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NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic considers his mental state just as important as his physical condition when it comes to being prepared to play his best at age 36. “There’s a lot of players that never figured that out during their career. I feel strong.”Professional athletes offering frank thoughts on mental health is still a relatively recent development. “For quite a few years, actually, mental training was not really talked about much, generally, in the tennis world. "Because in the end of the day, we are also people that have to deal with the private issues that everyone has.”The ways players try to cope differs.

Persons: — Novak Djokovic, ”, Djokovic, Ben Shelton, “, ” Djokovic, you’re, Daria Kasatkina, Kasatkina, Bob Bryan, Mike, ” Bryan, Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka, didn’t, ” Osaka, Michael Phelps, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, ” ___ Howard Fendrich Organizations: “, U.S, U.S ., it’s, Davis, of Famers, Madison Keys, Olympic, AP Locations: Flushing Meadows, Russia, New York

☆ Gil Brandt, architect of ‘America’s Team’ Dallas Cowboys, has died at the age of 91
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, widely regarded as the architect who helped build the Dallas Cowboys into one of the most successful and popular sports franchises of all time, died on Thursday, according to the Cowboys. After a six-decade NFL executive career – 29 years with the Cowboys – Brandt was inducted into the Hall in 2019. As the vice president of player personnel for the Cowboys, Brandt was lauded for his acute ability to recognize player talent – having drafted nine Cowboys players who, like Brandt, are Pro Football Hall of Famers. Brandt is also credited in helping build the annual player draft into a three-day, made-for-TV event. The result was discovering future Cowboys from smaller colleges, or even off college basketball or track teams,” said Pro Football Hall of Fame President Jim Porter.

Persons: CNN — Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, Brandt, “ Gil, Jerry Jones, –, Cowboys – Brandt, Bob Lilly, Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, “ Staubach, ” Brandt, “, he’d, we’d, Staubach, Tex Schramm, George Gojkovich, Dallas, XII, ”, Jim Porter, Jones, Gil Organizations: CNN — Pro Football Hall of Famer, Dallas Cowboys, Cowboys, ” Cowboys, Pro Football Hall of Famers, Hall of Fame, US Naval Academy, NFL.com, Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL Scouting, Pro Football Hall of Fame

☆ Hall of Fame Tips for Presidential Candidates
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Merrie Spaeth | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wonder Land: As if Trump-Biden weren’t enough, two of the U.S.’s most prominent CEOs may actually duke it out. Images: AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyWhen the National Football League inducted a new class of Hall of Famers on Aug. 5, one thing was conspicuously missing: bad speeches. Winners droned on with a laundry list of thank-yous, reminiscing with obscure anecdotes and humorless jokes. This year, speeches were short, scripted and sincere. Inductee Joe Thomas , a former Cleveland Browns offensive tackle, was quoted as saying: “Anyone who doesn’t use a speech coach in this situation is an idiot.” From his lips to the ears of senior executives, politicians and maybe even presidential candidates.

Persons: Trump, Biden, Mark Kelly, Hall, Joe Thomas, “ Organizations: Getty, National Football League, Hall of Famers, Cleveland Browns

☆ Spencer Strider makes history as Braves beat Angels
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/47] Aug 1, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies (1) reacts after sliding into third against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning at Truist Park. Harris hit a 445-foot shot -- the second-longest homer of his career -- in the fifth inning that broke a 1-1 tie and put the Braves ahead for good. Strider (12-3) pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed one run on five hits, with two walks and nine strikeouts. He set the record with 130 innings pitched last year and broke it on Tuesday at 123 1/3 innings. Angels starter Patrick Sandoval (6-8) pitched five innings and allowed two runs on three hits, with four walks and three strikeouts.

