The Athletic
5 days ago
As March Madness tips off, Miami (Ohio) is already a college hoops Cinderella. A loss to UMass in a Mid-American Conference quarterfinal ended their undefeated run at 31 games. Now they must wait to see if an undefeated regular season trumps another MAC tourney letdown for a spot in the bracket.
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Mark Lazerus
10 days ago
Wrote a short piece about Troy Murray, for those who never had the incredible good fortune of knowing him:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...
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Blackhawks broadcaster Troy Murray leaves legacy of laughter, and an unfillable void
Murray continued to call games throughout his debilitating cancer treatment until last season, when it all became too much.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7097227/2026/03/07/blackhawks-broadcaster-troy-murray-dies
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The Athletic
12 days ago
NEWS: Providence intends to fire menâs basketball coach Kim English but will allow English to coach the remainder of the regular season and the Big East tournament, a source briefed on the decision confirmed to The Athletic.
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The New York Times
13 days ago
From
@theathletic.com
: Four players were suspended after an ugly brawl broke out during a womenâs basketball game between Coastal Carolina and South Alabama. The altercation left a referee lying on the floor with an apparent injury.
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Sun Belt suspends 4 players after brawl in Coastal Carolina, South Alabama basketball game
Coastal Carolina's Tracey Hueston is suspended for the rest of the season, while three South Alabama players got a one-game suspension.
https://nyti.ms/46BtLQ0
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The Athletic
13 days ago
A referee was knocked to the floor after trying to break up a scrum between Coastal Carolina and South Alabama women's basketball players. Eight players were ejected from the game.
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The New York Times
13 days ago
Lou Holtz, who coached six major colleges to bowl games and revived a floundering Notre Dame football program, taking the Irish to an unbeaten national championship season in 1988, has died. He was 89.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/s...
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The Athletic
13 days ago
For all that Holtz accomplished in his 34 seasons as a head coach, he will be remembered as the last person to lead Notre Dame to a national championship. Full story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
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Lou Holtz, ubiquitous college football coaching voice and Notre Dameâs last champion, dies at 89
For all Holtz accomplished in 34 seasons as a head coach, he will be remembered as the man who returned the Irish to college football glory.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6814719/2026/03/04/lou-holtz-death-obituary-coaching-career/
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The Athletic
13 days ago
BREAKING: Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz has died at the age of 89, his family announced in a statement.
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Prettaaaay, prettaaaay, pretttaaaaaaaay good
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The Athletic Welcomes New Colleagues | The New York Times Company
Weâre excited to announce the hiring of several Washington Post journalists as The Athletic expands its coverage of the Commanders, launches a new Nationals beat and adds to its growing roster ofâŚ
https://www.nytco.com/press/the-athletic-welcomes-new-colleagues/
20 days ago
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The New York Times
21 days ago
From
@theathletic.com
: Eileen Gu was the highest earner at the 2026 Winter Olympics. "The scientist, politician, skier, model, and student is like a magician, the audience dazzled by her mastery but somewhat irked by how she does it," our columnist writes.
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Zak Keefer
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What's it like when the President of the United States calls you a "loser" before you compete in your first Olympics? âProbably the hardest two weeks of my life," Hunter Hess says. Then he aced his run Friday and flashed an 'L' at the finish line:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
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Hunter Hess says last two weeks 'probably hardest' of his life after President Trump remarks
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7059744/2026/02/20/hunter-hess-president-trump-controversy/
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The New York Times
26 days ago
From
@theathletic.com
: The 2026 Milan Cortina Games should go down in history for one very specific reason: This one was for the moms. Gone are the days when women had to choose motherhood or a career in sports, and these Olympic moms proved it.
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Brendan Quinn
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a few weeks ago in Aspen, a convo with Olympic freeski halfpipe hopeful Svea Irving turned to her family. "Tell me about your mom, your dad ... Tell me about your grandparents ..." "Oh, my grandpa," Svea answered, "he's like, a kinda famous author." "Really? Who?"
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
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Whatâs it like to have two grandchildren in the Winter Olympics? Let John Irving tell you
Birk and Svea Irving, grandchildren of the great American author John Irving, are competing in Milan Cortina this week.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7053278/2026/02/18/john-birk-svea-irving-skiing-winter-olympics/
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Zak Keefer
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" I wanna go for it, because that's what I do." Chloe Kim had one run left, and a decision to make at the top of the hill: play it safe ... or drop the hammer. "Exciting but terrifying," her boyfriend, Myles Garrett, called it. Story from Livigno:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
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Chloe Kim went after history and missed. She remained proud, unapologetic to the end
For Chloe Kim, her Olympic silver medal in Milan Cortina was just as sweet as the two golds that preceded it.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7043205/2026/02/13/chloe-kim-2026-winter-olympics-silver/
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Ken Rosenthal
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Cubs camp is barely underway â and Alex Bregman is already making his new teammates better.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
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Cubs camp is barely underway â and Alex Bregman is already making his new teammates better
The 10-year veteran has already been sharing data with fellow Cubs â including some he gathered by playing against them in recent years.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7040605/2026/02/12/alex-bregman-chicago-cubs-spring-training/
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The Athletic
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The Athletic first reported the Steve Tisch-Jeffery Epstein connection last month. It continues its investigation into the New York Giantsâ co-owner, analyzing more emails from the Epstein files. đ:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
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BREAKING NEWS: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein connected New York Giants chairman and co-owner Steve Tisch with multiple women, according to newly released emails.
