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NBA needs shorter season

Hunter Felt: The league has experimented with shorter games to improve the sport, but is the real problem the gruelling 82 game regular season?
- Orlando could have Magic season
Cosmos look to the future

Jack Williams: The team, best known for the star-studded lineup of the past, is for the moment trying to build the franchise outside MLS
- Cosmos 'agree deal for Raúl'

Beane can't get enough of soccer

Interview: The Oakland A's GM tells Sean Ingle he is keen on what the rest of the world calls football despite the challenges it poses number-crunching
MLS needs international breaks

Raf Noboa y Rivera: MLS is one of the few major leagues that does not pause for international matches – now is the chance to get on board
- Donovan brought down to earth by Seattle
Manning: an NFL legend

NFL: Manning's achievements have surpassed every noteworthy quarterback of the last 50 years
- Touchdown record celebrations pre-planned
2014 World Series guide

MLB: The San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals are getting set to play the World Series – here's a quick guide to the 110th edition of the Fall Classic
- Ecstasy and agony of past World Series'

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Ian Poulter divides opinion but his route to success is quite a story

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Peyton Manning breaks another record but Aaron Rodgers is the NFL's best QB

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NFL officials can correct decisions from on high and far away

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The gifs that keep on giving: Lukas Podolski, flopping and unbridled joy

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Serena Williams still reminding Pat Cash that delusion takes many forms

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Thierry Henry and Landon Donovan bid farewell to their home MLS crowd

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Wembley lunchtime kick-off helps case for London NFL team

The Detroit Lions kick-off time against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday is another positive step towards an NFL team in London
Investigation finds 3,100 UNC athletes involved in academic fraud stretching nearly two decades

Academic fraud investigation finds more than 3,100 students were involved in ‘shadow curriculum’ that occurred over nearly two decades
Chancellor George Osborne holds talks with NFL over London-based team

Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, has held talks with NFL officials and pledged government support for a London-based American Football team
NFL will not punish players upon arrest for domestic violence under new policy

Punishment for NFL players implicated in domestic violence will not be imposed upon arrest but at some point ‘farther down the process’
Ray Rice filing grievance against Baltimore Ravens

NFL: Ray Rice is to file a grievance against the Baltimore Ravens for the team’s decision to terminate his contract
Serena Williams embarrassed by Simona Halep in Singapore

Serena Williams suffered her heaviest defeat since 1998 when she lost 6-0, 6-2 to Simona Halep at the WTA Finals in Singapore
David Villa to end loan at Melbourne City after four A-league games

The former Barcelona forward is on loan from upcoming MLS side New York City and is set to leave to fulfil marketing obligations
San Francisco Giants tame Kansas City Royals in World Series opener

San Francisco beat the Royals 7-1 in the opener of the best-of-seven series with Madison Bumgarner putting in a dominant performance
San Francisco Giants 7-1 Kansas City Royals: 2014 World Series Game 1 - as it happened!

MLB World Series minute-by-minute report: The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the 110th World Series
First openly gay NFL player Michael Sam released by Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys have announced that Michael Sam has been waived from their practice squad
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Peyton Manning surpassed Brett Favre's NFL record for touchdown passes after he made his 509th in a match between Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers

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Ian Poulter divides opinion but his route to success is quite a story

The best goals of the week: Götze, Sneijder, Rodríguez, Ceni and Lahm

Peyton Manning breaks another record but Aaron Rodgers is the NFL's best QB

Sport fandom is an ethical minefield – one we must each navigate alone

NFL officials can correct decisions from on high and far away

The gifs that keep on giving: Lukas Podolski, flopping and unbridled joy

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Thierry Henry and Landon Donovan bid farewell to their home MLS crowd

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