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In previous decades, a woman in sports journalism would have to learn to navigate the treacherous men’s locker room. She knew the rules: Develop skin as thick as a rhinoceros callous. Never look down. Be ready with a quick comeback if a male athlete — or male colleague — tries to humiliate you. Choose your wardrobe carefully and conservatively. For women in sports today, social media is the locker room…

Center John Henson has reached agreement on a four-year, $44 million extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, league sources told Yahoo Sports. View photo . John Henson (Getty) The deal could rise to as much as $48 million over the four years if Henson meets incentive clauses, league sources said. The deal also includes a signing bonus and front-loaded payments, sources said. The front-loading of money will minimize the financial impact…

In previous decades, a woman in sports journalism would have to learn to navigate the treacherous men’s locker room. She knew the rules: Develop skin as thick as a rhinoceros callous. Never look down. Be ready with a quick comeback if a male athlete — or male colleague — tries to humiliate you. Choose your wardrobe carefully and conservatively. For women in sports today, social media is the locker room…

The Pittsburgh Steelers had a chance to kick a field goal in overtime to seal a victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night. Instead, the Steelers opted to go for it facing fourth-and-1 at the Ravens’ 33-yard line. Steelers kicker Josh Scobee, who missed two field-goal attempts in the second half, watched from the sideline as quarterback Michael Vick unsuccessfully stepped back and threw an incomplete pass in wide…

In previous decades, a woman in sports journalism would have to learn to navigate the treacherous men’s locker room. She knew the rules: Develop skin as thick as a rhinoceros callous. Never look down. Be ready with a quick comeback if a male athlete — or male colleague — tries to humiliate you. Choose your wardrobe carefully and conservatively. For women in sports today, social media is the locker room…

In previous decades, a woman in sports journalism would have to learn to navigate the treacherous men’s locker room. She knew the rules: Develop skin as thick as a rhinoceros callous. Never look down. Be ready with a quick comeback if a male athlete — or male colleague — tries to humiliate you. Choose your wardrobe carefully and conservatively. For women in sports today, social media is the locker room…

  (AP) The first weekend of October is shaping up to be the best weekend of the young college football season. There are five games matching ranked opponents, starting with No. 7 Notre Dame visiting No. 11 Clemson. It’s the biggest test so far for the Irish and backup quarterback DeShone Kiser. The other headiner is in Athens, where No. 6 Georgia hosts No. 13 Alabama. Already with one loss, the Crimson Tide…

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Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. I couldn’t get my money. I won five bucks this past weekend playing daily fantasy football for the first time and when I went to “withdraw” my winnings, I was confronted with the crushing news that I needed to win more than $20 to have my riches sent back to me via…

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George Solomon (Photo Via Washington Post) George Solomon, who ran the Washington Post sports section from 1975 until 2003, coveted  writers who were young, hungry, and single. They’d travel everywhere, and all of them will tell you that Solomon had a willful disregard for geography. He cajoled sportswriters who were already out on the road into covering something else that was interesting, but rarely logistically convenient. In a voice you can easily imagine, Michael Wilbon echoed many of…

Well, that didn’t take long, did it? As part of a two episode-launch Thursday of his new self-titled podcast “The Bill Simmons podcast,” the former ESPN commentator was critical of his previous employer, including targeted shots at the network’s relationship with the NFL, Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic, the ESPN Radio duo who form “Mike and Mike,” and his former employer preventing him from appearing on competing radio shows in…

A Taylor Swift concert at Rogers Centre in Toronto could doom the Blue Jays’ playoff run. OK, that’s being a little dramatic, but a fantastic ESPNW article pointed out that Swift’s summer tour has stopped in three MLB ballparks this summer, and doom has immediately befallen the respective teams that play in each park. First, she stopped at Nationals Park, and a few nights later the power went out. To…

i Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Chuck Myers/Landov Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov You may not know that the WNBA finals begin this weekend. It’s probably fair to say that if it…

i Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Chuck Myers/Landov Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov You may not know that the WNBA finals begin this weekend. It’s probably fair to say that if it…

i Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Chuck Myers/Landov Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) passes around Washington Mystics forward Ally Malott (11) in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Chuck Myers/Landov You may not know that the WNBA finals begin this weekend. It’s probably fair to say that if it…