Persons: Ozzie Albies, Brett Davis, Michael Harris, Spencer Strider's, Harris, Orlando Arcia's, Strider, Charlie Morton, Hall of Famers John Smoltz, Phil Niekro, Patrick Sandoval, Ronald Acuna Jr, Matt Olson's, Mickey Moniak, Zach Neto's grounder, Cron, Mike Moustakas Organizations: Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, USA, Braves, Hall of Famers, Angels, Atlanta, Thomson Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, USA, Truist, Sandoval, Angeles

☆ How an investor who works with young athletes like Joe Burrow and Trae Young advises them on how to grow their wealth
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He works with some of the youngest and highest-paid stars in sports, including Joe Burrow and Trae Young. Everything in sports has a bigger price tag — the salary agreements, media-rights deals, and brand partnerships — and some of that is going straight into the pockets of young athletes. Patricof works with more than 230 athlete clients, including legends like Dwyane Wade, Aaron Rodgers, and Venus Williams. Patricof Co.Other young athletes in his client base include 21-year-old Cade Cunningham; 22-year-olds Corbin Carroll, Walker Kessler, and Kyle Hamilton; and 24-year-olds Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, and Jaelan Phillips. Nearing the height of their fortune and fame, now is the time for young athletes to start investing and thinking ahead, he said.

Persons: Mark Patricof, Joe Burrow, Trae Young, he's, Patricof, Dwyane Wade, Aaron Rodgers, Venus Williams, He's, Cade Cunningham, Corbin Carroll, Walker Kessler, Kyle Hamilton, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Jaelan Phillips, —, Warren Buffett, Buffett, you've Organizations: SpaceX, famers, Co, MLB, NFL Pro Bowl, NBA, NFL Locations: Cholula

☆ ‘You Knew Who the Hall of Famers Were’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Tyler Kepner | More About Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sometimes, a new Hall of Fame class fits neatly together in baseball history. Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott, 500-homer sluggers in the shadow of Babe Ruth, went in together in 1951. Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski, one-city institutions who met in a sublime World Series, took their turn in 1989. Both reached the World Series twice, winning once. More than anything else, the pairing of McGriff and Rolen is a powerful reflection of the changing standards for baseball’s highest honor.

Persons: Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Jackson, Fred McGriff, Scott Rolen, McGriff, Rolen Organizations: of, Star, Contemporary Baseball

☆ How Well Do You Know Your Baseball Hall of Famers?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

There has always been an art to the language used on the plaques at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. The language, however, has evolved over the years, from spartan descriptions in the early days to stat-stuffed entries in more recent years. The plaques for this year’s Hall of Famers, Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff, will be revealed this weekend, and they will surely tell tales of Rolen’s fielding prowess and McGriff’s consistent power. But how identifiable are other Hall of Famers based on what was written about them? To test that, we are asking you to pick the Hall of Famer based on how he is described in the first line of his plaque.

Persons: Scott Rolen, Fred McGriff Organizations: National Baseball Hall of Fame, of Famers, of Famer Locations: Cooperstown, N.Y

☆ Steph Curry hits hole-in-one at celebrity golf tournament sparking wild celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Curry made a sublime hole-in-one on the par-3, 152-yard seventh hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on day two of the American Century Championship celebrity tournament in Stateline, Nevada. That’s (peace sign).”The hole-in-one helped Curry rise up the rankings at the event, which uses the Modified Stableford format whereby points are awarded by score per hole. Curry hits his tee on the 18th hole on day two of the 2023 American Century Championship. The American Century Championship features more than 80 sports stars from across US sports, including Hall of Famers and current athletes. Alongside Curry, the tournament features such sporting luminaries as current NFL stars Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr and Davante Adams.

Persons: Steph Curry, We’ve, Curry, ” Curry, ”, Isaiah Vazquez, Mardy Fish, Joe Pavelski, Hall, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr, Davante Adams Organizations: CNN, NBA, Edgewood, American Century, Golden State Warriors, ESPN, NHL, Hall of Famers, Hollywood, NFL Locations: Stateline , Nevada, “, Lake Tahoe

☆ The Hottest Thing in Baseball Is a Grid of Nine Blank Squares
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Tyler Kepner | More About Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Those Hall of Famers — like Stan Musial, Derek Jeter and so many other greats — had something in common: Except for the All-Star Game, they never changed teams. That singular identity gives their stars extra glimmer, but largely removes them from a new game sweeping the baseball landscape. The name is Immaculate Grid, and with apologies to the surging Atlanta Braves — who had eight selections for the National League’s team in Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Seattle — it’s the hottest thing going in the sport. The grid — named for the immaculate inning, in which a pitcher strikes out the side on nine pitches — is a daily quiz in the form of a tic-tac-toe board designed by Brian Minter, a software developer in suburban Atlanta. He said the game averages about 200,000 players every weekday.

