Becky Sullivan
Stories
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Sports
Rookie quarterbacks are making a splash in the NFL
Football is underway and already fans are being treated to some great games courtesy of some unexpected players: rookie quarterbacks. It's not often so many rookie QBs make such an immediate impact.
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Remembering NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, dead at 58 from brain tumor
NBA Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo came from Kinshasa intending to become a doctor. Instead, he became one of basketball's most colorful characters famous for wagging his finger at opponents.
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The White Sox bring a dreadful season to a close
No team in baseball's modern history has lost more game than this year's Chicago White Sox. On Thursday, thousands of fans came out to bid the dreadful season goodbye.
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National
As the White Sox narrowly avoid loss #121, fans bid farewell to a season to forget
The Chicago White Sox have 120 losses, tied for the most in a season — one more L, and the record would be theirs. Fans at the final home game said they wouldn't mind seeing history made.
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Baseball's MVP races are putting the definition of "valuable" to the test
Both of baseball's MVP races pit offensive powerhouses on top teams against all-arounders on plucky wild card contenders. Statistics show the races are essentially a tie, so voters this year must decide what exactly "valuable" means.
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National
Retired NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson's disease
Favre, 54, revealed the diagnosis while testifying before a U.S. House committee about his role in a controversy over millions of dollars of misspent welfare funds in his home state of Mississippi.
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National
A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find
The degenerative brain disease can only be diagnosed after death. But hundreds of retired players reported symptoms linked to CTE, like depression, mood swings and suicidal thoughts.
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Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa's latest concussion sparks calls to retire
Tua Tagovailoa's concussion has prompted a dramatic response by fans and former players who have urged him to retire — a reflection of a growing awareness of long-term brain damage risks.
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National
Mauricio Pochettino is named the new coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team
The Argentinian manager who has led some of Europe's biggest clubs will now take over the U.S. men's squad with less than two years to go before the U.S. co-hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2026.
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Sports
It was a busy opening week of the NFL season
There was as much drama off the field with major new contracts, a police altercation and some key injuries.
