Danielle Collins on tennis retirement reversal and life with endometriosis: ‘I’ve settled into my skin’

Danielle Collins on tennis retirement reversal and life with endometriosis: ‘I’ve settled into my skin’

The Billie Jean King Cup was supposed to be a retirement party for Danielle Collins — her last event before saying goodbye to tennis and hopefully starting a family. Instead she arrives in Malaga to represent the United States having decided to prolong her career. Collins deals with endometriosis, a condition in which cells similar … Read more

As public criticism of college football refs heats up, it’s on the people in charge to stay cool

As public criticism of college football refs heats up, it’s on the people in charge to stay cool

Utah athletic director Mark Harlan should know better. Just last year, he was a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee that was besieged by threats so ugly and violent they required law enforcement attention after Florida State was left out of the four-team CFP field. But on Saturday night, after a late defensive … Read more

Barca’s new Nike deal explained: Is it really worth €1.7billion? And is it bigger than Real Madrid’s?

Barca’s new Nike deal explained: Is it really worth €1.7billion? And is it bigger than Real Madrid’s?

Barcelona announced last weekend a new multi-year partnership with kit supplier Nike, extending and updating a deal which had been set to end in 2028. In recent months Barca president Joan Laporta has regularly boasted that he would secure a deal which would be “the biggest in all of world football”, and the extended contract … Read more