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French luxury conglomerate LVMH is denying reports that it is responsible for deteriorating and rusting Olympic medals that were handed out to athletes during the Summer Games in Paris last year. Chaumet, the high-end jeweler that is owned by corporate parent LVMH, has turned into the butt of jokes in France after more than 100 … Read more

Will Compton and Taylor Lewan shared the details behind their decision to leave Barstool Sports. The hosts of the popular “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast said on Tuesday’s show that their goal was to remain with Barstool and were willing to give a “hometown discount” — just not one this big. Compton said that they would … Read more

The Chicago Bears’ new head coach is making more than C.J. Stroud. Way more than Puka Nacua. Almost as much as Saquon Barkley. The “early figure on the NFL grapevine” for Ben Johnson, who signed on to become the 19th head coach in franchise history Monday, is $13 million per year, according to Pro Football … Read more

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic refused to let anything stop his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam trophy in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Not a problem with his left leg. Not an early deficit. And not the kid across the net, Carlos Alcaraz, who was making things difficult and eyeing his own bit of … Read more

Darius Butler couldn’t sneak this one by Pat McAfee. McAfee ribbed his former Colts teammate and current co-host on his self-titled show after Butler described Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard as “sneaky fast” Monday. “I love the moxie of this Riley Leonard,” McAfee said after Leonard ran near the goal line during the first drive … Read more

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches against the Czech Republic at the World Baseball Classic in 2023. (Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press) Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and the staff mathematician is off this week, but I believe the Dodgers payroll next season will be $2 trillion. … Read more

Will Howard’s girlfriend was in tears when the Buckeyes quarterback connected with receiver Jeremiah Smith late in the fourth quarter to seal Ohio State’s 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday. Howard, who is fairly private about his personal life, is said to have started dating Lauren Leiker in … Read more

Getty Images Which came first: stability within the lineup or stability on the ice? A year ago, Peter Laviolette’s first season behind the Rangers bench produced remarkable consistency with line combinations and defense pairings even when Filip Chytil went down for the regular-season count in the 10th game of the year. Through the first 43 … Read more

You don’t need analytics to tell you that cutting a 16-point deficit to 13 still means its a two-score game. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman earned wide-spread criticism during Monday’s 34-23 loss to Ohio State in the national title game when he opted for a field goal while trailing by 16 in the fourth quarter. … Read more

Imagn Images It wasn’t that Tosan Evbuomwan thought this — an NBA career — was impossible. He didn’t think of it at all. And why would he? Growing up in northern England, he was like every other good British lad, playing soccer. Beg your pardon; football. Evbuomwan — born to immigrants from Nigeria — didn’t … Read more