Ichiro Has My Baseball Hall of Fame Vote Despite Our History

My ballot: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Andy Pettitte, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins. The last time I interviewed Ichiro Suzuki was spring training of 2019 when he was trying to earn a roster spot on the Seattle Mariners. He was 45 and could no longer hit at the level of his halcyon days. The …

Lake returns home to play in expanded Celtic Challenge

Wales centre Kerin Lake has returned home and will play for Gwalia Lightning in the new expanded Celtic Challenge this season. Lake, who won her 50th Wales cap against Spain at Cardiff Arms Park in the summer, left reigning English champions Gloucester-Hartpury at the end of last season. She was part of the side that […]

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Wizards seek first SRC away win against familiar face in Carmarthen

Referee Ben Connor may well take charge of Thursday night’s televised Super Rygbi Cymru clash at Carmarthen Park wearing longjohns given the change in climate from his last assignment to this fixture. Last weekend the young Welsh referee was in Cape Town officiating at the Cape Town Sevens, where he controlled the final between South […]

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Daytona 500 weekend schedule released; extra Cup Series practice added

NASCAR officials released the weekend schedule Thursday for the annual Speedweek festivities at Daytona International Speedway, revealing details on four season-opening races and an expanded practice schedule for the Daytona 500 main event Sunday, Feb. 16. The schedule arrived in conjunction with NASCAR officials announcing adjustments to the practice and qualifying procedures for its three […]

‘Can we show someone being shot?’: the tense true story behind September 5

The Oscar-tipped drama follows the ABC crew of journalists who had to cover the unfolding violence as terrorism overtook the the Munich Olympics in 1972

Geoffrey Mason had begun the day expecting to oversee TV coverage of sports such as boxing, swimming and volleyball. Hours later, he found himself staring at German machine guns and being ordered to turn the cameras off.

The story of how Mason’s control room responded to the hostage siege at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich is told in September 5, a thriller starring John Magaro and Peter Sarsgaard and directed by Tim Fehlbaum. The film follows the ABC Sports team as they turn their cameras on the news – the first time a terrorist attack would be broadcast live to a global audience.

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