The conventional wisdom in sports has been that championship teams need to be stacked with experienced veterans — those less likely to buckle under pressure or make uncharacteristic mistakes with the game on the line.
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Albert Pujols Passes Willie Mays in Home Runs, if Not Dominance
Relegated to a part-time role for a basement-dwelling team, Albert Pujols — the man they used to call The Machine — stepped to the plate in the fifth inning of Friday’s face-off between the Angels
Read moreVail Resorts says reservation system could be lifted if proven unnecessary
When is a season ski pass not exactly a season pass? It’s when a pandemic of historic proportions prompts a resort company to impose a reservations system restricting the number of people it will allow
Read moreKrause Group Buys Parma, Adding to American Influence in Italian Soccer
At the start of the summer, Kyle Krause still regarded the idea of owning an Italian soccer team as somewhere between an ambition and a pipe dream. It was the kind of thing, he said,
Read moreThe Spot: Is Romanoff feeling vindicated, and does Colorado have recall fatigue?
For people, policy and Colorado politics What’s The Spot? You’re reading an installment of our weekly politics newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered straight in your inbox. Jared Polis has gone out of
Read moreCycling: Roglic retains Tour de France lead, Kwiatkowski takes stage 18
LA ROCHE-SUR-FORON, FRANCE (AFP) – Primoz Roglic retained his lead on compatriot Tadej Pogacar atop the Tour de France standings after stage 18 as British outfit Ineos claimed a one-two finish on Thursday (Sept 17).
Read moreThe Van Gundy Brothers Walk, Talk and Bond in the N.B.A. Bubble
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — In the early morning hours, before the N.B.A.’s so-called bubble springs to life, Jeff and Stan Van Gundy meet in the lobby of their hotel and head outside for a
Read moreAthletics: Former Athletics chief Lamine Diack gets 2-year jail sentence for corruption
PARIS (Reuters) – The former head of world athletics’ governing body, Lamine Diack, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced to spend at least two years in
Read moreHFX Wanderers, Forge FC advance to CPL final as Cavalry FC knocked out of Island Games
The HFX Wanderers and Forge FC will lock horns on Saturday in the Canadian Premier League’s championship match. Mo Babouli’s highlight-reel goal lifted Forge FC to a 1-0 victory over Cavalry FC on Tuesday, eliminating
Read moreCOVID-19 forces Colorado backcountry huts to pause reservations
Big changes are coming to reservation procedures for three dozen Colorado backcountry huts this winter because of COVID-19 concerns. The process for new reservations has been frozen while previously confirmed reservations are being adjusted in
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