USA vs. Netherlands: Dutch success was decades in the making

As a child growing up in Amsterdam, Vera Pauw would run up and down the sidelines of a football pitch following the ball, pretending to be playing on the same team as her two brothers whose games she would always watch. With no girls team around to join, she had to indulge in make-believe. Even until her late teenage years, she would join them for a kickabout on the streets and take part in impromptu matches with their friends.

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Wilkerson, Liuget remain top unsigned free agents

Free agency in the NFL has slowed down — and effectively stopped for the top players, as we haven’t heard so much as a peep about any interest in the top remaining free agents in recent weeks. The two best available free agents in our Top 100 list are both defensive linemen, Muhammad Wilkerson and [more]

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Raptors were reportedly working on trade for Paul George that would have kept Kawhi Leonard

Thunder management played the Raptors off the Clippers to get a better deal.

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USWNT's World Cup in numbers

From Megan Rapinoe's iconic celebration to Alex Morgan sipping tea after scoring against England in the semifinals, the US Women's National Soccer Team at the World Cup has caused quite the stir.

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Lakers move fast to bring back Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, JaVale McGee

They were both solid for the Lakers last season.

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Frank Gore may be third all-time in carries and yards by the end of the year

Bills running back Frank Gore is in a position to find himself in very elite company by the end of this season. Gore is within one solid year of being third in NFL history in both career carries and career rushing yards, trailing only Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton in both categories. Gore has 3,382 [more]

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Is this the year age catches up with Drew Brees?

With Patriots quarterback Tom Brady winning Super Bowls and running fast (for him) 40-yard dashes at age 41, it might seem that the quarterback position can be played well into a player’s 40s. But not every player ages like Brady, and it’s fair to raise questions about the NFL’s second-oldest quarterback. Saints quarterback Drew Brees [more]

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