Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's background as a high school football coach is one of the ways Democrats are leaning into the sport this fall. With the NFL season officially kicking off tonight, Democrats ...

ATLANTA — Sam Pittman's new hip got its first big test when he really leaned into making sure his point was heard and understood clearly, even by politicians and money men casually listening at home.

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The Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in a season-opening game Monday night, another chapter in the cities’ rivalry. But off the gridiron, the teams’ owners have been butting ...

As Fifa put in final preparations for the big show to try and dazzle America, something is increasingly being said behind closed doors. Figures within the federation openly talk about how the new Club ...

The wild card in the proposed NFL-ESPN deal is Donald Trump. The blockbuster agreement, which would give the league a multi-billion-dollar equity stake in the Disney-owned company, could be delayed or ...

The uplifting pageantry of the Democratic National Convention is over, leaving a national hangover of possibility. Judging from mainstream media headlines, a sense of relief is spreading, the page is ...

Not even the grandest of American sports spectacles is immune to the nation's deep political divisions. Patriots fans have spent nearly two full seasons being reminded of the close friendship between ...

As the stock market staggers in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals, and Eliot Spitzer’s politically motivated assault on Merrill Lynch, the ...

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