Rachel Bachman

Alan Page is 1 of 1. Every year, the Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice plays his middle-school sousaphone to cheer on runners in the Twin Cities Marathon and honor his wife, who died of cancer in 2018.

Quite a revelation with Warde Manuel fighting for his job.

NEW: A year before Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was fired for an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, the school’s athletic director told him not to travel with her, according to a law firm investigation. wsj.com/sports/footbal…

The FIS Council has decided not to alter its policy on Russian and Belarusian athletes, despite the IOC’s recent provisional lifting of the Russian Olympic Committee’s suspension. The federation stressed that the IOC’s decision does not oblige international federations to readmit Russian athletes, with FIS maintaining its current position for now. 📷: Getty Images insidethegames.biz/articles/fis-c…

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"The youth system is broken" except virtually none of the guys on the men's team went thru the system that is being talked about, and nearly every member of the USWNT did. Rec to ECNL/GA to college/pro. Girls and women paving their way just fine. I've been a pay-to-play participant (daughter...ECNL to college). It's brutal and no DOUBT shuts way too many out. That sucks and is too true for so much of what happens to American youth (sports or not). But give me a break with it being the reason our men folded (again). Knock-out tournaments are hard. Narratives and momentum matter. I don't have the answers, but the "system" ain't it.

@frankie2pants Answers to your questions in this story: wsj.com/articles/us-me…

@Bachscore Can you expound on how players earn this money? Who, on the WNT, for example, is eligible? Any player with a call up this year? Is there a weighted system based on appearances?

People wonder why the US men's soccer team would agree to share World Cup prize money with the US women's team ($6M each for this WC) when the men's prize money is so much bigger. The answer: That deal allowed the men to get a big raise + $11M in back pay.

@build7192eno The men agreed to it.

@Bachscore Why do the women deserve any of the mens winnings? That's a bad deal for the men

The International Olympic Committee lifted its ban despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, clearing the way for Russian athletes to compete at Los Angeles 2028. on.wsj.com/4vmsoOz

@UMBC_MBB You watching this?

#USMNT striker Folarin Balogun on his immediate reaction to red card: “I think it was just important to stay calm. I never want to react out of anger and out of emotion. There’s still lots of people we’re inspiring, little kids, boys and girls who are watching, and we have to show them the correct way to handle things, even when you think it's unjust.” On shaking ref’s hand postgame: “As said, you can feel like something, injustice can happen to you. It’s not an excuse to be disrespectful… I'm aware that the World Cup might be the first time a lot of American viewers are tuning in. So it's important just to show people, whether things happen to you, good or bad, just to continue to be yourself.”

Adidas athletes assembled under the Brooklyn Bridge

One of the huge hidden costs of the World Cup: parking. One couple paid $175 for a game at Gillette Stadium outside Boston and $150 for a game in Miami. wsj.com/business/media…

Police authorities in Paris have requested that this Sunday's Diamond League be cancelled due to the current heatwave. The police state that emergency services in the area are strained and that all large-scale weekend events in Paris should be called off. Police add that if organisers do not voluntarily cancel the event, it can be officially prohibited by decree. Yesterday, French Athletics Federation (FFA) confirmed the Paris Diamond League would go ahead in an adapted format to help with the heat.

Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston now leads all voting for the WNBA All-Star Game. She's so modest in spending her $1.5 million annual pay raise (from an average of $80K to $1.6M) that she considers doggie daycare a splurge: youtube.com/watch?v=6bH1kw…

The countdown is on for #FIFAWWC Brazil 2027! 🤩

NEW investigation for @WSJ: - Polymarket is paying scores of offshore clippers to quietly promote its international exchange in the U.S. (though it’s banned from letting Americans trade on the platform) - Polymarket made dummy websites mirroring its real site, then paid creators to use the fake site and pretend to win thousands. - Creators altered headlines and used outdated footage to imply they won bets—even when they often lost - Polymarket paid Adin Ross multiple millions to promote the site All that and more in my latest story with @ByKLong @ceostroff @brenna__smith

According to a site that averages data across ticket-resale sites:

Clarence Jones helped write Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. Even more important, he helped him copyright it. @darrenrovell wsj.com/opinion/i-have…

Shinnecock Is Golf’s Most Maddening Test. Has It Gone Too Far? @WSJ Sports intern @Sam_Federman with the lead byline: wsj.com/sports/golf/us…