10 reasons Yuki Kawauchi, Boston marathon winner, should be your favourite runner

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Rugby-obsessed Tonga shaken by apparent ban to keep girls from playing the sport

Upon hearing the words “Tonga” and “athlete,” the first thing that most likely comes to mind is an image of Olympian Pita Nikolas Taufatofua in all his oily, muscular glory. Taufatofua competed in taekwondo.

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What Does It Take to Build a $1.13 Billion Super Bowl Stadium? > ENGINEERING.com

It’s 10 degrees above zero in Minnesota, but the fans and players at Super Bowl LII this Sunday won’t have to worry about it: a closed roof overhead at U.S. Bank Stadium will be keeping everyone cozy.

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Y.A. Tittle, Quarterback Who Led Giants to 3 Title Games, Dies at 90

Y. A. Tittle, the Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Giants to three consecutive National Football League championship games in the early 1960s after the San Francisco 49ers had discarded him as too old and too slow, died on Sunday night in Stanford, Calif. He was 90.

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Blind Football Player Snaps for Extra Point in a U.S.C. Win

The long-snapper, Jake Olson, lost his eyesight when he was 12. He has been a lifelong fan of U.S.C.’s football team and was eager to take the field at the Coliseum after two years of high school football and two years of practicing alongside his college teammates. After U.S.C.

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As Colin Kaepernick’s Gesture Spreads, a Spirit Long Dormant Is Revived

Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who touched off a national debate when he chose not to stand during the playing of the national anthem before games, has emboldened a handful of other players to follow suit.

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How Tiny, Quirky Iceland Won Over Soccer Fans Worldwide

ANNECY-LE-VIEUX, France — The list of endearing quirks connected to the Iceland men’s soccer team is maddeningly, frustratingly, delightfully long.

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United States Advances to Copa América Semifinals

SEATTLE — The first time the United States men’s national soccer team played in the Copa América was in 1993 in Ecuador. In its second game of that tournament, the hosts soundly defeated a United States team that was still largely composed of former college players.

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Meet the triplets set to make history in the Olympic marathon

Countries are allowed to send up to three athletes of each gender to race in the Olympic marathon, which works out very nicely for the Luik sisters. The trio of Estonian runners are set to become the first set of triplets to compete in the same event at the Games.

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Nike Unveils Self-Lacing Sneaker

Nike finally fulfilled its longstanding promise to create self-tying shoes, unveiling the futuristic sneaker on Wednesday at a media event in New York. The brand's first-ever self-tying sneaker features a sensor inside the shoe and two buttons on the aside that adjust the fit.

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Something Is Missing in Hazing Stories: Adults

BERWYN, Pa. — On my way to Conestoga High School last week to learn about accusations of brutal hazing by the football team, I felt as if I’d been to this place before. I hadn’t been to Chester County. That’s where Thomas P.

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Brandi Chastain to Donate Her Brain for C.T.E. Research

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The retired soccer player Brandi Chastain remains best known for scoring the winning shootout goal in the 1999 World Cup final against China and for the jersey-shedding celebration that followed.

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N.F.L. Great Ken Stabler Had Brain Disease C.T.E.

Shortly before he died last July, the former N.F.L. quarterback Ken Stabler was rushed away by doctors, desperate to save him, in a Mississippi hospital. His longtime partner followed the scrum to the elevator, holding his hand. She told him that she loved him. Stabler said that he loved her, too.

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Four Oklahoma High School Wrestlers Charged With Rape of Teammates

Four high school wrestlers in Oklahoma were charged Monday with raping two other wrestlers — including a 12-year-old boy — on a school bus after a tournament last month.

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C.T.E. Is Found in an Ex-Giant Who Died at 27

When the former Giants safety Tyler Sash was found dead at age 27 of an accidental overdose of pain medications at his Iowa home on Sept. 8, his grieving family remained consumed by a host of unanswered questions about the final, perplexing years of Sash’s life.

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Nike's Black History Month Collection Is Exactly What We Needed To See

Nike's Black History Month shoe collection isn't new: The brand has been unleashing a special lineup of sneaks around the month of February since 2005. But it's never looked as strong -- or as bold, vibrant and fierce -- as it does in 2016.

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For Loretta Lynch, a stunning debut on the world stage

For almost six months, Loretta Lynch was known mostly as the woman who couldn’t get an up-or-down vote on her nomination as attorney general.

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Gen Con Threatens To Take Popular Convention, And Millions, Out Of Indiana Over Religious Freedom Bill

Organizers of Gen Con, said to be the largest gaming convention in the U.S., have threatened to take their event -- and potentially millions of dollars -- out of Indiana if Governor Mike Pence (R) signs a controversial religious freedom bill into law.



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John Urschel, Ravens Offensive Lineman, Publishes Math Paper

John Urschel is an offensive lineman for the NFL Baltimore Ravens whose Twitter handle is @MathMeetsFball. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in math, both with a 4.0 grade-point average. And this week he tweeted:



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One of the Baltimore Ravens Just Published an Insanely Complex Study in a Math Journal

John Urschel, an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, recently co-authored a paper in the Journal of Computational Mathematics.



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