NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Playing second base, hitting left, throwing right – that’s just what people named Chase Utley do. It is not uncommon for parents to name their children or pets after an athlete, but it is extremely rare to have the exact same first and last name as a professional […]
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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Tiger Woods was the talk of the town in more ways than one during the PGA Tour’s Texas Children’s Houston Open on Saturday. Woods’ car accident and subsequent arrest on a DUI charge occurred during the second round of the tournament. He was not injured in the Florida
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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Heavyweight Tyrell Fortune rose through the professional MMA ranks about a decade ago. It took until Saturday for him to secure his first UFC win, though it didn’t come without drama. Fourteen years after being declared dead during a weight cut, Fortune is now also adding a UFC
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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! US Olympic runner Nikki Hiltz, who identifies as transgender non-binary, responded Friday to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) policy of excluding men from women’s competitions. The IOC announced its new policy on Thursday. The organization said it will use genetic tests to verify the biological sex of competitors
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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! The Arizona Wildcats snapped their Final Four drought Saturday night with an Elite Eight win over Purdue in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats had gone 25 years without being in the Final Four. The last time the Wildcats made it that far was in 2001, when
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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! IndyCar star Will Power was involved in a scary crash during Saturday afternoon’s qualifying ahead of the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix in Birmingham. Power was entering a corner at Barber Motorsports Park when his wheels locked up. He couldn’t make the tight left turn he needed.
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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! For the first time in more than two decades, the Illinois men’s basketball team will still be dancing when the Final Four tips off. Iowa’s underdog run in the NCAA Tournament ended Saturday with a 71-59 loss to a dominant Illinois team. Before Illinois could cut down the
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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Outspoken ESPN star Stephen A. Smith took a clear stand in the ongoing debate over the participation of transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports. “Biological men shouldn’t be competing against biological girls in sports, period,” Smith said during an appearance on “Real Time with Bill Maher” after
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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino had some advice for the NCAA after the Red Storm’s heartbreaking loss to Duke in the Sweet 16 on Friday night: let the losers go first. Pitino opened his press conference with a point of order after he said his team was
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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! UConn basketball head coach Geno Auriemma set the NCAA in motion. The 72-year-old coach took issue with the NCAA for not consulting with players or coaches before making changes to the tournament’s format. The NCAA switched from a four-site regional to a two-site regional in 2023, which Auriemma
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