“Under the new deals, which run through 2028, dozens of top men’s and women’s players stand to collect annual payouts of $400,000 or more from U.S. Soccer — and potentially more than double that in successful World Cup years.”
Perhaps no one was more prepared for a midgame shoe swap than the Heat’s P.J. Tucker, a well-known sneakerhead. Maybe that’s what did the trick in Miami’s turnaround win over Boston last night.
U.S. Soccer and its men’s and women’s national teams have agreed to new collective bargaining agreements guaranteeing equal pay. The deals include higher payments for individual matches and an unprecedented agreement to share World Cup prize money.
NEWS this morning: U.S. Soccer and its top players have agreed to landmark labor agreements that will guarantee equal pay for members of the men’s and women’s national teams. Via
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In the Eastern Conference finals the Heat and Celtics, you can make a strong case for either to win. But as has been the case for so many teams, what it may come down to is one thing: health.
Perhaps for the first time at any news conference in his 30-plus years in the public eye, Tiger Woods spent nearly as much time discussing a longtime rival, Phil Mickelson, as he did himself.
"Activist groups were quick to denounce Gueye’s decision. One group that fights homophobia in sports called on the French league, P.S.G. and Gueye to 'explain themselves,' and suggested the player should be punished."
The seeding says the Heat are better than the Celtics, but the past few months say that might not be so. What to expect from the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals: