PHOTO USA Today Sports Images Try as we might, it’s easy to overreact to the disjointed second half turned in by Team USA in a narrow win over Australia in Abu Dhabi. Energy in spurts, effectiveness largely in isolation, and soft interior defense contributed to the white-knuckle finish in the exhibition game that left head…
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Nearly 1.5 million teenage girls in some of the world’s poorest countries will miss the chance to be protected from cervical cancer because the drugmaker Merck has said it will not be able to deliver millions of promised doses of the HPV vaccine this year. Merck has notified Gavi, the international organization that helps low-…
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans ruining basketball with their sweet outside strokes is all hot air? I’ll give you one: Josh Giddey. Now that his legal woes appear to be in the rearview mirror, the whispers about his liabilities in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 5-out offense are crescendoing for the…
Josh McCown might wind up being an offensive guru. Josh McCown could be a Super Bowl-winning head coach one day. Over the last few years, Josh McCown has been a highly sought-after candidate in NFL coaching circles. The only thing is, Josh McCown’s coaching resume is skimpier than the meat that new employees put on…
It’s time for the NFL to take a stand against gun violence after a week when this year’s Super Bowl was bookended by two shootings. The second shooting happened on Wednesday at the end of the Chiefs Super Bowl parade in Kansas City. Some schools had closed so that students could attend the victory celebration,…
If there is one aspect of sports which the NFL should have an unquestioned expertise, it should be in the maintenance of its playing surfaces. If the NBA and NHL can share stadiums and puzzle piece courts together over ice, then the NFL should be able to have the grass in pristine condition at the…
There is a problem with the recently approved Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm. It can remove some of the amyloid that forms brain plaques that are hallmarks of the disease. But most of the drug is wasted because it hits an obstacle, the blood-brain barrier, that protects the brain from toxins and infections but also prevents many…
