MLB experienced both celebratory and tragic goodbyes this week with the retirement of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully and the death of pitcher José Fernández. Plus, a review of Major League Baseball’s have notsOn Friday night in Los Angeles, I sat next to my father inside Dodger Stadium. My dad, Mike Lengel, is a 75-year-old lifelong fan of the Dodgers, who grew up in New York city watching Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider and the team of his childhood play in Brooklyn: until that night, he had never been been to LA or visited Dodger Stadium, where the team landed after leaving in 1957. Related: José Fernández: a smiling star whose death leaves baseball bereft Continue reading...
Before the first Ryder Cup since the Brexit vote, the Guardian’s European correspondents assess the public mood in their countries, and how much people really care about the competitionRyder Cup competitor: Henrik Stenson Related: Ryder Cup 2016: Europe’s togetherness is more organic, claims Rory McIlroy Related: Davis Love III: If USA keep losing, people are going to quit watching the Ryder Cup Continue reading...
As the UFC prepares to makes its entrance in New York, it is becoming increasingly clear that the Irishman is driving the UFC’s money machineConor McGregor sat on a stage below Madison Square Garden on Tuesday evening, clutching a title belt that should no longer be his and vowing to snatch another fighter’s from the table before him. And is there any doubt who holds the power in the UFC these days?On 12 November, the UFC will finally stage an event in New York. As the organization’s president, Dana White, waved his hand around two rows of fighters he handpicked for the card – his biggest ever – there was only one who mattered. McGregor sat in the front, just...
Miami Marlins pitcher died in early hours of Sunday morning
Marcell Ozuna says he tried to stop Fernández from going on trip
Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández was a patron at a Miami River bar and restaurant the same night he and two friends were killed in a boat crash, a spokeswoman for the establishment confirmed Tuesday.A friend of one of the victims said he warned him against the post-midnight trip, and Marlins center fielder Marcell Ozuna said he and at least two other team-mates turned down invitations to go and tried to discourage Fernández from going out. Related: José Fernández: bag of baseballs signed by player washed ashore in Miami Continue reading...
In When Nobody Was Watching, the World Cup winner paints a portrait of a player who has given perhaps too much in the pursuit of successWhen the US women’s soccer team rose to fame in the late 1990s, they projected an image that was a well-polished composite of fun, friendship and teamwork in the pursuit of excellence.Two new memoirs, Carli Lloyd’s When Nobody Was Watching and Abby Wambach’s Forward, shatter that perception. But they do so in a way that should open a more realistic discussion on what we expect from athletes, especially but not limited to female athletes, and what they should expect from themselves. Related: Megan Rapinoe kneels again as US Soccer says: we expect players to stand...