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In yet another sign that political activism has become a permanent part of the sports landscape, the WNBA’s New York Liberty and Seattle Storm left the court on Saturday during the national anthem of the league’s opening game. Both teams maintained a 26-second moment of silence for Breonna Taylor, the …

Update: In his first at-bat on Saturday, Didi Gregorius hit another bomb, traveling 417 feet to the second deck in right field. It came on a 0-2 pitch, just after analyst John Kruk had commented on Gregorius’ effortless swing power. I DID! Gregorius homered on the second floor to make …

The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Donald Trump has called the coronavirus a “slump” and “buffer” in his poll numbers, less than a week after the United States reached the grim milestone of 140,000 deaths. “We …

The calm before the storm before the game at Mountaineer Field The Big 12 Conference is still waiting for me to play a full season of soccer this fall, but every day, as some dominoes drop, that hope seems less and less likely. Although Big Ten and Pac-12 have already …

We told them that the 2020 Major League Baseball season would be unlike any we’ve seen before. On Friday night, we saw one of the main reasons why. Extra inning games as we’ve always known them won’t exist during the regular 60-game season. They have been overridden with a new …