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Brewing Ovechkin-Fleury showdown bubbles to the surface

The showdown among hockey superheroes that had been bubbling beneath the surface erupted over the cauldron rim in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, a 3-1 Washington victory that gave the home side a 2-1 series edge on the Golden Knights.

 
Tom Brady doesn’t have to Be Like Mike … he’s better

Brady will try on Sunday to win a sixth Super Bowl title with the Patriots, a feat that assuredly places the quarterback among the greatest sport champions in American history.

 
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says retirement is weird

When Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced his retirement in April, an anecdote was shared about him being the only NASCAR driver who would go to the media center without having to be told.

 
ESPN wants to host Las Vegas Bowl in new stadium

Is there a chance the Las Vegas Bowl could evolve into a bowl game with larger implications? It happened in Phoenix with the Fiesta Bowl.

 
Pickoff play in 1974 a unique World Series memory

Because guys who started the baseball season pitching for the 51s apparently will get you only so far, this World Series might be remembered as being more anticlimactic than memorable.