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The six teams I think are most likely to win the national title, plus other teams I wouldnât be shocked to see win it, wildcards and mid-majors who could win a game:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
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Menâs college basketball contender tiers: Title favorites, wild cards and mid-majors to watch
Thereâs more talent in college basketball this season than maybe any time this century. It should make for a fun March and April.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7004840/2026/01/30/college-basketball-title-contenders-ncaa-tournament/?source=emp_shared_article
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Lindsey Jacobellis, the most decorated snowboard cross rider in history, had to listen to allllll the noise over the years. She knows, as well as anyone, how the Olympics can frame an athlete's life. Now it's her turn to tell the Games' story.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
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Lindsey Jacobellis heard all the noise over five Olympics. Now itâs her turn to talk
An infamous crash in 2006 put Jacobellis under the microscope. In 2022, she got her gold. Now, she's ready for the next chapter.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7007426/2026/01/30/lindsey-jacobellis-olympics-nbc-broadcaster-snowboard-cross
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Dan Pompei
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Being an FBI agent wasnât a job to former Bear Charles Tillman as much as it was a vocation. He loved the people he worked with and found honor, integrity and nobility in their service. Then came that day last January. My story.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
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Bruce Feldman
about 2 months ago
Here's our story on Duke QB Darian Mensah--and Duke's leading receiver Cooper Barkate committing to Miami tonight after going to dinner at Prime 112 with a group that included Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James and star WR Malachi Toney.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
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QB Darian Mensah commits to Miami hours after reaching resolution with Duke over transfer
Mensah's pledge marks the third year in a row the Hurricanes have landed one of the top QBs in the country via the transfer portal.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7001586/2026/01/27/duke-darian-mensah-settlement-buyout-transfer/
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The Athletic
about 2 months ago
Thirty-five years later, Bob Knightâs âIâm fâ tired of losing to Purdueâ rant that was secretly recorded in the Indiana locker room still has life. The âlegendary pieceâ of the programâs history is also one of its great mysteries.
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The New York Times
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From
@theathletic.com
: Minnesotans hoped for a moment of normalcy at the Warriors-Timberwolves game, which had been postponed after federal agents killed Alex Pretti. But that simply wasn't possible. âNothing feels right. Our hearts arenât in it.â
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More Keaton Wagler goodness in this weekâs Top 25. How the Illini set up Wagler to go for 46, plus notes on other top freshman performances this weekend, the value of Michiganâs depth and SLU on its way toward statistical history:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
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Menâs college basketball Top 25: A historically great freshman class is only getting better
From Arizona to BYU to Illinois and many more, the Top 25 is full of teams led by star freshmen.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6998017/2026/01/26/men-college-basketball-top-25-arizona-byu-illinois-houston/?source=emp_shared_article
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The award for Best Timing: Feature goes to
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Illinoisâ Keaton Wagler was No. 261 in his class. Now he could be an NBA lottery pick
Wagler went mostly overlooked as a high school recruit, but is the leading scorer for a Final Four contender as a freshman.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6992977/2026/01/23/keaton-wagler-illinois-college-basketball
about 2 months ago
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Keaton Wagler went to my old high school and I thought he was gonna be special. But this fast? A possible one-and-done lottery pick? Not even he dreamed it. But his story is one other players should learn from.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
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He was the 261st-ranked player in his class. Now he could be an NBA lottery pick
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6992977/2026/01/23/keaton-wagler-illinois-college-basketball/?source=emp_shared_article
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The New York Times
2 months ago
Breaking News from
@theathletic.com
: Federal prosecutors charged 20 men in what they described as a conspiracy to manipulate college basketball games.
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Federal prosecutors charge 20 men with alleged conspiracy to manipulate college basketball games
The scheme, according to federal prosecutors, involved two men indicted this fall for their alleged role in an NBA gambling scheme.
https://nyti.ms/4sIjlaA
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The Athletic
2 months ago
When the regular season ended last week, the Giants officially embarked on their fifth head coaching search in the 10 years. Landing John Harbaugh is the biggest win for the franchise in a long time. đ:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
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2 months ago
When the Ravens fired John Harbaugh after 18 seasons, 12 playoff appearances and one championship, he instantly became the most qualified candidate in the market. His resume speaks for itself, but how much of Harbaugh's success with Baltimore is exportable?