Persons: Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Stan Musial, Derek Jeter, —, Brian Minter Organizations: Cal, Cal Ripken Jr, Famers, Immaculate Grid, Atlanta Braves —, National League’s Locations: Detroit, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Atlanta

☆ All eyes on projected top pick Wembanyama ahead of NBA Draft
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

June 21 (Reuters) - When it comes to the 2023 NBA Draft, there is Victor Wembanyama and then there is everyone else. A so-called generational talent who can quickly change the trajectory of a franchise, Wembanyama is the most anticipated and hyped NBA Draft prospect since LeBron James, the league's all-time leading scorer, in 2003. I've never seen anything quite like him on a basketball floor," ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas said on a conference call. The Charlotte Hornets own the second pick in the NBA Draft while the Portland Trail Blazers are set to pick third overall. There will be 58 picks across two rounds in the 2023 NBA Draft instead of the usual 60 because Philadelphia and Chicago forfeited a second-round pick due to violating rules governing free agency discussions.

Persons: Victor Wembanyama, Wembanyama, LeBron James, I've, Jay Bilas, Antonio, Basketball Hall of Famers David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Duncan, San, James, Everybody's, LeBron, We've, Frank Pingue, Ken Ferris Organizations: San Antonio Spurs, NBA, ESPN, Basketball Hall of Famers, Spurs, Metropolitans, French League, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia, Chicago, Thomson Locations: San Antonio, Toronto

☆ Nikola Jokic's historic effort sends Nuggets past Heat in Game 3
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jokic became the first player ever to log at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game. He made 12 of 21 shots and blocked two shots as Denver bounced back from a Game 2 home loss. Murray scored a game-high 34 points to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets, who controlled the contest. Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Bam Adebayo added 22 points and 17 rebounds for the Heat, who trailed by as many as 21 points. Braun converted a three-point play with 8:45 left and made a floater 17 seconds later to push the Denver lead to 93-72 with 8:28 to play.

Persons: Kevin Love, Jamal Murray, Kyle Terada, Nikola Jokic, Jokic, Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Hall, Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Caleb Martin, Gordon, Kentavious Caldwell, Pope, Braun, Adebayo Organizations: Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets, Kaseya Center, NBA, Denver, Nuggets, Miami, Hall of Famers, Heat, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, USA, Denver

☆ MLB roundup: Astros score four in ninth, stun Cubs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Jake Meyers ripped a two-run homer that cut the deficit to 6-5, and when pinch hitter Mauricio Dubon followed with a walk, Brandon Hughes (0-2) entered in relief of Thompson. Mark Vientos, recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Syracuse, hit a game-tying two-run homer in the seventh for the Mets. Cardinals 3, Brewers 0Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer and Nolan Arenado delivered his 1,000th career RBI as St. Louis defeated visiting Milwaukee. Boston tied its season high with 16 hits, including six in a six-run second inning. Justin Turner went 3-for-4 with his second homer in as many games.

☆ Baseball Returns to the ‘Hallowed Grounds’ of a Negro Leagues Stadium
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Gary Phillips | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

PATERSON, N.J. — When Bob Kendrick visited Hinchliffe Stadium in 2014, all he could do was hope. Kendrick, the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo., had journeyed east for a ceremony that recognized Hinchliffe as a National Historic Landmark. The stadium is one of the last of the Negro leagues ballparks still standing, but it was almost impossible to tell at the time. So had local products like Monte Irvin and Larry Doby, who followed Jackie Robinson in the first wave of integrating the American and National Leagues on their own paths to Cooperstown. Two other teams, the New York Black Yankees and the New York Cubans, called the stadium home as well.

☆ Vida Blue Was a Baseball Comet
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tony La Russa knew that much, because he’d been there. La Russa was destined for a storied career as a major league manager, but on the field he was a bonus baby who couldn’t really hit. “There are minor leaguers, there are big leaguers, and then there’s that higher league of All-Stars and Hall of Famers,” La Russa, 78, said by phone on Monday. “And that was Vida, and he was 20 years old.”By the end of that 1970 season, in the majors for good with the Oakland Athletics, Vida Blue would throw a no-hitter. His next season would be a baseball comet, a wonder in both majesty and brevity, the kind of year people talk about forever, especially in moments of loss.

