Sadly, no definitive pictures or video have yet emerged of the crash that claimed Lance Armstrong's celebrated collarbone, but as predicted, his Twitter account is on the case with the necessary updates. Armstrong got caught up in a scrum about 12.5 miles from the finish of the first stage of the "Vuelta of Castilla and Leon" near Baltanas, Spain, yesterday. As the road narrowed, a couple of cyclists in the lead pack crashed, taking Armstrong down with them, breaking his right collarbone and possibly aborting his cycling comeback before it ever really got started. (And the same week Matt Lauer hits a deer on his bike? Spooky.) But why am I telling you this, when 140 characters could do the job just as well? I'm alive! Broken clavicle (right). Hurts like hell for no…

Emma Hayes, having watched Wolfsburg knock Chelsea out of the Champions League in three consecutive seasons from 2016-18, would be forgiven for ruing a draw that has paired them together in the competition again. Instead, Hayes is “looking forward” to seeing how her side fare in the quarter-final against their old foes.

“I think everybody would say the same,” the manager said before Wednesday’s first leg in Budapest. “I’m looking forward to watching [my side] cope with playing against a team that has won, every time, in the biggest games against us, and I’m extremely curious to see how far we’ve progressed in the last three years.”

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The images of Alexia Putellas clutching the Ballon d’Or trophy for the second successive year, becoming the first female player to do so since the introduction of the women’s award in 2018, were poignant.

Poignant first because Putellas was standing there with the ACL injury that crushed her Euro 2022 dream and will keep her out for much of this season. And poignant also because, although injury meant she was not a signatory of the statement from 15 Spain players that said the national team environment was affecting their emotional state and health, she is the talisman of the team, has expressed support for her teammates and was clutching the trophy for them as much as for herself.

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Mikel Arteta pondered the question for a split second, then responded. Had he been in touch with Pep Guardiola this week to discuss Sunday’s denouement of the Premier League title race? “No, no,” came the emphatic answer.

The Arsenal manager remains on good terms with his Manchester City counterpart, who gave him his first opportunity in coaching back in 2016 when Arteta turned down offers to earn his stripes in Arsenal’s academy under Arsène Wenger or link up with his old friend Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham. But, make no mistake, when the two Spaniards finally catch up on the phone after the season – as has become tradition since Arteta’s return to manage Arsenal in 2019 – Arteta would prefer not to have finished in seco…

Three weekends remain in the baseball regular season, and only four teams have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.The lowercase "e" denoting that dire reality will only grow as the days tick down, but for now, the long list of teams without that designation signals a handful of tight races. Things look especially interesting across the board in the American League and in the National League wild-card chase.Teams still technically alive in the 2024 hunt are kicking the tires on various 2025 possibilities nonetheless. We'll check in on one such club, the Texas Rangers, as well as a two NL series with playoff interest. Here we go.NEW YORK METS VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIESFacing an eight-game division deficit with 16 games to play, the New York Mets aren't…