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This weekâs Top 25 with Saint Louis, Clemson and Utah State making their debuts and both Vandy and Nebraska moving up:
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Menâs college basketball Top 25: Unbeaten Vanderbilt, Nebraska are bona fide top-10 teams
It's also time to consider mid-majors â and Utah State and Saint Louis join our ranking this week.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6962219/2026/01/12/mens-college-basketball-top-25-vanderbilt-nebraska-arizona/?source=emp_shared_article
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2 months ago
A year ago, Jamie Anderson was cozy on the couch, snuggled up with her toddler, far removed from pro snowboarding, and relatively at peace with her career being over. She had a second child in April. And now? Anderson is on the verge of her fourth Olympics. Badass âď¸
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
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Jamie Anderson had every reason to pass on these Olympics. She's going for it anyway
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6955439/2026/01/09/jamie-anderson-winter-olympics-snowboarding-team-usa/
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Fundraising a sneaky problem for Indiana moving forward, now that the heads of all students and alums have exploded
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Michigan breaking algorithms and debuting at No. 1 in a new stat, plus nuggets on Purdue, BYU, Nebraska, Alabama, SMU and Villanova in this weekâs Top 25:
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Menâs college basketball Top 25: Michiganâs dominance is breaking Vegas
Plus: How Purdue's Braden Smith makes passing magic and why SMU and Villanova are the newest teams in our ranking.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6940573/2026/01/05/college-basketball-top-25-mens-michigan-arizona-purdue/?source=emp_shared_article
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In this weekâs Top 25, Michigan, Arizona, Iowa State, Nebraska, BYU, Louisville, Arkansas and Kansas are featured:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
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Menâs college basketball Top 25: Whatâs fueling still-unbeaten Michigan, Arizona ⌠and Nebraska?
Not only are there still seven undefeated teams in college basketball, but most of them have already faced stiff competition.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6885106/2025/12/15/mens-college-basketball-top-25-michigan-arizona-iowa-state/?source=emp_shared_article
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The Athletic
3 months ago
In 2022, Fernando Mendoza was a two-star recruit from South Florida. He was ranked the No. 140 quarterback nationally by 247Sports. Now, the longest of long shots in Heisman history is part of the most exclusive club in college football.
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Why isnât Kentucky winning with a $22 million roster? Mark Pope built a team that doesnât fit him and a defense that is supposed to be elite hasnât played like it:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
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Kentucky reportedly spent $22 million on its basketball roster. Why isnât it working?
The Athletic spoke with coaches and watched UK's games to assess what Kentucky must do to salvage its still-young season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6882985/2025/12/12/kentucky-basketball-losing-analysis-mark-pope/?source=emp_shared_article
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3 months ago
Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is facing charges of third-degree home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering, according to police. The charges stem from an alleged incident on Wednesday involving a female Michigan football staffer.
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Sherrone Moore's exit opens up the top job at one of college footballâs most storied programs, and at an unusual point in the postseason calendar. Who could replace him at Michigan?
@brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social
's top candidates ⤾ď¸
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
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3 months ago
Former NBA player Jason Collins announced that he is undergoing treatment for Stage 4 glioblastoma, one of the most severe forms of brain cancer. âBecause my tumor is unresectable ... the average prognosis is only 11 to 14 months,â Collins said. đ:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
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Charley Hullâs Instagram tells a story. So does that viral photo of her smoking at the U.S. Open. This summer, I spent time with Hull at her home in England, and it revealed a different picture of the golfer â a much deeper one.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
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Charley Hullâs Instagram tells a story. A trip to her English home told the real one
âPeople think Iâm a party girl," Charley Hull admits, but her actual home life is nothing like that.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6879101/2025/12/11/womens-golf-charley-hull-family-lpga/
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3 months ago
LATEST: Sherrone Moore, who was fired by Michigan for having an âinappropriate relationship with a staff member,â remains in custody at Washtenaw County Jail today after being detained by police on Wednesday. More details ⤾ď¸
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
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3 months ago
Michigan coaching candidates: Five names to watch, from Kalen DeBoer to Jedd Fisch. This is what weâre hearing on the Wolverines coaching search:
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Michigan coaching candidates: Five names to watch, from Kalen DeBoer to Jedd Fisch
Many coaching candidates youâd think the Wolverines might consider are off the market at this point in December. Who might they pursue?
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6880472/2025/12/11/michigan-coaching-candidates-kalen-deboer-jedd-fisch/
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