☆ NBA roundup: Damian Lillard erupts for 71 in Blazers' win
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Jerami Grant added 13 points and Nassir Little scored 11 for Portland, which connected on 54.5 percent of its field goal attempts and was 20 of 39 from 3-point range. Doncic scored 26 points with nine rebounds, while Irving had 21 points and 11 assists. Ayton also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds and blocked three shots. Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and 13 rebounds for his 39th double-double of the season, third most in the NBA. Jakob Poeltl added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, who were coming off a win over the host Detroit Pistons on Saturday.

☆ LIV Golf finalizes all 12 team rosters for second season
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

February 21 - LIV Golf announced its 12 rosters of four-players teams for the upstart league's second season Monday night, making official the reported signings of Thomas Pieters, Danny Lee, Dean Burmester and Brendan Steele. 35 in the Official World Golf Ranking as of this week, joined Bubba Watson's team, RangeGoats. Players who finished in the top 24 of the 2022 Invitational Series were guaranteed spots for the 2023 LIV Golf League, according to a press release. "In less than a year, LIV Golf has reinvigorated the professional game and laid the foundation for the sport's future. In 2023, the LIV Golf League comes to life," LIV CEO and commissioner Greg Norman said in a statement.

☆ Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Duran Duran stumbled but stayed sophisticated. The four acts found very different ways to celebrate on Saturday night, but all can now forever say they’re Rock & Roll Hall of Famers. “Rock & Roll is not a color,” he said. “One, I know, is that I’m a rapper and this is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”He’s only the 10th hip-hop artist among well over 300 members of the Hall of Fame. “I‘ve been rockin’ rockin’ rockin’ rockin’ since the day I was born,” she sang, “and I’ll be rockin’ to the day I’m gone.”She closed the night leading an all-star jam of her fellow inductees on her country classic “Jolene.” Le Bon, Benatar and even Judas Priest singer Rob Halford took a verse.

☆ Astros pitch second no-hitter in World Series history
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Javier and Houston’s bullpen combined on just the second no-hitter in World Series history, silencing a booming lineup and boisterous fans as the Astros blanked the Phillies 5-0 Wednesday night to even the matchup at two games each. The only previous no-hitter in the World Series was a perfect game by Don Larsen of the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956. Astros ace Justin Verlander will again chase that elusive first World Series win when he faces Noah Syndergaard. Up NextAstros: Verlander is 0-6 with a 6.07 ERA in eight World Series starts after failing to hold a five-run lead in the opener. Phillies: RHP Noah Syndergaard had been set to start Game 3 before it was washed out Monday night.

☆ Luka Doncic becomes only third player in NBA history to record seven 30-plus points to begin season
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Luka Doncic continued his scorching start to the 2022-23 NBA season and matched a record which only two NBA Hall of Famers have recorded. Doncic scored 33 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ 103-100 win against the Utah Jazz, meaning he’s now scored over 30 points in all seven of his games this season. Previously, four-time NBA MVP Chamberlain had been the last to reach the mark, doing so in 1962-63. “I always hear Wilt Chamberlain. A 23-year-old kid that is playing at this level is really, really kind of special and cool to see.

☆ NBA roundup: Blazers fall to Heat, lose Damian Lillard to injury
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The star forward shot 16 of 25, grabbed 14 rebounds, added five assists and also hit 10 of 14 free throws. Bruce Brown scored 18 points, Jamal Murray scored 13 points and Jeff Green scored 10 for the Nuggets. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also had 13 points before spraining his left ankle on a drive late in the third quarter. John Collins supplied 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks while De'Andre Hunter tossed in 17 points before fouling out. Washington, Kelly Oubre Jr. and reserve Jalen McDaniels all added 17 for the Hornets.

☆ 5 people share how they landed their unexpected dream jobs — from Trader Joe's crew member to voiceover artist
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Melissa Petro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Five people share how they pivoted from the career paths they were on to pursue their dream jobs. We also teach this community to lobby legislators who ran campaigns on promises made to Black women and Black working class families. My favorite thing about this job is being able to work with women who don't see themselves as politically involved. Courtesy photoI started out wanting to be a working artist, but I became disillusioned with the art world. I love working with young adults, seeing their work and helping them through the art-making process.

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